The Real timschochet

By “huge chance” I think you mean zero, right?

If you were living Hungary or Bulgaria prior to 1989 I doubt you’d be laughing about this.

More on this: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/george-soros-and-the-fall-of-communism-in-europe#:~:text=George Soros%2C the chair and,Berlin Wall in November 1989. George Soros is up there with Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II and Lech Walesa as one of the key figures in the liberation of Eastern Europe from Communist slavery. It’s amazing to me that he has been transformed in recent years by the right into some sort of villain.

I predict she will quit prior to South Carolina, and endorse Donald Trump.

Helped save Europe from Communism.

Actually that would be Pete Wilson

What can one say to logic like this?

That migration cannot ultimately be stopped through preventive measures but only at the source- which in this case means the countries that these people are fleeing from.

You really enjoy the word “bootlicking” a lot. It doesn’t mean what you think it means. No Hitler was not an elitist. In fact his whole life he absolutely hated and resented the elites, the wealthy, the powerful, the military and industrial establishment and couldn’t wait to murder and punish them. No matter how much some of them foolishly supported him, by 1945 almost all of the German elites were murdered or in concentration camps. You would know this if you studied some actual history of the era rather than whatever conspiracy crap you’re consuming.

Yep. Brian Sicknick was basically murdered.

I don’t plan on moving there but I really do want to visit. Charleston in particular. Some folks say it’s the most gorgeous city in the USA. And I’m a Civil War buff so I’m anxious to see it.

Yeah they’re both great

The UN was pretty effective in its initial years: created the State of Israel, defended South Korea, etc. I won’t argue that in the years since it has earned your disdain. But I still think it’s a noble idea and necessary. It’s been a while since I read up on Ms Wilson so I’m not sure. I seem to recall she relied heavily on a Colonel House. In any event she wasn’t quite the despicable person her husband was- Woodrow was easily the worst racist President in our history.

Ever see Marathon Man? Devane makes a great villain in that.

I think you made some pretty good points on this subject. I’ve only voted for two winning Presidents: Ronald Reagan in 1984 and Joe Biden in 2020.

Not really. She spent most of her time trying to punish her husband’s enemies. Perhaps if she had been willing to compromise with Republicans the USA would have joined the League of Nations and the entire history of the interwar years rewritten for the better. Who knows?

So I watched some highlights of the Senator debate the other night. My thoughts: Barbara Lee Seems nice enough but too leftist for me. In the Bernie/AOC category. I could never vote for her. Adam Schiff One of the smartest people in Congress. Honest, erudite, eloquent, certainly not a liar despite what the MAGA types think. But he’s somewhat tarnished by being unfairly portrayed by his enemies. He’d make a great senator but not my first choice. Katie Porter My first choice. Great lady and local. Moderate, creative, pro-business and pro-women’s rights. I think she’d be outstanding. It will be tough to defeat Schiff but we’ll see. Steve Garvey The lone Republican. Supports Trump. I don’t agree with most of what he said. But you will NEVER hear me say a bad word about Steve Garvey, one of my boyhood heroes and favorite Dodgers of all time. My folks had season tickets. I went to game 3 of the 1981 World Series- (a classic; Fernando pitched!) I mean come on now, it’s Steve FREAKING Garvey! Love him.

They certainly don’t. Haley is the old school Reagan type Republican that the conservative movement now rejects in this age of Trump. But that’s no stain on Nikki; it’s a stain on the conservative movement.

You’re trying too hard with the Big Mike thing. It’s just stupid.

Sometimes you got to trust yourself It ain’t like anywhere else

Biden’s who we have and he’ll get the job done. I think it’s going to be pretty decisive. My biggest concern is how the MAGA crowd handle yet another loss. There’s likely to be violence.

I’m not sure what your point is here. But of course you’re wrong. Haley has been supported by traditional Republicans who don’t like Trump- like the Koch brothers for example. There’s not many of them left in the GOP, but they’re still around and they’re certainly not “from the left.”

One person is not “the other party.”

Inflation staying high, OR people continuing to perceive that inflation is high, remains Donald Trump’s best chance for November, along with the border issue staying bad. But I have a feeling that neither issue will seem as bad to the public in a few months.

She’s not being funded by the other party. At this point Democrats benefit by Trump being named the nominee ASAP.