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@The Frankish Reich moonlights as Chief Counsel for The Puritans Were Mostly Right Foundation, but acknowledges there may be some moral collateral damage along his journey. I heard a rumor he started a movement to ban tube tops back in the 70s, the b*st*rd.

Oh….gee….look…a whistleblower. Interesting. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-insider-kash-patel-hostage-rescue/ Days before this week's high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel's judgment during sensitive hostage rescue missions, CBS News has learned. The whistleblower, whose identity is being withheld by Senate Democrats for fear of retaliation, worked with the FBI's Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which leads the government's missions to rescue hostages overseas. The whistleblower alleges that Patel violated firmly entrenched protocols to keep such operations under wraps until the captives are safely in U.S. hands and their families have been notified.

I can see why you would think that but it’s not as complicated as “51”. I’d say it was the exacting standards at Catholic School that brought me to the heights of spelling greatness. Ah, this explains it. I’m surprised the news people didn’t mix the two areas up. It’s pretty common I hear.

I didn’t even need auto-correct to screw it up!

Your auto-correct only goes to 15? Does your phone say “Fisher Price” on it anywhere? Be honest, please, I’m doing research. It’s for a project.

Yes, you've said it. When you become the voice of reason, a voice of reason, or even somewhat reasonable, I'm certain your thoughts will be analyzed, reviewed, and filed appropriately.

Why wasn’t Faucci transparent from the beginning: ”We partner with the Chinese government doing research in the area where the outbreak occurred. Some of the research involves the study of viruses, and we have to look into the causes and symptoms of the virus outbreak nearby. We’re uncertain if the outbreak is related to the research or an environmental issue. We’ll do everything in our power to get the answers.”.

I agree with you to an extent. Protesting clinics is fine, blocking access is something different though some of the penalties I’ve read about seem disproportionate imo. As for the pardons, well everyone is always upset with that sort of thing. Biden pardoned/commuted sentences of killers, for instance. I don’t see the justice in that. I always wonder why people aren’t arrested and jailed for blocking roads and interstates in the name of climate justice, or whatever cause they are protesting.

I generally share this perspective, but Team Biden and Democrat controlled prosecutors supersized the 🤬 out of overreach, at the same time acting completely hypocritical along the way. It used to be the theory of mutually assured destruction kept the Rs and Ds in line. The occasional player would fall, but for the most part combatants got rich and powerful in DC. Now, all bets are off— though it remains to be seen if those in charge target individuals associated with Biden and his cronies. I’m certainly not suggesting they won’t, or even that they shouldn’t—politics is an ugly business, but it’s going to be difficult to upstage an armed/lethal force approved raid of a political opponent’s dwelling.

I don’t think so, Ned. I think the belief that the country was heading in the wrong direction politically makes the Trump agenda generally good policy. The pissing off of the other side is found money, especially in light of 4 years of government overreach.

His first order of business should be to have a phone installed in his office. That way, he can notify the relevant people if he’s going to be out a day or five.

I had heard doors were closing, knives were out and she’s a North Korean plant. I also heard she wears too much makeup. Now this.

I’d think from a moral perspective, most people would agree his actions were very, very bad. I certainly do. Dipping into whataboutism for just a second, Joe Biden acknowledged groping multiple women, Kamala Harris believed he was guilty of doing so, and Harris subsequently partnered with Bill Clinton and his enabling wife, Hillary—all of whom were involved in all sorts of behavior most sensible people would acknowledge raised question of immoral behavior that wound earn a “WOW”.

$50k. He’s addressed that. He hooked up with the wrong person at the wrong time. Business decisions and settlements in civil cases are made everyday. It’s the way the system is designed. It’s a great decision if the plaintiff is lying yet the potential for a jury verdict against is uncertain. One can argue that a settlement of $50,000 without admission of fault is a much better outcome than a successful defense that costs $250,000. Oh..and: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/20/biden-pardons-family-members.html Huh?

Yes, a woman accused him of attacking her, falsely it appears. With regard to alcohol, I think he’s been pretty clear on that and it seems pretty clear from his confirmation that he was judged fit to serve.

Like the pick, don’t like the pick…choose a party and you’ll get some feedback one way or the other. In fact, the same goes for ”whistleblowers” and their credibility. Bottom line for me—he’s the pick, confirmed by those elected to confirm, and time to move forward. Frank’s reliable media now reporting his red eyes suggest he may be part-Wolverine.

You have to take your shots when it's your time at the line, just like the other guy did.

If we don’t have some fun, what’s the point?

I had a teacher back in the day who didn't like me and who used to say "You what am idiot Hou are!" It hurt then--I used to walk around the streets in my town thinking--"What am idiot am I?". I like to pretend I have this tough exterior, but I'm human, too. It took me a long time realize it wasn't about whom at am idiot hou---it was about whom at idiot thou. Honestly, it still hurts, but I just take it day by day. He's a gift at times. Or as 4th might say, "gift Me too Hou poppenstop!".

It’s been 60+ years. I understand your concern, but this was inevitable. Trump suggested he would release if he won, RFK Jr was a key member of Trump’s bid for the WH, and even if the keepers of secrets were completely stunned by the Trump win, it’s been 60 days or so since that happened. What’s been buried has been buried, what’s been sanitized has been sanitized, and we know our govt is amazingly competent in being non-transparent. Plus…Trump has presumably reviewed the files and anything left that was controversial, but deep-sixxed, can presumably be disclosed. Time to get this done once and for all.

Divider in Chief? Executive…Senate…House….Electoral College…Popular vote…it’s time to consider that you’re on the outside looking in, lad.

Ah, I understand. I think the silliness was supersized with hanging chads and notched up substantially in 2015/16. Like, exponentially, but I can understand your perspective and why you would disagree with mine.

I don't understand exactly what you're saying here, but if you're saying the allegations were simply 'turdy', that doesn't cover it. It was election interference, a misinformation campaign (coordinated through the media, that is true) that was more successful than the Russians ever could ever dream of. In fact, it likely goes much deeper than that. The good news for all citizens now..it ultimately backfired. People got tired of claims of illegitimate presidents and steal stoppage...grifts like the Kavanaugh accusations and armed raids by law enforcement and the like. Trump has an interesting needle to thread here--moving on, leading the country, identifying wrongdoers if they exist, bringing people to justice...but not exhausting the public with overkill. We'll see if he's successful before too long.

I get it, and respect your right to that opinion. In my opinion, the democrat leadership team, in chorus, that the 2016 election was illegitimate, stolen and a coup was equally unconscionable (and perhaps moreso because they did it first). From start to finish, it was a dogcrap premise, election interference and sowed the seeds of division and mistrust amongst citizens. Absent that disgrace, Stop the Steal never happens--or if it does, I'd think it loses steam quite a bit faster.

Forever in history for sure...along with AG Barr's debrief on Mueller, the raid on Trump's home, and all the other craziness that is a matter of public record over the past few years. Right up there too, of course, is the election of DJT to be the 47th President of the US by a pretty substantial margin. That would seem to imply that Stop the Steal really was just another day in Washington politics when viewed from the perspective of the voting public.