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That was kind of my point.

If Kamala is a trial balloon, they have a problem. With the money raised since her coronation, she sits on a $300,000,000 war chest. The first $200,000,000 was donated to Biden. She has raised $100,000,000. The FEC has already pointed out that the money donated to Joe will likely see court challenges. The money was donated to Biden/Harris, not Harris/ Unknown, so there are questions about whether the money automatically goes to Harris.

Imagine a convention that tosses Harris out and puts in two new candidates. Less than 80 days from an election, you will now have $300,000,000 (plus) dollars tied up in court. That means the candidates would start out with $0 and no money to buy commercial spots, set up rallies, or hire staff. That makes me think they're stuck with Harris, and Obama may not be happy about it. Or he may not care.

Obama and company set Blago up. Obama picked his replacement in the Senate, and Blago was supposed to shut up and do what he was told. Like all good Illinois governors, Blago wanted to get something out of the appointment and was caught selling the Senate seat appointment. Obama disliked Blago so much that he refused to pardon him. Trump, pardon him.

I agree; I will add that Cooper in NC is a prime candidate for VP because he has been term-limited from running again. He also has nothing to lose. I'm not sure of the rules here in NC. If he accepts the nomination, does he have to step down as Governor? Our LT Governor, Mark Robinson, is a Republican.

I think they are purposefully selecting backbenchers for this run. Their top candidates are holding fire until 2028. The current thinking is that it is easier to face JD than Trump.

However, do not be surprised if what we see and read is all smoke and mirrors. Why did Manchin, a far more dangerous candidate, say he may run for the nomination and then drop out the next day? Who spoke to him? Manchin is a RAT through and through but has a carefully crafted image as a moderate. People would look at Trump and Biden and see Manchin as a reasonable, less partisan candidate. The rules may have been against him since he would have had to re-register as a Democrat. But the RATS are changing their rules almost daily.

Not questioning his loyalty, the FBI should never have been allowed to speak to Flynn in the WH without going through the WH counsel. Comey admitted they used the chaos of the transition to basically trick Flynn into committing a process crime. Flynn should have known better as former DIA head.

If Trump wins, Flynn would be a great asset on the transition team. He would not be fooled a second time.

Cooper won because we had a lousy candidate. He won, but the NC GOP has a veto proof majority in both houses and a conservative LT Governor. Cooper will not bring NC to Harris. Also, NC now requires ID to vote.

He may be right; they must maintain Michigan as a Blue Wall. Whitmer can bring Michigan. Hillary and Newsom bring nothing to the table; they own NY and California.

All the people crowing about this had better consider the ramifications. Joe was very beatable. Trump now has to tie all the failures of the last four years to the RAT party.

The stakes increased with SCOTUS, the House, and the Senate now in play. SCOTUS because if the Senate gets enough RATS, they will push to increase the number of Justices to allow RATS to take the court or nullify the conservatives.

Yes, he did endorse Harris.

What MAGA team? You don't bring into the WH some red hat loyal supporter. How did that work for him last time? He needs inside DC pit bulls with an axe to grind. Like Flynn. He needs young conservatives with political chops like Vance to watch and work with the pit bulls. Pit bulls have been known to bite the hand that feeds them, so Trump needs ever vigilant staff with DC experience. You say he has that ready to go? And you know this how?

Flynn was politically savvy, but he was at DOD/DIA type and was never before under attack by the Justice Department. He was caught off guard and shot himself in the foot. Unless you are a lawyer or former agent for the Justice Department it is not hard for them to trick you.

Flynn was DIA, honestly he should have known better. He was caught in transition and not prepared. I would put Flynn on the transition team to vet all WH Intel staff, Intel political appointments and for fun, he could review and determine which politically appointed Justice staff stay and who goes. That would be poetic justice.

I actually agree with you on this. Jill, wants to stay, Hunter needs a pardon and Joe does not understand what is going on. Elderly people dealing with whatever type of dementia are not reasonable people because they cannot be reasoned with. Jill on the other hand is competent so I believe it is in her hands at this point. Joe probably has enough brain cells still firing to know intuitively at least what is happening and he may just fight this all the way to the convention.

One thing has been bothering me, all the conservatives crowing about the problems facing the demorats better be careful what you wish for. Even a Harris/Clinton, or Harris/Whitmer ticket would make it easier to cheat. Cali and NY belong to the RATS, Whitmer brings Michigan with her. GOP and conservatives better stop crowing and start worrying.

At first I thought Newsom would not be their choice, he has very high negatives with the destruction of California. He is looking more like 2028 versus Vance. But, if he were nominated after Biden drops out in August, unless the Trump team is already preparing to flood the airways with ads point out who and what Newsom really is, it may be a good choice.

You would only have sixty to maybe eighty days to convince people who do not follow politics that Newsom is a bad choice. Kind of like passing the bill so we can find out what is in it. Hopefully the Trump team is preparing for this. Suburban Soccer moms will be shocked to find the things Newsom has done as part of his anti-parenting laws and regulations. Blacks need to know how Newsom tossed them aside for illegals. People who follow this stuff know what a disaster he has been for California parents and businesses. Would eighty days be enough to convince the rest of the nation. Hillary is a target rich environment.

Best bet for dimrats is keeping Joe on the ballot, cheat like hell in urban $hit holes and have him resign the Presidency make Harris POTUS and let her run as incumbent with Newsom as VP in 2028.

People having been asking if Trump learned his lessons from his first term. I think Vance answers that question. Trump listen to that POS Ryan and took Pence as VP. He needed a pit bull and he got a schnauzer. Vance is a good first step.

If he learned his lesson, and if elected, his next step should be bringing in staffers who have and will fight the entrenched establishment. Someone whom the three letter agencies cannot trick like Flynn. He will need a cadre of young conservatives paired with older experienced Washington hands. No more family members, except maybe Junior. No Misses and Mister Ivanka please!. Those young conservatives will ultimately build a generation of new conservative leaders possibly lead by Vance. Reduce the intelligence agency actors in the White House. Fire every political appointee at Justice, State and CIA. Leave DOD alone except for SecDef. Remind the JCS they were at his will and will be vetted to determine if they keep their appointments. At DOD the standard for senior officers should be apolitical decision makers. Easy way to accomplish that is reducing number of Generals per service by 25% across the board in 2025 and another 25% in 2026. I all the above cases, there are career personnel to step into the void and keep agencies and commands running. In some cases the career people run the show anyway because all political appointees are temporary hires. Colonels are Generals without the stars and bloated staffs. They will step into the spot left by Generals.

Use the power of the purse to force agencies to return to their basic functions. I would give Vance a free hand in much of this, let him be the pit bull.

Other than the Palestinians, who gives a shitte?

If I were Israel, I would pull all of my representatives out of the UN. Threaten to leave the UN entirely and no longer accept it's legal authority in Israel. Watch heads explode.🤯

I agree; until or unless we learn otherwise, this is an extremely high level of incompetence.

This smacks of total incompetence. Yes, some aspects of this are odd, but stop and think. Your three-letter Federal agencies would not have left it to chance. They would not have allowed a 20-year-old nutcase to screw this up. There would have been another sniper who would not miss. The 20-year-old oddball takes the fall, the government denies and obfuscates for fifty years, all parties are dead, and the truth comes out. That's how the government works. What I find odd was the people shorting Trump's social media stock the day before. There may be corporate hands in this. They are not as experienced and never expected the shooter to miss a 150 yard chip shot with an AR platform.

I'm afraid I have to disagree with one point. Anecdotally, (locally) HVAC, electricians, plumbers, and other trades flourish as younger men forgo the military for trade schools or apprenticeships. College is a waste of time, so VA education benefits don't look as good as they used to. The military is having trouble finding recruits because, like being a cop, there is no upside. The military is no longer respected because of Milley and the current DEI SecDef. They have created a DEI institution and have pissed away their legacy recruits. Former military parents do not want their children to join the current military, and for good reason. Many good men and women do still join, but they are getting harder to find.

You cannot let a system erode for fifty years and expect someone to step in and fix it. So, I guess we are screwed better get more ammo.

That is obvious; they hit an apartment building in Tel Aviv, but that's not a civilian target, right? Hitting their infrastructure was a smart move. They have very little infrastructure, which is also a warning to Iran. Iran has some economic issues, which would be worse if not for Biden. I always said the most significant damage to Iran would be to take out its ports, oil storage, wells, power grid, and communications systems. Kuwait recovered because of the many professional oil fire companies in the USA. Some were from other Muslim States, but the USA had the most significant footprint. Iran will have to rely on Russia for assistance. Their priorities may shift from nuclear armament to getting out of the Stone Age. I doubt the Iranian people would understand that nuclear capability comes first when there is no electricity and food has to be shipped overland with limited supplies.

I have read that trans people are routinely abused by either gay men or gay women. They are abused by the nut jobs in their own community. One theory being that lacking acceptance outside their community they have no choice but to remain insular. As a result they have no where to turn and are forced to accept abuse. You can for tolerance not acceptance.

From my limited and anecdotal experience, the majority of conservative people do not care about other peoples proclivities. I am too busy with my own life. I just do not care and I am not in a position to judge others. It is not the GOP or conservatives abusing gays. It is other gays and the dimocrats who are using them like they do all minorities.

Who the hell is Pablo O’Hana? Is Pablo a crack addict?

Hillary is not well liked, not politically or personally. She lost to Trump when she should have easily been Obama's successor.

Hillary lost to Trump when the economy was not great but better than today. Ole Pablo is ignoring the fact that it ain't just Joe that is the problem it is the dimocrats brand. The economy, open borders, illegals and homeless taking over the streets in metro areas. Hillary is just a curtain wearing version of Joe.

Hey Pablo, what about Kamala. Let's just push the under qualified person of color out of the way for the semi-qualified but hated white b-tch.

Kamala can win, cheating will make that possible. Hillary as VP is not going to bring out more voters.

This wasn't a trial balloon, it is a lead zeppelin. Hillary supporters throwing her hat in the ring. If Joe does not run or is tossed out in the convention, it will be a battle Royal. Through cheating Joe can still win this. The author says all her illegal activities are old news, if so why was she just found guilty in Federal Court of illegal campaign activities to the tune of around $3 million.

Some States took action to ensure Motor voter registration did not lead to ineligible people voting. Other States prefer the mess to control the count. The bill Clinton signed and its impact could easily be mitigated. As an aside with Chevron dead, I wonder if Motor voter could be ripe for a challenge.

Yes the dimocrats do play the long game, but they often end up getting bit in the a$$ by unintended consequences. Until voting is brought under control we must learn to cheat with the best of them.