U.S. And International Politics

[Lance Payette]

Putins ideal outcome would be a USA with open borders, woke ideology and a kooky leftist socialist like Kamala Harris without a clue about economics. She would allow the Iranian regime to resume seeking nuclear enrichment and they would soon have nuclear warheads. . She would seek to cut aid to Israel and weaken the strong Israel / USA alliance, thereby emboldening radical Islamist terrorists. She would implement the socialist redistribution scheme based on DEI.

4 years of a Democrat socialists controlled Congress and a Kamala Harris President would the death of the USA for certain.

Sure, Kamala is a flat-out dingbat. In a country of 330 million people, it's astounding the non-quality of the candidates we keep coming up with for high offices. Kamala? AOC? And the fact that tens of millions of people think these are viable candidates is frightening.

Of course, this is true at all levels. I have served in federal, state, county and municipal government, and the elected officials were consistently "not exactly" the cream of the crop.

It appears the natives are getting restless: Now that Armed Services Committee Chairman Wicker has criticized Trump for waffling around on Iran, the comments on FOX, which are usually nothing short of worshipful toward Trump, are almost entirely in the vein of "I'm sick of this! Finish the damn job!"

[John Corbett]

Sure, Kamala is a flat-out dingbat. In a country of 330 million people, it's astounding the non-quality of the candidates we keep coming up with for high offices. Kamala? AOC? And the fact that tens of millions of people think these are viable candidates is frightening.

Of course, this is true at all levels. I have served in federal, state, county and municipal government, and the elected officials were consistently "not exactly" the cream of the crop.

It appears the natives are getting restless: Now that Armed Services Committee Chairman Wicker has criticized Trump for waffling around on Iran, the comments on FOX, which are usually nothing short of worshipful toward Trump, are almost entirely in the vein of "I'm sick of this! Finish the damn job!"

I'm getting impatient too but if Trump wants to give peace a chance with one more round of diplomacy, I can't fault him for that. I think he knows there is just so much we can do without putting boots on the ground and he is understandably reluctant to do that. But this is war and to accomplish our objectives, we may have to put our  own troops in harm's way. I think they would be the first ones to tell you that. That's what they signed up for. During the lull, we have rearmed to a far greater degree than Iran has been able to do because we destroyed most of their war making machine. I would bet we have a better intelligence on where the hardliners live and work and where to send the smart bombs through their bedroom windows. We should try to kill as many of them as possible with the first wave and take out what few missile launchers they have left. I don't pretend to be a military analyst but I have a hard time figuring out why we can't take out the sites that threaten the Strait of Hormuz. If they still won't submit, by which I mean grease up and bend over submit, then we take the gloves off and start taking away key parts of their country. How hard would it be to takeover Kharg Island....PERMANENTLY as the spoils of war. Then takeover the region where their nuclear dust is buried and draw their ground troops out in the open so we can annihilate them. I would bet their ground troops would be no braver than the Iraq troops that started surrendering in mass during the first Iraq war. I'd also like to see Iran Balkanized and broken up into ethnic regions so that they are never a power again in the Middle East.

[Tom Graves]

Putins ideal outcome would be a USA with open borders, woke ideology and a kooky leftist socialist like Kamala Harris without a clue about economics. She would allow the Iranian regime to resume seeking nuclear enrichment and they would soon have nuclear warheads. . She would seek to cut aid to Israel and weaken the strong Israel / USA alliance, thereby emboldening radical Islamist terrorists. She would implement the socialist redistribution scheme based on DEI.

4 years of a Democrat socialists controlled Congress and a Kamala Harris President would the death of the USA for certain.

Dear Freon,

The KGB* works both sides of the political spectrum.

That's why it (and the GRU, and Putin's professional St. Petersburg trolls, and oodles and gobs of zombified "useful idiots," et al.) installed The Traitorous Orange Turd as our "President" on 20 January 2017.

*Today's SVR and FSB

-- Tom

[Zeon Mason]

Dear Freon,

The KGB* works both sides of the political spectrum.

That's why it (and the GRU, and Putin's professional St. Petersburg trolls, and oodles and gobs of zombified "useful idiots," et al.) installed The Traitorous Orange Turd as our "President" on 20 January 2017.

*Today's SVR and FSB

-- Tom

Dear Tombstone: There  were 2 idiots to choose from to replace the brain dead Biden. Kamala the useless idiot and Trump the useful idiot. At the least the useful idiot did something about the border and made some money off the oil and military industrial complex so he can leave office with 14 billion instead of 7 billion before the 25th amendment kicks him out.

So what candidate do you suggest for 2028 to avoid getting another idiot?  Grok the AI?

[John Corbett]

Dear Tombstone: There  were 2 idiots to choose from to replace the brain dead Biden. Kamala the useless idiot and Trump the useful idiot. At the least the useful idiot did something about the border and made some money off the oil and military industrial complex so he can leave office with 14 billion instead of 7 billion before the 25th amendment kicks him out.

So what candidate do you suggest for 2028 to avoid getting another idiot?  Grok the AI?

I would be happy with either Vance, Rubio, or DeSantis. When Rubio ran in 2016 he was a Not Ready for Prime Time Player but he has gained in stature since. I think Vance would be the strongest candidate. DeSantis would be a good choice too but he doesn't seem to connect with the voters outside his home state. I can't think of a prominent GOP candidate I wouldn't vote for in 2028.

On the Dem side, I think the GOP would love to see them give Kamala another bite of the apple or go with AOC but I think it's a case of be careful what you wish for. The Dems wanted to go against Trump in 2016 because they thought it would be an easy victory and they continued to believe that right up until they started counting the votes. You can still go on TouTube and find dozens of "Donald Trump will never be President videos. I don't think the Dems want Kamala and now that she seems to have split with Doug Emhoff, she's probably even less attractive. I can see AOC getting the nod if it's a crowded field and the far left coalesces around her and the more moderate Dems spit their votes among Newsom, Buttigieg. Shapiro etc. Trump was only getting about 30% of the early primary vote in 2016 because there were so many establishment Republicans dividing the anti Trump vote. Trump ended up winning the general election because he drew in a lot of moderate Dems and independents. I can't see AOC getting many Republican votes and she won't be appealing to the independents either.

When I need a good laugh, I can still go out on YouTube and watch all the various networks and cable channels coverage of the 2016 election. The talking heads started the night smug and confident of a Hillary victory and then slowly over the next 8 hours melted down into outright despair. I really got a kick out of seeing Martha Radaatz when she realized Trump was going to win. Before Trump had even been declared the winner, NBC's Richard Engel was already talking about impeachment. I'm sure a lot of the Dem leaders were thinking the same thing even if they weren't saying it out loud.

[Richard Smith]

I would be happy with either Vance, Rubio, or DeSantis. When Rubio ran in 2016 he was a Not Ready for Prime Time Player but he has gained in stature since. I think Vance would be the strongest candidate. DeSantis would be a good choice too but he doesn't seem to connect with the voters outside his home state. I can't think of a prominent GOP candidate I wouldn't vote for in 2028.

On the Dem side, I think the GOP would love to see them give Kamala another bite of the apple or go with AOC but I think it's a case of be careful what you wish for. The Dems wanted to go against Trump in 2016 because they thought it would be an easy victory and they continued to believe that right up until they started counting the votes. You can still go on TouTube and find dozens of "Donald Trump will never be President videos. I don't think the Dems want Kamala and now that she seems to have split with Doug Emhoff, she's probably even less attractive. I can see AOC getting the nod if it's a crowded field and the far left coalesces around her and the more moderate Dems spit their votes among Newsom, Buttigieg. Shapiro etc. Trump was only getting about 30% of the early primary vote in 2016 because there were so many establishment Republicans dividing the anti Trump vote. Trump ended up winning the general election because he drew in a lot of moderate Dems and independents. I can't see AOC getting many Republican votes and she won't be appealing to the independents either.

When I need a good laugh, I can still go out on YouTube and watch all the various networks and cable channels coverage of the 2016 election. The talking heads started the night smug and confident of a Hillary victory and then slowly over the next 8 hours melted down into outright despair. I really got a kick out of seeing Martha Radaatz when she realized Trump was going to win. Before Trump had even been declared the winner, NBC's Richard Engel was already talking about impeachment. I'm sure a lot of the Dem leaders were thinking the same thing even if they weren't saying it out loud.

Kamala has no chance.  The Dems will never forgive her for losing to Trump.  It will be Newsom with a female VP.  Maybe AOC but more likely someone like Whitmer.  The only I would ever consider are Shapiro and Fetterman but Shapiro has no chance in the anti-Semitic left. The Repubs will be combination of Vance/Rubio.  I can't see Vance taking the VP again, so he will likely be at the top of the ticket.  The Dems will have been in control of the House for two years at that point and will have to defend their failed policies instead of running solely on anti-Trump hoaxes. 

[John Corbett]

Kamala has no chance.  The Dems will never forgive her for losing to Trump.  It will be Newsom with a female VP.  Maybe AOC but more likely someone like Whitmer.  The only I would ever consider are Shapiro and Fetterman but Shapiro has no chance in the anti-Semitic left. The Repubs will be combination of Vance/Rubio.  I can't see Vance taking the VP again, so he will likely be at the top of the ticket.  The Dems will have been in control of the House for two years at that point and will have to defend their failed policies instead of running solely on anti-Trump hoaxes.

The only way Fetterman even keeps his Senate seat will be if he switches parties. He insists he won't but his tune might change once he realizes he has no chance in the Democrat primary. There is no way he would be on the national ticket would be on the GOP side. In 2008, McCain seriously considered Joe Liebermann after the Democrat Party had dumped him. The GOP nominee might consider the same thing. Fetterman would help with blue collar Dems and independents. I think 2028 is going to be another it's-the-economy-stupid election.