Let’s face it….
The Democrats in Congress now do NOT have much of a majority…
It’s technically 50/50 in the US Senate…..
It’s not really since West Virginia Democratic Senator Manchin and Arizona Dmocratic Senator Sinema go their own way at time with the Republicans…
In the House?
House Democratic Leadership have to contend with a progressive faction that from time to time threatens to derail things….
They have been checkmated by the Senate which seldom lets progressive goals be attained …
So?
We get used to House Speaker Pelosi and Senate ‘Majority’ leader Schumer stand on sidelines while one or two Democratic Senator’s actually ARE making the call if their party IS the majority everyday….
50/50 is a tie…..
Manchin controls it….
NOT his party….
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The guy who could be the GOP Presidental nominee?
Trump Loses Bid to Sue Rape Accuser
Donald Trump has lost a legal bid to countersue journalist E. Jean Carroll who has accused him of raping her nearly 20 years ago, Bloomberg reports.
In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump’s continuing attempts to delay the 2019 case were “futile” and in “bad faith.”
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Hope everyone gets through this ban of weather ok….
Not to be left out….
No casualties have been reported following a missile strike in a city in northern Iraq on Saturday.
Multiple ballistic missiles hit Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sunday local time, Reuters reported, citing Kurdish officials.
Kurdish officials also said no casualties had been reported after the attack. They did not say which areas had been hit, according to Reuters.
The Associated Press reported that missiles had targeted two Iraqi military bases where U.S.-led coalition troops and foreign contractors are stationed, citing Iraqi security officials and the military.
“There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. Government facility,” a State Department spokesperson told The Hill…
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The media waiting for the Ukraine President’s pleas to Congress trying to get around Biden…..
Joe Manchin needs to be removed from the DEMOCRATIC Caucus…he isn’t a Democrat…he is opposing Biden’s pick for the Fed Reserve because their stance on Climate Change…Does he not use his eyes and see all the Climate disasters we have had in this country in the past 10 years linked to climate change? Freezing in Texas, Fires out west, Super storm Hurricanes, etc…I get he is beholden to the Coal Industry, but instead of opposing climate change, embrace it and focus on the government spending billions of dollars to retrofit coal plants with carbon sequestration abilities that way coal is still a viable energy source for the future…You can be green and be coal friendly, just takes imagination…When he the chance to really negotiate build back better he could have put that as the forefront of his request and got something done…but he is tool bag…time for Manchin to go
If there is one industry that really focuses on Climate Change and lives by it is the Insurance Industry, there is a reason why all coastal housing has to buy super expensive flood insurance, because that industry knows what is coming…
Removing him would give McConnell Schumer’s job….
Manchin isn’t going anywhere….
The reality IS he IS the one who decides the policy for Congress right now…
Bdog?
It ain’t his fault…
The Senate rules are set up to do EXACTLY what’s going on….
One member can stop the body from moving ahead on ANYTHING….
The memebers have voted FOR a 60 vote majority on major legislation that can be ‘fprgotten’ when they want to…
Climate Change is going nowhere if gas prices are at $4.50 a gallon….
All that sacrifice stuff in BS….
Only 1% of Americans drive electric cars….
The fact is all the national bitching about Manchin don’t mean shit….
As long as he’s popular in WV?
He keeps his job….
BTW?
The Senator from WV votes WITH BIDEN 95.5 percent of time….
He’s actually a DAMN GOOD Democrat….
And his party members KNOW that and need him….
He’s just a moderate….
Yup the insurance companies got it made….
The Federal Reserve’s work has essentially nothing to do with Global warming. They determine the money supply and the interest rates that are charged to banks. It is a remarkedly stupid reason to oppose a Federal Reserve nominee.
Also, the insurance industry does nor insure flood insurance. Flood insurance is underwritten by the Federal government. If an insurance compsny sells flood insurance, it is just a pass through and is fully insured by the government.
You should note that your property insurance does not cover damage from flooding.
Z?
The Home owner STILL has to pay for something the Government reimburses the Ins company for?
Regarding Hershell Walker’s unique perspective on evolution…
If chickens come from eggs, why are there still eggs?
And why would anyone want a house cat if its kittens might become lions?
He, he, he….
The guy has enough problem walking and chewing gum….
A ‘Good’ Republican choice for the US Senate from Georgia….
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Jennifer Bendery
….Bbuckle up for next week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing for a nominee poised to be the first Black woman on the court!
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The House is set to hit the snooze button on the Senate’s plan to permanently change the nation’s clocks, @ddiamond reports.
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Russia’s stepped up efforts to to try the Ukraine to dust seems to be forcing Zelensky to
Beg for a deal …….
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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old.
The cause was cancer, Albright’s family said in a statement Wednesday.
Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration, first serving as US ambassador to the United Nations before becoming the nation’s top diplomat in his second term. She championed the expansion of NATO, pushed for the alliance to intervene in the Balkans to stop genocide and ethnic cleansing, sought to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons, and championed human rights and democracy across the globe……
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Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was found guilty Thursday of concealing information and lying to federal authorities about $30,000 in illegal campaign contributions made to the his 2016 reelection campaign.
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Fortenberry on two counts of making false statements to federal investigators and one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts, according to a Justice Department spokesperson. He faces up to five years in federal prison on each count, which would be a maximum of 15 years on all three felonies….
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Acyn
@Acyn
Palin: … I’m going to throw my hat in the ring because we need people that have cajones. We need people like Donald Trump who has nothing to lose like me. We got nothing to lose and no more of this vanilla milquetoast namby-pamby wussy pussy stuff…
Daniel’s Hillsong Church has a media spot light on it ….
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I got a survey from some conservative group asking if I would support a plan from Joe Biden that would give stimulus checks to only illegal immigrant.
I bet there are many conservatives who believe Biden has a plan to give stimulus checks exclusively to exclusively illegal immigrants!
This can’t be their first rodeo..
They just picked the wrong guy
Heck , some of them sucker’s still think Biden LOST
Do we know if Daniel still goes to Hillsong?
Who knows what is happening in his life?
I’ll try to reach out to him….
Last I heard from him he was in Europe….
No need to reach out to Daniel. I would assume and that he is fine, and the same person we remember.
I am concerned though that we have not heard from some prominent bloggers including Jack send Dave recently. Hopefully, everyone is well.
I second that…….
The dialogue seems to have vanished with Jack
Hmmmm?
Still get visits here and from twitter and Facebook
Could use some conversation
Been there before…..
I’m gonna keep Truckin
Jack is visiting you on twitter and Facebook? If so, thatis good news.
Nope
For some posts twitter tells me over 400 people have seen it
For here the numbers average about 150….
And Good Morning to all who come to this place….
And no reply from Daniel on his old link….
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Fox News’s Lara Logan says that evolution is a conspiracy financed by the Jews.
Even though I went to a Catholic High School, I learned about evolution.
I had not previously heard from anyone it was financed by theJews. I guess I largely lived my life sheltered from conservatives. Most people are not so lucky.
Ever since Logan got back from her harrowing experience she has been ‘off’……..
And she works at Fox….
What she believes is her business
But the science certainly appears to back the theory of evolution……
But then so people don’t believe science, eh?
What “harrowing experience” did Lsra Logan have?
Lara Logan has opened up about a brutal sexual assault that saw her raped by a mob of men in Egypt while covering the resignation of Hosni Mubarak for CBS News in 2011.
The former 60 Minutes correspondent was at the peak of her career in 2011 when she was the victim of gang rape while covering the Arab Spring demonstrations from Cairo’s Tahrir Square….
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I don’t think everI heard that story, or maybe I just forgot it?
I briefly thought you might have confused her with Larry Hogan again?
Nope….
I was wondering who is the religious right’s most prominent preacher these days?
My initial reaction was Joel Olsteen, but he generally Doesn’t)t get as involved in social Conservative issues – although he does make exceptions.
I would be interested in in hearing whom others here -think is now the most prominent religious conservativepreacher.?
Franklin Graham maybe? Kenneth Copeland, Jimmy Swaggert? I bet I’m missing some big names,that probably includes newer names that I am not familiar with.
I’ll get back to u shortly…
James,
Any news on Jack, DSD, Scott or CG?
I am concerned that we haven’t heard from them in awhile.Hopefully everyone is fine.
I am fine ZreebsHow are you doing?
I just haven’t felt the need to comment lately.As all here know, I Have done this before.However, I hope no one is refraining from commenting because of me.
Me neither Jack….
But it does seem to appear that way….
Jack,
Thanks for asking. I am in limbo right now. I hope and expect to be accepted into a clinical trial trial to test a new intravenous-experimental medication that has some success with other cancers,But firstI have to go through some extensive resting. And they are being very slow to schedule those tests!
I
Good Luck Z!
Keep Truckin❗️😁
The ole truck doesn’t run like it once did,and it leaks more gas than Iwould prefer (that comment is more of a joke than a major concern!).
But it runs, eh?
God Bless Ya!
I hop that neither James nor CD was offended by that last joke.
Not me
I meant CG. I sssumr the Texan lost interest in James.
Amen….
I just got gas for $3.95 a gallon
That is roughly a .50 cent drop per gallon in a month since the Ukraine war
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A hearty Good Morning to all who come to this place and do NOT comment❗️😁
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At least Jerry Falwell is no longer the leader of the religious right! Hopefully someone worse hasn’t taken his place!
But will…..
Remember…
They are ALL just Men no matter what they may say or preach…
And?
Quite a few have gone astray….
Welcome back Dave. No pun intended.
James has been known to have a spirited dialogue with himself at times. I rarely join him in whose conversations.
Don’t worry!I have never once concluded that they were God-like or even inspired by God!
James,
Any news on Jack, DSD, Scott or CG?
I am concerned that we haven’t heard from them in awhile.Hopefully everyone is fine.
I have heard from DSD……
Have not from the others…..
Once Jack stopped talking?
Everyone else stopped also
Jack and the others ARE signed in to site
So they see it and can comment any time they want….
Apparently they don’t want to
There U go Z
And just like that they’re back😉
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I’m here. Amused that Trump floated the idea of going back to Afghanistan if he winds up in the White House again.
He’s a Republican alright! MidEast forever and tax cuts for the rich is what they really care about. And white supremacy isn’t a deal breaker but coke orgies are. What a party!
A Crazy assed ex-President indeed….
With minions following him and other Republicans trying to break free from the Big Guy pimping ‘HIS’ party….
You haven’t seen me on this board for a couple of reasons, the most important is that I was disconnected from the Web while I was in hospital and rehab from Feb. 19 to March 17 for back spasms which I may caused by bowling ten-pin with fellow residents. At 5 foot 4 and 150 pounds, I should have insisted on duckpins instead.
Since returning on St. Patrick’s Day, I have been deterred by not being able to spend long periods on an essentially-backless office chair. Also by the self-fulfilling observation that the only commenter on JamesB’s posts seemed to be JamesB himself. This is somewhat self-enacting because no doubt others didn’t comment when they saw no dialogue,
Welcome back Dave. No pun intended.
James has been known to have a spirited dialogue with himself at times. I rarely join him in whose conversations.
I’m Glad ur better also DSD…..
I guess everyone paid the doctor’s extended visit’s
That said
Sometimes we all need a rest
I wish the best of health to everybody in our tight group……
I’m glad to hear from everyone
And glad to know that others may not comment bit still register to look at the site
James,
I thought you might be interested in learning what happened to the Russian girls you used to promote on your website. While I can’t confirm for sure these are the same women,
A few years back 1)I got a job offer from a Svetlana. 2) Anastasia is now my clinical trial coordinator at the hospital. 3) you are probably most interested in Natasha . To the best of my knowledge she is still with Boris . “ Boris” who remains the nemesis of Rocky and Bullwinkle .
He, he, he…..
Thanks for the Update Z!
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