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Whatever your opinion is of Amazon, the NLRB is a mess that someone needs to clean up. They pick a few targets they hate and go after them as judge and jury. The Biden administration hates Amazon and Dollar General and Starbucks and anything Elon Musk is associated with, and they use every federal power they can to punish them. They use the NLRB, OSHA, EPA, EEOC, DOL and wear them down hoping they just give up and flip over to the dark side.

He’s clearly going to run at some point. It’s just a matter of when is the right time. And he’s going to be formidable. He’s great in the retail in-person politics and great on camera. He has managed to be almost coated in Teflon so far during his term - no bad events or news sticks to him.
He also seems to be genuinely nice and decent. There’s video of him shotgunning a beer with fans at a Ravens game. He relates well to people without seeming awkward.
There will be Obama comparisons because he seems almost too polished, but he’s a better politician than Obama. He doesn’t have the smarm and off-putting tone that Obama did/does.
The trick for him will be to make his Maryland-friendly political views seem palatable nationally. So far he has avoided any tax increases or toll increases, which is the sure sign he plans on running for higher office.

Don’t overlook Governor Wes Moore from Maryland. He’s a first term Governor, but he would be a formidable candidate. If he doesn’t get a look this year, he’s definitely running in 2028.

This decision is actually a lot better than it seems at first. The left has abused “standing” with lawfare and this decision greatly limits the concept of “who has standing” for the future. The ACLU should be worried.

I was gerrymandered into his district. It’s mostly DC suburb full of federal employees and federal contractors. His base is split between big government and bigger government. Plus the tiny slice of Republican farm/suburbia where I’m at.

I worked around Governor Hogan for both of his terms. He’s far more principled and conservative than people outside of Maryland realize.
He needs to put on a show and “clash” with Trump to have a shot of winning. But he would be a reliable conservative vote in the Senate for judicial appointments and that’s the real battles that matter.
We need four years of judicial appointments to stop the slide towards insanity.

This is a great thing for several reasons:
1) It means his delusion of running for president is over
2) He has a decent chance of winning
3) He is significantly more conservative than whatever Democrat he will be running against

The entire radon lethality myth is based upon a single study that is basically a backwards math analysis of excess deaths and blames them on radon. I’m not saying it can’t be dangerous, but the number they quote all the time is pure conjecture

They saw a pot of gold, then the legislature and unions loaded up prevailing wage, project labor agreements, and all sorts of other extra costs.
Killing whales didn’t stop it.
Killing dolphins didn’t stop it.
Higher interest rates and increased costs killed it.
Whales and dolphins celebrate.

That’s what it sounds like.
In the insulation world, two part spray foam is handled by workers wearing full-face respirators to keep the chemicals out of their eyes and lungs. It won’t cause permanent eye damage with limited exposure, but repeated exposure can cause damage if the person becomes sensitized.
It’s very effective for filling cavities. And the one component is like gorilla glue - it sticks to everything.

This is a good sign that the Democrats don’t think they’re winning back the house next round. Why give up a safe seat and a chance to be in the majority?

how about filling them with two-part closed-cel expanding foam? Exothermic chemical reaction will give off heat, gas, and then harden like concrete.

whoever can win the general.

The Supreme Court and federal judiciary will swing back to majority Democrat appointments if a Republican doesn’t win the presidency. ANY Republican will pick better judges than a Democrat.

Trump was given a strong list of judicial appointments to make. He didn’t find them, vet them, interview them, and select them. Other people found them and provided lists for Trump to work from. Those same organizations have lists of appointees ready to go for the next Republican president.

Wait…I thought this was a Babylon bee post, but she’s not being funny…that’s a real website.

Gaetz is either going to hand the Democrats the speaker gavel now, or hand them the majority next year. This kind of childish silliness is what makes people think Republicans can’t handle leading.
Fact 1) Democrats control the Senate
Fact 2) Democrats control the White House

Gaetz can huff and puff and stomp his feet, but fiscal responsibility isn’t coming back as long as facts 1 & 2 are true. Deal with reality, not dreams.

Newt has a solid polling organization and knows what people want to hear right now. Gaetz wants to hear himself talk and loves being in the spotlight, but he can’t lead.

Democrats hate dollar stores, Walmart, and Amazon because they’re non-union. Biden’s OSHA has been going after dollar stores and Amazon like crazy. The DOL hates them too.

Contrary to what everyone else in this thread seems to say, I think the article is correct.
Out of all of the major primary candidates, Trump is the one that the Biden team thinks they have the greatest chance of beating.
Haley is to Trump’s right on almost every issue. And her point during the last debate that Trump and the Republicans in DC were the ones that saddled us with the garbage CARES act and blew out the deficit is correct.
If you doubt the article, go talk to a young voter. Haley is generating a lot of interest from young conservatives.

It’s for Boston municipal buildings only at this point. The Biden Administration put out a report showing how decarbonization could be done in federal buildings and found that it INCREASES emissions because offsite power is dirtier than using natural gas onsite. The actually used the new term “debenefit”. But it won’t stop them from trying it.

I remember the Don and Mike show here in DC, especially the episode when he came back after hiatus to tell the story of his wife dying in a car crash. He and his wife were driving home from the beach in two cars (he was behind her) and she was killed in a car accident in front of him.

Vivek and Desantis are firmly to the right of Trump on every issue. Scott and Haley are slightly to the right. Heck - even the New Jersey General, Chris Christie, is to Trump’s right.
Trump’s embrace of the trans community when he ran Ms. Universe puts him somewhere to the center/left of most Democrats. He was out ahead of the Democrat party on that one.
Trump’s talking points are indistinguishable from the Democrats when he’s attacking Desantis.
And as for the “they’re all part of the GOP-E except Trump” silliness, you’ll need some specifics for how Trump is not part of the GOP-E. They’re all his people at this point. He’s the leader of the GOP and his pick is running the party.