JDL is letting his feelings be known....

[CougEd]

You don’t believe that nonsense ED. Good God. The GOP would have handled this situation infinitely better than what we’re seeing now. You know that.

The GOP ? They aren’t in power . The leader is trunp who thought Putin was smart in the land grab, and said so openly . He to this day can’t criticize Putin . Mitt was the smart one .

Aside from saying Ukraine couldn’t be part of nato , which is a false narrative per the hour speech Putin gave , what do you believe the gop would have done different?

 

[WillieThePimp]

That’s a straight up fact right there. The level of political acumen on here is embarrassing.

You cop to being a dipshit? Well OK then.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

That's another big reason why this wouldn't have happened with Trump in office. Right out of the gate, he would have loudly declared that Ukraine will never be a member of NATO Then, in Trump fashion, he would have gone on to say that if Russia proceeds with the invasion, they are going to see a military response that they've never experienced before. I mean, it will be such a response...with bombs and tanks...you won't believe it.

I know that Trump is an idiot and his first inclination would be to attack Russia....but do you know why Biden (and NATO) haven't attacked Russia? Because doing so without the exactly appropriate response leads to World War III and the possible annihilation of all life on earth. It sucks that Ukraine is being invaded but personally, I don't want to see American troops dying in Ukraine and I don't want to see things escalate because we have a bad leader in place.

Trump has a child's mentality when it comes to foreign relations and the actual mechanics of how the world works. For all of the tough talk about Trump, China became more bold when Trump was President and continued to expand their sphere of influence in Asia. Kim Jong Un played Trump like a fiddle and continued to do whatever he wanted. NATO's stature was diminished because of Trump's actions. Now....to be fair...Trump did force a conversation on balance and responsibility that needed to be had, but in typical Trump fashion, he did it in the most dickish and childish way possible. There is a real argument that Putin's actions are a result of Trump convincing him that NATO was weak and ineffective and that the US values money over principle and would allow him to take Ukraine without real resistance. If Trump really was so persuasive and compelling to Putin, why couldn't he convince Russia to pull out of Crimea?

If you really want to think about what's going on, there have been some fascinating articles that discuss the balance of power in Europe over the past 70 years. After WWII, the US and its allies realized that they were pivoting into an ideological battle with a communist opponent that had conscripted a huge army and no qualms about sacrificing millions of lives to further their purpose. The only leverage that we had at that time was the fact that we had nukes and the Russians didn't. Over the next 25-30 years, the tactical paradigm shifted and the Soviet Union had enough nukes that both the US and Soviet Union agreed to the "MAD" principal to discourage the countries from entering into a conflict that would escalate. One of the key components of that agreement was that both countries agreed not to develop defensive weapons to upset the balance.

As you will recall, Reagan upset that in the 80's with his "Star Wars" initiative. Whether by accident or plan, the resulting military buildup bankrupted the Soviet Union and led to it's collapse.....unfortunately leaving Russia in possession of a lot of nukes and a bitter KGB agent named Vladimir Putin. Since World War II, the US has committed to reducing and/or eliminating its stockpiles of chemical, biological and tactical nuclear weapons. Russia has not worked as hard in that regard and now, they have significant stockpiles of those weapons compared to the US, which combined with the sophistication and power of the US military, has essentially flipped the script that was in place at the end of WWII. We can't bring our military into play against Russia without placing the world in danger of triggering events that could escalate into the end of life as we know it.....just like the Russians were forced into playing nice at the end of WWII.

It's easy to grandstand and say, "the GOP would have done this or that" but just like China and North Korea, it's all a bunch of talk and BS and nothing changes until outside forces come into play that force change. This is a fragile time in human history and I am grateful that the Cheeto isn't the one making decisions. I may not agree with everything Biden does (or much of it) but I do not want a narcissistic, arrogant blowhard who loves dictators to be the one making decisions of such a critical nature. Thank God for that.

Rant over.......

 

[CougEd]

I know that Trump is an idiot and his first inclination would be to attack Russia....but do you know why Biden (and NATO) haven't attacked Russia? Because doing so without the exactly appropriate response leads to World War III and the possible annihilation of all life on earth. It sucks that Ukraine is being invaded but personally, I don't want to see American troops dying in Ukraine and I don't want to see things escalate because we have a bad leader in place.

Trump has a child's mentality when it comes to foreign relations and the actual mechanics of how the world works. For all of the tough talk about Trump, China became more bold when Trump was President and continued to expand their sphere of influence in Asia. Kim Jong Un played Trump like a fiddle and continued to do whatever he wanted. NATO's stature was diminished because of Trump's actions. Now....to be fair...Trump did force a conversation on balance and responsibility that needed to be had, but in typical Trump fashion, he did it in the most dickish and childish way possible. There is a real argument that Putin's actions are a result of Trump convincing him that NATO was weak and ineffective and that the US values money over principle and would allow him to take Ukraine without real resistance. If Trump really was so persuasive and compelling to Putin, why couldn't he convince Russia to pull out of Crimea?

If you really want to think about what's going on, there have been some fascinating articles that discuss the balance of power in Europe over the past 70 years. After WWII, the US and its allies realized that they were pivoting into an ideological battle with a communist opponent that had conscripted a huge army and no qualms about sacrificing millions of lives to further their purpose. The only leverage that we had at that time was the fact that we had nukes and the Russians didn't. Over the next 25-30 years, the tactical paradigm shifted and the Soviet Union had enough nukes that both the US and Soviet Union agreed to the "MAD" principal to discourage the countries from entering into a conflict that would escalate. One of the key components of that agreement was that both countries agreed not to develop defensive weapons to upset the balance.

As you will recall, Reagan upset that in the 80's with his "Star Wars" initiative. Whether by accident or plan, the resulting military buildup bankrupted the Soviet Union and led to it's collapse.....unfortunately leaving Russia in possession of a lot of nukes and a bitter KGB agent named Vladimir Putin. Since World War II, the US has committed to reducing and/or eliminating its stockpiles of chemical, biological and tactical nuclear weapons. Russia has not worked as hard in that regard and now, they have significant stockpiles of those weapons compared to the US, which combined with the sophistication and power of the US military, has essentially flipped the script that was in place at the end of WWII. We can't bring our military into play against Russia without placing the world in danger of triggering events that could escalate into the end of life as we know it.....just like the Russians were forced into playing nice at the end of WWII.

It's easy to grandstand and say, "the GOP would have done this or that" but just like China and North Korea, it's all a bunch of talk and BS and nothing changes until outside forces come into play that force change. This is a fragile time in human history and I am grateful that the Cheeto isn't the one making decisions. I may not agree with everything Biden does (or much of it) but I do not want a narcissistic, arrogant blowhard who loves dictators to be the one making decisions of such a critical nature. Thank God for that.

Rant over

.......I agree with almost everything you have said, except that what purpose do you believe Trump would have got into a skirmish with Russia? Bullies only pick on the weaker, plus he thinks Ukraine is a business deal. A place he can put another hotel. He would have given Putin the greenlight. Mitt might have committed troops. It just goes to show you two things...there needs to be a reduction of nukes, there needs to be a reduction on oil dependency. WE need to work on more efficient cars and trucks, and we need to work on alternative energy sources.

 

[CougPatrol]

Joe Biden is incapable of any advanced cognitive thought at this point in his life. You cannot look at him or Kamala Harris and objectively think they have any idea how to manage the Nation. Trump was probably the worst human being in American Presidential history, and what we have now is the least capable executive office in American Presidential history.

This is a disastrous crossroads for the USA. It's impossible to defend Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside of the "anyone but Trump context." We all lived in fear of Trump and the unpredictability of his mental state; but the situation we're in now is so much worse. We have no leadership, no direction, and a military & police force who are divergently aligned with the White House. If things escalate between the US, China, and Russia, we will be unable to respond appropriately with Biden and Harris in charge. The timing of this uprising is not a coincidence.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Joe Biden is incapable of any advanced cognitive thought at this point in his life. You cannot look at him or Kamala Harris and objectively think they have any idea how to manage the Nation. Trump was probably the worst human being in American Presidential history, and what we have now is the least capable executive office in American Presidential history.

This is a disastrous crossroads for the USA. It's impossible to defend Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside of the "anyone but Trump context." We all lived in fear of Trump and the unpredictability of his mental state; but the situation we're in now is so much worse. We have no leadership, no direction, and a military & police force who are divergently aligned with the White House. If things escalate between the US, China, and Russia, we will be unable to respond appropriately with Biden and Harris in charge. The timing of this uprising is not a coincidence.

Except that only works if you believe that the entire world revolves around the United States. Some people undoubtedly believe that the entire world was involved in a COVID conspiracy to harm Trump's presidency.

I don't disagree that Biden isn't ever going to be considered a "great" President but I think he's been under-rated in his efforts to blunt the more extreme members of his party. The far left agree with you that Biden is terrible because he won't kowtow to many of their measures. I think it's incredibly shallow and disingenuous to try to lay all the troubles of the world on the President, even if he as an absolute ass-clown like Trump or an aging old fart like Biden.

 

[KRUSTYtheCOUG]

Joe Biden is incapable of any advanced cognitive thought at this point in his life. You cannot look at him or Kamala Harris and objectively think they have any idea how to manage the Nation. Trump was probably the worst human being in American Presidential history, and what we have now is the least capable executive office in American Presidential history.

This is a disastrous crossroads for the USA. It's impossible to defend Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside of the "anyone but Trump context." We all lived in fear of Trump and the unpredictability of his mental state; but the situation we're in now is so much worse. We have no leadership, no direction, and a military & police force who are divergently aligned with the White House. If things escalate between the US, China, and Russia, we will be unable to respond appropriately with Biden and Harris in charge. The timing of this uprising is not a coincidence.

Okay, your first sentence is total BS. It's a cute little attack you opponents put on Biden but if ANYONE has ever had the horror of dealing with someone in cognitive decline though Alzheimer's and such, it is clear Biden is no where near this category full stop. And right off with that shows your lack of objectivity.

This was brought up with trump too when he mistakenly said his dad was born in Germany or some nonsense like that that wasn't true and folks on the left thought it was a sign of dementia setting in. It isn't and wasn't. Both of these guys can speak and read and go on for a long, long time if they have to and speak extemporaneously as well. You simply cannot do that if you are in any serious or critical cognitive decline.

So, you can disagree with a presidents policy and such, but your analysis shows a total lack of objectivity and that you should just stick to sports. Taihtsat

 

[CougPatrol]

Okay, your first sentence is total BS. It's a cute little attack you opponents put on Biden but if ANYONE has ever had the horror of dealing with someone in cognitive decline though Alzheimer's and such, it is clear Biden is no where near this category full stop. And right off with that shows your lack of objectivity.

I care for my Father who has Alzheimer's. He's lived with me for 2 years now. I also spent 6 years working for a neurogenetic diagnostic laboratory with dementia clinics as a focal call point.

There are 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease progression. Biden is between stages 3 & 4. It's a progressive disease, and given the demanding travel and inconsistent sleep schedule that Biden must adhere to, his disease progression will likely be more accelerated. Considering Biden is not even at the halfway point of his Presidency, this is extremely concerning.

Biden is in cognitive decline and is incapable of making decisions at the executive level, or any managerial level. Very few people disagree with that consciously, but unfortunately, there are a lot of folks like you, who no longer think critically about issues that aren't synchronized with their political leanings.

 

[CougInSpain]

Okay, your first sentence is total BS. It's a cute little attack you opponents put on Biden but if ANYONE has ever had the horror of dealing with someone in cognitive decline though Alzheimer's and such, it is clear Biden is no where near this category full stop. And right off with that shows your lack of objectivity.

This was brought up with trump too when he mistakenly said his dad was born in Germany or some nonsense like that that wasn't true and folks on the left thought it was a sign of dementia setting in. It isn't and wasn't. Both of these guys can speak and read and go on for a long, long time if they have to and speak extemporaneously as well. You simply cannot do that if you are in any serious or critical cognitive decline.

So, you can disagree with a presidents policy and such, but your analysis shows a total lack of objectivity and that you should just stick to sports. Taihtsat

You just used your opinion to attack whether or not his post contained the necessary objective talking points as it relates to Biden/Harris. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING you state here is factual. Its your skewed, brainwashed assessment of the current and past administration. Please, for the love of god, pull your head out your sphincter.

 

[CougInSpain]

I know that Trump is an idiot and his first inclination would be to attack Russia....but do you know why Biden (and NATO) haven't attacked Russia? Because doing so without the exactly appropriate response leads to World War III and the possible annihilation of all life on earth.

Oh I would love to hear how you definitively know that Trump would do this and where you're getting your information from that would lead you to this conclusion. Was it from the same sources and thought process fomenting the start of WWIII after Trump took down Iran's top General, Soleimani? Or how about that time when he was dealing with il Jong Un and N Korea? If all we had were the lies that corporate media spew as a news source, you would've thought we were at war with everyone during all of Trump's 4 years in office.

It sucks that Ukraine is being invaded but personally, I don't want to see American troops dying in Ukraine and I don't want to see things escalate because we have a bad leader in place.

If this the sentiment of you Leftists, then why even be involved period? It's obvious at this point Ukraine offers nothing to the US which has only become a political and financial liability to the US and its tax payers.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Oh I would love to hear how you definitively know that Trump would do this and where you're getting your information from that would lead you to this conclusion. Was it from the same sources and thought process fomenting the start of WWIII after Trump took down Iran's top General, Soleimani? Or how about that time when he was dealing with il Jong Un and N Korea? If all we had were the lies that corporate media spew as a news source, you would've thought we were at war with everyone during all of Trump's 4 years in office.

If this the sentiment of you Leftists, then why even be involved period? It's obvious at this point Ukraine offers nothing to the US which has only become a political and financial liability to the US and its tax payers.

Kim Jong Un played Trump like a fiddle. Tricked his fat ass into being the first US president to visit North Korea and NOTHING FREAKING CHANGED! Kim got to use Trump's visit to bolster his prestige internally and he didn't make any change in his weapons programs or treatment of citizens. Anyone who thinks that the visit to North Korea was anything but a waste of time is delusional.

I've never commented on Soleimani but I'm glad that we killed him. Use that line of attack on someone else.

The thing that's important to remember about Trump is that he is always "joking" until he's not joking. There is no doubt that he is dumb enough to actually ask our military leaders if it would be ok to paint Chinese logos on our military aircraft and attack Russia.....because he really is that dumb. He joked about it....but everyone knows that he would ask.

As far as your last sentence.....it proves that you have no understanding that a failure to be actively involved in world affairs in the 1930's was a primary driver in the rise of Nazi Germany. Isolationist policies in the US, Britain and France emboldened Germany to start WWII. There is a balance to be sought in how much support we provide Ukraine, but only a fool thinks that the dissolution of Ukraine at the hands of the Russians isn't a terrible first step to a dark future. If Ukraine falls to Russia, expect Moldova and Georgia to be the next steps. It wouldn't be surprising to see Russia just annex Belarus into their country. They are essentially a puppet government at this point anyway. Where it gets scary is if Putin decides that the rest of the Baltic nations should rejoin the Soviet Union. That's WWIII without the kidding and smart assed comments that people like to throw out there.

These are perilous times and just like gas prices, our Presidents only have indirect influence on where things are going and having a narcissistic blowhard in office did nothing to positively influence world affairs and having him in office right now would have been an unmitigated disaster. Trump is so worried about his economic numbers looking good that he would have been lobbying for Russia to be granted free access to Ukraine. And again, if he really had any influence on Putin, why didn't he do anything to about Crimea or Syria? Oh yeah, much like you, he would prefer to stick his head in the sand and pretend that Putin will just stop being an a$$hole if we aren't paying attention to it. It's bad for business in the short term to stick up to bullies.

 

[CougEd]

I care for my Father who has Alzheimer's. He's lived with me for 2 years now. I also spent 6 years working for a neurogenetic diagnostic laboratory with dementia clinics as a focal call point.

There are 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease progression. Biden is between stages 3 & 4. It's a progressive disease, and given the demanding travel and inconsistent sleep schedule that Biden must adhere to, his disease progression will likely be more accelerated. Considering Biden is not even at the halfway point of his Presidency, this is extremely concerning.

Biden is in cognitive decline and is incapable of making decisions at the executive level, or any managerial level. Very few people disagree with that consciously, but unfortunately, there are a lot of folks like you, who no longer think critically about issues that aren't synchronized with their political leanings.

You do see the circular point of

I care for my Father who has Alzheimer's. He's lived with me for 2 years now. I also spent 6 years working for a neurogenetic diagnostic laboratory with dementia clinics as a focal call point.

There are 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease progression. Biden is between stages 3 & 4. It's a progressive disease, and given the demanding travel and inconsistent sleep schedule that Biden must adhere to, his disease progression will likely be more accelerated. Considering Biden is not even at the halfway point of his Presidency, this is extremely concerning.

Biden is in cognitive decline and is incapable of making decisions at the executive level, or any managerial level. Very few people disagree with that consciously, but unfortunately, there are a lot of folks like you, who no longer think critically about issues that aren't synchronized with their political leanings.

Really...people that disagree with your opinion can't critically think about issues? Didn't you make a blank and unsubstantiated claim Trump would have handled it better? Trump doesn't care about NATO, the Ukraine or anything that doesn't have his self interests at heart. I know you also said the GOP would have handled it better. Trump is the GOP. You have very right leaning people who have justified Putin going into Ukraine.

But I am all ears... aside from stating Ukraine will never be a member of NATO what would another GOP president do differently. You believe in a no fly zone and have American's shoot down russian planes? What additional sanctions and economic pressures would you put on them.

I will not question your diagnosis from afar, but you do get if you hire good people with experience, vs yes men and woman, you should be able to manage the crisis as best as possible if you surround yourself with good people. Thinking Jared Kushner would be great at handling this crisis is at best a joke.

Again, you had a prez who had no problem accepting election aid and soliciting election aid from a country who has nukes pointed at us. You had a prez who withheld aid from Ukraine for 4 months to help his own cause. You have a prez that sided with Putin and his nukes vs his own security apparatus...and you are telling me this is the guy and the party to trust in this situation?

 

[CougPatrol]

You do see the circular point of

Really...people that disagree with your opinion can't critically think about issues? Didn't you make a blank and unsubstantiated claim Trump would have handled it better?

Of course they can, but Biden's condition isn't a blank or unsubstantiated claim. He is in cognitive decline and suffering from dementia.

My opinion about Trump was about the GOP vs. the current democratic party. I think Trump is a bafoon, and it's unfortunate that every time the Biden administration does something ridiculous the first response out of many people's mouths is "yea, but Trump."

We've replaced the worst human in American Presidential history with someone who has dementia and is incapable of performing his job. How in the world can anyone spin that in a positive manner?

 

[CougEd]

I care for my Father who has Alzheimer's. He's lived with me for 2 years now. I also spent 6 years working for a neurogenetic diagnostic laboratory with dementia clinics as a focal call point.

There are 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease progression. Biden is between stages 3 & 4. It's a progressive disease, and given the demanding travel and inconsistent sleep schedule that Biden must adhere to, his disease progression will likely be more accelerated. Considering Biden is not even at the halfway point of his Presidency, this is extremely concerning.

Biden is in cognitive decline and is incapable of making decisions at the executive level, or any managerial level. Very few people disagree with that consciously, but unfortunately, there are a lot of folks like you, who no longer think critically about issues that aren't synchronized with their political leanings.

Patrol...one simple question...actually two. Is your argument Trump would have prevented it because of his relationship with Putin, and Putin would have said...you are my buddy, you and I think alike so I won't try to reconstitute the former Soviet Union? And if that is what you truly believe, if Trump was Prez it only delays his movement into Ukraine after Trump serves a second term, correct? Unless we are doing away with term limits for the president.

And if Trump has this magical power over Putin, a respect for each other, why didn't Trump do what is in the best interest of making america great again and call Putin and request he not invade Ukraine? That is what a stateman would do....

 

[CougEd]

Of course they can, but Biden's condition isn't a blank or unsubstantiated claim. He is in cognitive decline and suffering from dementia.

My opinion about Trump was about the GOP vs. the current democratic party. I think Trump is a bafoon, and it's unfortunate that every time the Biden administration does something ridiculous the first response out of many people's mouths is "yea, but Trump."

We've replaced the worst human in American Presidential history with someone who has dementia and is incapable of performing his job. How in the world can anyone spin that in a positive manner?

While he is a buffoon, as you call him, what do you believe is the better answer the GOP has to deal with Ukraine? It seems like a fairly simple question that needs to be answered vs the bad decisions you perceive by not only by Biden but by his administration.

 

[WillieThePimp]

Of course they can, but Biden's condition isn't a blank or unsubstantiated claim. He is in cognitive decline and suffering from dementia.

My opinion about Trump was about the GOP vs. the current democratic party. I think Trump is a bafoon, and it's unfortunate that every time the Biden administration does something ridiculous the first response out of many people's mouths is "yea, but Trump."

We've replaced the worst human in American Presidential history with someone who has dementia and is incapable of performing his job. How in the world can anyone spin that in a positive manner?

A belief that you can assess and diagnose cognitive function through the television and in chorus with the FOX lunatic fringe suggests some cognitive impairments of your own.

 

[CougStar]

A belief that you can assess and diagnose cognitive function through the television and in chorus with the FOX lunatic fringe suggests some cognitive impairments of your own.

You’re still here? After how embarrassingly wrong you were about Covid, thought you’d seek refuge amongst those who “Literally think our Democracy is at stake” people. You’re the comedic gift that keeps giving and everyone here appreciates you for that. You still wear your mask I bet.

 

[CougPatrol]

While he is a buffoon, as you call him, what do you believe is the better answer the GOP has to deal with Ukraine? It seems like a fairly simple question that needs to be answered vs the bad decisions you perceive by not only by Biden but by his administration.

It wouldn't have happened with a strong, sound minded GOP President in office. He never would have pulled this on a competent leader, but with a demented President, the opportunity was perceived as now or never.

 

[CougPatrol]

A belief that you can assess and diagnose cognitive function through the television and in chorus with the FOX lunatic fringe suggests some cognitive impairments of your own.

I'm not a Fox News lunatic. I mean, we can continue the yes you are, no I'm not dialogue I guess, but Alt-Right, Progressive Left is not anything that I support. Unfortunately, we have 2 choices now, and the Progressive Democratic platform is not only divisive, but it's economically non-sensical.

 

[CougInSpain]

It wouldn't have happened with a strong, sound minded GOP President in office. He never would have pulled this on a competent leader, but with a demented President, the opportunity was perceived as now or never.

People like Flat think you give Trump too much credit. It's strikes me as quite odd that people who detest Trump are the ones who talk about him the most. Maybe its that deflection tactic the Leftists are notoriously known to employ when they know they "dun fugged up" by electing a man who is single handedly destroying every pillar of American sovereignty.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

People like Flat think you give Trump too much credit. It's strikes me as quite odd that people who detest Trump are the ones who talk about him the most. Maybe its that deflection tactic the Leftists are notoriously known to employ when they know they "dun fugged up" by electing a man who is single handedly destroying every pillar of American sovereignty.

Trust me......if the mindless Trump lovers would quit bringing him up.....I'd be happy to never see his Cheeto encrusted fingers ever again. Feel free to note that there aren't any idiots calling themselves "BidenCoug" on this board but we do have an idiot who calls himself "TrumpCoug".

When you say "destroying every pillar of American sovereignty".....can you tell us what those pillars are?

 

[CougInSpain]

Trust me......if the mindless Trump lovers would quit bringing him up.....I'd be happy to never see his Cheeto encrusted fingers ever again. Feel free to note that there aren't any idiots calling themselves "BidenCoug" on this board but we do have an idiot who calls himself "TrumpCoug".

When you say "destroying every pillar of American sovereignty".....can you tell us what those pillars are?

Comic relief is your thing, right? I mean, someone who goes to the lengths you do to provide shade for the current administration has some sort of sick twisted sense of humor. I will engage in your request to provide my perspective on these pillars but you will need to admit that you are a Leftist before I go down that rabbit hole.

 

[WillieThePimp]

Trust me......if the mindless Trump lovers would quit bringing him up.....I'd be happy to never see his Cheeto encrusted fingers ever again. Feel free to note that there aren't any idiots calling themselves "BidenCoug" on this board but we do have an idiot who calls himself "TrumpCoug".

When you say "destroying every pillar of American sovereignty".....can you tell us what those pillars are?

He is only capable of regurgitating broad and vague terms without providing any substance to support them. That’s what kookaid drinkers do.

 

[TrumpCoug]

Trust me......if the mindless Trump lovers would quit bringing him up.....I'd be happy to never see his Cheeto encrusted fingers ever again. Feel free to note that there aren't any idiots calling themselves "BidenCoug" on this board but we do have an idiot who calls himself "TrumpCoug".

When you say "destroying every pillar of American sovereignty".....can you tell us what those pillars are?

Triggered much? You are such a puuuuussssy!

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Triggered much? You are such a puuuuussssy!

I'm not the idiot who sucks the cheese encrusted wanker of a wannabe dictator. What is really sad about you picking that name is that you are completely oblivious to how idiotic and pathetic it makes you look.

Your self esteem is so low that you seek validation from the notion that someone like me is "triggered" by you picking that name. FWIW, I would think the same thoughts about an idiot who called themselves "BidenCoug".

But hey, at least you are willing to put out a sign that you are an insecure dickhead with low self esteem so the rest of us know that when we begin a discussion with you.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Comic relief is your thing, right? I mean, someone who goes to the lengths you do to provide shade for the current administration has some sort of sick twisted sense of humor. I will engage in your request to provide my perspective on these pillars but you will need to admit that you are a Leftist before I go down that rabbit hole.

So......you spout bullsh!t like "destroying every pillar of American sovereignty" but you don't have any real response because you are hoping that if you yell that loud enough, there will be other people that will yell, "Hell, yeah!" and then you can just breeze onto the next anti-liberal slogan without ever considering that the majority of the things that you see on far right sites are just a bunch of bullsh!t lies and hyperbole.

FWIW, there are plenty of things that I don't like about liberals and their agenda. We absolutely do not need Democrats leading our country for an extended amount of time. However, I've been around long enough to know that the GOP agenda is just as disastrous to our country if it is allowed to run unchecked. Kansas went through their radical far right phase from 2012 to 2015 when Sam Brownback brought a "New Day in Kansas", cut taxes, reduced government and implemented a lot of the things that the GOP loves to blather about. The result was that Kansas had the slowest economic growth amongst our peer states in that time, our roads started to fall apart and people started leaving the state in higher numbers. Our state government was falling apart from lack of funding. In 2017, the very red, highly conservative Kansas Legistlature voted to repeal his 2012 tax cuts and then over-rode his veto of that repeal. Even hardline conservatives had realized that the GOP fantasy of no taxes and small government isn't practical in the real world.

Unfortunately, "people are dumb, panicky dangerous animals" and we never learn anything for long.

 

[TrumpCoug]

I'm not the idiot who sucks the cheese encrusted wanker of a wannabe dictator. What is really sad about you picking that name is that you are completely oblivious to how idiotic and pathetic it makes you look.

Your self esteem is so low that you seek validation from the notion that someone like me is "triggered" by you picking that name. FWIW, I would think the same thoughts about an idiot who called themselves "BidenCoug".

But hey, at least you are willing to put out a sign that you are an insecure dickhead with low self esteem so the rest of us know that when we begin a discussion with you.

Thanks for the laughs, you are without a doubt the biggest tool in the Flat Land. Scurry off to your safe place C U Next Tuesday!

 

[KRUSTYtheCOUG]

I care for my Father who has Alzheimer's. He's lived with me for 2 years now. I also spent 6 years working for a neurogenetic diagnostic laboratory with dementia clinics as a focal call point.

There are 7 stages of Alzheimer's disease progression. Biden is between stages 3 & 4. It's a progressive disease, and given the demanding travel and inconsistent sleep schedule that Biden must adhere to, his disease progression will likely be more accelerated. Considering Biden is not even at the halfway point of his Presidency, this is extremely concerning.

Biden is in cognitive decline and is incapable of making decisions at the executive level, or any managerial level. Very few people disagree with that consciously, but unfortunately, there are a lot of folks like you, who no longer think critically about issues that aren't synchronized with their political leanings.

YOU DON'T KNOW THIS "doctor"! Taihtsat

 

[Observer11]

Praying everyone is staying safe out there without their masks. At a restaurant last night and it was terrifying the number of people uncaringly walking by our table.

Monsters.

 

[CougInSpain]

Praying everyone is staying safe out there without their masks. At a restaurant last night and it was terrifying the number of people uncaringly walking by our table.

Monsters.

Weedipsh!tWilly must be fearing for his life right about now. How can we possibly survive this?! Apocalypse 2022 is the best way to describe it! WillyDonk, I've got you in my prayers. Godspeed

 

[CougEd]

Of course they can, but Biden's condition isn't a blank or unsubstantiated claim. He is in cognitive decline and suffering from dementia.

My opinion about Trump was about the GOP vs. the current democratic party. I think Trump is a bafoon, and it's unfortunate that every time the Biden administration does something ridiculous the first response out of many people's mouths is "yea, but Trump."

We've replaced the worst human in American Presidential history with someone who has dementia and is incapable of performing his job. How in the world can anyone spin that in a positive manner?

You keep saying the GOP would do something different. Mitch just said today that we are not getting involved militarily . Period. You have this fantasy of John Wayne out there … he doesn’t exist in todays GOP . They can’t even call Jan 6 anythjng other than a peaceful protest and it went perfect . Lindsay Graham said he was off the trunp train, after a few hurtful tweets he got back on . These men abs woman are so addicted to their political ambitions they won’t do what is right for their country . It is party first.

I can see Hawley , Kevin Mac, Nikki H in a bunker like Zelenskiy with combat helmets on, radio back and forth… “incoming, incoming, trunp called my wife ugly.”. “Ted is that you , are you ok ? You safe? Incoming incoming , trunp said he is going to primary me ? Oh gawd we ever going to make it out ? “ oh gawd here comes anither … incoming , he called me Lyon Ted “

The two choices were trunp and Biden. Trump wanted NATO gone, didn’t see a need for it and was a waste of money. Trump thought it was a smart attempt at a land deal by Putin, he would not have even condemned it much less do skmethjng about it .

And the patriot he is … why didn’t he call Putin since he has such a great relationship with him and say hold off for two years, I will be in the White House and we will make this work ?

 

[WillieThePimp]

You keep saying the GOP would do something different. Mitch just said today that we are not getting involved militarily . Period. You have this fantasy of John Wayne out there … he doesn’t exist in todays GOP . They can’t even call Jan 6 anythjng other than a peaceful protest and it went perfect . Lindsay Graham said he was off the trunp train, after a few hurtful tweets he got back on . These men abs woman are so addicted to their political ambitions they won’t do what is right for their country . It is party first.

I can see Hawley , Kevin Mac, Nikki H in a bunker like Zelenskiy with combat helmets on, radio back and forth… “incoming, incoming, trunp called my wife ugly.”. “Ted is that you , are you ok ? You safe? Incoming incoming , trunp said he is going to primary me ? Oh gawd we ever going to make it out ? “ oh gawd here comes anither … incoming , he called me Lyon Ted “

The two choices were trunp and Biden. Trump wanted NATO gone, didn’t see a need for it and was a waste of money. Trump thought it was a smart attempt at a land deal by Putin, he would not have even condemned it much less do skmethjng about it .

And the patriot he is … why didn’t he call Putin since he has such a great relationship with him and say hold off for two years, I will be in the White House and we will make this work ?

John Wayne always was a Repub fantasy just like their time honored nonsense about reducing the deficit.
Ronnie Reagan was every bit the tough talking coward that Trump is: remember Beirut 1983? I sure do. Ronnie did nothing to pay back the Iranians for 241 murdered US service personnel.
The folks that buy into the vacuous Republican Party tough talk are simple minded bumpkins.

 

[CougEd]

John Wayne always was a Repub fantasy just like their time honored nonsense about reducing the deficit.
Ronnie Reagan was every bit the tough talking coward that Trump is: remember Beirut 1983? I sure do. Ronnie did nothing to pay back the Iranians for 241 murdered US service personnel.
The folks that buy into the vacuous Republican Party tough talk are simple minded bumpkins.

That is the misperception that Patrol has. One, Trump is a republican, and two he is John Wayne. Then you have the facts that fly in the face of his perception. Beirut under Reagan, Iraq invading Kuwait under Bush 1. Al Qaeda on 9/11 under George 2.

It was Kennedy that stared down the Russians over missiles, and it was Obama who went in to Pakistan and got Bin Laden. And of course I recognize Clinton let Bin Laden free as they had three or 4 attempts to send a cruise missile into his tent but chose not to because of who he was hanging out with from Saudi Arabia. So the point is they are led by realities, not some folk story about who they think they are.

 

[CougPatrol]

That is the misperception that Patrol has. One, Trump is a republican, and two he is John Wayne. Then you have the facts that fly in the face of his perception. Beirut under Reagan, Iraq invading Kuwait under Bush 1. Al Qaeda on 9/11 under George 2.

It was Kennedy that stared down the Russians over missiles, and it was Obama who went in to Pakistan and got Bin Laden. And of course I recognize Clinton let Bin Laden free as they had three or 4 attempts to send a cruise missile into his tent but chose not to because of who he was hanging out with from Saudi Arabia. So the point is they are led by realities, not some folk story about who they think they are.

ED, what are you talking about? You know absolutely nothing about me, my background, or my beliefs. These names you keep making anecdotal comments about; Trump, McConnell, etc., are corrupt, as are Biden, Harris, Pelosi, and everyone on the Democratic side. What you, and the other pundits on here are continually debating is pointless name calling.

Our political system is broken. The names involved mean nothing. They’re just puppets. The only reason I favor the GOP is because the woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party is illogical. The messaging is phony and divisive.

 

[CougEd]

ED, what are you talking about? You know absolutely nothing about me, my background, or my beliefs. These names you keep making anecdotal comments about; Trump, McConnell, etc., are corrupt, as are Biden, Harris, Pelosi, and everyone on the Democratic side. What you, and the other pundits on here are continually debating is pointless name calling.

Our political system is broken. The names involved mean nothing. They’re just puppets. The only reason I favor the GOP is because the woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party is illogical. The messaging is phony and divisive.

I know I don't know you, never said I did. Nor did I call you any name, or even reference what party you preferred. You are simply reading stiff that isn't there. Not sure what you are reading into it. I just don't see a member of Trumps party that is FKA the GOP that stands up to Russia and keeps Russia under a crazed putin from going into the Ukraine.

My comments were strictly about your comments and beliefs that somehow this would be different under the GOP. Yes I use Trump's name as that was the other option. And he wouldn't do jack about it and thought it was a great land deal. So when you state "this wouldn't happen under the GOP and you know it", i simply point three events that did happen under the GOP. So NO ONE is John Wayne. And no never called you a name, simply said you had a misconception.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Our political system is broken. The names involved mean nothing. They’re just puppets. The only reason I favor the GOP is because the woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party is illogical. The messaging is phony and divisive.

I don't like either party in particular right now. However, growing up Republican and watching the party morph into what it has become has pushed me to far closer to the center and maybe even slightly to the left. When you talk about the "woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party"......I get it. The fringes of that group are toxic and ridiculous. However, the far right has gotten just as stupid in its own ways.

The reason that I have started to really dislike the GOP is this little tidbit: "More than two dozen Senate Republicans are demanding that President Biden do more to aid war-torn Ukraine and arm its forces against Russia’s brutal assault, after voting last week against $13.6 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine."

The Democrats are guilty of being too woke and having some stupid ideas....but the GOP is absolutely loaded with hypocrites and liars. Both sides are the proverbial crap sandwich for the rest of us to chew on.

 

[425cougfan]

I don't like either party in particular right now. However, growing up Republican and watching the party morph into what it has become has pushed me to far closer to the center and maybe even slightly to the left. When you talk about the "woke ridiculousness of the Democratic Party"......I get it. The fringes of that group are toxic and ridiculous. However, the far right has gotten just as stupid in its own ways.

The reason that I have started to really dislike the GOP is this little tidbit: "More than two dozen Senate Republicans are demanding that President Biden do more to aid war-torn Ukraine and arm its forces against Russia’s brutal assault, after voting last week against $13.6 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine."

The Democrats are guilty of being too woke and having some stupid ideas....but the GOP is absolutely loaded with hypocrites and liars. Both sides are the proverbial crap sandwich for the rest of us to chew on.

I really hate getting into this stuff, Flat, but from 15 seconds of research was able to ascertain that you're pulling this from a WaPo headline that doesn't tell the whole story, despite, unsurprisingly being positioned that way and with a URL implying it's a story about a vote on a Ukrainian aid bill. It's quite possible these guys indeed are hypocrites, but it's not like they voted against a Ukrainian aid bill, like that headline implies. The money for Ukraine was less than 1% of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that, as usual by both sides when they are in control, included all kinds of pork and BS.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

I really hate getting into this stuff, Flat, but from 15 seconds of research was able to ascertain that you're pulling this from a WaPo headline that doesn't tell the whole story, despite, unsurprisingly being positioned that way and with a URL implying it's a story about a vote on a Ukrainian aid bill. It's quite possible these guys indeed are hypocrites, but it's not like they voted against a Ukrainian aid bill, like that headline implies. The money for Ukraine was less than 1% of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that, as usual by both sides when they are in control, included all kinds of pork and BS.

Those same Republicans would vote for a $1.5 trillion budget with plenty of pork if it was a Republican majority in charge. Our country hasn't operated without a deficit since Clinton was in office....and he was a flippin' Democrat.

Republicans love to yell about controlling government costs and other countries paying their own way on the military front but the best way to get Republicans to vote for a bill is to boost military spending (which was included in the new bill). If Republicans felt so strongly that the bill should be kept as small as possible, why did they force a $25 billion increase in defense spending over Biden's request to get Republican votes? We already spend hundreds of billions more than anyone else....but Republicans forget their fiscal priorities when it comes to that.

Republicans love to bitch about welfare spending but they have no problem passing bills that provide welfare to farmers...who are the biggest scam artists in the country. I know this because my brother-in-law is a farmer and he sucks money off the government tit every chance he gets while he bitches about minorities sucking off the government tit. I like my brother-in-law but he's a giant frickin' hypocrite.

Republican legislators have no problem bragging about set asides that their states receive in budget bills even after they voted against them. Again...hypocrites.

For all of the bullsh!t talk about who's responsible for deficits, the biggest deficits we've seen are often in the first years of a Democrat's terms when they are cleaning up messes left by Republican predecessors. Also, the biggest deficit in US history happened in the last year of Trump's presidency when the GOP controlled both the Senate and the Oval office. And again, going to my post before, the fantasy of no taxes and small government is a fool's dream. Government spending is one of the best ways to keep an economy moving and killing government budgets is a fast track route to a recession. One of the main things that Reagan did to get our economy rolling was allowing our budget deficit to balloon from $74 billion in Jimmy Carter's last year to over $200 billion per year during his time in office. So.......the GOP is definitely hypocritical when they talk about deficit spending. For 95% of them, deficits only matter when they are trying to make Democrats look bad.

There are plenty of reasons to be critical of Democrats...but the GOP is full of crap when it comes to budget discussions. They are plenty willing to piss away money as long as it fits their agenda.

 

[425cougfan]

Those same Republicans would vote for a $1.5 trillion budget with plenty of pork if it was a Republican majority in charge. Our country hasn't operated without a deficit since Clinton was in office....and he was a flippin' Democrat.

Republicans love to yell about controlling government costs and other countries paying their own way on the military front but the best way to get Republicans to vote for a bill is to boost military spending (which was included in the new bill). If Republicans felt so strongly that the bill should be kept as small as possible, why did they force a $25 billion increase in defense spending over Biden's request to get Republican votes? We already spend hundreds of billions more than anyone else....but Republicans forget their fiscal priorities when it comes to that.

Republicans love to bitch about welfare spending but they have no problem passing bills that provide welfare to farmers...who are the biggest scam artists in the country. I know this because my brother-in-law is a farmer and he sucks money off the government tit every chance he gets while he bitches about minorities sucking off the government tit. I like my brother-in-law but he's a giant frickin' hypocrite.

Republican legislators have no problem bragging about set asides that their states receive in budget bills even after they voted against them. Again...hypocrites.

For all of the bullsh!t talk about who's responsible for deficits, the biggest deficits we've seen are often in the first years of a Democrat's terms when they are cleaning up messes left by Republican predecessors. Also, the biggest deficit in US history happened in the last year of Trump's presidency when the GOP controlled both the Senate and the Oval office. And again, going to my post before, the fantasy of no taxes and small government is a fool's dream. Government spending is one of the best ways to keep an economy moving and killing government budgets is a fast track route to a recession. One of the main things that Reagan did to get our economy rolling was allowing our budget deficit to balloon from $74 billion in Jimmy Carter's last year to over $200 billion per year during his time in office. So.......the GOP is definitely hypocritical when they talk about deficit spending. For 95% of them, deficits only matter when they are trying to make Democrats look bad.

There are plenty of reasons to be critical of Democrats...but the GOP is full of crap when it comes to budget discussions. They are plenty willing to piss away money as long as it fits their agenda.

Look, this isn't that complex and doesn't have to be antagonistic. You cited a quote that turned out to be a (deceptive) WA Post headline implying that those Republicans voted against a Ukraine aid bill as a reason you are so angry with the GOP, and said they're hypocrites and liars. I was just pointing out that it was more complex. It's important. It would be BS if Fox News had a quote like that about the Dems, too. Acting otherwise is consistent with this stupid extreme partisanship. Both parties have sizeable contingents who vote against the other party's spending packages, and they toss in things like that to use against the other side in campaign ads and media talking points. I agree the GOP is hypocritical when it comes to purported fiscal conservatism.

 

[Flatlandcoug]

Look, this isn't that complex and doesn't have to be antagonistic. You cited a quote that turned out to be a (deceptive) WA Post headline implying that those Republicans voted against a Ukraine aid bill as a reason you are so angry with the GOP, and said they're hypocrites and liars. I was just pointing out that it was more complex. It's important. It would be BS if Fox News had a quote like that about the Dems, too. Acting otherwise is consistent with this stupid extreme partisanship. Both parties have sizeable contingents who vote against the other party's spending packages, and they toss in things like that to use against the other side in campaign ads and media talking points. I agree the GOP is hypocritical when it comes to purported fiscal conservatism.

My frustration goes way beyond a single quote. I agree with you 100% that it's very complex and there is no doubt that the democrats have as much fault as the GOP.

This one bill isn't the first time that the GOP has worked hard to impede any positive action by the left. And realistically, the democrats work just as hard to screw over the GOP when they are in the minority.

If anything, my biggest frustration with the GOP and their hypocrisy is the weekly ritual of walking into a church and praising Jesus and than walking out those doors and betraying almost all of his teachings. Helping others only counts if they are members of their church congregation. Outside that....f#ck everyone if it costs them anything.