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There was no killing of a black man in Kenosha by the police. You need to inform yourself a little better before jumping to conclusions. Again, where do you get any evidence of Rittenhouse's assuming that there would be a lot of black protesters? What we DO know is that the protesters did $50 MILLION of damage to the city.

None, of course. And yes, Kyle did "flash" that dreaded symbol of White Supremacy, the "OK sign"..... busted for sure. I sense a degree of desperation in those who are so eager to not let the inconvenient truth get in the way of their chosen political narrative.

Funny then, how Rittenhouse was not charged with it. Why is that, do you think? Next thing, you will call Neighborhood Watch and the like illegal...

IMHO it is the duty of every good citizen to protect their communities. Waiting for the police is no protection at all. They are REactive, not PROactive. And who did Rittenhouse threaten? From the trial, Kyle was the one being chased and threatened, not the other way around.

...and your evidence for this is.....

You mean he drove about 10 minutes to a city where he has friends and relatives? With a weapon that was determined to be 100% LEGAL for him to carry? And the protest wasn't about George Floyd. It was about the shooting of Jacob Blake. A man who had just sexually assaulted a woman and was trying to grab a knife when he was shot. And survived the shooting to later go on trial and be convicted of multiple crimes. And Rittenhouse was protecting the town he had numerous social ties with. Other than that, you are 100% right.

I dont recall him being charged with or convicted of illegal possession. Could you provide me with a link to that? AFAIK he was found not guilty of everything he was charged with. As for having "no business being there"... He had as much right to be there as did the protesters, if not more, since his aim was not to destroy but to protect.

This is the youth who was chased and assaulted twice, and was forced to defend himself (successfully) with his gun, right?

" It’s going to allow pensions and social support to be paid to the Ukrainian people so they have something — something in their pocket. " So sayeth Joe.

The good Senator has a radical idea for sure- spend less money. Joe Biden for the third year in a row missed the deadline to submit a budget to Congress. The "love for Russia" nonsense is the typical smear that gets pushed when anyone has less than slavish devotion to the Cult Of Vlody. I hope Ukraine wins but I also would like to see an accurate accounting of where the money is going. Ukraine doesn't exactly have a sterling silver record on government accountability...

It started as far back as April of last year; https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/04/28/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-request-to-congress-for-additional-funding-to-support-ukraine/

No, but it is Biden who thinks that paying the pensions of Ukranians is more important than paying the pensions of Americans.

Well, Biden seemed to have enough money to throw at Ukraine and pay the pensions of THEIR civil servants, perhaps that is a place to start. Pay Americans first.

Agreed. But the whole thing would fall apart if/when the GOP decides on a nominee whose name is not Trump. Which frankly I hope they do. I can see Biden beating Trump again, but not another candidate.

...which is?

What does that mean exactly? Are you trying to say something?

Probably elected in spite of Harris, not because of her. Trump's support among blacks actually INCREASED by 5% compared to 2016. Her magic Melanin Shield can only carry her so far...

Nobody is questioning Biden's physical health. He is doing very well for 80 years old. It is his mental decline that is the elephant in the room. And also conspicuously absent from the medical report. As for Harris, more than 70% of democrats polled chose SOMEONE ELSE to lead the ticket if Biden doesn't run. She also manages to trail Biden in overall approval rating by 4%, 43 to 39. That takes some doing. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3849873-democrats-prop-up-harris-clinton-for-2024-if-biden-doesnt-run-poll/

Agreed, but at this point the former is irrelevant. He was a good man, a military veteran, and I believe a patriot. Wish him well.

And so all the BS about her supposed "qualifications" is nonsense. Which leads us to the current situation- Democrats want to jettison Biden for health/cognitive issues but they can't. It would leave them in the uncomfortable position of having to jettison VP Harris as well, which for the aforementioned reasons could be political suicide.

Sure. Keep telling yourself that. Her melanin and chromosones had NOTHING to do with it... nor Biden promising Jim Clyburn...

She has the Magic Melanin Forcefield! With the optional Super XX Chromosone attachment. And he promised James Clyburn in return for Clyburn rescuing Biden's faltering campaign in the 2020 Democratic primaries.

Here we go with NABAT again! Doesn't it get a bit tiring? If the best thing you can say about Biden is "well, at least he isn't quite as awful as the previous guy", then you really are damning him with faint praise.

On this we can agree. Being the incumbent is a powerful advantage. Democrats will have to judge whether or not it is enough of an advantage to gamble on. At the moment the answer seems to be "no". A reluctant no, but no nonetheless. Probably the only thing keeping them from being more vocal is the doomsday scenario of having to back Kamala Harris as the presumptive nominee. Isn't it ironic? The President can't string two words together, and the Vice can but they make no sense.

One thing you CAN say about Trump is that he is far better at the real estate business than Biden. He has been living rent-free in peoples' heads for the past 2 years!