HeloDude

You can call it BS…but we didn’t end up here by accident. It all adds up. And I’m for tackling all of it—everything should be heavily scrutinized. Take a look at this from 2013…this way of thinking is why nothing will get dealt with until it’s way too late. And the GOP is just as at fault. "The cupboard is bare. There's no more cuts to make. It's really important that people understand that," Pelosi said in an interview on CNN. "We cannot have cuts just for the sake of cuts." https://reason.com/2014/05/25/nothing-left-to-cut/

It would literally not add that much more to the debt. And I’m all about cutting the defense budget as well. The same thought that “these cuts wouldn’t amount to much” is the same thought that brings “let’s fund X…it’s not that much in grand scheme of things”. This is how you get $31 Trillion in debt…and much worse when you look at what SS and Medicare will add over the years.

This is the debt clock…not sure what your questions are?

I’m not a Republican, but if you’re asking why some people would “whine” about spending (defense or otherwise)…oh I don’t know… https://www.usdebtclock.org

Isn’t in the US where the left gets really upset for police shooting unarmed people?

Nah not triggered, just initially disappointed, and it wasn't a threat—wonder why you would suggest that it was? As for “just quoting the Constitution”…if you say so. Funny, it’s the same partial quote that those who want to erode gun rights use. I guess I assumed you were doing the same, my honest apology. As far as the high standard people should have when owning, carrying, using firearms…totally agree. I expect that everyone should have a high standard in everything they do in life. But if Karen wants to have a loaded pistol in her purse with “one in chamber” (I don’t know why anyone would carry a firearm for self defense without one in the chamber?), then that’s her right. If she uses her firearm inappropriately/to cause problems, then she can answer for it. But until then, carrying a firearm is still her right and it shouldn’t never be reduced or taken away. But back to Kinzinger…he’s a politician. He said what he had to say to get elected and now he’ll say what he has to say to stay relevant. Justin Amash can’t stand Trump either (he voted to impeach him the first time), but I believe he’s more so of an honest type politician (compared to most) as he still stands for what he has stood for in the past.

I’ll give you a chance to fix/edit your post…what exactly do you think “well regulated” meant in the late 1700s? I’ll give you a hint: A clock that was in good working order was seen as “well regulated”.

A Sandy Hook could have could have happened before 2012…and there were plenty of shootings before then as well, but yet you didn’t change your mind until after 2012? Also how did the availability of guns change in the recent years before Sandy Hook? Just curious how that all made you change your mind unless it was your emotions that caused you to form a different opinion.

That’s not what I would call then “extreme conviction”. It’s not like the Second Amendment has changed in the last 10 years. But since you’ve mentioned it personally. How has your view on the 2A changed and why did you change?

This is a good thing, even if it temporarily sucks for those living in IL (though they can always move, which would be smart). I imagine this will be immediately challenged, especially with the Bruen SCOTUS ruling, and should be eventually overturned.

The same guy who once said he was a staunch supporter of the 2A suddenly now says he supports more gun control laws? So much extreme conviction…

Once again, the ATF gets called out on their unconstitutional bans. Hopefully the FRT is soon to follow. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-strikes-down-ban-bump-stocks-2023-01-07/

Well if your business (CNN) model is mostly based on how Trump is a bad guy and 6 Jan 21 was a violent attempt to overthrow the government, then this is the guy you hire. Oh and then there’s this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2022/12/15/the-five-leads-fox-news-to-big-win-in-2022-cable-news-ratings-as-cnn-msnbc-have-worst-years-ever/?sh=57c51fec42c0

Who gets to determine if it’s a “waste”? Clearly enough people don’t see it the same way as you since they’re more than willing to pay the fare.

I thought you were talking about how bad it was for a man to abandon his child…well, it’s the same thing a woman does when she leaves an infant on the door step of a fire station.

Women can abandon their newborns without persecution…they’re called Safe Haven Laws. All I ask is that men have the same rights as women. We can discuss the morality piece separately if you’d like. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/09/13/safe-haven-laws-things-you-didnt-know-surrendering-newborn/2031516001/

Morally it’s sickening, I agree with you. But the reality is that this (partially) is what’s happening. So if nothing else, call people out for their hypocrisy…and there’s plenty of it to go around.

Gotcha…so once again, progressives prove that abortion has nothing to do with choice. Dave Chappelle said it best when he said if women can kill the baby then the man should be able to abandon them.

Does every state that legalizes abortion also have this “paper abortion” process for males? And if so, is it as easy as going into a clinic pregnant and leaving a few hours later not pregnant?

This is a good thing. After all, we lost Afghanistan because we masked advanced degrees during two different eras while engaged in OIF.

How to make something go from bad to worse.

Well, the TVA (or somebody?) decided that it was ok to turn off the power to people’s homes but not for an NFL football game. Now I’m not so naive to think that there aren’t large differences between killing someone’s power at their home during rolling blackouts vs having to reschedule an entire NFL game, but the optics aren’t good. https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2022/12/25/wow-thats-ridiculous-outraged-tennesseans-endure-blackouts-freezing-temps-while-titans-nissan-stadium-remains-fully-powered/

And yet hardly anything today about it on the “mainstream” news.