Posted on 05/17/2026 7:56:56 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Joni Pugh feels like she’s stuck in the middle of a bitter family feud between her president and her congressman. As a loyal Republican, she likes them both – and that is where her predicament begins...
“I’m not putting Trump down at all because I’m very much a fan of his, but I’m still going to vote for Thomas. He’s a great guy and is very careful about how he wants our taxpayer money to be spent.”
Massie has fought the establishment of both parties since first winning his seat 14 years ago in the tea party era as a fierce deficit hawk...
Massie also helped lead the charge to direct the Justice Department to release its investigative files into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...
He’s also been among the loudest Republican critics of the Iran war, which he said has made him a target for strong supporters of Israel...
In one of his closing ads, Massie reminds voters that he has often stood with Trump...
“I agree with President Trump a whole lot more than I disagree with him. The list is long: the SAVE America Act to require proof of citizenship to vote, stopping immigrant welfare, fighting the woke agenda, defending the Second Amendment, protecting the life of the unborn, securing the border.”...
Massie faces Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL whom Trump and his allies recruited into the race... Gallrein said as he announced his candidacy..."The president doesn’t need obstacles in Congress — he needs backup.” ...
“You can’t escape it. It’s everywhere,” Pugh said of the advertising deluge. “...I’m afraid he won’t make it this time. I don’t think he’s ever gone through anything like this.”
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Sure. They’ve been a problem. Is it worth the problems it is causing to the American economy and the working class? No. The republicans are going to lose badly in the midterms, Trump will be impeached again and will deserve it for launching this foolish campaign.
I have a problem with buying US politicians and launching military campaigns at their behest.
Posts like yours really turn me off. They are so pretentious. You posture to show your independence and ignore the realities.
The reality is that you pick the person based on their experience, stated goals and their track record. Then you don’t micromanage, especially w/o the intel and personal experience with the players. You give that person room to negotiate and if after the dust settles you are not satisfied you choose differently the next time.
Trump has delivered for America and he has been transparent about fulfilling campaign promises. There are situation that arise beyond his control that can delay or modify what can be achieved. No one in my lifetime has done better or done more to keep faith. No Congress has been worse or more obstructive.
So go on, posture & strut about your independence. It means nothing except to boost your ego. This is not a ball game or a spectator sport. Understand that the concept of pulling together to achieve a common goal involves compromise not micromanaging or asserting individuality at the expense of the goal.
This is a very difficult lift that might save our Country and allow America to deliver the goals stated in the preamble to the Constitution.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
“I am just against all these useless expensive never ending wars.”
How expensive would a nuke delivered to Rome or Riyadh be? And “endless”? We haven’t hit 90 DAYS yet!
And if you hate Trump, who are you going to follow? Massie? When he opposes Trump, who does it help? THE DEMOCRATS!
We shall see.. latest polls I’ve seen show him behind by 5 with indication that undecideds are breaking against him.
Massie’s defense of keeping McCarthy speaker alone is reason enough in my mind to punt him.
That one, is just unforgivable....
They can’t decide, because he’s a puppet of whoever they feel is the most beneficial to claim he is a puppet of at any time.
Just like “modern” women are either strong independent women, or a weak and helpless victim depending on which mode provides the the most benefit in any situation.
What people aren’t going to “buy” is that Israel was Eve who tempted Adam(the USA) to going to war with Iran(the forbidden fruit), thus it was Eve’s fault that Adam bit the forbidden fruit of war.
Israel and or the Jews are an easy scape goat historically to blame all the world’s troubles on. Israel plays it’s own games to try and survive but Trump took us top war because he felt we needed to contain Iran.
Next you are going to tell me that Muzzies were correct about
Elder Zion protocols and the Jews drink the blood of babies! I see where arguments like these are going. I’m not going there!
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