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Republicans are divided between those who have always supported the more conservative option, who no doubt would be happy to have anyone having similar views and who has a good chance of becoming president as their leader, and the MAGA / QAnon / Oathkeepers / Boogaloo Boys / Proud boys / <insert any other silly named conspiracy group here> brigade who see Trump as the chosen one to lead them into the promised land of right wing, white skin, Christian gun slinging righteousness (which is more than a little strange, given Trump's actions and lifestyle, both past and present. The Hypocrite Boys would seem to be a more appropriate name for these groups). Therefore, while many Republican supporters may well be willing to hitch their conservative wagons to another mule train, there will always be a large minority who will do all they can to skin those mules. (As this very forum has shown). The hatred pouring out towards any Republican who speaks up against Trump, and even any Republican who is just seen as a threat to Trump's "leadership" of the party, on right wing "news" sites and their comments' sections, is downright scary and alarming. DeSantis is now being particularly targeted by them as his star rises. Like a group of dogs who turn on any newcomer threatening their leader of the pack, they're well on the way to ripping the party in two, with the moderate conservatives separating from the rabid ones. In fact, it could well be argued that three parties are now appropriate. A far left one, a central "semi-left-semi-right" one and a far right one, but I can't see that happening anytime soon.

I get tired of constantly repeating repeating myself.

A mother is sat on her young son's bed as he says is goodnight prayers and is shocked to hear him say "Please God, send some clothes for all the ladies on Grandpa's computer". (Not my grandson, obviously )

AAADD KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of soda I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the soda aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. The soda is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the soda, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water. I put the soda on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs. But first I'll water the flowers. I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: the car isn't washed the bills aren't paid there is a warm can of soda sitting on the counter the flowers don't have enough water, there is still only 1 check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....

Walking into a store I met a woman whose shirt said "Guess". I said "fake". The Dr tells me that I'll be on solid food in about a week.

Why is there only one monopolies commission?

No. There's always been a reason.