Mark Davis

Pretty good for a fast food type burger. They have the peanuts there too which I usually have a few of. The problem is you are right about the cost, for just a couple more bucks you can have a better burger at a better restaurant.

You may be right on the ETFs, but my houses and condos I've done for rental income have been a quite lucrative part of my investment portfolio. The deals I regret are the ones I didn't buy, not the ones I did. I sold my old home back in 2008 when I bought my current house, huge mistake to ever sell it. I should have just rented it out and moved on rather than worrying about extinguishing the debt. The rents would have carried the note.

We can, and have, debated the overall impacts of Trump's policies. I'm not as pro tariff as he is so some of that I agree causes inflationary pressures. To me, the problem with Mamdani isn't the overall impact. You are right it's just a NYC issue. But in some ways he's dangerous in that if he doesn't stay long enough to show long term what those short term rent controls for instance would cause, people might not see his term for what it truly is. To me this type of economic message is dangerous to the overall well being of our country. The tariffs you may disagree with, I may disagree with some of them, but rolling those back if needed or negotiating them away can be done. What Mamdani espouses is a philosophy, not just one policy, but rather an entire playbook of policies that have historically failed over time. Like you said, initially these things can look good, maybe even good enough to consolidate some more power, but long term they are catastrophic. He's a talented politician, great at giving a speech. But while the style I have to admit is captivating to the public, when you look at the content, he's quoting Eugene Debs for instance.

Not to mention his policies would be like taking arsenic for the common cold. Are you of the opinion socialist policies reduce costs? Seems out of line for capitalist ideology.

This is the problem with the Palestinians. There's a reason Egypt has that big wall and won't accept them into Egypt. When you come from a radicalized population or family, it's no surprise statistically you'd be much more likely to be an extremist yourself. All of that being said, my biggest problem with Mamdani is he's anti capitalist. I don't really care that he's a Muslim. Anyone who is quoting Eugene Debs in his speeches and saying openly "no problem is too small for the government" is no friend to me or where I want to live.

How is that not overlapping? The reason we have issues with Muslim extremism is they hate the West and it's culture, including the acceptance of gay people.

I don't have all the data, but how about 9/11/01? Does it count if Muslims just imploded the whole building or does it need to be an arm drag over the top?

I voted for Gore but after 9/11 I thought for awhile maybe Bush was the right President for what we were facing. I was wrong in a dramatic way. Likely all caused by one Democratic county in Florida having a confusing ballot format that led their own voters to vote for Pat Buchanan.

Perhaps the politician that has cost our county the most in lives and treasure of my lifetime, if you believe he was the driving force behind pushing GW Bush into Iraq. I don't see him as evil, but he was a hawk who in my mind would stretch the facts to fit that hawkish view and it cost us dearly.

The Republicans don't have any real power in NY but someone made the observation tonight the state might reel in some of this from Albany. The R's would be wise to stand aside and let him put this to the test. I suspect clearer heads from Albany may prevail on the D side. But to be honest, when AOC unseats Schumer they may fear to do so for their own political lives.

I don't think it's going to fix it either. But it's a thing of the past IMO. Our Twin Peaks looks modern, better building, more money in the infrastructure. Most Hooters locations I know of are in need of major renovations. Most of these type establishments are under NNN leases where the tenant is responsible for all upkeep and any renovations. That's just one issue, but back to the food. If the premise is their food is subpar, if you fix that, if you refresh the brand in some way, at what point does it cease to hold it's brand value that remains?

Better food from what I've heard. We have a Twin Peaks near one of the areas I go for lunch sometimes and know some people who eat there. Hooters had some of the greasiest food I've ever tried.

Outdated business model. You can find more scantily clad women walking around your neighborhood market these days. He may as well open a Blockbuster up.

We had it here with Roy Moore. At least Roy Moore lost. We had people justifying voting for him for a variety of reasons. It's funny when the sides flip, people's morality changes. The truth is becoming more and more that the dominant party in a state can nominate the most despicable person and they will still win the general due to the polarization of our politics.

I'm all for him. I hope he and his allies strongarm their way to enact whatever they want.