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Simple maybe but true?

Yes, well, I have not exempted anyone.

I don't think so Mac. The only excuse I've seen so far is "optics" (in that it wouldn't look good for the vote counting ceremonials),

I've just said what I think to Placeholder but hear this: Trump should have tried to call the mob out of the Capitol as soon as he was back at the WH. He was way too late - I don't know if he was waiting to see any outcome. If this was a planned violent attempt to prevent the certification of the election and an attempt to prevent the peaceful transition of power then I do not support that. However, I think that this whole day was an out of control sequence of events and that the opportunist rioters (not that many of of such a big crowd overall and not patriots) took advantage of the poor Capitol security staffing to break in and rampage. There were warnings, that even Cheyney was clear in describing, but no one wants to say why they were seemingly ignored. .

Why couldn't you give me a straight answer the first time? It saves angst. To answer your question, I don't know what Trump did once he got to the WH but whatever it was he took far too long to appeal for the mob element to stop. I've already said that by not conceding the election much earlier and just handing over, I think that Trump has damaged himself so much that I don't think he'll run again. But it looks like my post has been removed. The National Guard/security question is a mystery still, as everything I read seems to conflict or lacks detail on who did what and when. What is evident is that the police were undermanned and unprepared on the day, despite warnings of possible trouble days beforehand. It seems that Pence requested the NG after the fact but I cant find the truth about any action by Trump, before or on Jan 6th, Capitol security arrangements are not normally the president's responsibility, so others need to step up and explain this poor planning.

Look at this - your first reply was in italics: Trump said a lot of things. But when the rioters invaded the Capitol he did nothing. To your way of thinking what speaks louder action (or in this case inaction) or words? The only clear thing I saw in that was that you wanted to evade answering my question and change the question to yours. Now if you can't answer, why should I? Irony my boot.

Why would I comment on a diversionary reply? As soon as Trump's word "peacefully" is mentioned then that is smothered in your hope that this quote will go away as fast as possible. This been similarly omitted/edited out and ignored by this hearing and you want to do the same. I'm no disciple of Trump but I would like to see balance instead of this charade of a hearing and hope that anything in Georgia is handled much better.

You divert immediately. Tell someone else.

A diverse number? What is that?

You mean that leaky tanker?

Right. So overall it is great then?

Forty or porky?

One advantage of war rationing I suppose.

I guess a bj was out of the question then?

No chance. Too expensive for most to own a private car. Now empty car parks becoming farms.

Agree lines 3 & 5.

Yes. It was just another question. You should be a politician on telly.

Might as well wait until 2024 then.

You won't answer the question? I understand.

Most credible economists seem content with the two quarter down rule. And they still are. Spin it as you like. We can see next year. Like all the Democrat spending it will end up costing more than it saves. Spending is still spending and with this high amount of debt and inflation its wrong right now.

Do that mean you concede that he used the peaceful word?

How many instances like this have you seen? I was being truthful. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - more spending - expected to pass next week. The U.S. is in a technical recession using the commonly accepted parameters used historically. It's only the Democrats and the Fed that have suddenly decided they want to change them - LOL.

And as several here have stated before, Trump asked the crowd at the rally to go to the Capitol to protest "peacefully and patriotically". These words are well known by everyone who has followed this event at all closely but they are repeatedly ignored or blatantly omitted by this most recent kangaroo court, casting doubt on any shred of credibility of this hearing, that might gave existed otherwise.

Why?

Having trouble looking past your nose? My comment referred to the line "any president will be able to get away with anything" and I was applying that line to Biden, who seems to be willfully destroying the USA right now - with impunity. I don't do cults - sorry. I actually never liked Trump much but looking at the US decline over the last 18 months and what Trump did achieve (especially w.r.t. no new wars while building up the military to handle the possibility of one of these), then, yes, I think he was a far better president but you don't have to be in a cult for that. Or do you?? Biden is a disaster - across the board - and this is well reflected in his approval numbers. Now the latest tax and spend bill has passed, while the economy is hit by 9% inflation (at least) and technical recession that will deepen more now. Amazingly dumb. I think that Trump will not run again. For that to happen successfully, then he would have had to heed the advice given to him after November 2020 and accepted his loss, done a handover with Biden and then started working on 2024, after a few rounds of golf. Whatever these recent sham hearings come up with, there really isn't anything much new that anyone with open eyes hasn't seen already. Trump's biggest problem was not letting go much sooner - whatever he thought about the election - and I think even he knows that now.