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And that's mostly always a good thing. An exception would be when the nation is on the verge of an autocracy by electing a demented, narcissistic, madman who is being enabled by a corrupt political party that, at best, represents a minority of Americans. In that situation it's important to see the other side of the aisle for what they have become: blindered and brainwashed enemies of the nation, not a font of good ideas. Later, after we beat the bastards back down into their holes, we can reengage in polite and meaningful dialogue.

I'm glad to maintain my sense of open-mindedness to receive and consider good ideas from both sides of the aisle.

They're probably just ticked off at some troll trying to be cute

Are you gonna tell that to the guy in the other thread who think taxes are just pointless envy? I don't think he wants to redistribute any money from wealthy people to poor people.

Interesting; the accuser in that case (Tara Reade) seems to have considerably less credibility overall than the accuser of Brett Kavanaugh. As in, no, she didn't tell anyone else; the complaint she filed with the Senate office didn't mention anything about assault; she said he made her feel uncomfortable because he complimented her looks, and made her serve drinks to Senators. To go along with the fact that she has a pretty solid reputation for lying, both in public and under oath, it seems a little shakier than either Trump or Kavanaugh in the sexual assault category. Wendy P.

You make the claim, you provide the proof. The false equivalence that Biden and Trump are in ANY WAY similar is bullshit. Complete and total bullshit. I will agree that it's more 'voting against' than 'voting for'. But I haven't actually voted for a major candidate in a very long time. I'm not a huge fan of Biden, although I'm a lot closer to being one than I was three or four years ago. He's shown himself to be a very competent leader, a good political operative, and seems to be a fairly decent human being. As a comparison, how many of Trump's former cabinet members have endorsed him? How many have said (publicly) that Trump is dangerous for the country. How many has Trump threatened to kill, or have arrested if he is elected? How about how many of Trump's 'team' are in legal trouble? How many of his lawyers have been disbarred or faced discipline for their actions? How many of his associates were sent to prison (or should have been, if not for Trump pardoning them)? How many of Biden's cabinet have faced ANY legal issues? How many have resigned in disgrace or disgust? This isn't "apples to oranges". This is "apples to bunny rabbits". This sort of argument is one reason why I consider Trump supporters to be idiots.

I don't know a single person who matches that description. And I bet you can not actually name one. The fact is "anti-gun nut" is simply the name calling you choose to use. But go ahead, name one. these people are not nuts. There is nothing nutty about wanting gun control.

Hi Keith, The 'Sorry' was for the double post. My original post still stands. Jerry Baumchen

Yep. That's another big problem that should be easy to fully or partially resolve. With the few firearms I've sold, an ID and a copy of the CWP was required. That stopped one guy from obtaining a gun, at least from me. In SC the gun shows used to be "anything goes", including private sales in the parking lots. A couple years ago they changed that. No more parking lot sales and background checks are done on all transactions.

I thought maybe the concept of taxation would have been covered in your MBA.

There’s a general assumption that normal people understand what taxes are for.

Interesting. I have plenty, and I don't envy richer people. I'm happy -- and yet I'd bet you'd classify me as a lefty. I just don't think the world is perfect because I'm OK (that's fuck you I got mine syndrome). I think that inherent advantages of birth and financial circumstance count as unearned, and make for unfair competition. So basing the entire notion of success on financial success, when some people get a running start, is, well, tacky. Wendy P.

What's your point? Or did you just want to let us know you learned a new word today?

Assuming he was going for 'Moderate In Name Only'

I have a feeling it's a Moderate in Name Only Wendy P.

No worries, Jerry. It was sarcasm and good for a couple of pages of "riled up."

Number 3 is the big one. I've seen this story popping up more and more. One aspect is that with Musk becoming such a jerk, fewer and fewer people want to be seen driving a car associated with him (your last sentence is becoming more and more common). The other is that investors are hesitant to put money into a company so closely associated with the guy who over paid for Twitter, and then proceeded to utterly destroy it. Is he going to throw another temper tantrum and destroy Tesla? Is he going to fire all the Tesla engineers the way he did at Twitter? That sort of erratic behavior makes serious investors (like fund managers at major investment houses) very uncomfortable.

As has been pointed out to you repeatedly, there is no evidence of redactions in the Seattle ATC radio transcripts.

If Kallend is right, and I'm always on the fence wanting that, just who are the decent law abiding Indianans who sold them the guns? In fairness, you have pointed out that scofflaws don't care about laws.

Ummmm... you're kinda making one of the main pro-gun points.

True. Many are stolen. Many are straw purchases. I'd love to see the authorities crack down hard on straw purchases. But, of course, they don't. The guy who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the rifle he used to murder people in Kenosha was facing significant fines and prison time. He got a 'slap on the wrist', basically telling the White Supremacist crowd that they could buy guns for minors with impunity.

yup - try calling your senators. The best I have gotten in the past 3 years is an answering machine. I am willing to bet that Bezos (et al) have all the senators phone numbers and I bet they answer when he calls.

Anyone know what happened with Blue Skies Mag? No new online issues since early last year. Website mostly dormant. Haven’t been able to reach anyone.