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Perhaps the near certainty of NOT being arrested (or shot) has something to do with it? The flight of retail from many American downtowns kind of tells the story. If it were poor people stealing food, that would be one thing. Not great, but understandable. But this is different. It is becoming a source of steady income.

Choice between that and a potted plant, give me the dictator. Anyway, hopefully some new blood will be injected on both sides. I can only imagine what a debate between DeSantis and Biden would be like. IMHO, Governor Ron is smart enough to let Biden stumble along and reveal his inadequacies. Trump didnt have that kind of discipline, and it cost him. DeSantis and Scott? Powerful combo.

Much as I enjoyed the Trump years, I dont want to see him again. Four years older and more bitter, doesnt seem to have learned any kind of political skills, and probably will lose- UNLESS he can convince a very popular GOP hopeful to be his VP. I fear we may be in for the Joe Show for another 4 years. Roll on Beauty and the Beast! Kristi/Christie 2024.

One thing that the good Governor needs to be careful about is the urge to be "Trump, but without the baggage". That is IMHO a losing message. Bill Maher put it quite well when he said something like, "who would go see a cover band when the real band is still playing?" DeSantis has to establish his own brand. There are also candidates like Tim Scott to consider. He is going for the 'happy warrior conservative' vote. He does have a very compelling life story to tell and no hint of scandal that I can see.

I disagree. They saw it, but they just didn't care. There was such a feeling of "get the bums out" about ordinary typical politicians that he was really in the right place at the right time. Voting Trump was a big middle finger at Establishment Washington. Still a certain segment (but smaller than before) still don't care. He has the strange and unique ability to wear scandals as badges of honour. And the ego to not be ashamed of them!

The man flies in a private jet, craps in a solid gold toilet, and enjoys the company of supermodels. Nothing wrong with that. As a politician, he is a one trick pony IMHO. It worked once but cant work again. Hopefully once the GOP presidential field fleshes out a bit people can decide on a better alternative.

This was a wasted opportunity for the GOP. Hobbs was an amazingly poor candidate, they really had to dig deep to find someone who managed to lose to her. Lake had all the image but none of the substance.

Yep, that will work.... good way to bridge the gap between left and right and begin the healing process...

No argument there. Each fell back on their comfortable tropes. Besides, Greene is kinda sturdy looking- I don't think she is the shrinking violet type!

Oh, I get it. Rep Bowman has some magical powers that allow him to read minds and see words like "aggressive mannerisms" as racist.... seems to me he is just seeing what he wants to see and not what is actually there.

Looks to me like they both got what they wanted. Pure clickbait. Neither covers themselves with glory. I missed where Greene injected any racial element into her remarks though. That seems to come from outside.

No surprise that Iger is not a big fan of DeSantis. He gives big to Democratic politicians- 100k to Hillary, 75k to the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee, etc. The planned move has been delayed and delayed due to employee intransigence According to the New York Times: Mr. Iger, who came out of retirement to retake Disney’s reins, was much less enthusiastic about the project — even before the company became mired in its battle with Mr. DeSantis. As soon as he returned to Disney, Mr. Iger began telling lieutenants, for instance, that it made little sense to move Imagineering so far away from Disney’s movie studios. As he is fond of saying, “Creative teams need to be together.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/business/disney-ron-desantis-florida.html The project was also running over budget and behind schedule. Just another of the previous CEO's decisions that Iger was reversing.

How about $3,500 a night to stay in a Star Wars themed hotel at Disney World? https://insidethemagic.net/2023/04/disney-star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-completely-overhauled-ab1/

Been going on in Japan for centuries. Festivals for good harvest and all that. Check THIS bad boy out...

Like so many "gotchas" the left tries to use, this one is a little more nuanced. First, the new Disney CEO already hated the planned move. As did many of the employees who would be forced to move from California to Florida. No new jobs were to be created, just a move of employees from one state to another. So there were no "jobs lost". Second, Disney is still investing bigly in Florida- $17 billion in the future according to the company. https://wdwnt.com/2023/05/josh-damaro-details-park-performance-and-17-billion-in-florida-investments-over-next-decade/

All I can add is that if "well, it isn't as bad as Trump" is your standard of behavior, then we are all in trouble. Kinda like winning the 100 yard dash at the midget olympics.

According to the story in the OP, cities are preparing hotels for the "migrants" to stay in. In NYC they are using a number of properties, including as the story says the Roosevelt Hotel. A 4 star accommodation and a classic building. Another property used is Row NYC hotel- you can see how it is treated in this story... https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyc-hotel-worker-calls-out-city-migrants-destroy-rooms-disrespect-employees-no-accountability So perhaps the pressure might ease on the border cities, but it is merely being transferred to others. And also as the story says, it is too early to speculate whether the temporary lower numbers are a sign of any permanent trend.

Ouch. So the entire basis of the Trump scandal was untrue. That's gonna leave a mark...

If you count data for 3 days only... but the general trend is still obvious.

It was pretty under control in the previous administration...

So in other words, he needs 66 more votes. Do you think he can get 66 of the senators?

A few days of reporting does not erase the fact that, under President Biden, the number of illegal border crossings has skyrocketed. Plus more and more are simply released and expected to come back for a hearing in months or even years. In the meantime they can roam free.

She is right. This is an issue that has been left up to the states to decide for themselves.

Not quite. Half of 750 would be 375. They need about 20 more votes.

I agree it is a bad thing, that is why I said that I don't want him to be president. I wrote that in the post you quoted actually. But it does explain his appeal. Particularly when compared to a barely sentient president like Biden.