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Despite that obvious quality, he was elected and re-elected. Yet you still want to cling to the quaint notion, "this is not who we are".

24.06.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You really need to retire that expression. As a country, on the whole, It IS who you are.

24.06.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Given how disastrously wrong you were about Iraq, itโ€™s remarkable that you still feel entitled to weigh in on yet another Middle East conflict without a hint of humility.

22.06.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How about they don't do this because of January 6th? Democrats are as responsible for normalizing Trump as anyone. Maybe more so.

They are obligated to respect the results of what they deem to be a free and fair election, but they are under no obligation to respect Trump.

12.06.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This call is starting to look a little premature. The current gap is less than 5 seats.

29.04.2025 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This call is starting to look a little premature. The gap is less than 10 seats.

29.04.2025 03:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Projected Minority government. Makes things a little more complicated, especially with a separatist party holding some sway.

29.04.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These results are below expectations for the Liberals. Could be a long night.

29.04.2025 00:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Given the polls have been narrowing a bit in the last few days (I know, not so much in Ontario), it seems a stretch that he loses.

Regardless, if the polls largely hold from here, his days as leader are numbered, whether or not he holds his own riding.

24.04.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who's on deck? Gutfeld?! Seems Fox News is his idiot farm system.

21.04.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Soft Landing?! I don't specifically blame Powell, given that central bankers everywhere had the same philosophy, but the fact is they overshot the runway. Maintaining interest rates at historic lows, QE, the Fed Put etc. were major contributors to inflation, which was dismissed as "transitory".

18.04.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Been watching this for 50 years. Easily the most nerve-wracking final round ever.

13.04.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That the rest of the world is required to give a crap what these people are thinking on any given is peak irritation. One helpful outcome from all of this is the world moving on from its dependence on the US for economic and national security.

10.04.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once upon a time the opinion from the guy at the end of the bar was something you politely nodded along to until you finished your drink.

04.04.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Confirmed 99-0. The US Senate, self-described as โ€œthe worldโ€™s most deliberative bodyโ€ is in fact the worldโ€™s most ridiculous, elitist country club.

01.04.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just have one of the Dems replay the Mehdi Hasan interview of Taibbi.

01.04.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If we could have him trying to squeeze in and out of a Cybertruck in that thing, then Dukakis will genuinely have been eclipsed.

29.03.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think that is an entirely reasonable conclusion. Just as his willingness to champion the repeal of the ACA in his first term was an attempt to punish Obama for the WHCD slight.

He is petty, vindictive, and owing to his narcissism largely unconstrained to act on his impulses.

28.03.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He stays there if you all let it happen. Do you lack agency or courage?

27.03.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cue Lindsey Graham with a full-throated defense.

24.03.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

making Mexico pay for it?

Didn't he single-handedly kill legislation on border security before the last election to help himself out politically?

His policy, if you can call it that, can essentially be distilled down to the dehumanization of immigrants. That's it.

24.03.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the name of all that is holy, why do people give Trump credit on the border? And why do Democrats insist on reverting to the fetal position on this issue?

What exactly has Trump accomplished with border security? Wasn't he going to solve the problem last go-around by building a wall and

24.03.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any Democratic leader worth their salt would be smacking this type of rhetoric down hard. It's yet another indictment of leadership that these threats to the sovereignty of nations - all of whom are current allies by the way - can be made so casually.

23.03.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No leader can afford to be this clueless. These appearances are only serving to further infuriate the Democratic base supporters and embolden Trump and the Republicans. I mean he just moved the goalposts from the lower courts to the Supreme Court. Why?

23.03.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Figured Iโ€™d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

With everything going on right now, itโ€™s easy to feel like regular folks canโ€™t make a difference โ€“ but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

23.03.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73988    ๐Ÿ” 12863    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5032    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2227

Is he under some delusion that these appearances are helping him with his critics?

23.03.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I did. I had some knowledge of him prior to that appearance but it was the first time seeing him interviewed. He did pretty well. I think as he goes along he will continue to get better.

23.03.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's actually a pretty good ad.

22.03.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't believe she's doing all this just to primary Schumer in 2028. Bernie seems to be anointing her as his heir apparent. Other Democrats planning on a presidential run I expect are taking notice.

22.03.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched Real Time for years but began tuning out as he devolved into an insufferable old crank. I grew especially tired of his unrelenting focus on woke. It's become a catch-all for anything that manages to piss him off.

22.03.2025 02:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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