Posted on 02/22/2021 7:51:08 PM PST by weston
“...the 20th...”
What is supposed to happen on the 20th?
Must have missed this one...
Thanks.
We both have the same HIGH regard for Mitch I see. LOL
Most likely. The good ol’ DC Swamp deal making.
😡
Well, good riddance, McRat-le!
Just been real busy with family responsibilities....
Right after my comment, I came across this:
Elaine Chao is a Pox On The GOP — Mitch McConnell Keeps Putting Her in Positions To Do Damage So He Should Pay The Price
Elaine Chao is a Pox On The GOP — Mitch McConnell Keeps Putting Her in Positions To Do Damage So He Should Pay The Price
By Shipwreckedcrew | Mar 05, 2021 8:30 AM ET
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
It is a central tenet to my conservative views that China and the Chinese Communist Party are the number one threat to the position of the United States in the world as the preeminent economic and military power. China and the CCP are overtly desirous of supplanting the United States in that role. It the top national priority — maybe the top 10 national priorities — and all CCP policies must be viewed through that prism when evaluating motives behind CCP actions and statements.
Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan — not in the Republic of China. She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 8 years old. She became a naturalized citizen when she was 19 — that is 48 years ago.
My views on Elaine Chao do not include a fear she is an “asset” of the CCP, burrowed into the GOP and various Presidential Administrations.
My views on Elaine Chao are that she has always had a blind spot when it comes to unethical conduct while she occupied government positions, and she does not knowingly acknowledge and accept that there are “optics” issues when she so closely and openly embraces the business-dealings of companies founded and run by her father, and their lucrative financial entanglements with China and the CCP. She is “stuck” in the decades-old “open China” mindset followed by US companies to tap into Chinese markets because it is financially beneficial to her on a personal and family level — without regard for the damage China and the CCP wish to do to the United States in taking advantage of the “Open China” mindset of western corporations and governments.
But it is not necessary that McConnell be “compromised” — only that his personal financial interests are greatly enhanced by lucrative and long-standing business ties between his wife’s family and the CCP which subconsciously works against the idea that we need to focus on trade and economic policies to handicap Chinese hegemonic efforts.
If Chao was not married to McConnell, does anyone think she would have been named Secretary of Labor by Bush 43 or Secretary of Transporation by President Trump?
The Office of Inspector General released a report today that documented numerous instances of unethical — and arguably — illegal conduct by Choa during her four years as Secretary of Transporation in the Trump Administration....
She is an ethically challenged former Secretary of Labor and an ethically challenged former Secretary of Transporation.
And I can’t find any reason why she should have been in either office in the first place — other than the fact that she’s married to Mitch McConnell.
Mitch McConnell should pay the price for his wife’s transgressions because he’s responsible for her being in those positions. He should step aside — or be removed — from his position as Senate Minority Leader.
Anything to keep themselves protected.
WE are the ones who need protection....from THEM!
Earlier this week, Joe Biden’s nominee for the head of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra made a jaw-dropping statement in regards to the genocide going on in China. Tom Cotton pointed it out as the current California Attorney General’s probable confirmation nears, something that will no doubt be made possible by some Republican votes.
Tom Cotton
@TomCottonAR
Xavier Becerra on China’s persecution of minorities:
“We have two very different cultures, and we have two very different perspectives on the world,” Becerra told NPR. “That’s not to say one perspective is better than the other.”
.....now we know where Joe’s “cultural norm” comment came from, he was spoon fed it. Ted Cruz Tweets on other nominees connections to China at link.
Good article, thanks.
Good to hear from you.
:>)
Good thing I remembered my BP meds.
Psaki won’t give Trump WH credit for vaccine plan
White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to give credit to the Trump administration for recent progress in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, saying no one “deserves credit when half a million people in the country have died of this pandemic.”
Video Transcript
- —question on vaccines. The president has been pretty critical of the prior administration’s handling of this pandemic, saying you inherited a mess here. But when it comes to vaccinations, you are following some of the same playbook here. So does the prior administration deserve some credit for laying the groundwork?
JEN PSAKI: I don’t think anyone deserves credit when half a million people in the country have died of this pandemic. So what our focus is on and what the president’s focus is on when he came into office just over a month ago was ensuring that we had enough vaccines, we have— that we are going to have them now, we had enough vaccinators, and we had enough vaccine locations to get this pandemic under control.
There’s no question and all data points to the fact that there were not enough of any of those things when he took office. We are open-eyed about the challenge we continue to live under, and that’s why he has been focused every single day in doing everything possible to get the pandemic under control. But those were— there were shortages in all those areas which were preventing us from moving forward on getting the pandemic under control.
https://news.yahoo.com/psaki-wont-trump-wh-credit-210628067.html
The Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019 made changes to how the General Services Administration handles the transfer of power between administrations. Many of the adjustments focus on preparation before the election, but there’s a 60-day period after the inauguration when the GSA will provide support to the new administration.
Murdering minorities may be a cultural difference, but now I think the red line has been crossed.
Homosexuality can be called a mental disorder, rules Chinese court
https://nypost.com/2021/03/02/homosexuality-can-be-called-a-mental-disorder-rules-chinese-court/
Or maybe not...
LeBron James, NBA stars silent on Chinese court ruling homosexuality possible mental disorder
“Remember, the NBA is the same organization that once pulled its All-Star Game out of Charlotte after a North Carolina law banned transgender people from using bathrooms in accordance with their gender identities,” Sam Amico wrote for the sports website OutKick.
“Now, will the league speak out about the Chinese court ruling that states referring to homosexuality as a mental disorder is a-OK? Will it pull preseason games out of China, stop accepting money from Chinese merchandise sales, vehemently speak out about the communist nation’s decision to promote materials that are clearly anti-LGBT?”
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lebron-james-nba-silent-china-homosexuality
Amen
The cars were originally for rail inspection as you stated. They quit using them and moved to the pickup trucks we see on the rail today.
My cousin’s car is a two stroke but many are 4.
They have handles that slide out and a couple of men can lift them on and off the rails.
My cousin has been a train buff since we were kids so this is right in his wheelhouse. He stopped by my place last year with a car he had bought and was taking home to replace the one he had. They stopped making them 40 years ago so parts are hard to come by.
His club is supposed to have an excursion at the Coos Bay coast sometime this summer. If he can talk his wife into staying home I might get to ride along ;)
Thinking about the bulk-mailing/post-it campaign idea, it seems there is a need for just simple terminology explanation, to start.
As I say, I was stunned.
I see Doug Band has lost the will to live.
Did anyone see the end of the most recent episode of “Last Man Standing” last night? It was about exactly what was discussed on this thread yesterday: Liberty/Freedom and all it implies.
Uncannily close and almost verbatim to what was said here. Good job, everyone.
Today is National Cheese Doodle Day. Also, National Absinthe Day. Now that’s a combination for you!
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