Big Blitz Posted Friday at 06:08 PM Posted Friday at 06:08 PM It’s been the best week of his presidency 2
B-Man Posted Saturday at 04:37 AM Author Posted Saturday at 04:37 AM Where's “No Tax on Social Security? I found out. Congress CAN NOT alter Social Security through budget reconciliation (the Big Beautiful Bill) because of The Byrd Rule. It simply isn't allowed. The Byrd Rule in the Senate prohibits provisions in budget reconciliation bills (which require only a simple majority to pass) from directly altering Social Security. This rule classifies changes to Social Security, such as eliminating taxes on benefits, as "extraneous" to budgetary reform unless they are incidental to the budget process. To eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, Congress would need to pass a standalone bill, which requires 60 Senate votes to overcome a potential filibuster. With a closely divided Senate, securing bipartisan support for such a measure is difficult, especially if Democrats oppose it due to fiscal concerns. 1
Niagara Bill Posted yesterday at 11:36 AM Posted yesterday at 11:36 AM On 5/18/2025 at 12:04 AM, B-Man said: He is great with dictators I will give him that. They think alike, they talk alike, infact they even look alike, they maybe cousins. 1
B-Man Posted 12 hours ago Author Posted 12 hours ago President Trump Signs 'Take It Down Act' By Ward Clark With the return of Melania Trump to the White House, we saw a return of something that the presidential residence has lacked during previous administrations: A graciousness, a style, poise and a beauty of body and spirit that's all too uncommon in political families. As first ladies do, she took on a cause, that being cyber-bullying; being married to President Trump, she has come in for no small amount of online opprobrium herself. But she who laughs last laughs best. Melania Trump has cause at least to smile today, as during a Rose Garden ceremony on Monday, her husband, President Donald Trump, signed the "Take It Down Act" into law. And there's a twist: Melania Trump added her signature as husband Donald signed a bill into law that she strongly campaigned for. It was an unprecedented move for a first lady and one that showed Melania's ownership of the cause. The new Take It Down Act provides protections for victims of revenge porn and it marked her first major legislative success. For a first lady to add her signature is highly unusual - it is the president that signs bills into law - but Melania had championed the legislation and met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to lobby for it. This was an unusual and unprecedented move, and of course, the First Lady's signature carries no legal weight; her appending her signature to the act is purely ceremonial. But it's a fitting tribute to the work she did to get the act to this point. https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/05/19/president-trump-signs-take-it-down-act-and-invites-someone-else-to-do-likewise-n2189306
Roundybout Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago This is good! I will tip my hat to Trump for signing this. 1 1
B-Man Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN: Secret Service, DOD, Coast Guard, Border Patrol applications surge under Trump. In the first four months of the administration, U.S. Border Patrol received 34,650 applications, representing a 44% increase over the same four-month period in 2024, The Center Square reported. Under U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, Texas’ first border czar, the first quarter of 2025 marks “the most successful four-month recruitment stretch in the agency’s history.” The U.S. Coast Guard also saw a massive spike of applications after failing to meet recruiting targets every year under the Biden administration. Since January, the Coast Guard is on track to exceed its recruitment goals by 110%, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says. So far this fiscal year, the Coast Guard has already recruited more than 4,700 new members, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. Under Trump, the Coast Guard has surged resources to secure U.S. borders and is seizing record amounts of illicit drugs, The Center Square reported. The U.S. Department of Defense is also seeing a record number of recruits. After failing to meet recruitment goals every year during the Biden administration, in February 2025, all five military services met their recruiting goals. During an April 30, 2025, cabinet meeting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described what was happening as a “recruiting renaissance.” https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f4c93c48-99cc-49fc-9da4-41e5c3fa6fd0.html Leadership matters. . .
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