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Well you must admit that you do have a strange obsession with the LGBQT crowd.
Be from the party that celebrates genital mental illness and screeches about "obsession."

Seriously tho', why do you hate the Lady Cougs? What did they do to you to make you want creepy guys in dresses spiking volleyballs in their faces? Why do you hate women?
 
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That's solid.

But what's even more solid is that liberal whiners will seethe and YET STILL ORDER FROM AMAZON. Kek. The drug of consumption and debt knows no political allegiance! When THE FUHRER moves on his promises of tariffs (PLEASE DON'T PUSS OUT ON THIS TRUMP), they will still buy the next gen iPhone...even if it's now $3K and 48 month contract.

I'm lovin' it.
 
That's not what I said. At all. Inferred maybe. Question is, can the long-hiding moderate R's stand up against the right wing freaks (Boebert, Hawley, MTG, Gosar, the state of Texas, etc.) and do the right thing or not.

I look at what I consider the major issues, in no particular order:
  • Border - I'm fine with a crackdown. Sometimes the pendulum needs to swing the other way to achieve equilibrium. Little-known fact is that a lot of naturalized Hispanics don't like illegal migrant Mexicans. Probably was a factor
  • Financial - as Gibby mentioned, my retirement accounts are smiling today. But I worry long term and worry about SS and Medicare (not old enough for that yet). Parents lost a shit ton of retirement in the crash of 1987 and it never really recovered
  • Ukraine. N. Korea, Russia, Iran, Palestine, NATO, etc. - probably my biggest fear is international affairs. I'm frankly a little scared about what Trump may do. Or not do. He talks big. Perhaps being perceived as deranged might work to our advantage on the world stage
  • China and tariffs - frankly I'm sort of for this. I'm sick of going to the store and seeing "Made in China" garbage all over the place. Little $10 plastic kiddy toys - we don't need that shit on our shelves. I don't buy much other than food, beer and necessities, so it won't hit me much. Can't say I'm optimistic here, cautiously curious maybe.....
  • Women's rights - F- it ladies, you are screwed if you live in a Red state. And you can blame yourselves
  • Transgender shit - I'm all in on getting rid of this shit. NO men playing women's sports, period. No men in women's bathrooms. No sex-change operations for inmates (that Trump ad with Kamala supporting inmate sex change was probably the single most effective piece of the campaign)
  • More tax breaks for billionaires - it's coming, look for it
  • Reign of retribution - it will take a lot of effort from the R's to control this, and I don't think they will. The thought of who Trump will fill his cabinet with scares the shit out of me. With control of the White House and both chambers, the R's are going to be able to do whatever the hell they want. And they will. It could and probably will be a very long 2 years before voters get a chance to rebalance things
That's all.
Replying to myself here. How about you all stop with the insults and intelligently opine on the major issues facing America? I have listed and opined on many of them (above). Yet I meander through 3 threads of insults and BS and don't see a lot of intelligent discourse. Note that I am OK with a border crackdown, dispensing with this transgender rights shit and grudgingly sort of support the tariffs. And worry about the international scene. Would be happy to hear what you Trumpers think should and will happen. Absent of personal insults perhaps?
 
Replying to myself here. How about you all stop with the insults and intelligently opine on the major issues facing America? I have listed and opined on many of them (above). Yet I meander through 3 threads of insults and BS and don't see a lot of intelligent discourse. Note that I am OK with a border crackdown, dispensing with this transgender rights shit and grudgingly sort of support the tariffs. And worry about the international scene. Would be happy to hear what you Trumpers think should and will happen. Absent of personal insults perhaps?
Tariffs, oh what do we do about tariffs? Some say they are great for America, some say it will ruin us and make everything way more expensive. I will say right up front I am not an expert on them, and will not argue either for or against them here. But I will just point out some things I have heard about them.

1. I have heard that Trump put some tariffs on China in his first term. Although the left is screaming about tariffs now, I think they left Trumps tariffs in place and actually added some more. Is that all true?
2. Saw a business guy state that Europe has a 100% tariff on US cars sold there, and we have like a 15% tariff on their cars. Is that true, if so why are we letting them get away with that?
3. I have seen a rather smart businessman, Kevin O'Leary (otherwise known as Mr Wonderfull from Shark Tank), say that the US needs to put 100% tariffs on China to punish them for their unfair business practices and theft of intellectual property. He wants to bring them to their knees. So, is that a wise thing to do or a horrible idea? What should Trump do?
 
3. I have seen a rather smart businessman, Kevin O'Leary (otherwise known as Mr Wonderfull from Shark Tank), say that the US needs to put 100% tariffs on China to punish them for their unfair business practices and theft of intellectual property. He wants to bring them to their knees. So, is that a wise thing to do or a horrible idea? What should Trump do?
But we won't be able to continue to consume as much disposable crap from AliExpress and Temu! And if I'm not consuming, I'm not going into more debt. Sounds like a BAD PLAN.

We absolutely must not put tariffs on foreign made goods from countries who actively dislike us. That is wrong-think.
 
That's not what I said. At all. Inferred maybe. Question is, can the long-hiding moderate R's stand up against the right wing freaks (Boebert, Hawley, MTG, Gosar, the state of Texas, etc.) and do the right thing or not.

I look at what I consider the major issues, in no particular order:
  • Border - I'm fine with a crackdown. Sometimes the pendulum needs to swing the other way to achieve equilibrium. Little-known fact is that a lot of naturalized Hispanics don't like illegal migrant Mexicans. Probably was a factor
  • Financial - as Gibby mentioned, my retirement accounts are smiling today. But I worry long term and worry about SS and Medicare (not old enough for that yet). Parents lost a shit ton of retirement in the crash of 1987 and it never really recovered
  • Ukraine. N. Korea, Russia, Iran, Palestine, NATO, etc. - probably my biggest fear is international affairs. I'm frankly a little scared about what Trump may do. Or not do. He talks big. Perhaps being perceived as deranged might work to our advantage on the world stage
  • China and tariffs - frankly I'm sort of for this. I'm sick of going to the store and seeing "Made in China" garbage all over the place. Little $10 plastic kiddy toys - we don't need that shit on our shelves. I don't buy much other than food, beer and necessities, so it won't hit me much. Can't say I'm optimistic here, cautiously curious maybe.....
  • Women's rights - F- it ladies, you are screwed if you live in a Red state. And you can blame yourselves
  • Transgender shit - I'm all in on getting rid of this shit. NO men playing women's sports, period. No men in women's bathrooms. No sex-change operations for inmates (that Trump ad with Kamala supporting inmate sex change was probably the single most effective piece of the campaign)
  • More tax breaks for billionaires - it's coming, look for it
  • Reign of retribution - it will take a lot of effort from the R's to control this, and I don't think they will. The thought of who Trump will fill his cabinet with scares the shit out of me. With control of the White House and both chambers, the R's are going to be able to do whatever the hell they want. And they will. It could and probably will be a very long 2 years before voters get a chance to rebalance things
That's all.
What concerns me more than all of those things is if RFK really ends up at the head of HHS. The man is a loon, and he’s already put out his plans to end vaccination programs and fluoridation of drinking water. Prepare for the return of measles & polio, and the rise of children’s denturists.
 
What concerns me more than all of those things is if RFK really ends up at the head of HHS. The man is a loon, and he’s already put out his plans to end vaccination programs and fluoridation of drinking water. Prepare for the return of measles & polio, and the rise of children’s denturists.
You think RFK, Jr wants to work that hard? I don't. Especially with whatever headwinds he would get to enjoy from the deep staters in FDA/HHS. Senior Health Adviser to President seems like a good fit.
 
You think RFK, Jr wants to work that hard? I don't. Especially with whatever headwinds he would get to enjoy from the deep staters in FDA/HHS. Senior Health Adviser to President seems like a good fit.
That man belongs nowhere near any position that is connected to health.

Maybe he can just be Don’s tanning consultant. Between golf games, of course.
 
Tariffs, oh what do we do about tariffs? Some say they are great for America, some say it will ruin us and make everything way more expensive. I will say right up front I am not an expert on them, and will not argue either for or against them here. But I will just point out some things I have heard about them.

1. I have heard that Trump put some tariffs on China in his first term. Although the left is screaming about tariffs now, I think they left Trumps tariffs in place and actually added some more. Is that all true?
2. Saw a business guy state that Europe has a 100% tariff on US cars sold there, and we have like a 15% tariff on their cars. Is that true, if so why are we letting them get away with that?
3. I have seen a rather smart businessman, Kevin O'Leary (otherwise known as Mr Wonderfull from Shark Tank), say that the US needs to put 100% tariffs on China to punish them for their unfair business practices and theft of intellectual property. He wants to bring them to their knees. So, is that a wise thing to do or a horrible idea? What should Trump do?
This is why I kinda like the China tariff idea. Opponents (D's) say it will cost the average American what - $2,600-4,000 a year? OK, because you buy what cheap shit that is made in China? Granted I have an old phone and an old TV and an aging computer. All of which still work just fine. No idea whether I could buy any of those made in America. But I also don't have daily deliveries from Amazon of Gawd knows what like many people do.

To see them as an enemy and rattle our saber makes no sense to me when we turn around and pump up their economy by buying their crap. I think we all need to walk around our favorite store and check labels and see where the products come from. China, Taiwan, Mexico, Honduras? I think a lot of our textiles come from Central/South America. Ok, supporting them might help stem the immigrant flow by providing more jobs. The tech shit is more complicated.
 
Well, and for those of us in Washington, we also get (not surprisingly) Bob Ferguson as governor. It’s the office he’s unofficially held for a couple terms already as the puppet master controlling Jay “if I only had a brain” Inslee. So we get at least 4 more years of idiotic policies, no consequences for law breakers and persecution of law enforcement. I’m curious how he’s going to continue justifying inefficient energy production like solar and wind when the energy initiative just took a bite out of his climate act…but I’m sure he will.
Surprisingly, the initiatives came out the way I hoped…except the long-term care one, which was the one I cared most about and wanted out of. Thats another idiotic program Jay and silent Bob gave us.
Fingers crossed that Newhouse hangs on and beats Sessler, so he can move the RV back to the west side and stop pretending to be a Prosser resident.
 
Do you think Turd Ferguson has any aspirations of national office? I mean, he's been running for something since he escaped the throws of his preferred abortion (I mean, you know it was on his mom's mind, 24/7...it is a liberal household). With inflation these days, he can pick an oddball, Don Quixotic pet project that'll get him .8% of the vote and screw us out of $10M in State Trooper costs. Sounds like a plan!
 
Another word salad from Kamala as she addresses the losing crowd at Howard U. All you Kamala supporters are pissed at Trump and Trump supporters. Why aren't you libs with TDS pissed at the DNC for allowing the worst president of our lifetime who obviously has dementia run again in 2024. Why aren't you pissed at yourselves for believing the corrupt media telling you Joe Biden was on point and sharp as a tack. Why aren't you pissed that the baton was handed to a woman who has never won a primary vote and was the most unpopular, least qualified VP's in history? Why aren't you pissed she picked Elmer Fudd instead of Josh Shiparo for VP. Why aren't you pissed she hid from the cameras and didn't hold a press conference, a real press conference for 100 days. Why aren't you pissed that she blew through 2B dollars and didn't outperform Biden by more than 3% in one county through the US. Why aren't you pissed that she didn't go on Joe Rogan for 3 hours.

Y'all voted for the worst candidate I have seen in my lifetime. I mean just flat out cackling, word salad, dodging questions, no policies bad. If you want to blame someone look in the mirror. This loss is all on you, your party and your awful candidates.

Own it!
 
Another word salad from Kamala as she addresses the losing crowd at Howard U. All you Kamala supporters are pissed at Trump and Trump supporters. Why aren't you libs with TDS pissed at the DNC for allowing the worst president of our lifetime who obviously has dementia run again in 2024. Why aren't you pissed at yourselves for believing the corrupt media telling you Joe Biden was on point and sharp as a tack. Why aren't you pissed that the baton was handed to a woman who has never won a primary vote and was the most unpopular, least qualified VP's in history? Why aren't you pissed she picked Elmer Fudd instead of Josh Shiparo for VP. Why aren't you pissed she hid from the cameras and didn't hold a press conference, a real press conference for 100 days. Why aren't you pissed that she blew through 2B dollars and didn't outperform Biden by more than 3% in one county through the US. Why aren't you pissed that she didn't go on Joe Rogan for 3 hours.

Y'all voted for the worst candidate I have seen in my lifetime. I mean just flat out cackling, word salad, dodging questions, no policies bad. If you want to blame someone look in the mirror. This loss is all on you, your party and your awful candidates.

Own it!
Still gonna kick my ass Mr PussyPants?
 
This looked suspicious to me, and I saw a great bit of commentary on this that confirmed my suspicions: "Don't Compare the Final 2020 Popular Vote Totals with Non-Final 2024 Vote Totals"

From that article, a key point: "Given that so far the 54% of California votes that have been counted are split 5.6M for Harris to 3.9M for Trump, that suggests the remaining 46% will add roughly 4.8M to Harris's tally and roughly 3.3M to Trump's." And this applies to all the other states. The counts will continue to increase for both, but CA, OR, and WA will increase faster for Harris than Trump.


 
Tariffs, oh what do we do about tariffs? Some say they are great for America, some say it will ruin us and make everything way more expensive. I will say right up front I am not an expert on them, and will not argue either for or against them here. But I will just point out some things I have heard about them.

1. I have heard that Trump put some tariffs on China in his first term. Although the left is screaming about tariffs now, I think they left Trumps tariffs in place and actually added some more. Is that all true?
2. Saw a business guy state that Europe has a 100% tariff on US cars sold there, and we have like a 15% tariff on their cars. Is that true, if so why are we letting them get away with that?
3. I have seen a rather smart businessman, Kevin O'Leary (otherwise known as Mr Wonderfull from Shark Tank), say that the US needs to put 100% tariffs on China to punish them for their unfair business practices and theft of intellectual property. He wants to bring them to their knees. So, is that a wise thing to do or a horrible idea? What should Trump do?
Tariffs are fine to counter a foreign government subsidizing goods like China does with electric cars but they shouldn’t be used to prop up a company with dwindling market share like Tesla. Be interesting to see if Trump gives Musk some undeserved favoritism.

For things like stealing IP they should ban their products outright and heavily sanction the companies and their executives. Maybe even criminal charges for execs at companies like Huawei who were just caught stealing IP from TSMC. Letting them get away with this crap has been going on for decades. It’s ludicrous.
 
If anyone on either side of the aisle is serious about balancing the budget, social security will have to be cut. It's the largest expenditure. I don't include SS as part of my retirement plan. The Elon Musk lead department of efficiency, or whatever, won't do the job.

Social Security doesn't have to be cut but the way that it gets paid should be revamped. There should be no cap on that tax. That would help a fair amount.

FWIW, I'm fine with them reducing the maximum benefits available, even if it would hurt me a little. I plan on having well over $2 million saved when I retire and social security is going to be my f#ck around money. Reduce my benefits by $300 per month and I wouldn't notice it.

You are correct that the Elon Musk Department of Efficiency should horrify the piss out of everyone. The dude is messed up in the head and should not be forcing others to work like he does. Work/Life balance is important and that dude does not understand that.
 
Still gonna kick my ass Mr PussyPants?
Nah you and your pigeon chest are safe (for now) But who calls himself a pimp? Every time I come here and see that name....I fear you might be trafficking young women I get so mad and want to cry. Usernames can be a microagression after all. Ask Flathead, he and his therapist will give you the detes.
 
Nah you and your pigeon chest are safe (for now) But who calls himself a pimp? Every time I come here and see that name....I fear you might be trafficking young women I get so mad and want to cry. Usernames can be a microagression after all. Ask Flathead, he and his therapist will give you the detes.
Your board name is TrumpCoug and you are laughing at someone else’s handle?

You worship and lick the taint of a man who despises you and everything that you are, and wouldn’t throw you a life line if you were drowning.

I have nothing against people who voted for him because they think he represents greater prosperity for them or believe in deeply conservative values. Disagree with them yes. Those who wave flags and plaster pictures of him on their bodies…well…I can’t imagine a way to announce to the world that you are a bigger loser.
 
Social Security doesn't have to be cut but the way that it gets paid should be revamped. There should be no cap on that tax. That would help a fair amount.

FWIW, I'm fine with them reducing the maximum benefits available, even if it would hurt me a little. I plan on having well over $2 million saved when I retire and social security is going to be my f#ck around money. Reduce my benefits by $300 per month and I wouldn't notice it.

You are correct that the Elon Musk Department of Efficiency should horrify the piss out of everyone. The dude is messed up in the head and should not be forcing others to work like he does. Work/Life balance is important and that dude does not understand that.
If you keep letting the spousal unit get away with $11,000 weekends you may need well in excess of $2,000,000!

I can't figure out how you spend that much on a concert for two unless they stayed at the local tribe casino and gambled all weekend.
 
Your board name is TrumpCoug and you are laughing at someone else’s handle?

You worship and lick the taint of a man who despises you and everything that you are, and wouldn’t throw you a life line if you were drowning.
.

Now now. Trump would throw you both a marine battery and sic a shark on you and you could decide how to die. :)
 
Social Security doesn't have to be cut but the way that it gets paid should be revamped. There should be no cap on that tax. That would help a fair amount.

FWIW, I'm fine with them reducing the maximum benefits available, even if it would hurt me a little. I plan on having well over $2 million saved when I retire and social security is going to be my f#ck around money. Reduce my benefits by $300 per month and I wouldn't notice it.

You are correct that the Elon Musk Department of Efficiency should horrify the piss out of everyone. The dude is messed up in the head and should not be forcing others to work like he does. Work/Life balance is important and that dude does not understand that.
You have $2,000,000 for retirement.

It’s not fair that you have that much for retirement when most others don’t.

As such, your SS benefit shall be reduced by 50% unless and until your total assets are equal to or less than $250,000. When your total assets fall below $250,000 you may re-apply for an increase in benefits.

Suppose, Experts Agree, these changes are needed to ensure SS will remain solvent.

(See what I did there?)
 
If you keep letting the spousal unit get away with $11,000 weekends you may need well in excess of $2,000,000!

I can't figure out how you spend that much on a concert for two unless they stayed at the local tribe casino and gambled all weekend.
Don’t ask, don’t tell.
 
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