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I’d really just like to see the definition of “conservative” return to at least *some* manner of principle. I’d prefer it settle on the definitions I grew up with and have always believed in and lived.

By that, I mean... I have never had a problem with using US wealth as a chess piece in geopolitics but we have to be rational about it. What we’re doing with Argentina is completely irrational. It’s a hackneyed stew of independent nonsense without any sense of cohesion or logic.

I have - and WILL - never apologize for my belief in free trade. It is a cornerstone element of conservatism and I hate people who *call* themselves conservatives now pretending that daddy government should get involved.

But above all? I hate the naked, obvious lies.

“Oh, it’s not a handout, it’s an investment.”

Yeah, BS.

My wife tried to talk me into “investing” in her idiot brother’s failing business. I knew he was going to fail. Any money we “invested” should be looked at more of a gift because we’ll never see a dime back.

In the end - for family peace and because we settled on a number I felt we could afford to lose (and I expected to lose, completely). And sure, sure. We talked about repayment schedules, equity, etc. I tuned it all out. The minute I wrote the check, I knew that money was gone. And shockingly - it was gone. Kept him afloat for another 6 months, but eventually it was gone.

No different that this current nonsense. “Milei is a good guy! One of us! He’s trying!” Great. Give him (my and your) tax dollars. Not going to change the fundamentals. The money will all be lost. It’s just a matter of how long till it is lost.

I wish people would just stop contorting themselves into pretzels, pretending “it’s all good” because DJT says it is.

I voted for him 3 times - and I mean *just* 3 times - because he was better than the alternative. But - that was and forever be all he gets from me. A vote.