Drudge Retort: Recent Comments

That's just the past week.
#1 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

You make it sounds like the justice department is doing a great job, why don't you post a thread on it, instead of deflecting?

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 08:25 PM | Reply

People should say to them "Nice costume but it's not Halloween."

Posted by TenMile at 2026-03-23 08:25 PM | Reply

The most incompetent boob ever, and 70 million imbeciles voted for him. Allegedly. Let's see the ballots, you fat, lying pedophile.

Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-23 08:25 PM | Reply

#2 | POSTED BY CORKY AT 2026-03-23 08:10 PM | FLAG: WhatAboutTrumpIsm

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 08:23 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

In a related story lines are much longer at airport Starbucks locations nationwide. And airport bars with sporting events on televisions are also doing very well ...

Posted by catdog at 2026-03-23 08:20 PM | Reply

In the Story, the 3rd Temple is built, and the AC steps inside and proclaims himself to be God.

Which ticks God off to no end, as there is no room on Earth for two co-existing Temples for the inhabitance of God; JC is already here, and is himself the Temple, the co-habitation of man and of God.

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 08:18 PM | Reply

Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but Islamic Republic Denies It

@#20 ... Why did Dummkopf Trumpf TACO (again)? ...

My guess would be that when he made his TACO social media post this morning, he had woken up to bad numbers for the US stock market's upcoming day.

The stock market numbers have seemed to be a driver of his policy comments in the past.

OK, looking at the recording I have (and "undeleted") of Bloomberg TV from early this (Monday) morning, after a bad day on Friday)....

7:04 EDT - DOW futures: -285.00 (-0.62%)
7:04 EDT - S&P futures: -48.50 (-0.74%)

Then, after Pres Trump's TACO announcement...

7:10 EDT - DOW futures: +1071.00 (+2.33%)
7:10 EDT - S&P futures: +168.50 (+2.57%)

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 08:16 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 08:14 PM | Reply

#82

HA!

Fortunately they were purchased last year... TX ranchers claimed they were jewed down on the price!

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 08:12 PM | Reply

Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but Islamic Republic Denies It

"A Manhattan jury has found Donald J. Trump, former president of the United States, guilty on all 34 felony counts related to a business fraud scheme to funnel "hush money"

Story at 11:00!

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 08:10 PM | Reply

"Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but Islamic Republic Denies It"

TACO!

Posted by censored at 2026-03-23 08:06 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

So glad I might be getting out of this dump.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 04:37 PM | Reply

Did you meet the trucker of your dreams at the Flying J., and he's taking you to Mexico to perform in the donkey shows?

Posted by fortfisher at 2026-03-23 08:04 PM | Reply

Mail in voting is another reason Republicans want to destroy the USPS.

Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-23 08:04 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

"A distinct possibility... they already have Red Heifers from TX for Sacrifices, and the priests and their implements are prepared.
#80 | Posted by Corky"

Beef? In this economy?

Posted by censored at 2026-03-23 08:03 PM | Reply

Iran Denies Claims it Fired Missiles at Diego Garcia

@#1 ... This is believable considering the Iranians weren't known to have any missiles that had a range long enough to get near anywhere near Diego Garcia. ...

Possible. I'm not there yet. But getting closer.

Also, PM Netyanahu needs the Iran war to go on to avoid the trials he will likely face when the war ends.

Maybe that is why he found a sympathetic ear from Pres trump in initiating this war...

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:56 PM | Reply

Coronavirus Fraud News
www.justice.gov

Good. Round up the criminals.

But also...

...
3230 Results

Press Release
Federal Judge Sentences Suburban Chicago Man to Six and a Half Years in Prison for $3.3 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
March 23, 2026

Press Release
Fresno Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Paycheck Protection Program Loan Fraud
March 23, 2026

Press Release
Former Wheeling Business Owner Admits to COVID Fraud
March 20, 2026

Press Release
Five More Plead Guilty in Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
March 20, 2026

Press Release
United States Attorney's Office collects more than $68,000,000 in 2025 based on fraud, waste and abuse
March 20, 2026

Press Release
Dunkirk man pleads guilty to theft of government funds involving COVID-19 fraud
March 20, 2026

Press Release
Koreatown Man Arrested on Charges that He Obtained More Than $2 Million in COVID Business Loans That He Invested in Cryptocurrency
March 18, 2026

Press Release
Illinois Businessman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for $14 Million Covid-Relief Fraud
March 18, 2026

Press Release
California Man Sentenced to Five and Half Years in Prison for Loan Fraud Conspiracy
March 18, 2026

Press Release
South Carolina woman sentenced to prison for multi-state unemployment insurance fraud
March 18, 2026

Press Release
London Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving COVID Relief Loans
March 17, 2026

Press Release
Apollo Beach Businessman Charged with COVID-19 Fraud
March 16, 2026
...

That's just the past week.

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:52 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

so once again Trump does what I wanted.....to say F/K YOU to you and yours.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan

So you wanted trump to cripple our kids with debt so that billionaires could get tax cuts?

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 07:47 PM | Reply

When a sensible Iranian leader finally comes to the fore, Israel will simply kill them too.

It will be like at the end of Night Of The Living Dead.

I've been warning Boaz that's how his beloved Civil War will end for him, for twenty years now.

Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-23 07:46 PM | Reply

ICE Official Says Agents Will Hate' Helping TSA at Airports
www.newsweek.com

I had not seen this thread when I posted a new thread on the back page.

So, bringing that article to this thread...

... Federal immigration agents will "hate" being deployed to assist airport security operations amid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official told Newsweek.

"The HSI agents will hate it," the official said, referring to Homeland Security Investigations personnel. "I've not heard any talk of this within ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations). They want us arresting and deporting aliens."

The official, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said they first heard about the reassignment when they were contacted by Newsweek over the weekend.

The Trump administration has begun deploying ICE agents to airports nationwide to assist TSA, following weeks of disruption caused by the partial government shutdown, which has contributed to staffing shortages and longer passenger screening times. Some airports have advised travelers to arrive hours earlier than usual.
An ICE agent at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 23, 2026. | AP Photo/Ryan Murphy

President Donald Trump said Monday he does not support allowing ICE agents to wear masks while assisting at airports. ...

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:46 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

#77

A distinct possibility... they already have Red Heifers from TX for Sacrifices, and the priests and their implements are prepared.

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 07:43 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

I'm of two minds on this one.

On one hand, I think all valid votes should count, but if they arrive too late and could affect an election outcome that has already been "decided," well, that then is an issue.

On the other hand, if SCOTUS rules against late mail-in ballots, then how long will it be before Pres Trump starts slowing down the processing of mail-in ballots from blue states, causing them to arrive too late to be counted?

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:40 PM | Reply

Live From London, It's Saturday Night! (SNL UK)

SNL UK reviews are in and it's surprisingly good news for comedy fans
www.mirror.co.uk

... Reviews are in for Saturday Night Live UK after its star-studded debut episode.

SNL UK launched on Sky last night, with viewers across the country tuning in to watch the comedy show. ...

While most critics agreed that the show had a few kinks to iron out, the general consensus was that SNL UK had a much stronger opening than had been anticipated.

The Telegraph's Ed Power gave the first episode an optimistic four stars, highlighting Tina Fey's excellent performance as SNL UK's first host and calling it a "shockingly competent spin-off".

He also pointed out: "Predictions that a transatlantic SNL would crash and burn proved wide of the mark."

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the show three stars, acknowledging the uphill battle the series faced as she noted that it "didn't fail and could have been a lot worse".

Gary Bushell from The Daily Express admitted it wasn't "as bad as I feared" claiming the show was "better than spineless BBC comedy".

The Financial Times' Rebecca Nicholson added: "Britons may be sceptical of Saturday Night Live UK - but its debut episode shows promise With Tina Fey as guest host and some close-to-the-bone humour, Sky's SNL translation was often inventive and sharp."

Metro's Adam Miller called the show "shockingly good", confessing: "It's been a long time since I've rooted for something as hard as SNL UK to succeed." ...

However, not everyone was convinced after the first episode, with The New Statesman's Nicholas Harris claiming Saturday Night Live is "doomed in the UK".

Meanwhile, publications like Variety and The Wrap suggested that the show will become more successful if it decides to lean more into British humour and away from the US format. ...

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:32 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

And yet Roberts thinks viewing this court as absolute dogs*^# is inappropriate and "dangerous."

Chief Justice John Roberts was referring to personally directed hostility toward judges and justices, which he described as "dangerous" during a March 17, 2026, appearance at Rice University. While he did not mention any specific individual by name, his remarks were widely seen as a response to recent verbal attacks by President Donald Trump against the judiciary.

Roberts made several distinctions regarding the nature of this hostility:

* Personal vs. Legal Scrutiny: He stated that while criticism of judicial opinions "comes with the territory" and is "healthy," it becomes a "problem" and "quite dangerous" when it shifts from legal analysis to attacking individual personalities.

* Recent Attacks by Trump: The comments followed a series of social media posts by Trump on March 15, 2026, in which he called the Supreme Court a "weaponized and unjust Political Organization" after they struck down his global tariffs. Trump also personally attacked U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, calling him "wacky, nasty, crooked and totally out of control".

* Bipartisan Scope: Roberts was careful to note that such hostility is not limited to "any one political perspective," addressing the broader trend of rising threats against the federal judiciary.

Posted by sentinel at 2026-03-23 07:30 PM | Reply

ICE Official Says Agents Will 'Hate' Helping TSA at Airports

More from the cited article ...

... The United States national debt crossed $39 trillion for the first time Tuesday, arriving at the grim milestone less than five months after it first hit $38 trillion in late October"a pace of accumulation that budget watchdogs and academic economists are now calling, with unusual unanimity, "unsustainable."

The milestone, confirmed in Wednesday's Daily Treasury Statement, lands amid a politically charged moment: it comes roughly two weeks before the ten-year anniversary of President Trump's 2016 campaign promise to eliminate the national debt within eight years.

Instead, the gross national debt has roughly doubled since Trump first took office -- it was $19.9 trillion in January 2017. ...

[emphasis mine]

Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-23 07:13 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

When a Jew is killing an "Arab" it's just another day ending in Y.

Israel Sucks.

Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-23 07:08 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

STFU you stupid piece of s^*%.

Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 07:06 PM | Reply

And yet Roberts thinks viewing this court as absolute dogs*^# is inappropriate and "dangerous."

Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 07:03 PM | Reply

Iran Denies Claims it Fired Missiles at Diego Garcia

this afternoon the wait time at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International airport security check

time was between 5 and 10 minutes...

so once again Trump does what I wanted.....to say F/K YOU to you and yours.

Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-23 06:48 PM | Reply

Israel has No Right to Exist.

Palestine will be Free, From the River to the Sea...

Pass it On...

Iran is Doing Allah's Work...

Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-23 06:47 PM | Reply

Democrats Seek to Oust Sen John Fetterman

Nah, that Turd needs To be Unemployed.

Hes a big Liability.

If he's on MAGA Payroll as a Democrat he's worse than Useless.

He's a Fifth Column Traitor.

Not Needed on any level.

But you Eberly, As a Non Democrat don't get That.

You're a Repuke,Remember?

Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-23 06:40 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

Some Justices aren't so gung ho on this deal:

"Supreme Court worries Trump's attack on late ballots could also threaten early voting

The Trump administration kept running into the same problem Monday as it urged the Supreme Court to stop letting states count mail-in ballots after Election Day: fears that such a move could also imperil early voting."

"That answer didn't seem to satisfy Chief Justice John Roberts, who suggested Sauer was making an arbitrary decision to treat early voting and late receipt of ballots differently.

"I'm not sure I understand how that point is responsive to the point that if the Election Day is the voting and taking that it has to be that day," Roberts said.
"Maybe you're not saying anything other than, well, that's different."

"It's a challenging question," Sauer replied.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett jumped in with a similar question after the RNC's lawyer, Paul Clement, said federal lawmakers involved in passing a uniform Election Day law in 1845 would have found it "unthinkable" to count ballots after Election Day.

"Isn't that true of early voting, too?" Barrett said. "Why is that permissible? If we're just going to say historically it just needs to look like it always looked, how come those features fall out?"

www.politico.com

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 06:39 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

@77 Last century I was sitting in an upscale Tel Aviv cafe with some friends I had in the IDF. No one is in uniform. Our discussion was animated and interesting, so much that an elderly Israeli gentleman chimed in from a nearby table when we touched upon geo-politics. This Solomon turned to me with a polite smile.

"You are an American, right?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Let me tell you this. When an Arab is killing an Arab, this means they are not killing a Jew."

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 06:39 PM | Reply

He identified "Eight Stages of a Democracy", from beginning to end.
1. ------- to spiritual faith.
2. Spiritual faith to great courage.
3. Courage to liberty.
4. Liberty to abundance.
5. Abundance to complacency.
6. Complacency to apathy.
7. Apathy to dependence.
8. Dependence back to -------.

"A democracy can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship".

Guess which stage America is?

#27 | Posted by oneironaut

You went off the rails at #6 - which should read - ABUNDANCE TO BOTTOMLESS GREED FOR THE SUPER RICH

#7 Super rich take everything
#8 Super rich brainwash morons to blame minorities
#9 Morons support fascism

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 06:06 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

Blaming one party is how the US got to this party.

#17 | Posted by oneironaut

Pretending its everyone's fault when one side is vastly worse is how the US got to this point.

Reaganomics - REPUBLICANS FAULT

Iraq War - REPUBLICANS FAULT

More tax cuts for the rich - REPUBLICANS FAULT

Iran War - REPUBLICANS FAULT

Even more tax cuts for the rich - REPUBLICANS FAULT

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 06:04 PM | Reply

Some time in the next 2 weeks zionists in Israel will use a false-flag operation to destroy the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem in order to try and start a war between Sunni and Shia Muslims and to clear the way for the construction of their "third temple".

Posted by ExpectingReign at 2026-03-23 06:02 PM | Reply

"Again, I understand both of you."

Do you understand what he's claiming? And how he's leaving out all the elephant parts?

Does that mean you approve of the cherry-picked conditions, which don't exist for childless singles or couples, and leaving them out of the claim?

It's not like you'd issue someone insurance on a claim that off-base, would you?

Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-23 05:50 PM | Reply

"But I have yet to see Danforth present a contradiction to any data provided in the study."

The "study" included the average family, dumfuq. The average family has either a spouse, a kid or two, or a combination.

A single person pays taxes on income over 15,750. It's as simple as that.

Anyone who is making $47K, and paying no income tax, has kids. In fact, a childless couple making $37K pays income taxes.

Do I need to make it any clearer???

Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-23 05:44 PM | Reply

"You pretend he was trying to slide that whopper past folks."

What a riot.

You were trying to pretend he's wasn't. More likely, you didn't realize it doesn't pass the smell test.

FFS, he hasn't come back to tell us he understands that was with an average spouse and kids.

Even a married guy with NO kids owes income taxes.

Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-23 05:37 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

-that's one big-effing hair!

remove it from your teeth and it won't seem so obtrusive

Again, I understand both of you.

And it's a tired old argument where hairs get split over filing status and dependents.

Boring....but if you want to keep running around screaming "I'm insulted by your posts...."

Be my guest.

And keep refusing to answer my questions in 59

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 05:33 PM | Reply

#69 An Iranian Disphora Doctor who wasn't even in Iran. I don't know where he got his Numbers?

Out of his Ass?

I read the Article in the Guardian Too.

Pure Disphora Propaganda.

Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-23 05:32 PM | Reply

Republicans break into your house, shoot your dog, loot your silverware drawer, crack your safe, raid your refrigerator and eat your last ham sandwich.

Democrats break into your house, shoot your dog, loot your silverware drawer, crack your safe, raid your refrigerator and leave you a ham sandwich.

Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-03-23 05:30 PM | Reply

"It's splitting hairs"

No, it's not.

People don't pay taxes under $46,000, and People pay taxes over $16,000 are WORLDS APART.

His claim is off by almost 200%. That's one big-effing hair!

"I understand what both of them are saying."

Not if you don't understand one of us is wrong.

Read his statement; nothing about a spouse or kids. Just regurgitated crap, based on a table he didn't understand.

Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-23 05:29 PM | Reply

-FFS, wouldn't you agree leaving out A SPOUSE AND TWO KIDS might have an effect on your bottom line???

Um.....yeah, I know that. you could read #63 after you wipe the blood off your mouth.

so does everyone.

Except you pretend he was trying to slide that whopper past folks.

But thanks to you........you caught that deceptive tactic.

LOL

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 05:29 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

This downgrade already happened under Dummkopf Trumpf's watch.

Austerity measures coming.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 05:27 PM | Reply

#73 You have been openly Delighted and Enthusiastic about the Mass Murders and Genocide of an Entire People By Israel for Two Years.

Fuck Off.

Israeli Agents incited Riots and Murdered hundreds of Police at Peaceful Protests.

Any Body count in Iran can be Attributed to Sanctions causing Unrest and Israeli Murders of Iranian Police and Scientists.

How many Americans do you think ICE would Kill if Hundreds of their Agents were killed at Violent Protests on the Streets?

Iran has been Fucked With for too long.

It's GO Time.

How many will Die Going Forward is Anyone's Guess.

This is a Response to American and Israeli Actions.

Iran would not be Acting this Way if they could Trade and Be left Alone like a Normal Country.

Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction.

Sow the Wind...Reap the Whirlwind.

A Nuclear Iran would be a Good Thing.

Nobody Fucks with North Korea, do they?

Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-03-23 05:26 PM | Reply

Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots

I am reading Kurt Vonnegut's brilliant Welcome to the Monkey House this week.

Acerbic, witty, entertaining, crisp-- as expected.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 05:24 PM | Reply

At least 4 Justices are on board with whatever Trump wants... no matter what it is.

Posted by Corky at 2026-03-23 05:23 PM | Reply

Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but Islamic Republic Denies It

Why did Dummkopf Trumpf TACO (again)?

Because the morbidly obese geriatric racist silver-spooned draft-dodging golf cheating goniff got the signal from his handlers in the Kremlin, that's why.

Source: english.news.cn

Sorry, Bibi and AIPAC, your puptn in the White House serves another master besides you, fellow ICC-indicted war criminal Vladimir Putin.

One doesn't have to be a Columbo or a Robert Oppenheimer to understand this non-enigma.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 05:22 PM | Reply

"I understood what he was saying. you're pretending you didn't."

That's as back-ass-wards as it gets. You had no idea he was regurgitating crap, and couldn't be bothered to educate yourself.

Now you're pretending you knew what he was saying? What, when he was lying about who pays income tax?

FFS, wouldn't you agree leaving out A SPOUSE AND TWO KIDS might have an effect on your bottom line???

Posted by Danforth at 2026-03-23 05:21 PM | Reply

Kurt Vonnegut?
#26 | POSTED BY DOC_SARVIS

Interesting choice, he died of TBI right?

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 05:19 PM | Reply

Alexander Fraser Tytler

Guess which stage America is?

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 05:17 PM | Reply

I offer the perspective of the greatest historian, documentor and philosopher in American history. Do you know who that was?
#24 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Kurt Vonnegut?

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-23 05:16 PM | Reply

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-23 05:12 PM | Reply

You're a Chinese immigrant, don't makes sense you're not aware of American history.

You offer no proof of your assertion.

I offer the perspective of the greatest historian, documentor and philosopher in American history. Do you know who that was?

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 05:10 PM | Reply

Example: Argentina got $40 Billion to bail out it's failed economy.
#16 | POSTED BY REDIAL

Of course DialAgain needs to deflect. Because he doesn't understand what he's talking about.

See this is the financial illiteracy of Lumpers.Trump had a $20 billion currency exchange which hasn't lost ANY value ergo its not spent money; The other $20 billion was in private bank loans.

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 05:08 PM | Reply

Blaming one party is how the US got to this party.
#17 | POSTED BY ONETRUMPER

You're a Chinese immigrant, don't makes sense you're not aware of American history.

You're a useful idiot for Trump.

I'm surprised you don't choke on all the gas you're spreading.

Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-23 05:07 PM | Reply

-You don't think the US defaulting and tanking its credit rating would be disastrous?

Yes it would be.

Do you think that's actually happened?

You found an article that declared the US government to be insolvent.

Do you believe it?

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 05:05 PM | Reply

This was a long time coming.

Thank Ronny Regan for the "trickle down theory".

China will be the new world leader.

Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-23 05:04 PM | Reply

The ~~US government~~ Republican Party, regardless of the revenue, will spend beyond revenue.

Trump and his administration have increased the deficit by 25%

Clinton handed BushJr a surplus Budget.

Obama reduced the deficit.

You're gaslighting because you're an idiot.

Taxation isn't the problem.

Boolsheet.

The nonstop tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans handed out by republicans, coupled with our 26 years of war in Western Asia are the problem.

Then there's Trump who is draining our taxes for his own benefit.

Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-23 05:03 PM | Reply

You don't think the US defaulting and tanking its credit rating would be disastrous?

Bond market collapses. Dollar value tanks. Stock market spirals.

And then all those other things happen anyway.

Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 05:01 PM | Reply

Our country won't be able to survive Republicans

State, Local, Federal government spending just keep eating up more and more of the GDP. Remember GDP has government spending included, ergo the private economy keeps shrinking ...

Blaming one party is how the US got to this party.

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 04:59 PM | Reply

Example: Argentina got $40 Billion to bail out it's failed economy.

Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-23 04:58 PM | Reply

You don't even know where its going...

Example: Stacey Abrams NGO was created 30 days before it received $2 billion dollars.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 04:54 PM | Reply | Flag:

I found some of it...

www.offthepress.com

Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-23 04:58 PM | Reply

I looked up the definition of insolvent and it's different for a public entity.

but I don't think the US Government is actually insolvent.

I would think the world would be behaving differently at the moment the US Government is declared insolvent.

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 04:57 PM | Reply

I agree with Eberly:
stop interest payment on the debt, even if it hurts the credit rating of the USA.
Secondly, adopt the finance reforms mentioned in the article.

Next, we must pass a bill to end campaign finance by PACs. Outlaw them. Contrary to what Romney famously said, corporations are not people.

Finally, we must admit the defense spending party is over. The current war is going to bankrupt us and we have to stop pretending to be the world's policeman when it is obvious we are the world's largest de-stabilizing agent. Major cuts in defense are needed.

Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-23 04:55 PM | Reply

More tax cuts for billionaires should fix it.
------- morons.
#6 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY

You're clueless. The US government, regardless of the revenue, will spend beyond revenue.

Taxation isn't the problem. As I have been saying for sometime, spending is the issue.

You don't even know where its going...

Example: Stacey Abrams NGO was created 30 days before it received $2 billion dollars.

Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-23 04:54 PM | Reply

I would think the first step would be to stop paying any interest on the debt

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 04:44 PM | Reply

Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but Islamic Republic Denies It

-Not just partial cuts, but complete cuts. VA? Gone. SSA? Gone. Medicare/medicaid? Gone.

When?

Cause....there are quite a few people who are dead without those programs.

And I know I'm not gonna pay more(well...any really) taxes if they're gonna cut those programs.

Posted by eberly at 2026-03-23 04:42 PM | Reply

Our ---- in chief is punting for a week in a desperate attempt to be able to create peace out of --------.

Meanwhile, Israel is seizing half of Lebanon.

There will be no peace agreement by Saturday

Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-23 04:40 PM | Reply

Bogus “Medical Reason” for Barron Trump Not Serving

This is the GOP's wet dream.

They're finally going to drown the baby in the bath tub because you know there's only one way they'll "fix" this- cuts cuts cuts.

Not just partial cuts, but complete cuts. VA? Gone. SSA? Gone. Medicare/medicaid? Gone.

The only things going untouched are DoD and DHS because damnit they need to control a revolting populace somehow.

So glad I might be getting out of this dump.

Posted by jpw at 2026-03-23 04:37 PM | Reply

Well he is not 6'8".
David Robinson is 7'1" and still served what could be different about him?
#17 | Posted by Nixon

Three-fifths Compromise, wikipedia.org

Posted by censored at 2026-03-23 04:37 PM | Reply

All I know is that every time a republican is president my retirement savings take a massive hit

Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-23 04:36 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

It's a repeated cycle, which has been going on for a good part of my lifetime, but really, the worst parts started with Saint Ronnie.

Republicans cut taxes on the wealthy, sever all social safety nets, get us into a war and run up the debt.
Democrats come in and re-institute some parts of the social safety net, with concessions to the rabid wackadoodles known as "conservatives," cut the deficit and make progress on the debt, and do what they can to get us out of wars. Then the Republicans blame them for the staggering deficits and debt that they weren't completely able to eliminate, and win all houses of Congress and the White House ... lather, rinse repeat.

Our country won't be able to survive Republicans, so hopefully, we're seeing the elimination of their influence in Congress this year ... hopefully, we won't get a bunch of conservadems to gum up the works, but even that's a better option than these Republican clowns working for Putin.

Posted by chuffy at 2026-03-23 04:32 PM | Reply

Is it any wonder Iran has difficulty trusting anyone?

#71 | Posted by BillJohnson

Yeah it's almost like when they sign a treaty with the USA, a new president comes in and just rips it up because he's jealous that the treaty signer had a bigger blacker dick than his.

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 04:29 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

More tax cuts for billionaires should fix it.

------- morons.

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 04:28 PM | Reply

America kills it's protestors Just observing
#61 | Posted by truthhurts

Just trolling. Iran killed more Iranian protesters in 2 days than a month of warfare between Russia and Ukraine.
#64 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-03-23 03:32 PM | Reply | Flag: Flag:

Says Israeli propaganda?
#65 | Posted by truthhurts

Truly a sight to behold! Watching the same bleeding hearts who threw a fit about one dead male nurse make every excuse under the Sun (and blaming the Jews to boot!) for the Iranian Islamists slaughtering more Muslim civilians in two days than Israel did in two years (in a war the Palestinians invited and celebrated).

Posted by censored at 2026-03-23 04:28 PM | Reply

Iranian Strikes on Bases Used by US Caused $800M in Damage, analysis shows

We're talking about Iran and a regime driven by a specific, aggressive interpretation of Islam.

#53 | Posted by BillJohnson

You don't give a ---- about regimes driven by aggressive evil interpretations of religion.

You actually support one.

Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-23 04:25 PM | Reply

Yeah, Trump sucks dirty balls.

But he's just the dirty-balls icing on the ---- cake.

Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-23 04:24 PM | Reply