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I think the number one threat to the Republican party right now, aside from the usual political machinations in Washington, is the inability of conservative voters to deal with the cognitive dissonance of appreciating the policy successes of Donald Trump contrasted with the fact that he is in fact a piece of shit as a human being.

That’s actually genius bro. Interesting story relayed to me by NWC Dean: when the USSR fell a brief period of candor existed between our militaries and we sent various folks to Moscow who, among other things, got to read Soviet war plans. Anyway, they assessed certain NATO (non-US) fighter units as particularly troublesome in the event of a Fulda Gap scenario so the Soviets developed an unconventional solution: send Spetsnaz pre-invasion to murder them. Small commando teams burning down apartment buildings full of SQ pilots and families would neuter their combat effectiveness without jeopardizing the lesser skilled Soviet Air Forces. so yea, for OPSEC you should stay in a random AirBnB on every TDY. It’s worth a shot 🇺🇸

Wrong. They're too mad. In the hierarchy of concerns, classified document mishandling, treating women grossly (but not illegally), cheating on your marriages, lying about nearly everything in your past, or all the other things that Donald Trump does to distinguish himself as a human with little or no character, those things are all subordinate to being called a piece of shit, or a liar, or a rube, or being gaslit, or having your most foundational family values attacked, to be called a racist, or a sexist, you get the idea. American conservatives are furious. And furious people do not see nuance or reason. Until the thing that is making them furious is resolved, they are not going to get caught up in little details like what a miserable human being Donald Trump is. And since the exact same activists, politicians, famous people, and other progressive entities who rebranded the American conservative as some sort of hate spewing, idiotic, predatory, and privileged group are the ones now going after Donald Trump, there is a 0% chance that they are going to see the light. And you know what, the many shortcomings of Donald Trump are in fact very, very, very subordinate to the societal warfare that is being waged by the most privileged and unaccomplished in our country. I honestly don't know that I can vote for Donald Trump again, but there is no aspect where his re-election is worse for the country than what American progressives have done and are continuing to do. My primary concern is that his election will not make the problem any better, because Donald Trump also blinds liberal voters to what The Democratic party has become.

Regardless of where you stand, Roe v Wade was poorly written with little constitutional support. It should have been returned to the states long ago. Even LA Time admitted it was legally shaky. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-05-03/how-roe-vs-wade-went-wrong-broad-new-right-to-abortion-rested-on-a-shaky-legal-foundation The GOP neutered their own red wave. They spent millions on a R vs R senate race in Alaska to make sure RINO Murkowski was reelected and avoid another America First senator. That funding may have flipped AZ or MI senate seats, but the GOP would rather have uniparty dems than another anti-establishment conservative. Spending has to be controlled unless you are ready for hyper inflation. If we have to break the system to fix it, no time to start like the present. I am one of those dangerous MAGA republicans.

The people I'm angriest at are the Establishment Republicans (GOPe). The Dems are driving the country off a cliff but the GOPe is only interested that they do it in 2nd gear instead of 5th. Trump was a protest vote to wake our Republican congresscritters up and it didn't do any good. Aside from some tax breaks, name a single major conservative issue that has passed through Congress in our favor. Repeal of Obamacare? Repeal of the National Firearms Act? Reduce the size of government? Nope, nada, zilch. The Dems have been captured by the extreme left that wants to remake this country into North Korea or the PRC (you're high if you don't think the social credit score thing will be implemented here). The fight between the Dems and Repubs used to be mostly about the size of the welfare state; it is now a fundamental transformation of everything and the GOPe's strategy is to lose with dignity. If our side did what we sent them there to do, that charlatan Trump would have never been elected.

Before reading the rest of this thread, I was going to guess he was in charge of the pilot retention team...

@pbar good points I don't think you're going to get a reduction in government unless you vote libertarian. Trump blew the budget out too. @Lord Ratner I think you're more right than I am. They are too mad. To the point that they're so blinded they can't see the dude they're supporting out of spite will just set them back more. It'll be interesting to see how much consistent losing it takes for the trumpians to bail on him. But I suspect the limit does not exist, because every defeat just martyrs him more in their eyes.

Good luck with that. What you call breaking the system looks a lot like self sabotage and letting the left run away with the game. But to each their own. Can't wait for trump and the maga coalition, (who blew the budget out so badly only Biden is worse) to finally reign in our spending /s 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

Oh they get it, trust me...they really get it. They know the other issues and the price that will be paid but this was THE issue and it was worth if it is "saves millions of innocent lives." I've been fairly vocal on my position, despite a deep faith and coming from strong Irish Catholic background (I have two aunts that are nuns), I am pro choice and think dogmatic dedication to this third rail issue deals a serious blow to GOP chances in the next election (as realized in the mid-terms). Punchline, the base on both sides is F'd up! As for Gaetz, what a clown, when just 8 members of the house can completely derail our ability to govern...complete chaos. Gaetz has a vendetta against McCarthy and if anyone thinks a more hardcore GOP Speaker is going to for the DNC to make concessions when they own both the Senate and the White House...you are smoking crack. This is the type of divide the framers planned for, it was meant to drive discussion, debate and compromise. If both side were unhappy with the deal then it was probably a good deal. As for the DNC, what complete and utter hypocrisy. They constantly scream about the danger of MAGA Republicans then they turn around and unanimously side with those same MAGA douchebags to unseat the Speaker, especially after Nancy promised they wouldn't and all for political gain at the cost of dysfunction and chaos in our governance. I am sure there will be DNC apologists on here but my god man, hang your heads in absolute shame.

That's the problem with single issue voters, specifically in this case the hardcore religious right: they always miss the forest for the trees. RoevWade was a big win for them.. for now. What they fail to realize is the hardline pro life stance is deeply unpopular at the national level, and republicans paid for it big time in 2022 with the completely neutered "red wave." They'll continue to pay for it in 2024. So congrats you won on one issue.. at the expense of literally every other issue. Similar thing happening with the speaker fight too. Matt Gaetz didn't get 100% of what he wanted.. so let's nuke the whole thing and turn the party into a disjointed laughing stock as we move into 2024. Sounds like an amazing strategy.

Is he a lib or repub, Im not sure if I'm supposed to like him or make up an excuse as to why he strangled dogs with jumper cables? He is black man, so it's probably my fault somehow. Why strangle the dogs when you can shoot them in the head with a 45? Fucking idiot. Edit: "Macho Man" Ran Savage. The guy has the name to be involved in wrestling whether its humans or dogs lol.

Two VERY simple reasons: 1. Forgiveness and being flawed is at the very heart of the gospel and Christianity. Colossians 3:13 states, “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” We were born sinners against God, but He loved us enough to send Christ, His Son to die for us. 2. Thanks to DJT, Roe V Wade was reversed. Thanks to number 2, I think he is on an evangelical pedestal and as captured in his own words... 'I Could ... Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'

His operation was called “Geehad Kennels”. Omfg that’s amazing. Even better than the other world famous dog fighter Ron Mexico.

The whole country is being held hostage to both parties' incompetence. They are all corrupt peices of shit at the Federal and State Levels. Prove me wrong lol. I wish this was a joke because the American government is the best stand up comedy act to exist to date on planet Earth. Once again, the country is worse than when G W took office. Shit Im a Gen Xer and Im going to say it was better in 80s under Reagan (I was playing with G I Joes and listening to Warrant back then but my dad could afford to feed us and buy a house on a plumber's salary) doesn't appear to be getting any better. Why? Because we keep pretending to believe our votes matter and that the people in charge aren't corrupt. How do you fix this without a fuck ton of pain?

Sad part is this will change precisely nothing with his fans. There isn't a scandal or conviction or statement or act he could commit that would shake their support for him. It is full cult of personality level commitment that is entirely separated from policy, morality, and reality itself. Over half of the Republican Party is in a hostage situation because they're either too stupid or too prideful to adjust course or admit they were taken advantage of. But one thing is for sure: this crap turns off moderate republicans and independents like a big dog. So, much in the same way that trump lost republicans the senate through his idiotic meddling in Georgia, he will ensure another Biden term. And when Biden predictably expires, we'll all know exactly who to thank for president Kamala.

Several teams thought to be dominant didn't perform well this week, only winning by 7 - USC, Washington, UGA... Plus all those "strong" PAC-12 teams will play each other and doubtful that anyone comes out unscathed. I think Michigan is currently the team that looks most complete, but very hard to tell given their week schedule. Looking forward to Saturday. Disappointed that Duke couldn't pull it off against ND to show OSU is overrated and unfortunately they went from ACC contenders to probably bowl eligible losing their QB for more than a couple weeks.

...aaahhh, so its not about *their* capacity but ours! And our access through..so proxies. B̶y̶, w̶i̶t̶h̶, through, through, through! To be fair, the present ongoing war is through.

Maybe you could pitch staying at a crash pad in the context of Agile Combat Employment and sell it like the dispersed basing of aircraft. When war with China kicks off isn't the Red Shit Dumpster River Inn full of upgrading MAF pilots exactly what they're going to be aiming the hypersonics at? Why put all your eggs in one basket when you can diversify.. and have hot tubs

As I got older, when some shoe clerk said that, I would ask "How far back does your always go? Because mine goes back pretty far"

All week long in my area we heard the chant of Gator fans proclaiming they are back and they are going to crush Kentucky in this grudge match. I must say it was enjoyable watching Kentucky RUN the Gators. What up with Coach Prime and clock management...they came roaring back and burned six minutes off the clock with horrific play calling. No time outs so you run the ball up the middle 4 times...unreal. Also nice to see Brian Kelly and LSU get popped int he nose by Ole Miss...Hotty Totty! Finally, Michigan pummeled poor Nebraska, anyone remember the last time the Huskers were good/relevant...yeah me either.

To get to the other side? Lol

DAYUM...next Huggy will be measuring socks at the DFAC.