HeloDude

You’re dreaming man. And not just on the Republican side, but I’d say mostly on the Democrat side—the left could easily pass a bill in the Senate that says federal law protects abortion up until 4 months but then it’s against the law to do it afterwards. But that’s not what the left wants—their entire argument is “it should be left up to a woman and her (abortion) doctor”…which means zero bans. So sure, could the GOP play politics and vote for the 4 month ban as I suggested? Sure…though of course they’ll never do it for obvious reasons. And the left would also not vote for it since they don’t want any restrictions. So politically I don’t know where this goes from here on out. I do know that the majority of the country is not for abortion on demand. But they’re also not for a complete ban. In the end, the state issue makes since, both Constitutionally and politically. But I agree, if the GOP pushes for federal ban, not only will they not get it, but that it doesn’t help them at all politically. In the end, as much as I think abortion is morally unacceptable, we’ve got much bigger problems going on. It’s a distraction compared to massive fiscal shitshow brewing.

Well, now that’s it done, what do you recommend the GOP do going forward?

What the military used to offer as incentives (college, health care, some money) the left wants to give people for doing little to nothing to earn it. And for what the military does offer that is truly meaningful (discipline, skills, teamwork, etc), these are actually earned through hardwork, dedication, and sacrifice…something fewer and fewer people are willing to do. This is where the US is headed as a culture. None of this is surprising.

I honestly think that’s a good thing he helped one of his constituents (also it’s their job). But if you think that the massive out of control spending is a problem, then you have to hold those who vote for this crap accountable.

When you’re voting for bad legislation, then you’re not striving to improve things. And very, very few politicians often vote against their own parties on principe. Rounds supported bad legislation, so yes, he is part of the problem. And anyone who is bragging about how great politicians are…yeah, I question if they truly understand the big problem.

Wait…it’s popular to be disgusted with an institution that has put us over $33T in debt? I’m disgusted whether it’s popular or not popular. As as for Rounds, just because I might share some philosophical opinions as him, doesn’t mean he’s also not part of the problem. The 2019 NDAA was another massive spending bill, $21B over the previous year. Yep, the majority of the GOP love massive deficit spending as well. We have a big problem in DC, and I don’t think it’s gets much better when the people with an R next to their name are in charge vs the other party. So that’s cool that you’re a fan of this stuff, but let’s not pretend these Senators are truly willing to fix the real problems we have. You’re either a fan of much bigger government (yes, to include the DoD) or you’re not.

So the Dems supported Israel’s right to defend itself for about, what, 3.5 weeks?

It’s all good man. They’re still having a great season, this was just a nasty bump on the road. It is disappointing to lose (especially this badly) to a fellow service academy, and one that was 2-6 before the game started. My initial argument was I didn’t believe they were better than the teams they were ranked above in the coaches and writers polls. I hope they finish strong and get a great bowl game.

Definitely not looking good…against a rival…that currently has a 2-6 record.

If what you’re trying to say is that every policy decision (regardless of who is in charge) is political, then I most definitely agree with you. Just like other have said, no one at the higher levels of government actually cared about Ukraine and their “democracy” (they’re pretty corrupt btw)…but that’s how it was continuously sold the last 1.5 years. So what changed? As for wanting to get rid of Biden but struggling because the question of who would they put in…I don’t disagree per se that this is what’s happening, but the clock is ticking. So unless they want to have the Dem convention select a candidate, and I don’t think that would go over well, even for many democrats, much less independents, they need to get on it and fast. If I had to pick an outcome, Biden is their guy unless he can not longer even speak in front of a camera. And if that were to happen, how does he not resign and Harris take over before the election? I’m only about 60% confident Biden will be their guy btw. So back to the Ukraine piece—I think the Dems will blame it on the GOP (shocker) when funding stops or becomes much, much less of what it is now. And then the Dems will pivot the focus away from foreign policy and back to abortion, race stuff, and more welfare here in our country.

Those poor Senators…no time to do literally anything else but work to fight for the common man in the country and their specific states. It’s a shame to think they didn’t even have any time to meet with lobbyists, go to special events where they’re wined/dined, attend fundraising events for themselves or others, on and on. It’s amazing with how hard they all work that they can’t pass a budget on time, control spending, and make things better for the country.

Is it just a coincidence that this shift is happening around the same time that the leftist media is somewhere in between (at best) questioning how Israel should respond to their horrible terrorist attack and (at worst) supporting the claim that Israel accepts some of the blame for the attack, or are totally to blame because of their “occupation” or “genocide of the Palestinians”? You can’t say you support and want to spend money defending a democracy in Ukraine when they’re attacked, but then say the opposite about Israel.

Just so everyone else can see one of your earlier posts on the subject.

You literally brought in politics to this exact same discussion a few weeks ago, and now you want to pretend you didn’t…nice try.

I never said illegal, I said unacceptable. These universities have said they will not allow “hate speech” on their campuses, and threaten students who don’t use the “correct” pronouns. So using their own litmus test, these universities need get rid of these students and prohibit this “unacceptable” behavior. But they largely won’t…and why?—because the university leadership by and large share these same views. Let’s not pretend these left wing institutions ever supported free speech and dissenting viewpoints.

So a self proclaimed leftist, who originally said that what we were seeing at the colleges was from extremely small groups, but being hyped up by the conservative media, is now saying that the leftists supporting Hamas is a problem…at the universities ran by leftists who are largely supporting these students…who are getting their disinformation from leftists groups (TikToc or otherwise). And finally he also supports the government implementing some kind of new regulations to add additional control over the information (I’m sure as long as it’s done by leftists). Here’s a thought—how about we hold people accountable for their own actions? If the universities believe these students are exhibiting unacceptable behavior, then kick them out…so let me know when all these students are removed from campuses.

Two things can be true at the same time.

While it’s impressive they’re undefeated for a service academy, they have played one team…only one…that currently has a wining record. And it’s not like Wyoming has many decent wins either. Does anyone really think that USAFA is better than Tennessee, Kansas, or USC?

I doubt anything negative will happen to him.

But isn’t recreational GA flying not good for the environment? And I’ve been told by some petty high up people that climate change is the most dangerous threat we’re facing.

Does anybody not think that this GO would have personally signed off on the punishment/negative admin actions of IPs for having consensual sex with students? As for whether or not this GO was having consensual sex with a direct subordinate, I don’t know…but he had to know it was wrong (on many levels) and it definitely enters the zone of negative command influence…just like with IPs and students, if the student said they felt pressured, then that’s what they go with. So if the allegations are supported with facts/he is convicted and he serves some jail time, I won’t have a problem with it.

Sounds like the alarms of “climate change”…

What half the country thinks is right, the other half thinks is evil, and vice versa. But don’t worry, our country can be “fixed”.

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