Trump has been the only one since 2008 to talk about unity and treating every person the same regardless of the Democrats labeling.
Democrats label people based upon skin color, vaccination status, sex identification, sexual preference, socioeconomics, etc….
Listen to Trump, we are all brothers & sisters, we are all Americans.
Democrats purposely divide the people using disinformation and squashing anyone with an opposing view.
Democrats are bullies, children, self entitled, spoiled brats. Look at the whining & crying from Democrats,not very mature.
It’s time for the adults to come in and run the country. The children of the DNC have, well let’s just say they made a mess that they leave to the adults to fix.
B Camp, you live in Upside-Down-World. Trump is NOT about unity, he is about himself. I cannot believe that so many of you cannot see him for what he is.
Gee, you think history will be kind to Trump? He better do better than last time; 154 Historians voted him the worst president ever in The Presidential Greatness Project. It’s hard to imagine him doing any worse.. but I have a hunch he’ll go it.
Actually the last gasp came a few hours ago, when he announced his pick for A .G., from both sides. I tell you he’s unstable. I don’t think half of his nominees will be approved.
And Democrats for the most part think that everything you’re saying about them is a total description of TRUMP. And….your response is proving my point. It’s full of hate and distain. That’s your problem, not mine. Label me however you want. You obviously have no curiosity about who I am or what I believe. We’ll see if the “adults” (none who are qualified for the positions they are being appointed to) can do a good job. I hope they do.
'They' is the cabinet of crooks and bigots that Trump is assembling, just as devoid of ethics as the last time. Steven Miller? One of the worst humans to walk the earth. Tom Homan? A gruff based bully with insane nazi ideals. The first time around was Trump's first term. Get with it, Livingston, it was easy to read my comment. And Trump WAS causing the chaos, I'm not talking about the media, I'm talking about the poor morality of the people he chooses to surround himself with.
The last time Donald Trump was president, his Interior secretary was embroiled in a corruption scandal and ended up referred to the Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation. So was his transportation secretary. His labor secretary, Head of the EPA , Health and Human Services and Energy secretaries ALL resigned in shame and scandal. I am not making this up, it's a FACT FOR ALL TO SEE.
The Biden Admin is a bunch of genocidal maniacs arming Israel to slaughter, starve and bomb the infrastructure of the people of Gaza and to escalate with Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iran. On what moral scale can you claim that Trump's picks are less moral?
I think the elites or "1%" did this on purpose to distract people from looking at class, the bank bailouts while not bailing out homeowners, offshoring industry, imposing environmental changes which are really more about surveillance and control, and keeping the war industry well funded. People see that the government serves the elites and people were directly protesting for that message with "Occupy Wall Street." That movement was for everyone of the "99%" of any race or ethnicity. But it had to be smashed and the subject changed to BLM and DEI. The "liberal" media is wringing its hands claiming to worry that Trump will harm trans people and women, but they really worry he will unite the 99% since their positions are at the service of the 1%. Will Trump actually make changes for the 99% like he promised? His picks so far indicate he will be Israel First rather than the claimed America First, but I still pray for God to move his heart. But meanwhile, lets use the good here, the chance to see everyone, Black, White, Latino (sorry Libs, Latinx never was going to work), Asian, Arab, Muslim, Democrat, Republican, Independent or 3rd Party, as the sacred human beings each loved by God that each of these people are and work to hold our governments accountable, starting with the local, to this basic foundational value of our republic.
EVERY movement is infiltrated and has false shepherds, provacateurs, informants and agents from one or more intel service. The same tactics have been used to slander sincere Jan 6 protesters who wanted a delay of certification for an election audit. I knew people who went to occupy as well as to Jan 6 for genuine reasons and others who supported from a distance for genuine reasons. It is intolerable to have a system of higher education that requires young people to go into debt only to find when completing their degree that there are no paying jobs. I think the Big Short would be a better movie to understand the negligence that allowed a massive theft from regular American people. Too big to fail, right? COVID policy was another massive wealth transfer from the less well off to the most. But don't look at economics, let's talk about gay sex or race, right?
The loan con is only one part of the problem. The decline in quality of curriculum is a big problem. The promotion of drugs, porn, gaming and other forms of hedonistic decadence has made Americans weaker students and less competent workers. And then there are the tolerance of consolidation of industries, media being an important example, the warrantless mass surveillance of Americans and the list goes on... We have to look honestly at how corrupt things have gotten.
Time to unite and run over the past, when I disputed a charge on my American Express and they didn’t ask me what pronoun I wanted it made me smile. There’s a new sheriff in town.
We have high hopes for a dramatic change in the trajectory of America. We have been accelerating toward a cliff like Thelma and Louise. We need to pray that the Trump administration is successful in what seems a Herculean task. Turning a cruise ship or stopping a speeding train takes skill and time. I am watching to see if the RINO’s got the memo
I can’t help but wonder what’s going through Trump’s mind as he sits in front of the Whitehouse fireplace with Biden. Here is a man that not only tried to bankrupt Trump, but have him incarcerated as well by way of his proxies. Granted, Trump needs to strike a consolatory note, but he has to be thinking it’s game on!
As for Trump’s cabinet picks, I’m down. Marco at State is a home run, Noem at Homeland makes me wonder if she’s big league enough. Hegseth at DoD makes me scratch my head. Why? Because he’d be the first Secretary with sleeves of tattoos (trivial I know), won 2 Bronze Star medals, and as a Captain, was a non-field grade officer.
The other Cabinet picks seem great, Ratcliffe at CIA, Burgum at DOE both are winners.
The Department of Education has me wondering. This, especially after attending last night’s outrageous performance at the SBUSD Board Meeting in which civil liberties were abridged by the left wing, racist, junta in power, by NOT allowing members from “Good News “ to recite scripture! Swear to God, I thought I was in Nicaragua!
Anyway, we need Trump to stick to his guns, pedal to the metal and not give a fig as to what the left, woke, beta, matriarchal press thinks or says! In fact, I hope to hell Trump is willing to pull FCC licensing away from some of his lefty enemies on the left.
Make no mistake, the next 4 years are going to be epic, but could be monumental as well. Now, let’s roll!
I agree LT - Noem = Interior. Hegseth def not qualfied for Defense - needs Mike Pompeo or Jack Keane. _The_ best pic of all - pugnacious Tom Homan - tough ex New York cop . . . love his no BS style!
Sure Hegseth is a long shot, but don’t we want someone who has ACTUALLY KILLED the enemy? Besides, look who he’s replacing; swamp creature, Sec. Lloyd “chow hall “ Austin!
No - grunts kill the enemy, _after_ their leader has figured who, if, and when to do so.
What experience has Hegseth had dealing the heads of China, Russia, Iran, NoKo etc? = none. He was platoon leader and civil-military operations officer, focusing on local engagements rather than high-level international diplomacy.
He’s a Fox News contributor discussing foreign affairs, never engaging directly with foreign leaders. He’s _definitely_ not qualified to be Defense Secretary.
The only good thing you might say about him he's replacing that absolutely worthless Lloyd Austin.
As I told Polly, you maga swarm are hilarious. The magnificent seven? Took me a minute to stop laughing. The circus is coming to town and you depict some of the top clowns.
It’s not news, all politicians flourish in Washington, and Trump is one of the biggest flourishers. He was not supposed to have outside businesses during his presidency but that didn’t stop him. Anytime dignitaries came to Washington to see him, or for summits, they were booked into his hotel. If that’s not a conflict of interest, I don’t know what it is.
You say factories, rusted and closed. What did trump do to get them going again? Ivanka was a great help. She sent all her manufacturing projects to China to save money. That sure helped the country. trumps tariffs were passed on to the consumers.
And remember when you were all up in arms about Hunters business dealings in Ukraine, but hardly anyone ever mentions the $2 billion that Ivanka and Jared received from Saudi Arabia, and what was it for? What did they do to earn so much money?
You mention, education, drugs, crime, gangs what did trump do about them during his term? People say things were better under trump. How, I really want to know. Unemployment was in double digits. I saw no change in my situation. I’m retired. What did trump do for me? Nothing changed for me when he was in power. Trump inherited a good economy and a balanced budget, but by the end of this term the country had a deficit of $7 trillion. Just his golfing trips cost over $100,000 each. trump is not the only one to blame for America’s woes, but he does get full credit for dividing this country.
You people constantly blame the “deep state” for his failures. I see nothing here, but excuses for his failures. I’m going to keep your list of what he’s going to do so I can check off each one as it’s accomplished. I’m praying I can cross off at least half of them.
Now, to the magnificent seven?
bannon - he looks like the head of a deep state. Are any of you aware of the 25 million he diverted from the border wall budget so a security fence could be built around his compound in Texas
musk - a South African who has dangerous ideas for our country.
vance - a flip-flopper who once spoke against Trump, but now praises him.
rfk, jr - it sounds like the worm has been revived.
gabbard - another flip flopper
carlson - #1 clown
trump - empty promises, can only degrade people, unless they can do something for him, his # 1 priority, his ego. Even his wife doesn’t support him unless there’s a paycheck in it for her.
I predict a very different reality when we look back at the second term of a con man. The Trump is not, has not and never will be succesfull in life as measured by benefits for the good of all people.
His rabble rousing speeches will become empty promises as he and his cronies quietly pocket the money for themselves.
Take immigration. There are many many immigrants with out the right papers, working hard for the benefit of society. In the deportation program planned a commision/body is needed to asses whether the individual about to be deported is a healthy contributer to society. Yes we need to control and manage immigration and we need to recognise this is an issue that is decades in the making. Cheap food needs low cost immigrant labour,. White christian Americans do not want to work the land.
All I am saying is be very careful what you wish for. In politics there are always unexpected consequences of jingoistic slogans and policies based upon them.
The orange head has more love for his bank account than for the american people. This is going to end very poorly for the american people.
I agree with your comments. However, over the next 4 years, there will, almost certainly, be a financial meltdown, with a $36trillion deficit growing at at about $2trillion a year and unfunded liabilities of enormous amounts just for Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid alone. Plus the annual interest on the national debt is now greater than the budget for national defense. Both the stock market and the housing market are due for large corrections. Nobody, especially politicians, want to even mention these issues, but that doesn't make them go away. Trump and his team will have to deal with the consequences in addition to fulfilling his promises. Indeed, some of them will help him do that.
Derek: My guess is that Musk and Ramaswamy will help Trump slice as much as $2 trillion from the 2026 budget. Add a freeze on federal hiring, shrinking a number of federal departments, and tariffs on our least competitive trading partners, our yearly deficits could actually turn positive. If so, markets will soar and the national debt will begin to shrink, albeit slowly. Fingers crossed.
Jim, I'm not blowing smoke up your chimney or buttering your toast when I say you would be more qualified to head the DOD than that "Talking Head," Pete Hegseth, and he's only on F&F's Weekend, not even the real show.
Dan: I can understand you being perplexed. I think Pete will work out. As for Matt... I don't know how qualified he is, but his name certainly came as a surprise. Senate hearings may be able to flush him out. I would like to have seen someone older, more experienced. Senator Ron Johnson or even Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. But, Trump is the circus master, so we'll see what happens.
Of course... because you all agree with each other. My intent has been simple but obviously misplaced and naive. I have for months tried to understand the various issues/policies that we have different views about. I have my own list of strong disagreements with the "democratic agenda". I think about going independent. Policies aside....The one thing I have not been able to understand at all is how decent, caring, and religious people can support a person who is a convicted felon and fraudster who has been convicted also of sexual misconduct, who talks about people with such disrespect, has no respect for the military or the Constitution, likes dictators and is the antithisis of a religous person with a moral, ethical core. It's the PERSON of Donald Trump. It's actually painful to me that good people ignore or rationalize this. I don't say this because I'm listening to liberal pundits, watching MSNBC or reading the NYT. Bias is EVERYWHERE. I say it because I have WATCHED and LISTENED to the man and I'm horrified. He is repugnant. I tried to weigh in,,, just a little bit... without saying all this outright but this is what I struggle with. I will leave you to reinforce each other and wish you well. I (and others who are fellow Americans who might disagree) are clearly not welcome here. I will gracefully bow out. I do mean it. I wish you well.
I stopped bothering to read the comments section in EdHat ages go when it devolved to snarky arguments between a small number of people I'd love to see in a cage match in real life but who bore me with the repetitive digital insults. NoozHawk canned comments altogether.
Now reading through 59 comments here, yawn. I back those with enthusiasm for the future, hopeful determination to get America back on track. But puhleeze, enough with the TDS rhetoric.
Since the election someone who has been my friend for 30 years has exploded into a full tilt hate machine, to the point where I have had to stop taking calls or reading texts and have blocked him on Facebook. I'm sure all of us have people in our lives that are over the edge with their dire predictions about Trump's return to power. And amazingly enough, they attribute to him and we who support him ALL the negative consequences that their own mascots in office have put into place.
I thoroughly agree with you Earl Brown, and I hope and pray that the Divine Plan is in place and America will return to it destiny as the shining beacon on the hill.
Trump won fair and square and he’s our president. I’ve obviously not been a supporter. It will be up to the party to keep him focused and give him good advice. He has a habit of not being focused nor taking advice though. I noticed that the Dems haven’t cried foul nor asked the VP to not certify the results.
Good article, Jim. I think one of the most disheartening things about the discussion between the "left" and the "right" is that the few proponents of the "establishment left" that have written in are so misinformed because of the propaganda that has been spoon fed to them that there literally is no hope for an enlightenment on their part. Perhaps the brainwashing has gone on too long for them and/or it is a personality quirk that independent thinking does not enter into their mindset. A good portion of them cannot see the forest for the trees and in the end it is futile to have a constructive discussion.
In my previous post of two minutes ago, when I wrote, "I agree with your comments", I was addressing Jim Buckley. I don't want anyone to think otherwise!
And we will continue to organize, help, educate, lift up and fight. YOU WILL NOT WIN. This is America, LAND OF THE FREE, and going after people with the National Guard for protesting is UN-AMERICAN! We have the right to peaceful protest! Also, you will NOT whitewash the education curriculum. As we speak there are groups of caring non-racist non-bigoted people around the country preserving books that promote diversity and love. As I write there are women organiing to protect abortion rights EVEN if Project 2025 goes through and states try to surveil pregnant women. We WILL NOT STOP. NOT EVER. We will not flee. We will continue to be black, to be brown, Asian, feminist and GAY. You cannot and will not stop the melting pot that is America. God Bless America!
Why is the right to kill babies the most important “freedom” to you? I'm for legal abortion but it should require the woman to have an ultra sound first so she can make an informed decision. It is not a clump of nothing. The being in your womb is alive. You need to stop being cowards and face the little creature you want to kill and explain it to them. Then, sure, have your abortion.
Polly, abortion is NOT "killing babies" I am so sick and tired of this tired propaganda. Abortion is healthcare and women in red states who are being denied this essential healthcare are DYING. It is NOT the most important thing to me, but it is a very very important thing. And when they start legislating MEN'S bodies and forcing them to do things they don't want to do then you can start talking to me. Until then, SIT DOWN. We will never stop fighting for women's basic body autonomy and reproductive rights. I never wanted kids. I KNOW MY OWN BODY and would be furious if I ever found myself facing an unwanted pregnancy and they FORCED me to have an unwanted stupid unnecessary procedure in the hope that I'd change my mind. I wouldn't.
Abortion removes a clump of cells. Babies are already born. WOMEN are the more important thing here. If men could get pregnant abortion would be a sacrament.
Hey Schroeder, so tired of your continued hysteria about abortion, gay rights, being black or brown, all while sitting in your comfort SB bubble. Why don’t you make better use of your time and go find Charlie B., Lucy, Linus, Pig Pen, Peppermint Patty and start a pick up game of baseball?
Trump has been the only one since 2008 to talk about unity and treating every person the same regardless of the Democrats labeling.
Democrats label people based upon skin color, vaccination status, sex identification, sexual preference, socioeconomics, etc….
Listen to Trump, we are all brothers & sisters, we are all Americans.
Democrats purposely divide the people using disinformation and squashing anyone with an opposing view.
Democrats are bullies, children, self entitled, spoiled brats. Look at the whining & crying from Democrats,not very mature.
It’s time for the adults to come in and run the country. The children of the DNC have, well let’s just say they made a mess that they leave to the adults to fix.
B Camp, you live in Upside-Down-World. Trump is NOT about unity, he is about himself. I cannot believe that so many of you cannot see him for what he is.
Gee, you think history will be kind to Trump? He better do better than last time; 154 Historians voted him the worst president ever in The Presidential Greatness Project. It’s hard to imagine him doing any worse.. but I have a hunch he’ll go it.
Actually the last gasp came a few hours ago, when he announced his pick for A .G., from both sides. I tell you he’s unstable. I don’t think half of his nominees will be approved.
SS - “Time, which sees all things, has found you out”
And Democrats for the most part think that everything you’re saying about them is a total description of TRUMP. And….your response is proving my point. It’s full of hate and distain. That’s your problem, not mine. Label me however you want. You obviously have no curiosity about who I am or what I believe. We’ll see if the “adults” (none who are qualified for the positions they are being appointed to) can do a good job. I hope they do.
Good grief.
They won't, Elaine and it will be more disorganized chaos and corruption like it was the first time around.
'They' is the cabinet of crooks and bigots that Trump is assembling, just as devoid of ethics as the last time. Steven Miller? One of the worst humans to walk the earth. Tom Homan? A gruff based bully with insane nazi ideals. The first time around was Trump's first term. Get with it, Livingston, it was easy to read my comment. And Trump WAS causing the chaos, I'm not talking about the media, I'm talking about the poor morality of the people he chooses to surround himself with.
The last time Donald Trump was president, his Interior secretary was embroiled in a corruption scandal and ended up referred to the Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation. So was his transportation secretary. His labor secretary, Head of the EPA , Health and Human Services and Energy secretaries ALL resigned in shame and scandal. I am not making this up, it's a FACT FOR ALL TO SEE.
The Biden Admin is a bunch of genocidal maniacs arming Israel to slaughter, starve and bomb the infrastructure of the people of Gaza and to escalate with Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Iran. On what moral scale can you claim that Trump's picks are less moral?
AHAHAHAHA!!!
You call Trump's felatio on a microphone "decent"?!!!
I do not like the Babylon Bee. I am familiar with it. It doesn't suit me, nor is it funny.
I think the elites or "1%" did this on purpose to distract people from looking at class, the bank bailouts while not bailing out homeowners, offshoring industry, imposing environmental changes which are really more about surveillance and control, and keeping the war industry well funded. People see that the government serves the elites and people were directly protesting for that message with "Occupy Wall Street." That movement was for everyone of the "99%" of any race or ethnicity. But it had to be smashed and the subject changed to BLM and DEI. The "liberal" media is wringing its hands claiming to worry that Trump will harm trans people and women, but they really worry he will unite the 99% since their positions are at the service of the 1%. Will Trump actually make changes for the 99% like he promised? His picks so far indicate he will be Israel First rather than the claimed America First, but I still pray for God to move his heart. But meanwhile, lets use the good here, the chance to see everyone, Black, White, Latino (sorry Libs, Latinx never was going to work), Asian, Arab, Muslim, Democrat, Republican, Independent or 3rd Party, as the sacred human beings each loved by God that each of these people are and work to hold our governments accountable, starting with the local, to this basic foundational value of our republic.
EVERY movement is infiltrated and has false shepherds, provacateurs, informants and agents from one or more intel service. The same tactics have been used to slander sincere Jan 6 protesters who wanted a delay of certification for an election audit. I knew people who went to occupy as well as to Jan 6 for genuine reasons and others who supported from a distance for genuine reasons. It is intolerable to have a system of higher education that requires young people to go into debt only to find when completing their degree that there are no paying jobs. I think the Big Short would be a better movie to understand the negligence that allowed a massive theft from regular American people. Too big to fail, right? COVID policy was another massive wealth transfer from the less well off to the most. But don't look at economics, let's talk about gay sex or race, right?
The loan con is only one part of the problem. The decline in quality of curriculum is a big problem. The promotion of drugs, porn, gaming and other forms of hedonistic decadence has made Americans weaker students and less competent workers. And then there are the tolerance of consolidation of industries, media being an important example, the warrantless mass surveillance of Americans and the list goes on... We have to look honestly at how corrupt things have gotten.
I was living in NYC and participated in Occupy Wall Street. Breitbart did not tell it right.
Also, I disagree with you J, about it being nonsensical.
President Trumps speech in his First term should be plagiarized by him again! It is more appropriate today than ever!
Finally it’s been a long almost 4 years!
Time to unite and run over the past, when I disputed a charge on my American Express and they didn’t ask me what pronoun I wanted it made me smile. There’s a new sheriff in town.
Thank you God!!
We have high hopes for a dramatic change in the trajectory of America. We have been accelerating toward a cliff like Thelma and Louise. We need to pray that the Trump administration is successful in what seems a Herculean task. Turning a cruise ship or stopping a speeding train takes skill and time. I am watching to see if the RINO’s got the memo
CZAR ? Really? We do not need any czars running anything in our country IMHO.
I can’t help but wonder what’s going through Trump’s mind as he sits in front of the Whitehouse fireplace with Biden. Here is a man that not only tried to bankrupt Trump, but have him incarcerated as well by way of his proxies. Granted, Trump needs to strike a consolatory note, but he has to be thinking it’s game on!
As for Trump’s cabinet picks, I’m down. Marco at State is a home run, Noem at Homeland makes me wonder if she’s big league enough. Hegseth at DoD makes me scratch my head. Why? Because he’d be the first Secretary with sleeves of tattoos (trivial I know), won 2 Bronze Star medals, and as a Captain, was a non-field grade officer.
The other Cabinet picks seem great, Ratcliffe at CIA, Burgum at DOE both are winners.
The Department of Education has me wondering. This, especially after attending last night’s outrageous performance at the SBUSD Board Meeting in which civil liberties were abridged by the left wing, racist, junta in power, by NOT allowing members from “Good News “ to recite scripture! Swear to God, I thought I was in Nicaragua!
Anyway, we need Trump to stick to his guns, pedal to the metal and not give a fig as to what the left, woke, beta, matriarchal press thinks or says! In fact, I hope to hell Trump is willing to pull FCC licensing away from some of his lefty enemies on the left.
Make no mistake, the next 4 years are going to be epic, but could be monumental as well. Now, let’s roll!
I agree LT - Noem = Interior. Hegseth def not qualfied for Defense - needs Mike Pompeo or Jack Keane. _The_ best pic of all - pugnacious Tom Homan - tough ex New York cop . . . love his no BS style!
Sure Hegseth is a long shot, but don’t we want someone who has ACTUALLY KILLED the enemy? Besides, look who he’s replacing; swamp creature, Sec. Lloyd “chow hall “ Austin!
No - grunts kill the enemy, _after_ their leader has figured who, if, and when to do so.
What experience has Hegseth had dealing the heads of China, Russia, Iran, NoKo etc? = none. He was platoon leader and civil-military operations officer, focusing on local engagements rather than high-level international diplomacy.
He’s a Fox News contributor discussing foreign affairs, never engaging directly with foreign leaders. He’s _definitely_ not qualified to be Defense Secretary.
The only good thing you might say about him he's replacing that absolutely worthless Lloyd Austin.
EB,
Oh okay, so Admiral Rachel Levine is qualified for anything other than taking it up the keister?
That, and being voted, (by me), the ugliest human being on planet earth.
As I told Polly, you maga swarm are hilarious. The magnificent seven? Took me a minute to stop laughing. The circus is coming to town and you depict some of the top clowns.
It’s not news, all politicians flourish in Washington, and Trump is one of the biggest flourishers. He was not supposed to have outside businesses during his presidency but that didn’t stop him. Anytime dignitaries came to Washington to see him, or for summits, they were booked into his hotel. If that’s not a conflict of interest, I don’t know what it is.
You say factories, rusted and closed. What did trump do to get them going again? Ivanka was a great help. She sent all her manufacturing projects to China to save money. That sure helped the country. trumps tariffs were passed on to the consumers.
And remember when you were all up in arms about Hunters business dealings in Ukraine, but hardly anyone ever mentions the $2 billion that Ivanka and Jared received from Saudi Arabia, and what was it for? What did they do to earn so much money?
You mention, education, drugs, crime, gangs what did trump do about them during his term? People say things were better under trump. How, I really want to know. Unemployment was in double digits. I saw no change in my situation. I’m retired. What did trump do for me? Nothing changed for me when he was in power. Trump inherited a good economy and a balanced budget, but by the end of this term the country had a deficit of $7 trillion. Just his golfing trips cost over $100,000 each. trump is not the only one to blame for America’s woes, but he does get full credit for dividing this country.
You people constantly blame the “deep state” for his failures. I see nothing here, but excuses for his failures. I’m going to keep your list of what he’s going to do so I can check off each one as it’s accomplished. I’m praying I can cross off at least half of them.
Now, to the magnificent seven?
bannon - he looks like the head of a deep state. Are any of you aware of the 25 million he diverted from the border wall budget so a security fence could be built around his compound in Texas
musk - a South African who has dangerous ideas for our country.
vance - a flip-flopper who once spoke against Trump, but now praises him.
rfk, jr - it sounds like the worm has been revived.
gabbard - another flip flopper
carlson - #1 clown
trump - empty promises, can only degrade people, unless they can do something for him, his # 1 priority, his ego. Even his wife doesn’t support him unless there’s a paycheck in it for her.
I predict a very different reality when we look back at the second term of a con man. The Trump is not, has not and never will be succesfull in life as measured by benefits for the good of all people.
His rabble rousing speeches will become empty promises as he and his cronies quietly pocket the money for themselves.
Take immigration. There are many many immigrants with out the right papers, working hard for the benefit of society. In the deportation program planned a commision/body is needed to asses whether the individual about to be deported is a healthy contributer to society. Yes we need to control and manage immigration and we need to recognise this is an issue that is decades in the making. Cheap food needs low cost immigrant labour,. White christian Americans do not want to work the land.
All I am saying is be very careful what you wish for. In politics there are always unexpected consequences of jingoistic slogans and policies based upon them.
The orange head has more love for his bank account than for the american people. This is going to end very poorly for the american people.
Orange Man Bad zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I agree with your comments. However, over the next 4 years, there will, almost certainly, be a financial meltdown, with a $36trillion deficit growing at at about $2trillion a year and unfunded liabilities of enormous amounts just for Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid alone. Plus the annual interest on the national debt is now greater than the budget for national defense. Both the stock market and the housing market are due for large corrections. Nobody, especially politicians, want to even mention these issues, but that doesn't make them go away. Trump and his team will have to deal with the consequences in addition to fulfilling his promises. Indeed, some of them will help him do that.
Derek: My guess is that Musk and Ramaswamy will help Trump slice as much as $2 trillion from the 2026 budget. Add a freeze on federal hiring, shrinking a number of federal departments, and tariffs on our least competitive trading partners, our yearly deficits could actually turn positive. If so, markets will soar and the national debt will begin to shrink, albeit slowly. Fingers crossed.
Right JL, Pelosi,Schumer and Waters can ALL be “cross trained “ into making license plates!
Jim, I'm not blowing smoke up your chimney or buttering your toast when I say you would be more qualified to head the DOD than that "Talking Head," Pete Hegseth, and he's only on F&F's Weekend, not even the real show.
And just now, Matt Gaetz for AG???
Dan: I can understand you being perplexed. I think Pete will work out. As for Matt... I don't know how qualified he is, but his name certainly came as a surprise. Senate hearings may be able to flush him out. I would like to have seen someone older, more experienced. Senator Ron Johnson or even Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. But, Trump is the circus master, so we'll see what happens.
Of course... because you all agree with each other. My intent has been simple but obviously misplaced and naive. I have for months tried to understand the various issues/policies that we have different views about. I have my own list of strong disagreements with the "democratic agenda". I think about going independent. Policies aside....The one thing I have not been able to understand at all is how decent, caring, and religious people can support a person who is a convicted felon and fraudster who has been convicted also of sexual misconduct, who talks about people with such disrespect, has no respect for the military or the Constitution, likes dictators and is the antithisis of a religous person with a moral, ethical core. It's the PERSON of Donald Trump. It's actually painful to me that good people ignore or rationalize this. I don't say this because I'm listening to liberal pundits, watching MSNBC or reading the NYT. Bias is EVERYWHERE. I say it because I have WATCHED and LISTENED to the man and I'm horrified. He is repugnant. I tried to weigh in,,, just a little bit... without saying all this outright but this is what I struggle with. I will leave you to reinforce each other and wish you well. I (and others who are fellow Americans who might disagree) are clearly not welcome here. I will gracefully bow out. I do mean it. I wish you well.
I stopped bothering to read the comments section in EdHat ages go when it devolved to snarky arguments between a small number of people I'd love to see in a cage match in real life but who bore me with the repetitive digital insults. NoozHawk canned comments altogether.
Now reading through 59 comments here, yawn. I back those with enthusiasm for the future, hopeful determination to get America back on track. But puhleeze, enough with the TDS rhetoric.
Since the election someone who has been my friend for 30 years has exploded into a full tilt hate machine, to the point where I have had to stop taking calls or reading texts and have blocked him on Facebook. I'm sure all of us have people in our lives that are over the edge with their dire predictions about Trump's return to power. And amazingly enough, they attribute to him and we who support him ALL the negative consequences that their own mascots in office have put into place.
It's very simple - except for that genius George Washington, Trump was _the_ best president we ever had and will be even better this time !
I thoroughly agree with you Earl Brown, and I hope and pray that the Divine Plan is in place and America will return to it destiny as the shining beacon on the hill.
Trump won fair and square and he’s our president. I’ve obviously not been a supporter. It will be up to the party to keep him focused and give him good advice. He has a habit of not being focused nor taking advice though. I noticed that the Dems haven’t cried foul nor asked the VP to not certify the results.
The democrats didn’t storm the capitol with Harris flags nor did they chant “Hang Kamala Harris!” I guess January is coming though
Andy, the Democrats supported and encouraged far more violence in the BLM riots than took place on Jan. 6th.
Good article, Jim. I think one of the most disheartening things about the discussion between the "left" and the "right" is that the few proponents of the "establishment left" that have written in are so misinformed because of the propaganda that has been spoon fed to them that there literally is no hope for an enlightenment on their part. Perhaps the brainwashing has gone on too long for them and/or it is a personality quirk that independent thinking does not enter into their mindset. A good portion of them cannot see the forest for the trees and in the end it is futile to have a constructive discussion.
In my previous post of two minutes ago, when I wrote, "I agree with your comments", I was addressing Jim Buckley. I don't want anyone to think otherwise!
And we will continue to organize, help, educate, lift up and fight. YOU WILL NOT WIN. This is America, LAND OF THE FREE, and going after people with the National Guard for protesting is UN-AMERICAN! We have the right to peaceful protest! Also, you will NOT whitewash the education curriculum. As we speak there are groups of caring non-racist non-bigoted people around the country preserving books that promote diversity and love. As I write there are women organiing to protect abortion rights EVEN if Project 2025 goes through and states try to surveil pregnant women. We WILL NOT STOP. NOT EVER. We will not flee. We will continue to be black, to be brown, Asian, feminist and GAY. You cannot and will not stop the melting pot that is America. God Bless America!
Why is the right to kill babies the most important “freedom” to you? I'm for legal abortion but it should require the woman to have an ultra sound first so she can make an informed decision. It is not a clump of nothing. The being in your womb is alive. You need to stop being cowards and face the little creature you want to kill and explain it to them. Then, sure, have your abortion.
Polly, abortion is NOT "killing babies" I am so sick and tired of this tired propaganda. Abortion is healthcare and women in red states who are being denied this essential healthcare are DYING. It is NOT the most important thing to me, but it is a very very important thing. And when they start legislating MEN'S bodies and forcing them to do things they don't want to do then you can start talking to me. Until then, SIT DOWN. We will never stop fighting for women's basic body autonomy and reproductive rights. I never wanted kids. I KNOW MY OWN BODY and would be furious if I ever found myself facing an unwanted pregnancy and they FORCED me to have an unwanted stupid unnecessary procedure in the hope that I'd change my mind. I wouldn't.
Oh, sure, abortion is healthcare, lady, you are so uninformed. I suggest you get some therapy.
I am NOT uninformed. I suggest you pull your head out of your...
Abortion removes a clump of cells. Babies are already born. WOMEN are the more important thing here. If men could get pregnant abortion would be a sacrament.
If babies were just "a clump of cells," then why are criminals who kill a baby in the womb charged with murder??
NONE of your business if a woman decides to end an unwanted pregnancy. Don't force others to accept YOUR lies about when life begins.
If I have the right to violently scrape an unborn child out of my uterus why can’t I smoke pot or refuse a covid vaccine? “My body, my choice” seems to have a very limited application. My take from a #KillTony appearance: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxWa1Fv95-csJImL3Hfhiz9VaTGB4aaTdb?si=KEgS-PKHTfXLMmud
That was hilarious
Thank you. The local media may call me an “insurrectionist” or a “rioter” but I am a comedian.
I saw that in The Independent. . But BLM violence is heroic.
Hey Schroeder, so tired of your continued hysteria about abortion, gay rights, being black or brown, all while sitting in your comfort SB bubble. Why don’t you make better use of your time and go find Charlie B., Lucy, Linus, Pig Pen, Peppermint Patty and start a pick up game of baseball?
Yeah, go ahead and say that. I am keeping tabs. This will happen and I will come here and point it out when it does.