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<r>The issue with Trump is not what he does but the lack of thought and substance that goes along with it. If he says he's pulling troops out of Syria, his promise is about as worthless as a degree from Trump University. Did he even think this through? Or consult anyone? The adult in the ...

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If he imposes tarrifs on Mexican goods, then aren't US consumers really paying for the wall? Likewise is he imposes a tax on exports, then he hurts US businesses. Mexico is probably better off to just buy from China.

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Though for Trump the decision is entirely based on short term self-interest. And it looks like he's doing what Putin asks.

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<t>tude dog;1521503 wrote: I think a war costing so many lives and destruction of much of the country tends to evoke emotions. Lincoln didn't start the war but to end it destroyed much of the South. Who speaks of History? Lincoln himself by present standards could be frowned u...

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<t>If something like 9/11 happened under Trump's watch, his fragile ego would likely cause rivers of blood. If you recall the last election cycle, the GOP bragged about dropping so many bombs, we'd find out if the sand would glow at night. Trump promised he would bomb the hell out of oth...

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<t>I think Lincoln was hated at the time because half the country was extremely racist and wanted slaves. History has judged these people poorly. Trump OTOH generally wants to go backwards in time, not forward. Unless history takes a dark turn, I can't see how a guy who stares at the sun...

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Yeah it's weird that democrats are aping the GOP and making tax cuts a core platform idea.

I'd like to see a new speaker. Not that Pelosi is a bad person, but not sure she has any new ideas. It's not meant to be a lifetime appointment.

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<r>AnneBoleyn;1521430 wrote: That's one of the reasons why I think the whole routine was staged in advance---to have a young pretty woman take the mic making Acosta look like a burly bully. Delicate female -v- the enemy. Trump didn't have to call on Acosta at all but the director's cut insisted. The...

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<t>I'm puzzled by what about the video shows Acosta in a worse light than Trump. Here is what I see. First off Acosta is just asking questions. That's his job. He's also supposed to ask tough follow up questions and challenge answers. He did that all respectfully. The disagree...

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<t>That's an interesting article! I think the biggest con in the sales pitch is the idea that economic anarchy is the same thing as personal freedom. Freedom is a slippery idea, since we're never told who is free to do what to whom. On thing I saw visiting in California this su...

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<r>I remember Facebook used to have a feature where they would automatically link to Snopes, right below where someone would copy and paste a blatantly false article. I haven't seen this feature in long time but I liked it. Not sure if they turned off the feature or if people started to avoid the pu...

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<t>Speaking of tapes... the fact that the White House released an altered propaganda version just to make Acosta look more agressive, only makes Trump look like a mad dictator. I don't understand how we've got to the point where calling the press "the enemy of the people" is now normaliz...

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<t>Personally I think the press is way too easy on Trump when asking questions. He gives a lot of nonsense answers, and is often so vague as to say nothing at all. He also outright lies, and then lies about lying. They almost never follow up or challenge his answer. Of course there's no point, since...

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<r>Trump thinks that reporters are supposed to just accept a BS answer and move on. Acosta refused to cede the mic and Trump refused to answer the actual question. Of course since Trump lied to avoid the draft, he could be forgiven for not knowing what an actual invasion is. It's certain...

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<t>tude dog;1521240 wrote: That CNN guy was looking for an argument and the Don would not bite. CNN guy was a total rude douche bag. President Trump - Jim Acosta press conference And Walter Croncrite original douche bag. I just watched the video but...

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Ahso!;1521239 wrote: I thought he looked more like someone out of Inglorious Bastards.

Haha yes he fits that movie as well. He's got that "dead in the eyes" look.

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The new AG looks like he could be cast as one of the goons in a mafia movie. Where his only line is "daaaa...okay boss!"

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<r>Since Trump already promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, I'm cool with ever they want to do. I'm just not sure what Congress has to do with any of this. <E>:-)</E> Trump's best shot is to say he already built the wall .... but it's so super high-tech, it's completely invisible....

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<t>The only thing that saved the GOP in the Senate was that very few Republican senators were actually up for reelection in 2018. They did pretty bad considering they had a 2 to 1 advantage. Of course this probably means they will have a lot of losses in 2020 when the advantage is reversed. <br...

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<r>tude dog;1521134 wrote: History is what it is, but Hondurans are not native of Texas. I bet they've been there before. Their ancestors would have crossed from Siberia to Alaska, and then migrated slowly down the continent, populating North America, through...

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I was hearing the Jaws theme song: Du du. Du Du. du dududududududu.

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<r>As for the migrants, Trump likes to complain, but his "solutions" are only going to make problems worse. He wants to cut off aid to Honduras as a result of people fleeing that country. Of course, people are fleeing because of gangs and poverty. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict that c...

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<t>Yeah I just ran into a login issue. The http:// and https:// mismatch is what's causing the login/session issue. The cookie is saved under the https url, then the "home" link routes back to the http url. These are two different sites as far as the browser is concerned. So the cookie i...

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<r>It is true that ultimately we are all Africans, since that's where we ultimately come from. <E>:-)</E> Which makes racism in the US a bit absurd. A range estimate like "6 to 10 generations" is a bit misleading though. My DNA test came back with percentages, which makes a bit more sens...

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<t>Yeah, overall they are good. On the practical level, there's probably little risk of running this forum without a cert. Since there's little or no sensitive data ever posted on the site (no one posts credit card or financial information). Though longer term, browsers and s...

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<t>Yeah, it might help. There could be more than one issue too. I did just check the login URL and it is on https (which is correct). So that much looks good. Mixing http and https can easily cause session issues. From the perspective of the browser, http and https are two comp...

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<r>Anyone notice that the home page is broken over https://? For example: <URL url="https://www.forumgarden.com/">https://www.forumgarden.com/</URL> The problem are these lines: It doesn't look like yahooapis serves these over https, so they w...

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<t>YZGI;1521028 wrote: If I were him I would pay her $976.63 (1/1024 of a million), I believe if my math is correct (it's probably not). It's a range of percentages, so at minimum it would need to average out 1/32 and 1/1024. That comes out to at least $16,000. <br/...

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<t>It's interesting how Trump handles numbers. The actual higher bound estimate is 1/32. Trump aways picks the number he likes, and usually inflates it. This is a rare case where Trump actually got a number even half correct. Also most people who take these tests are white. So there's not...

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<t>tude dog;1521063 wrote: Oh BTW, where in the Constitution does it mention any bar at all? the Constitution is pretty vague. It only requires "good behavior" from the justices and advice of the senate. But if Kagan and Sotomayer could pass the 60 vote stand...

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<t>YZGI;1521061 wrote: And just how would you feel about being accused of these crimes and being completely innocent? That could happen. My only protections are suing for libel or slander. Or I could offer to take a lie detector test. But no one has ever said these things about me o...

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That's a good series. I've seen a few episodes.

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It's interesting that Gorsuch managed to pass the same interview process (with the same people) without this problem. Kavanaugh had the bar lowered to bare minimum in his favor.

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<t>Exactly. The GOP senators were pretending this was a court case. Saying that Ford was trying to "ruin Kavanaugh's life." But he was born into privilege and would still be quite comfortable if he didn't get the job. He's not fighting for his freedom. He's fighting for more power. Completely differ...

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<t>You know what's interesting is Kavanaugh said he believed that Ford was telling the truth about being assaulted. His argument was to say they were both speaking the truth in a sense: except that she just didn't know who actually did it, and is now she blamed the wrong person. It's an ...

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<t>YZGI;1521013 wrote: We got some prisoners back and saved money by not having the exercises. I am sure those three prisoners are happy to be back. Is it not better to negotiate and try to bring them into denuclearization or sit back and hope they come to there senses? I...

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Ahso!;1521009 wrote: It appears Jared Kushner has been doing all the negotiations.

That's somewhat encouraging... He's probably the smartest of the whole Trump family.

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<r>tude dog;1521004 wrote: Seriously? As a group, they pretty much recognized the contract we live by was not all perfect. Served us well. I just mean, in regards to the idea that it provided representation to all Americans, it actually failed quite badly. If you give it ...

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<t>The only thing that worries me is many people who have worked with Trump have noted he's actually a really bad negotiator. There's a 50/50 chance he will create something that is worse. Like how his tarriffs are hurting farmers now. His incredible health care plan was just a watered down version ...

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<t>tude dog;1520993 wrote: He cried and still cries about how he is unfairly treated. He also challenged the popular vote. Seems the two of you fail to recognize the wisdom of our founding fathers in drafting a constitution which allows a system which represents all of America. <br/...

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<t>I've heard that Trump deserves respect, but I'm not sure how he earned it. He spent about 7 years peddling a racist birther lie about Obama. That alone should disqualify him. The Central Park Five case also follows a similar pattern. He's mostly all BS, playing to the Southern Strategy...

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<r>LarsMac;1520973 wrote: The super majority rule got tossed by the Dems a few year back. The Pubs are just taking advantage of the Dems' stupidity. I hate it when that happens. I wasn't sure, so I just looked it up now. <E>:-)</E> It looks like the democrats used the op...

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I noticed the last 9 ex-justices were all nominated by Republicans. That's a whole court.

Kavanaugh isn't anything new... It's the same game, different name.

The only thing new is that they had to abandon the 60 vote rule because he was such a poor choice.

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<t>tude dog;1520948 wrote: Overturning Roe has never been the cards. The fear has been a great Democratic vote-getter. Only the Supreme Court overturn Roe. I know many evangelicals and Catholics who vote on this issue alone. They are seriously wanting to over...

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<t>Ahso!;1520929 wrote: I hadn't thought of that. I can't see them trying to overturn Roe because my understanding is that it's too established. What I do see happening is the Supreme Court finding any way it can to support the restrictions on abortion rights filtering up from state legis...

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Bryn Mawr;1520937 wrote: It's great to see you whenever you can drop by

Thanks! It's nice hearing from you as well

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<t>As for the saying "beware what you wish for" ... this also applies to the GOP. It's in an unwinnable political situation now, with Roe v Wade. If they overturn it, they will lose the vote of half the country. If they don't, they will lose support from evangelicals. Before,...

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Looks like the investigation wrapped up. It sounds like dozens of classmates with information were never contacted by the FBI. I'm guessing they only spoke with Kavanaugh's drinking buddies, who (for unknown reasons) couldn't remember the parties.

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<t>I don't understand why the GOP feels the need to vote before the midterm elections. What's the big rush? If he's only going to get confirmed by a razor thin margin, he's not the right guy anyway. Why not pick someone else with broader support? The GOP was, after all, all about waiting...

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<r>Ahso!;1520797 wrote: Hey, yaaarrrgg, nice to see you. It's been a long time. I hope all is well. Hey, hope you are doing good as well <E>:-)</E> I've just been offline mostly. I've switched jobs a few years ago, and have been twice as busy ever since, unfortunately.</r>

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