David the Gnome

Europe’s worst security crisis in decades, says the article.  Uhm, what security crisis?  Has Russia invaded Germany or something?

Over thirty six hundred for a ten minute ride in an ambulance?  This is what they actually bill…

So much for affordable care.  The more stories like this I read, the more I want to leave the U.S.

How many rounds can you fire with, say, a standard Glock, before you have to reload?  How about a typical hunting rifle or shotgun?

If my understanding is accurate, the AR 15 is not difficult to mod for a magazine with, say, 50 rounds.  Rapid rate of fire as well.  There is a reason these are frequently used in mass shootings.

Yes, a handgun is…[Read more]

Simply put: you don’t need an AR 15 for hunting.  If you do, then you really need to learn what the heck you are doing before you shoot yourself in the face by accident.

I do not see an issue with people owning fire arms, but unless you are in a war zone you don’t need such a high capacity weapon.

I think safety and registration need to be…[Read more]

Kudos for the nerve, someone pass the popcorn…

@doh1304

I’m 99% certain that was a joke.

@tonyl

Our founding fathers, as they are called, were mostly thinking about what Congress thinks about today.  ” How do I get more money and power?”

The history of any Nations leaders would almost certainly have the same said of them.  In the last several decades, the U.S. – well, various interests, individuals and corporations in the U.S. – h…[Read more]

There will be consequences for that, too.  When even the faux progressives have no real voice or choice, the overall fascist system will become less apologetic and more openly hostile.

If the Democrat is like a sly fox, the Republican is like a rabid wolf.

I’m afraid this shit storm hasn’t even really started yet.

But some times I think he writes fiction.

@dunatus

The point you make is very apt and I agree.  Yes, I think our congress – and even most of the so called progressives – are bought and paid for.  It is not entirely their fault, there are three lobbyists for every member of Congress on any given day.  And the system they have to work with is a sh…[Read more]

For me – the one that the next few in line would likely not do well without.  The U.S. of course.  Somehow, I do not think most Nations of the world (or their neighbors) would even tolerate Saudi Arabia and Israel without U.S. backing – and they tolerate us only because they have no choice.

China will soon surpass us anyway, in several i…[Read more]

More than likely, anything he intends to do that will take any length of time will be undone by the soon to be Republican Congress.  If not by them, then by whatever Republican replaces him in 2024.

Still… to do bluntly promote this during this time of inflation, high gas prices, unaffordable housing, healthcare and everything else?  Seems to m…[Read more]

It is worth thinking about.  If the system collapses at some point, I do think we will see several attempts at feudalism or another attempt to make fascism work.  Ultimately though, any kind of real dystopia would probably knock out communication for many of us, assuming there was a significant number left.

In the scheme of things, I think it i…[Read more]

Looking back, I was one of those democrats not all that long ago.  Eventually, I just got tired of being lied to, of nearly every promise and ideal being betrayed.  I had had enough by the time Bernie Sanders threw his hat in the ring.

Then, because he was a good man who seemed to me to be honestly practicing what he preached, I regretfully got i…[Read more]

Sanctions have, to the best of my knowledge, never worked to accomplish anything good.  They can and do hurt the poor in an economy, but their overall effect on the wealthy and powerful is not tremendously significant.  Cases in point now, like you pointed out – Russia selling it’s oil to India and China instead.  The ruble on the ride, the we…[Read more]

I’m inclined to mostly agree with Mersheimer.  Trump might not have wanted it, but the establishment would have forced it sooner or later anyway.

Trump is still a terrible human being – but for somewhat different reasons than Biden and Clinton are terrible human beings.

@djean111

I apologize for not being more specific.  I did not intend to point to the entirety of your generation.  It was a generalization particularly meant in reference to those who had given up.

Obviously I could have worded it better.  I do realize the flaws of my own generation, such as they are, in general.

I grew up hearing stories ab…[Read more]

Just visited another realm, one of great stench and no intelligent life.

They apparently think they just need two more Democrat Senators…

So maybe some people really are that stupid.

If it just a vent, all well and good.  If you are expecting or hoping to change any opinions though… Then I am afraid that even the devil has shitty luck some times.

My father, though I love him, is a lot like that crowd.  I have had each of these arguments with him at one time or another.  The end result is generally him getting really pi…[Read more]

Gotta love those idiots who pushed so hard for charter/religious/private/tax payer funded schools.  You know, like Obama.  What was the name of that lady who went on the Bill Maher show and babbled about how great charter schools were?  I mean, she got loud applause and everything.

Problem was never with public education in general – it was wi…[Read more]

Guess it depends on what we consider fundamental, as regards Biden, right?  Some things have perhaps changed in a way we could call fundamental – changed for the worse.  Biden lies again.