In the News II

Quote: Evenbob

Extreme bitterness at other people's success is old as the Bible. You hate Trump because he's extremely successful. He started out with a small amount of money and turned into a giant pile of money. Then he said he was going to run for president and win and he did. Then he said he was going to run for president again and win. Denigrating him and calling him names is so typical of what losers do. Life's losers absolutely cannot tolerate life's winners. It's always been that way.

You forgot making himself a star on TV out of nothing. People tune in when Trump is involved. He "owned" Monday Night Raw for a short period. He got that because he built his brand. As to the bankruptcies, who cares? It shows he tries things, takes risks. And he is not even the second POTUS to have a bankruptcy. Didn't Robert Morris go bankrupt once?

Quote: Evenbob

Extreme bitterness at other people's success is old as the Bible. You hate Trump because he's extremely successful.

I think even less of his butt sniffers and followers who admire him. People can be as rich as they want otherwise. I've never complained of people being rich. That's not the issue with Trump. For me, people being rich is not the problem. El Chapo was once rich enough to labeled a billionaire. It's not the amount of money, it's everything else.

Quote: missedhervee

Did you cheat on your wife and have the details spread across the newspapers?

Have you been multiply convicted of felonies?

Have your companies filed bankruptcy on numerous occasions?

Are you known for not paying bills and screwing people over?

Ever open a fraudulent university?

Do you look like an orange orca"

Have you been shot at twice?

Never
No
No
Never
No
No
No

All not relevant as to whether Trump is a successful businessman, or even a ‘success’.

Do I admire him? No. Do I envy him? Absolutely not!

I do not understand all this talk about bankruptcies, like bankruptcy is a bad thing. To a business person bankruptcy is a tool, it's not a sign of failure. It's a sign of reorganization. I know a guy who filed bankruptcy four times in his life and each time he came out more successful on the other side. Today he's 80 years old and owns about 40 houses that he rents out that are run by a agency that does that kind of thing. He's a millionaire about 10 times over and he filed a bunch of bankruptcies, who cares. He lives in Florida and buys a new Lincoln Navigator every 3 years.

Cocaine Mitch's recent farewell transcript.


This is a huge step in preserving human rights (the Constitution), because "Coke" was playing for the other side in disguise for years and years.

Good riddance Coke!


Now, waiting for the other RINOs to resign or get voted out.

At times, it's difficult to spot a redcoat.


So for example, when formulating the recent CR, it was three against one (Schumer, Jeffries, and McConnell against Johnson).

With the next admin, it will be two against two, hopefully (Thune's a redcoat?).


If it weren't for Musk, the 1500 page CR design was too long to read in time before they forced it down folks' throats.

It was cut down to less than 200 pages.


However, they're still lumping the welfare stamps with the farm program.

They need to be split so as not to deceive Patriots.

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“It’s not entirely clear yet how or when Congress will conclude its end-of-the-year business. But when the Senate does adjourn, I’ll just about mark the end of my tenure as a Republican leader. I’ve made it clear this year that our colleagues haven’t seen the last of me. I still fully intend to keep frustrating my critics in the years ahead. But while I still command this particular podium, I thought I might make a few observations I’ve picked up along the way.

Folks come to Washington to do one of two things: either to make a point or to make a difference. To make a point or to make a difference. It’s usually not that hard to tell who’s doing which, especially in situations like the one we’re in right now.

The people who are here to make a difference recognize pretty quickly you never get everything you want, but often you can get quite a lot. And the folks who prefer to make a point have a funny habit of reminding us out loud how poorly they understand that fact. I don’t care to count how many times I’ve reminded our colleagues and our House counterparts how harmful it is to shut the government down, and how foolish it is to bet your own side won’t take the blame for it. Recent history doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for interpretation on that one. When you try to use normal government functions as a bargaining chip, you pay a political price.

That said, if I took it personally every time my advice went unheeded, I probably wouldn’t have spent as long as I have in this particular job. Getting a legislative outcome in the Senate requires large majorities of people who don’t share all the same views to actually work together toward outcomes where they do see eye to eye. We’ve had divided government here most of the time I’ve been in this job. Neither side has owned the place. You have a choice: do nothing, or try to find things you can agree on and do them together.

With the exception of just one short period of a few months, this place hasn’t seen a filibuster-proof Senate in 50 years. Getting things done almost inevitably requires dealing with a lot of people who disagree on almost everything. And in the interests of stable, enduring outcomes, that’s actually a good thing. Anyone who comes to the Senate hoping for rigid hardline conformity and prompt action is barking up the wrong tree.

I’ve heard folks who like making a point say they’d rather serve with 30 colleagues who all agree than a majority who didn’t. So, if you want to accomplish absolutely nothing, you can sign up with a group that’d rather serve with 30 people who all agreed than those who had differences. Everyone I know who’s interested in making a difference understands pretty quickly that it requires that interaction in order to achieve something.

Leading means letting folks take a walk when they need to and rallying together when we need to. I’ve been so grateful over the years to lead majorities that embrace these necessary rhythms. I’m gratified by the trust they placed in me repeatedly to determine what the moment requires, and I’m so proud of the outcomes we’ve achieved for our country. I’m looking forward to spending the next Congress as a member of another majority, in a set of capable hands. I’ll be rooting hard for my friend John Thune and the leadership team our conference has assembled around him. There’ll be no shortage of important work to do, and I’ll stand ready to do my part.

Back in 2007, on my first day in this job, I told our colleagues, “The Senate has no claim on greatness unless its power is put to great ends.” And I stated my view that the first duty of government is the defense and protection of its citizens. The Senate is great. So is the nation that it represents. But today, our nation faces one great challenge from forces betting on our decline. And so that first duty of government is the task to which I’ll devote my efforts in the coming years.

Our prosperity and security depend on an order forged by American leadership and American strength, both of which require our urgent attention. The arsenal of democracy must be restored. Peace through strength must once again actually mean something other than just a slogan. And I’m going to do everything in my power to help this continue to be the greatest country in the world. No one can do what we do internationally, and that’s where I’m going to put my focus for the next two years.

Thank you all for the opportunity.”

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Quote: SOOPOO

All not relevant as to whether Trump is a successful businessman, or even a ‘success’.!

We aren't talking about just a businessman, we're talking about whether a person with those blemishes / character flaws is FIT to run the country.

Obviously the mouth-breathing yahoos who voted for him have very low standards.

*sips coffee, pets cat, notes continued decline of this once great land*

Quote: missedhervee

We aren't talking about just a businessman, we're talking about whether a person with those blemishes / character flaws is FIT to run the country.

Obviously the mouth-breathing yahoos who voted for him have very low standards.

*sips coffee, pets cat, notes continued decline of this once great land*

In the 1990s it was established character doesn’t matter.

Quote: AZDuffman

In the 1990s it was established character doesn’t matter.

That is correct. In the 90s when Bill Clinton was getting his knob polished everyday and playing hide the cigar with Monica Lewinsky we were told that character didn't matter, it was the job he was doing that counted. Now all of a sudden character is important again. Those lefties can never make up their minds, LOL

Quote: missedhervee

We aren't talking about just a businessman, we're talking about whether a person with those blemishes / character flaws is FIT to run the country.

Obviously the mouth-breathing yahoos who voted for him have very low standards.

*sips coffee, pets cat, notes continued decline of this once great land*

You must be reading different responses than I am. The last few pages have been "Is Trump a success", not is he competent or anything else.

Quote: Evenbob

That is correct. In the 90s when Bill Clinton was getting his knob polished everyday and playing hide the cigar with Monica Lewinsky we were told that character didn't matter, it was the job he was doing that counted. Now all of a sudden character is important again. Those lefties can never make up their minds, LOL

Yeah but wasn’t his getting involved with Monica some kind of thing with the Republicans?