#12 "And on 21 Jan 2029, foreign interference in our politics will still bedevil the US."

Why, yes it will.

"What will stop it between 7 May 2026 and 20 Jan 2029?"

Stop it?

I, and I suppose many, many people, would like American politics to turn on a dime.

But it doesn't.

Nope. It is changed, one Congressional District (from red to blue) to another Congressional District (from red to blue).

It isn't exciting, turn-on-a-dime results... American politics does that rarely... 1974, 1980, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2010 (shellacking), 2018.

No, as I keep advising, look at the Powell Memorandum to the US Chamber of Commerce, and the concept behind the Overton Window.

If liberals and progressives are going to turn this ship of state around from the shoals upon which Trump/Republicans/"conservatives"/MAGA have stranded America...

... then we're going to have to do it together. Politics in America is a zero-sum game. My bet is on the Democratic Party and its candidates.

Anything else helps Trump/Republicans/"conservatives"/MAGA.

#6 The "Cat's Meow"?

An underappreciated and not-very-well known movie. But enjoyable

Thank you, Peter Bogdonovich.

#147 Oh, Clown, be very careful.

#142 He does provide a wonderful example of the depravity to which so-called "Christians" will twist their beliefs into claiming that Jesus was interfering with capitalism when he overturned the money-changing tables in Temple.

Republican Jesus would never do that.

#140 100% oops:

Tennessee: In 2024, the state House passed a bill (SB 1325) allowing faculty or staff to carry concealed handguns on campus after receiving police approval, a psychological evaluation, and 40 hours of annual training.

Iowa: Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation in 2024 that allows school employees to carry weapons on school grounds, requiring they meet a "strict training regimen" and annual background checks.

Ohio: A 2022 law (HB 99) reduced the training hours required for teachers to carry guns from over 700 hours to a minimum of 24 hours, giving local school boards the authority to implement the policy.

Wisconsin: As of January 2025, Republican lawmakers proposed a bill that would make it legal for teachers to carry guns and waive fees for gun licenses and background checks for those who apply.

West Virginia: Lawmakers have considered similar proposals to arm teachers and retired law enforcement to address shortages in school safety personnel.

#8 Coriolanus says, "...and Congress will have to pass those taxes on the oligarchs."

100% yes, Yes, YES...

How about we start taxing the uber-wealthy who have, for the past 40 years, been able to dodge their financial responsibilities that provide them with a country that protects them and their money and their property?

Not to mention the fact that this country has given them, the uber-wealthy, a nation of publicly educated wage-earners who can afford to buy their products/services?

How about that?

Afterall, ingratitude is a Cardinal Sin.

#8 Coriolanus says, "...and Congress will have to pass those taxes on the oligarchs."

The only way that Congress will be able to pass those (much needed/much deserved) tax increases on the uber-wealthy is if the next Democratic president will have at his/her back a Congress that has absolute Congressional power

Absolute Congressional power in Washington DC = an absolute majority in the US Congress:

• An overwhelming majority in the US House (more than a sliver) = the larger the Democratic victory in US House elections, the more power they have as proven by the vote of the American people (Gerrymandering be dammed). Once there are 290 Democrats, any Trump veto can be overwritten;


• An overwhelming majority in the US Senate = the closer to 60 votes ensures that all Democratic-inspired legislation withstands any rightwing/GOP filibuster; the number 67 or greater ensures that both any presidential veto can be overwritten and any impeachment from the US House has a chance for conviction

That's what I am doing to help defeat MAGAism.

You?

#118 Perfect ... and thank you, Corky!

#115 Is this part of the "turn the other cheek" routine I've heard about?

Oh, and as for things you hold dear, I notice how your integrity isn't one of those things.

Noted.

Oh, and just a bit of advice:

Don't want people "attacking" your "family" or "religious" beliefs, well then, here's a dime, buy a clue...

Never talk about your family and/or religious "beliefs" on an anonymous message board on the Internet.

Problem solved.

You're welcome.