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That doesn't change the fact that EOs are used and supported in this fashion, and complaining because one doesn't like the agenda reveals a massive hypocrisy. You say Obama/Biden made a "blunder" with respect to their open borders EO, others see it not as a blunder, but as a deliberate, tactical assault on the sovereignty of our nation. It's not a matter of exonerating or not, it just is the way the political game is played. Using Andy's post as an example, he seemed perfectly fine with EOs when signed by those he wants to see in power, not so much now.

It’s a thread about Biden and his post-presidency activity. It’s in the thread title.

So, the Presidents you originally listed (Obama, Bush, Biden) bypassed the democratic process previously? So, it’s primarily the number and the agenda this time? I don’t disagree with you, but we deal with what’s in front of us. This is the way government works, and it seems unreasonable to complain primarily when your guy isn’t in office. That’s the standard these days, and when it’s brought up, the fallback position is “Whatboutism”. I see that as fact avoidance, because how it works in practice is pretty important when considering what things might look like in the future.

Just messing around last night after a long day. We’ll see where this goes, of course, but I’d think Trump 2 feels like he has a limited time frame to enact change, and believes there are establishment Rs in the way. On the EO front…is there a magic number you see as reasonable? Is it your belief that Obama issued 277 beyond reproach/righteous EO’s, and that Bush was hitting the sweet spot at 291? Because imo, just recapping numbers doesn’t tell a story whatsoever. In fact, how I does R outrage over Obama and/or Biden different than Democrat outrage over Trump? It seems to me you were fine with 277, but take issue with 278+ and a different agenda. To be honest, the whole process seems a gigantic clusterf+ck to me regardless of who is running the show.

Why do you hate the Prescripted, Andy? (I’m trying to get out in front of this one and People of Prescriptions doesn’t cover it)

More on this later, but I have no issues at all with your imaginary dialogue. I do the same. Leh-nerd (now, at this moment in time): Wow, what a yapper.

There’s a joke in there somewhere but I’m maturing as I get older. I’ll go with this—Levi is a poor man’s Leo, and why buy generic when you can get the brand name for free!

Happy Mother’s Day Mup—hope it’s an awesome one today. I’ve been lucky—a great Mother, a wonderful Mother-in-law, and my wife is an incredible Mother to my children. Today is a day for gratitude, I’m more and more convinced that having parents who care, and a mother who loves you enough to bring the pain during times of silliness is one of life’s great gifts. Mine did, and still does. In the spirit of gratitude I have also decided to unshun @B-Man. The Leo thing always makes me laugh. I think it’s not a coincidence that the new Pope took that name…😄

Yes, come to think of it, of course you can vent. I was just re-venting, I think. I think we’re buddies because we listen even if we don’t agree. Even now, I listened, I just didn’t agree. Also, now I have to shun @B-Man for putting us at odds.

Mup, you know I love ya, but there ain’t no one listening to no one these days, and it’s not a MAGA problem. The left went bonkers when Trump was elected, thought they carried the day with Harris and so vastly overplayed their hand they turned off just about everyone but the hardcore left. All this blather about Trump and retribution…people are not looking to meet in the middle any more than the liberals were under Biden. And @B-Man is a good dude and good poster. All he did was attempt to reset the dialogue. Very unsnarkolicious imo.

Look, it seems pretty obvious that Putin knew Biden’s tendencies, strengths and weaknesses. He moved on Crimea during O/B admin, he moved on Ukraine when Biden took over. We can only speculate why that happened, but the weakness of Democrat leadership and Biden in particular is a very strong and likely possibility. We do know he didn’t move during the Trump admin, which is interesting. Beyond that, was there an agreement in place between Biden and Putin to allow the move? Hard to say but it is strange that these things happened on the watch of a guy who sees himself as an expert on foreign policy. I’d suggest we follow the money on that, lost of people getting wealthy on that war. As for Vance and his statement, it seems pretty obvious to rational folk that he was direct, clear and in command of the dialogue. You seeing a disconnect to that statement while simultaneously finding the admin was looking to assist in the escalation….that may be because your president typically was active in the mornings, snoozing by noon and had a penchant for wandering off and being corralled by college aged interns.

It sounds like the most honest and reasonable answer a high ranking American official can give. You’re confusing political posturing— something we all know happens, with governance and leadership. What specifically did you find idiotic about what Vance offered here?

Interesting choice. Turns out she’s a classically trained flautist, and international celebrity. The symbolism of her playing Madison’s flute in DC is obvious, but she’s had her own issues with controversy and allegations of discrimination, harassment and being a pretty crappy employer. Beyond that, the potential downside of handling a 200+ year old crystal flute owned by one of the giants of American history seems pretty substantial. A bit reckless, maybe, but maybe they hold up pretty well.

It’s got an entirely different name!

Truly one of the amazing trends of the second Trump era.

In the past few days, we’ve seen Leticia James complaining about intimidation, and the dipsh$t up the page a bit lamenting the fact that armed guards arrested the mayor for trespassing. It’s as if the Russia investigation, spying on citizens, doors kicked in, attempts to flip witnesses against Trump, the Mara Lago swat team raid, Atlanta and corrupt DAs, and NYS warfare never happened. immigration was certainly a contributing factor in the Trump win, but independents and young people saw the game Biden etc was running and rejected it in a big way.

I’ve shared this before, but a friend is a quite well connected attorney in NY. He’s a downstate guy, went to St. John’s for law school, and knows many of the players in NYS govt. Going back a few years, we talked about corruption amongst public servants in NY and when I asked his general feelings on what percentage had baggage/issues, his response was “All of them.”. I happen to believe there are significant issues, and I certainly trust his judgement. It’s the galling part of the weaponization of the govt from some of these cretins. If the stories are accurate, Letitia James knowingly falsified documents, knew they would be accessible, and some were quite egregious—yet she’s so certain she’s above the law that she pushed on anyways. I think, sadly, we do go on in perpetuity, B. There are too many people reliant on NYS govt, and too many people profiting from the system and there is not nearly enough outrage to take back the state. My plan is six mos plus in Fla (eventually) and 5 mos plus in NY. The challenge is we’re a close family and spend a lot of time with our children, and that may be too long away. In that case, we’ll suck it up.

It’s absurd, yet that’s NY politics for you.

Hard to see it going any other at than this—the mayor interfering with important lawful work, putting himself and others in danger.

Interesting. I think Jesus sees Sanders as false idol and one of the Pharahos wicked henchmen. Probably stays completely clear of the political landscape and sees DC and its occupants generally in a Soddom/Gomorrah vein. While we disagree there, your imaginary dialogue likely played out as you have laid it out above. I can def see that.

You worry about the Maple Leafs seceding, we’ll worry about the Penguins.

I started this journey just asking for clarification on your post, given the commonly accepted meaning for a particular phrase. It wasn’t a gotcha post, but admittedly it seemed an odd story to me. My instincts were correct. Thanks for clarifying, and of course you’re entitled to your opinion. At this point, no, I don’t think I want to know the outcome and have no real feelings on whether you were there or not. I feel like I understand you now, and surely all that might follow is confusion.

Here's what is returned when the word track you used is input into google: When someone is "propositioned," it means they have been asked or suggested to engage in a sexual act, often in a direct and sometimes offensive manner. It's a way of saying someone has been asked to have sex by someone who is not in a relationship with them. The part I wasn't understanding was why you, an outraged citizen, wouldn't have reported that type of behavior to the police. I asked that question earlier, but you must have missed it. Now, since you've clarified to include 'commericial purposes', I'd think it's much more benign than what you initially seemed to imply. I agree that it's a cheesy thing to do, and James O'Keefe is as 'meh' as most undercover journalists tend to be. The war memorial visit is in very poor taste. Manipulation is par for the course at O'Keefe, at NYT, WaPo, CNN, Fox, etc. Still, children are used in commercials for just about every commercial venture ever, and in most political campaigns. It's kind of hard for me to muster outrage here.

Thanks but I’m still confused. He was propositioning kids on camera? What was he proposing?

I understand your perspective.