Swill Merchant
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2 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:
Now I just don't understand..hsi(Trumps)words mind you, not mine
@Swill Merchant argued a wall is a no brainer..and yet Trump claims we have a wall already along "much of the border" ..and yet we still have an immigration crisis. Seems to me throwing good money after bad maybe? Definition of insanity maybe?
You're changing the argument from whether a wall would be effective to a critique of President Trump's rhetoric.
The point is that if you're trying to prevent migration across the southern border, with all other things being equal, it would be easier to accomplish that with a physical barrier than without one.
I don't really think there's a reasonable argument to the contrary.
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1 minute ago, westside said:
The only reason the dems want Romney to run is, they think they can beat Romney. The dems know they don't have a chance against Trump.
Six more years. Get used to it libs.....
You never know. 2 years into the Bush presidency he looked unbeatable. Then he barely squeaked out a victory against what was then (and arguably still is) the worst Presidential ticket in the modern era.
A large segment of neo-cons who had warmed to him are turning against him again, and if the wall doesn't get built a lot of the hardcore MAGA crowd sours on him.
Plus, the Dems could run someone like Kamala Harris to turn out the black & virtue-signaler vote, and the "get out the vote" peer pressure is turning out a lot of apolitical people who vote & vote Dem to avoid the wrath of their aggressively liberal friends.
I hope he wins, but even if not he's accomplished what I wanted, which was a rebuild of the Republican party. And he exposed the Dems, leftist media, & SJWs for what they are. They can't put the mask back on.
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9-7 may not be what fans are hoping for, but it would be a huge success for a young team in the midst of a rebuild who will likely have several rookies and 2nd year players playing significant roles.
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All the Senate Dems have to do is allow a vote on the bill the House already passed. They're forcing a shutdown solely for the purpose of preventing a political victory for Donald Trump.
There is absolutely nothing principled about what they're doing.
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4 hours ago, /dev/null said:
Apple's problems were inevitable.
Their growth was based on people buying smart phones and apps. We're approaching "peak smartphone" where the pool of new smartphone users is only shrinking. Existing smartphone users have realized they don't have to stand in line every year to upgrade to the latest and greatest.
Fewer new phones and fewer upgrades mean people are buying fewer apps. Fewer app purchases means Apple is generating less revenue from the 15% "Apple Tax"
Increased competition from Android devices have cut into Apple's market share
Not only that, Steve Jobs was the driving force behind Apple. Once he kicked Apple's decline was inevitable. Apple without Steve Jobs is like the Patriots without Bellichick.
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1 minute ago, Tiberius said:
Good come back, but it doesn't change the fact that the Stupid Wall is a waste of money and nothing more than a political stunt.
The political stunt is shutting down the government to block an expenditure that accounts for roughly 0.1% of the Federal budget.
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2 minutes ago, Tiberius said:
No, that's just not true. Did the Maginot Line prevent the Nazis from taking over France?
Neither did the French army. By your logic armies don't work and there's no reason to have one.
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6 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:
Fact. That dude has some facts wrong, but let’s even say they are all 100% correct.
That clip never, and I mean never, addresses the effectiveness of a wall.
Isn't it self-evident that a border is easier to secure when there is a barrier?
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Can you roll over unused cap space in consecutive seasons?
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19 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:
His record over the last 7 months?
Is Creepy Porn Lawyer trolling himself?
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This is a move you make if you're in win now mode, your window is closing, and you want to make a run.
When you're going into year 3 of a rebuild it makes more sense to use those resources to build for the future to have sustained success rather than compromise that for someone who isn't likely to be much of a factor in 3-4 years. Not to mention the risk that he bounces when his contract is up.
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Elizabeth Warren tells us who she really is.
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3 hours ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:
To be fair, Trumps has done more than enough on his own to destroy his presidency. The sum total of scandals and corruption just so far should have been the death knell for anyone else.
Here's the thing though. Though we might disagree on how to proceed, I don't think that anybody believes that there aren't necessary changes to the immigration system. Hell, even I, dubbed "NPC" by certain dubious minds, acknowledge that there has to be updates and changes to our border security. We need changes, and if we need to take some ideas from both sides of the aisle to get it done, I am ok with that.
The problem is that the sticking point is on something that solves none of these problems. The Wall is a stupid, costly object that doesn't solve the problem it's supposed to solve. If you wanted to say, invest $ 5 billion into increased funding for intelligence services, homeland security, DEA and port authority, I would rubber stamp that. But it doesn't solve the problems that are already woven into our economy and communities. And sadly, Trump already walked away from a deal for FULL wall funding that also fixed the latter.
We're making a record of President Trump's worst acts in office. Your participation is appreciated.
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They could send a message to any other potential malcontents by shipping him to Buffalo.
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So far we've got tariffs, the farm bill, and something about Russia, and getting us out of the Iran deal. Not exactly the nightmare I'm told we're living through.
Is that it? Surely there must be more? (Please, no Airplane lines).
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So far this thread has gone close to what I expected. I did think some of the resident leftists would at least try to chime in, but I didn't expect much substance. Looks like they have even less than I gave them credit for.
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Just now, 3rdnlng said:
You had to do it, didn't you? You have just invited ***** nutjobs like gleeful gator, baskin, drunk Thermal and Gary to post all their snowflake induced, pansy wansy emotional feelings of Trump hatred.
That's the idea. I do not intend to argue, but rather to listen.
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With a sizeable portion of the public and media in a seemingly constant state of panic, it seems appropriate that we catalog the misdeeds and missteps of the Trump administration so we can evaluate it on the merits.
The purpose of this thread is not to argue whether the administration or its actions are positive or negative, but rather to catalog the negative.
Your participation is appreciated.
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Rosen's garbage. It wouldn't surprise me if he's out of the league in 5 years.
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For as long as I can remember (which is about 20 years +/-) we've lived in "critical times." Every election is the most important election of our lifetimes, until the next one, as if the difference between Bush/Kerry or McCain/Obama is the difference between glory and ruin.
At the moment, there are fewer serious & eminent concerns facing us than at possibly any time in our history. Whoever is President may be less important now than ever. But many many people are miserable and feel like they're living through a nightmare because they're upset about who the President is. Not so much for what he's doing, but who he is.
We're both viewers of and participants in a bizarre cultural soap opera where the viewing public is thrown to passions over relatively trivial matters. Stories about visiting a war memorial or signing memorabilia for soldiers has led the national news in recent weeks. The issues don't really matter all that much, the drama does.
We're now at a point where Republicans are pushing for trade tariffs and Democrats are pushing for war in the middle east to protect oil markets. Exactly opposite of where they stood during the 2004 election when those were the key issues upon which the fate of the world hinged.
There is no objective reasoning at the heart of any of this. It's all based on learned moralism. The state of the culture is far more concerning at this point than who is the President. That will be far more consequential in the long run.
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9 hours ago, njbuff said:
I am surprised the mods haven’t either changed the title of this thread or deleted it altogether.
Mommy doesn't venture down into the basement.
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15 minutes ago, /dev/null said:
Abit of friendly advice. Assuming of course that you're really a Bills fan and not a plant
If you're going to troll, don't be a d*ckhead. Be entertaining
Who the f#ck is this guy?
His troll game is weak as fuuuck, which is especially sad when you consider the lack of substance or humor in his posts.
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Almost never. Occasionally the wife & kids will drag me to the theater, but no more than once or twice a year, if that.
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1 hour ago, DC Tom said:
All of them? Because the Jurchens, I can understand...but what did the Naimans ever do to you?
I've always suspected you of being a Mongol sympathizer. Now we see your true colors.
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The Trump Shutdown
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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This was my exact quote: