The Frankish Reich

And I've been told that Trump never committed any crimes either, and that the prosecutions of him were purely political, so there would be no reason for him to pardon himself or for a court to worry about immunity from prosecution.

Belichick used to do this (although sometimes it was technically a fullback and not a 6th OL) including in the infamous Wind Game a couple years ago. I always wondered why the Bills didn't use it too. Kudos to Brady for both trying it and making it work!

Folks, admit it ... we have a great coach and an even better GM and an even better than that QB. I count 12 current Bills players who were on McD's first division champs in 2020: Allen, Milano, Knox, Dawkins, Oliver, Epenesa, Taron Johnson, Quinton Jefferson (left and came back), Cam Lewis, Reggie Gilliam, Reid Ferguson, Tyler Bass. And I guess Micah Hyde now. So 3/4 of the roster turns over in four years and the team doesn't miss a beat. That's what that great GM-HC-QB team will do for you. Six years ago what Bills fan could've dreamed of that?

Pete now: "I'm a changed man." Isn't that a concession that the general theme of him as an out-of-control hard drinking womanizing wild man (as recently as the late 2010s) is true? If not, what did he "change" from? They're in the scrambling to save his nomination phase. But others (Joni Ernst) want the job themselves and aren't about to go out on a limb for him. I give him a few more days as nominee.

I don't think a pro leaves his face exposed for a camera to pick up.

Now where have I heard such a notion before?

I feel left out.

I'm sure if there had been a King Barack children's book you guys would've posted a million pics of it. Hero worship is always embarrassing, but The Kashophant takes it to a whole new level. By the way, look at what's hiding in plain sight: WWG1WGA! In an ostensibly children's book. I found QAnon and I didn't even have to look for it!

It's an Equal Protection Clause challenge. You should read up on what that means.

Oh, we're onto you now, big boy. ^^He seems to know a lot about how to override the performative "ignore."

The media never talks about the apology, which you know about because the media talked about it. Got it.

Haha. Q. How do you keep a moron in suspense? A. Post a reply to his comment and make him wait for someone to quote it.

Exactly. Why be here if your sole purpose is to performatively "ignore" other posters? Kind of defeats the purpose of a forum, doesn't it...

Have a couple martinis and chill out dude. It's 5 o'clock somewhere.

Three cheers for solipsism! I'm proud of you buddy. You should start more threads like this. or, If a forum poster ignores everyone else on the forum, does it make a sound?

Well, just to be fair, PFF's ratings of Rousseau this year: Overall: 8th out of 199 rated "edge defenders" Vs. Pass: 9th Vs. Run: 30th Overall grade of 88. That's right on the verge of "elite" by their method. So it's not like PFF doesn't appreciate exactly how good Rousseau has been ...

Or this guy. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-mulls-replacing-pete-hegseth-with-florida-gov-ron-desantis-8f682ad2?mod=WTRN_pos2&cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_168&cx_artPos=1 Ronnie has run a large state government effectively according to its electorate. He's run for president, and other than Trump suggesting he was a groomer in his short time as a teacher, he doesn't appear to have any skeletons in his closet. But he'd be improving his credentials for a 2028 run, so I imagine JD no like.

Find where I have posted a "soft on crime" or "soft on illegal immigration" item. Yes, I preferred the Democrat to win the presidency, but that has nothing to do with Biden's response to illegal immigration. I am not a single-issue voter. And unlike you, I do not conform my political opinions to whatever Donald John Trump happens to like/dislike this particular morning. Funny how quickly the cat eating craze ended. You would think the Haitian community would still be scouring the alleys of Springfield looking for their favorite delicacy.

It is the linked fate of Trump and Biden to be lumped together in the history books as the Trump-Biden-Trump Era, defined largely by COVID and its aftermath.

Well, I don't know, but I suspect that if the two polar opposites are (A) no illegal immigration whatsoever over the last 40 years (Reagan's amnesty) vs. (B) the real-life situation, then (B) would clearly win. But from that we can't infer that the huge numbers we've seen in the last 6 years (yes, that includes Trump years, when the big surge started), if continued indefinitely, would result in a net gain to the economy. I would like to think that we as a country and as a government can think critically and rationally, rather than a gut reaction that's "whatever the last guy did, let's do the opposite." With emphasis on the "would like to think" ...

National emergency declaration? You mean just like people said Biden would declare a "climate emergency" to seize more control over carbon emissions and mandate renewable energy? A faux "national emergency" is the enemy of the rule of law, whichever side it comes from.

I don't appreciate Trump's bluster on this. I know "mass deportations" is meant to be red meat for the base. I don't know for sure, but I hope he's saying this: We intend to enforce the immigration laws as written. If so, there are well over a million aliens who are here under final orders of deportation. They've had their due process and a judge/appeals board and/or court has said the judge was right. So there's a "mass" I guess right there. There's also obviously lots and lots of people here illegally who have criminal records. That's another mass that gets to go through whatever hearing process the law prescribes. Focus on those two groups of people and you are coming awfully close to Obama 2009-11, before he decided he couldn't stand to be called Deporter in Chief and started deciding which laws he liked enough to bother enforcing. There's another fantasy that to be honest Trump and his minions have encouraged: that every single illegal alien in the United States will be swept up by a Deportation Force that includes the military. Trump likes the shock and awe that that idea instills in people, but I sincerely hope he doesn't go there

The theme should be more about how it ended: "See, if the co-equal branches of government insist on following regular constitutional process, even a ruler with dictatorial ambitions may be overcome." I like that.

And you're suggesting all kinds of scenarios that the evidence doesn't support. Look, I've already said that while I believe the January 6 prosecutions of the rioters are a noble cause, I also have no problem with the president pardoning those who did not act violently or in an overtly threatening manner. That's probably a lot of them. The criminal prosecutions have, in many cases, served their purpose: ensuring accountability, deterring others who might think storming the houses of government is a good idea, etc.