ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Did we learn nothing from our break with the monarchy?  If you have a bloodline connection to any previous administration, you don't have my vote.  Sure, I might be eliminating one or two qualified people, but would have knocked out W, Hillary, and Jeb. You can't tell me that with 300 odd million people out here we can't find a qualified non-relative for the job.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

So I've been thinking this over. Liz is a Cheney, i.e.: she's against everything I stand for. The current Wyoming GOP is displaying a textbook case of "cut off your nose to spite your face," because she is highly effective, an absolute machine when it comes to the Wyoming GOP's wish list. If one of the buffoons lined up against her should win the primary, there is no way they'll be as capable as she is.

Plus, if one of those buffoons is leading in the primary polls, a qualified Democrat might actually run. We get some good people to run about every other or every third term. So, Liz can go. Good for her for sticking up for the constitution. When she runs for president, she'll have a lot of Democrats and Independents remembering only this, and not the rest of her voting record.

Let 'em eat cake.

Gaetz ally plans to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors

 westslope wrote:



+1

 kurtster wrote:

Comrade terrorista kurtster, 

But he did move the Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv which is internationally recognized Israeli territory to Jerusalem in recognition of the great ethnic cleansing terrorist accomplishments of the post-1967 state of Israel.  

So comrade terrorista kurtster, how many lives of fellow Americans are you willing to sacrifice so Israel can annex Jerusalem and intimidate and bully the original Semitic peoples out of Jerusasalem as part of overall the Israeli ethnic cleansing terrorism nationa-building project?

10, 20, 100, a few thousand?

The number of illegal settlers in the West Bank now exceeds the number of original, mostly Semitic peoples who occupied the then Palestinian Mandate and were ethnically cleansed by Palestinian Jewish terrorists and later Israel terrorists 

All the other rich western countries aside the from Israel and the USA have stopped taking resources from others through violence.  Do you believe that culturally superior peoples such as Americans and Jewish Israelis should be able to 'kill and take'?

The irony?  Many, probably most Jewish Americans regard Donald J. Trump as anti-Jewish.  Most liberal, secular Jewish Americans that I have met over the decades  probably loath and hate the man.  Ungrateful, eh?  

 black321 wrote:

Yeah, and I got to hand it to him, I got tired of all the "winning" that he gave us...

 cc_rider wrote:

Well, he's a tough, hard nosed, successful businessman, WHO GETS THINGS DONE! By golly
(also, i got this bridge in Brooklyn I'm trying to unload...if you know anyone interested?)

The registered republican people in this country nominated and elected trump in 2016, and then overwhelmingly supported him in 2020.
GOP is actually listening to their constituents, and following their leader.
Two tribes went to war,
so give the people what they want...
Born in the USA,
but i aint no fortunate son.
We are on a road to nowhere,
and idiots are taking over.
War pigs are coming,
let them eat war,
killing in the name of.
But i can still Imagine.

 kurtster wrote:

Nah, my point is that the current Australia government developed their China policy to curry favour with the US at the detriment to our economy and most importantly without having any chance of affecting China's behaviour. What do the republicans say about defending your allies now? Not hearing any support.

 kurtster wrote:

What war did Obama start? Or Bill Clinton? And GHW Bush obtained 12 UN Security Council Resolutions and the participation of 34 other countries in the liberation of Kuwait, so maybe you should stop parroting the BS of Trump's on-air flunkeys. 

As for Trump, he certainly ratcheted up tensions with China and North Korea. He also ignored multi-national efforts to negotiate with North Korea over nuclear technology in favor of proclamations of peace with NK even though the US had and has insufficient means of monitoring NK's efforts. 

Trump also pulled out of our agreement with Iran—which we forged with other countries—to limit their refining of uranium towards the goal of producing weapons-grade uranium. Iran's adherence to those limits were verifiable. His policy of "maximum pressure" on Iran failed. 

It's so wonderful that you moved past the 2020 elections. Maybe you could send word to Kevin McCarthy, Moscow Mitch and the other toadies to do the same. 

 kurtster wrote:
Another diversion. That's a very low bar, considering he continued all the other wars and (increased some) operations.

Then again, one could also argue that POTUSes haven't started any new wars anymore (as declared and approved by Congress) for a while. They now just lob missiles into foreign countries or assassinate people. Because of sacred sovereignty.

And let's not forget it's the Party in the topic that launched those forever wars with near unanimity (and some help from Democrats).

Oh, but China... Maybe you can still lecture them about elections. Oh wait.

 R_P wrote:

You do remember that Trump was our first POTUS in modern times to not start a new war ?  Or is that fake news ?

 kurtster wrote:
You sound as hawkish and globalist as Liz...
Australia, as a loyal vassal, just follows the cues that are provided.

 haresfur wrote:

I guess you did miss this one.  Most recent and about supporting Taiwan.

China’s media mouthpiece threatens ‘long-range missile strikes’ on Australian soil

Published: Sunday, 9 May 2021 10:56 am AEST

 kurtster wrote:
Wrong there. ScoMo was happily following trump with his belligerence to China. That started long before the US election. The thing he didn't realise is "anti-war" trump would be happy to hang us out to dry like he did Hong Kong or the Kurds, or anyone else. 

 haresfur wrote:

Getting a little twitchy with those redirected Chinese missiles aimed at you because of your belligerence of late towards China ?

With Trump at our helm this would not have happened.  Good luck with the man you supported in 2020.  China owns him and has receipts to prove it.

Go ahead and pretend what I said about Trump isn't true.  How sure are you that I am wrong about Biden, though.  It's your butt in the Chinese cross hairs, not mine.  You have heard the bit about the missiles, right ?  Or am I misinformed ?

 kurtster wrote:

Yeah, put those 3rd world countries back in their place so you can continue to get cheap goods without increasing their standard of living. And while you are at it, screw your allies.