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I agree that Rudy has gone off the rails. Literally walked the City through one of the darkest episodes in history with grace, courage and leadership.

You know, in spite of the obvious hypocrisy of downplaying the concerns of Hispanics and Dr. Jill's subsequent apology, I can't believe in my heart that Tibsy really supports calling Hispanic voters what amounts to a diverse collection of Egg McMuffins. I think he's just dug in here and sees no way out.

My guess is Tibsy knew full well the consternation that Dr. Jill caused with her painfully inappropriate comments. But, to acknowledge so, he would have to revisit all the comments he and those like him lobbed at the Trumpster, and accusations of hypocrisy surely would follow. Better to pretend it was the Latinx crowd just getting overly emotional over what he sees as a very nice compliment directed their way.

#whiteprivilege☝🏻

It was prepared and scripted speech, and the tone deaf part lasted about 15 seconds. Yet, here you are having to explain what she meant. She said what she said, Tibs. Ah, I forgot you’re a liberal. You’re the arbiter of what might constitute a “serious” organization and how people might feel about being compared to a taco. It must get tough keeping all those people in the right boxes. Btw, you don’t lose your Biden-B#ner card just because you acknowledge the dopey nature of what she said.

Trump’s energy level at 74 was remarkable, and that of a person much, much younger. His energy now is incredible, though I would prefer he not run. Biden is sinking into the abyss, somehow appearing years older than his quite advanced age. I agree on the 25th Amendment, but for a different reason. The American people voted for this old codger, he should see it through.

Dude, no, that’s not at all what I got going. That was Dr. Jill. I learned at a very early age not to compare ethnic groups to any member of the hand-held breakfast family, delicious though they might be. I really assumed everyone learned that. Besides, I am not Hispanic. Dr. Jill might describe me as part of a vibrant community of potato chip vendors, as distinct as the freckles on a Celtic face, as beautiful as a well-choreographed step-dance, and as unique as the beverage options at the many pubs in Dublin.

Maybe, but don’t get mad at me. It was Dr. Jill who pitched the analogy. The interesting thing is she actually considered her audience, thought about how to connect, and had those comments put on a teleprompter to be memorialized. Seriously, Tibs, she thought it was a compliment to compare Hispanic voters to a Breakfast Burrito at McDonalds.

Dr Jill calls this “The breakfast taco bump!”.

A note of Parliamentary procedure: What? The subject was Trump and his general demeanor. I responded with a thought regarding the impact of COVID on his re-election, which was significant and not addressed in @JaCrispy comment. But yes, if not for some things, other things might or might not be. Btw, I always loved the colorful Canadian paper currency. I think you call it a guilder, krone, something like that. 🇨🇦

Tough to keep up, but I’m guessing whataboutism is ok again in defense of Old Joe. He’s in sharp decline, it’s as simple as looking at clips from his younger days and comparing them to the old man we see today. And sure, if he was kindly old Lt. Joe from the local volunteer fire department, his penchant for losing his place and making up words would fall under the category of just being sad, but understandable due to his advanced age. The problem is Biden has much, much more on his plate than Lt Joe, and as the economy continues to slump, his lack of any discernible leadership is perhaps the most problematic sign of his decline. Interestingly, I’ve heard Biden supporters suggest that in spite of his decline, part of the appeal was the concept of President by committee.

Conventional wisdom is that absent COVID, he wins by a mile in spite of the issues you laid out. As it turns out, he was correct on what the focus on COVID would look like post-presidency. While suggesting it would disappear was a stretch, the reality is that there was substantially less focus on death, spread, vax status and when Biden washed his hands of the problem, the national media and Dems barely blinked. the half-a-mill dead under the Biden plan was a non-event. We now have a pattern where what constitutes “vaccinated” has been redefined to substantially less than vax/vac/booster or vax/boost for JNJ. All this, of course, post Operation Warp Speed which based on preliminary numbers and projections, saved millions of Americans in spite of Dems encouraging mass protests and mass spread throughout the pandemic.

Hogwash. Biden had nearly a 50 year track record of exactly the sort of incontinence incompetence and divisiveness on display for the past two years. Good for you for voting other than Biden, but he's exactly who the modern liberal party wanted in the WH.

I may not have said this in a while, or maybe ever, but I enjoy reading your posts. Well done here.

As Chi indicated, the committee members want to “…limit was is included in public testimony….”. I’m all for transparency and I’m completely behind the Free the Nipple campaign!

If one was running a serious investigation, there would be discipline with respect to what was said, who said it, and casual allegations would be discouraged pending the completion of the investigation. If one was running a serious investigation, one would not run trailers on breaking testimony purportedly showing causal connections between a subject and a coordinated assault on the Capitol that includes preposterous allegations quickly refuted by of all parties, the Secret Service. If one was running a serious investigation of this nature, with declarations of guilt preceding the conclusion of the investigation, one should have no concerns whatsoever about testimony being coordinated moving forward, any more than one would worry about the subject revealing questions posed and answers provided after a secret deposition. The reality is congress is widely viewed as less than truthful, less than reliable, less than honorable, and as you have suggested multiplied times, less than competent. By leaving criminal investigations of wrongdoing to the pros guided by specific sets of discipline, the 1/6 junior cop clan can afford to be transparent in a matter of this magnitude. I do agree the committee is desirous of protecting the narrative and completing such inquires in carefully choreographed settings of their choosing.

Not this time. I’m no fan of the 1/6 miscreants who tried to smash barriers, assault officers, and engaged in other than peaceful protest. Let’s go with transparency and clarity here.

I’m uncertain why any dem, r or citizen would be against transparent, public testimony in this case. That’s not to say many will be completely and irrevocably disinterested, but that’s a different issue.

You don’t give yourself enough credit. Mayor P gave a very pedestrian response to a question teed up by what appears to be a talking head who walks in lockstep with him ideologically. If these comments reflects a Master’s Class on the subject, much of undergrad must be focused on not eating the glue sticks at recess.

Joe Biden quite literally laid out how he and his supporters view people that don’t espouse to authorized and compliant thought in todays Democrat party:

Wait, the argument wasn’t that everyone is above the law. Some people clearly get arrested. On any given day it’s probably in the hundreds nationally.

I don’t care about the divisiveness, it’s going to happen regardless of whatever R candidate runs. For me, it’s the age issue primarily.

The plan is very similar to Russiagate. Repeat a narrative over and over until fatigue sets in and supporters tap out. When considering the breathless reporting that took place when Trump was in office, people leaving, staff being terminated virtually every thing in the world tied back to the presidency and how he might/might not act, one might now wonder why with the economy in shambles why the same reporters point to external factors beyond the control of the president. Trump is employing the same strategy with respect to the stolen election. Looking at the crowds that appear at his rallies, that message resonates with people. It should get very interesting as we get closer to midterms and 2024.

Richard Nixon was above the law. Hillary Clinton was above the law. Eliott Spitzer was above the law. Eric Schneiderman was above the law. Bill Clinton was above the law. By definition, every US President is above the law. Jussie Smollette was above the law before he wasn’t. Ted (and virtually every other) Kennedy was above the law. Kurt Zagon was Above The Law before Nico Toscani did him in. I’m just getting started, it’s widely known and understood that there are those that walk among us that are above the law. I find the committee spokesperson’s choice of words interesting. “Misconduct” is a bit of a weasel word when used by politically motivated individuals. At the same time, maybe Cippolone has provided the smoking gun that for unknown reasons, he hadn’t shared with law enforcement?

The impression I got from reading your initial post was that there was an epidemic of southern women banging boots on the downlow, outwardly espousing pro-life but secretly slipping into a non-descript building in NYC to have an abortion. That women from all walks of life and across the political spectrum seek abortions makes sense, I just wasn’t quite sure why you focused on “religious, conservative southern women” in particular. With due respect, you seemed to argue a different point in the post I replied to. In this post, you go to “near death”, in the first, you seemed to be suggesting broad latitude in the laws offered by Republican lawmakers to allow for abortions if they don’t want to lose this particular fight. I’m still confused by people who suggest that a woman’s right to choose has anything at all to do with her doctor, with the exception of a doctor advising a woman who wants to have a baby that her life/health is in peril in doing so.