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I think a lot of people would have had sympathy for the pardon, IF.... Joe had just said something like, "he's my son and I don't want him to go to jail. Any father would do the same if he had the power". But he tried to put a laughable political spin on it. As if his very own justice department, run by his hand picked Secretary, was somehow out to get Hunter. Then there is the timing and wording. A full decade long free pass, which conveniently covers everything from the day Hunter joined Burisma. IMHO that is the real reason for the pardon. The gun/drug/tax charges are secondary. The potential political corruption and foreign influence peddling are the real issues.

You must be joking. Right wing fear mongering?!? Who was bleating on and on about Hitler and fascism and no more democracy for the entire election in the US? Then, who suddenly changed their tune and went back to business as usual and "congratulations to President Elect Trump" afterwards? It was all BS, designed purely for the election cycle.

You are being pedantic, for the purpose of obscuring the larger issue. Let's stipulate that Trump is convicted. Fine. Now, focus on the differences with Hunter Biden. The pardon is for a decade of crime, both tried and not yet tried, both convicted and not yet convicted. This is rather rare- pardons are generally done for a specific crime or incident. It is not merely "getting off", it is a complete rewriting of history. The two situations are really not comparable.

Only the kitchen? Absolutely not. They are rather handy to have in the bedroom as well. But I guess you lefties wouldn't know much about that, as evidenced by your above assertion....

Ah, it has been a while since I had to write "b-b-but Trump!". It hits on the second post of the discussion. Biden shows his true colours. As recently as November 8, the answer about a pardon was "no". What changed since then... I guess the coast is clear now for Trump to pardon himself?

What happens to the children of regular US citizens who break the law and are sent to prison? They are not the government's responsibility except in dire circumstances.

I wouldn't call it my "greatest pleasure", but it certainly IS a seasonal delicacy. To be enjoyed until the season comes to a close. Which will be when the deranged fringe of the left comes to terms with reality. You seem to have done so, and good for you. Kind of.

They would laugh, smile, pat them on the head and say, "honey, what's for dinner?"

Promise? Getting a leg over a harpy like the writer is probably not worth the effort. Probably spends the entire time whining and complaining. Only way to get pleasure would be to plant her face down on the pillow and think of her sister while you 'work'. She and her dude sound like empty nesters, so he could quite easily just say "sod this" and run for the hills. Who could blame him?

Here is an unintentionally hilarious essay written by a despondent leftist, who is cancelling her family's holiday plans because her husband (gasp) voted for Trump. Even worse, he is Hispanic! Here is a quick exerpt; The trouble started with her husband posting the following on Facebook; “God Bless America. God bless #45, 47.” He refused to take it down, which led to....... Later that night, I briefly glanced at my husband and found myself not wanting to look into the eyes I love. I hated this divide. I wanted to touch his forearms and feel our connection, but I also felt an urge to punish him and deny him my touch. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-voter-family-marriage-holidays_n_67321c1ce4b0231a203b1b80?d_id=8359829&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000067&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_main

Maybe I am a bit out of touch, but I thought that the job of a union was to advocate for the wellbeing of the members. Issues of pay, safety, working conditions, that kind of thing. Why are they suddenly getting involved in political disputes happening thousands of miles away? Not their business IMHO.

As with most things, whatever the left says, they need only hold up a mirror to see who is actually doing it. Here we have a strong, intelligent Woman of Color who is being defamed by the Democrats. Obvious misogyny and racism at work.

Discredited scumbag intelligence turd John Brennan doesn't like Tulsi. That is the best recommendation I can think of!

Yeah, it is kinda strange that this is only a one-way issue. Trans-women want to compete in womens's sports. Yet there are few/no examples of trans-men demanding to compete in mens' sports. Similarly, men are not up in arms or feeling unsafe if trans-men use their bathrooms or locker facilities. This leads me to believe that in the vast majority of cases, this is a psychological issue rather than a physiological one. So it should be treated as such- with therapy, not with sterilization and mutilation and amputation of perfectly healthy body parts.

True. Very much looking like "the morning after the night before" in this clip. Minus the kind soft lights, the makeup, and the coaching. Dodged a bullet, my cousins to the south!

To me, the funniest thing is that there has been a Go Fund Me campaign started, to raise money for all the Harris/Democrat staff who have been laid off due to the debt incurred by the campaign. Even funnier is that, as of this morning, there has been a grand total of $17,000 donated. Seems like the Democrats closed their collective purse rather tightly after the loss! Compare that to the $6.6 MILLION raised by the GOP for the victims of the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA. Shows where the actual compassionate people are...

You could also look back at 2020 and say the same thing; WI 49.4/ 48.8 GA 49.5/ 49.2 AZ 49.4/ 49.0 PA 50.0/ 48.8 All razor thin wins for Biden. But wins nonetheless and they made Biden the winner. Time to stop obsessing over the numbers and deal with reality.

Ah, but it IS my business. My country sadly contributes to the problem that the US has along its borders, and my feckless Prime Minister does nothing to stop it.

I assume that you have some statistics or surveys to back up those claims...

Gonna start with the 1.5 million or so who are already under deportation orders. Then those in jail or on charges. Then the recent border crossers who are littering the streets. I am sure there will be some allowance made for those long term and genuinely hard working folks, but that is down the line a ways. First priority is to close the border, second is to get rid of the serious troublemakers as I said above. But there will be no tearing apart families. Families who see a member deported will of course be allowed to accompany that person back to their country of origin.

Jing, you can stop campaigning. Or don't, it really doesn't matter at this point. Trump is your President-elect, he won both Houses of Congress, won the popular vote, won the Electoral College. Polling shows that Americans by a large margin support his cabinet choices and policy direction. Interestingly, by a larger margin than the election victory. Time to BOHICA and relax.

The media reaction to the new reality in the US is hilarious. A panel on CNN went apesh!t when someone dared to say that Twitter/X is now finally a balanced place to have discussions. A hue and cry ensued, but ironically the data came from CNN itself. Twitter users identify as 48% Democrat, 47% Republican, 5% other. Can'T get much more balanced than that. Yet the left is so used to controlling the public narrative that any challenge is seen as tyranny.

To avoid confusion, I find it easy to just think "fake" whenever I hear the prefix "trans". So, a trans man means a fake man ie. a woman. The issue here is womens' privacy and safety. Not just bathrooms, but gyms, changing rooms, and other places that are segregated by sex. It is done for women, not for men. And men with gender dysphoria or auto gynophilia should be prevented from using spaces and area designated for women.

Actually, both are true. The GOP is a Big Tent party. Unlike the Democrats, who have devolved into catering exculsively to the limousine liberal class.

You can stop campaigning. You lost.