John Drake

They were arrested. The question is why were they treated so gently? Spraying an unknown substance at the US embassy could easily be an act of terrorism, endangering the lives of State Department employees. Yes, State Department employees. Hmmm. Come to think of it, never mind.

Western nations need to deport illegal aliens. Doing so would reduce the population and the demand on carbon emitting resources. Save the planet! Deport an illegal alien today!

The country was flooded with illegal aliens over the past four years. There needs to be an equal force pushing them back to where they came from. Mass deportation will lower housing costs, make streets safer, reduce welfare and educational stress on local towns and cities, force people like the WGA to get on with robotic and mechanical planting and harvesting, reduce the carbon footprint from an already too large population, make sure infrastructure demands on water, electricity, roads, and sewage don't outstrip capacity, and prevent foreign criminal gangs from committing atrocities in cities and small towns. Of course, we could still manage to put a couple of hundred thousand or so in places like Martha's Vineyard; Alexandria, VA; Silver Springs, MD, Arlington, VA, and of course DC itself.

One question I've had about Biden: what's wrong with his right hand forefinger? Before he disappeared a couple of months ago, he was walking around with that finger continually positioned just like in this photograph.

First step: revoke all of Biden's "paroles."

Saw an article elsewhere today that Venezuelan agents are accompanying Venezuelan criminals to team up inside the US and conduct terror missions as well as destabilize local governments.

I can understand why Trump's attitude towards the UK could mean trouble for the British. But the UK really doesn't matter much to the US. Frankly, as an American, I'm more interested in strengthening ties with the Philippines and Japan and reinforcing American positions in Okinawa, Guam, and South Korea. Whatever Starmer thinks is irrelevant for Americans. Trump shouldn't even bother to invite him to the US or even meet with him. He's small potatoes.

Illegal alien sanctuary cities and states will try to frustrate this. If so, there are laws that Trump should be willing to apply to anyone helping illegals remain in the US. For example: If governors, mayors, or bureaucrats (that's you, Mayorkas) get in the way, arrest them, charge them, try them, and jail them for decades. Trump must be willing to do this. If he's not, then he's not serious and nothing will work.

Joining BRICS is not being "neutral."

Your forgetting that the anti-abortion zealots want a federal ban on abortion. They will keep this topic going. Deciding at the state level isn't good enough for them. It would serve them right if they lost everything because they demand complete surrender.

Easy for Thailand to cut its own tariffs on American goods and thus avoid retaliatory US tariffs, isn't it? Why should Thailand get easy access to the US market and give nothing in return? Remember, access to the US market is a benefit the US gives to trusted partners and allies, not countries going over to China and joining BRICS so they can challenge the dollar.

Reciprocal tariffs. What's fair for one is fair for all.

Are they trying to be funny?

I wonder how many are citizens?

Where are you? Suddenly, you and all the topics you started have gone poof. Were you a bot?

The senate is part of congress. There is no supermajority in the senate or house. There is a veto proof majority, however.

One thing most certainly emerged from this campaign: Trump is the animal friendly candidate. From dogs and cats to squirrels and raccoons, the Democrats were the party of animal death squads, while Trump rushed in to save them. People love their pets. Remember how Bidens' dogs kept biting everybody? Dems are mean to animals.

Looks like there were two squirrels charging up to the stage. An invading army!

List of happiest people this morning: Trump Vance The Bidens Elon Musk Tim Walz (who is going "whew!") List of angriest people this morning: Harris Obama Pelosi Mark Cuban Joe Scarborough

Trump was lazy in office last time. His days were filled with "executive time," playing golf. He doesn't like the gritty hand to hand politicking required to pass legislation and move his agenda. He did like campaigning, because it charged up his ego. This time around, if he does indeed have the House and Senate in Republican hands, there is no excuse for not getting legislation passed. And I don't mean another one of those tax cuts for billionaires. Issuing Executive Orders only to see them tied up in the courts for years, will get him nothing. Democrats are probably reserving space on court dockets right now.

A budgetary statement with Chinese characteristics.

Unless the Democrats win the House, then who???

Who is third in line?

He will need to face down Mexico immediately, because Mexico has been providing easy access to the US border.

Don't need to do anything sinister to Kavanaugh. They've already frightened him into compliance. And Coney-Barrett was always a single issue (abortion) justice anyway; she'll mostly vote with the liberals from now on.