"there is/was/never has been a "there", there."

Only to those willing to be treated like an abused spouse.

"Who do you choose to trust over scientists?"

Vitamin idiots who prefer pretense over, say, cancer treatments.

"In all seriousness, I'd love to see Hillary be a three times loser."

Talk her into buying gold and eschewing vaccines.

"When Putin gave a speech about Russia's hypersonic missiles that can reach the US from anywhere in the world, that was a game changer."

And what was it when their prototype exploded upon testing?

After getting canned from a too-stressful corporate job, a friend of mine decided to try the other end of the spectrum, and got a job driving a hearse. His repeated boast: "Never got a single complaint!"

His wife, tired of hearing this, asked for my help to prank him...so here's what we did:

We got a 90 minute cassette, and fast-forwarded it to near the end of the first side. Then she recorded me disguising my voice, muffled through a pillow. And right before she kissed him goodbye, she set it to "Play".

So...

...about 44 minutes into the drive he heard a frantic muffled voice screaming:.
Hey! Hey, what's going on? Lemme outta here! LEMME OUTTA HERE!!!

Legend has it, he had to change his underwear.

"Was jackass the same guy as rastaninja?"

No. Jackass was a jackass unto himself. Rasta was also Lokisfur, and a few other handles, all unmistakeable for their pretzel logic.

"No one has yet come even remotely close to being able to turn a 100 fold profit in a year's time as Hillary was able to do on cattle futures."

Quite the contrary; read the article. Then try Actual Math, your HRC deflection notwithstanding.

"my question stands - why is it almost always in 1 direction?"

Probably because only one side corrects its mistakes; the other wallows in them.

Tax cuts increase revenue, don'tcha know!

"government spending does not contribute to economic growth"

Riiiiiiiiiiight. That's why no one ever builds housing, or buys property, or opens a business near a new government facility.

"Chinese companies have eaten the cost of the tariffs "

Meanwhile, those who have access to the numbers point out AMERICANS have eaten the cost of the tariffs.

" He warned Turkey that he would ruin their economy, and lo you are reporting he is threatening sanctions. No doubt he means it."

Sanction a location of one of his licensed buildings?

Guess again.

" Trump didn't remove American troops from Syria. He moved them from Northern Syria to Southern Syria."

A distinction without a difference, to those on the sharp end of the stick. Or in this case, the explosive end of the bomb.

"I thought you hated Hollywood?"

He does.

Just not their work, which he steals on a regular basis.

"I would if I played out live, but I don't."

Not for lack of audience.

The bride and I were traveling through Nashville a few years back, and AU graciously met us for dinner, and then gave us a guided tour of Nashville's main music area. As we went from joint to joint, every band would greet him (Hey, AU!) and then they'd ask if he wanted to sit in. He always passed, saying he had guests, but EVERYONE knew him, and seemed honored if he'd join them.

Oh, and he snuck away from the table at dinner and picked up the check. That's aces in my book!

Anyway...if he's not playing out, it's definitely by choice.

"I've seen the stats stating otherwise"

Feel free to share. Let's see your source for these "stats".

"The Clinton's corruption is raking millions in 'donations' for granting favors through the foundation. "

Foundation spending is transparent. Feel free to show where the Foundation funneled money to the Clintons.

"We know that Steele was fed information straight from the Kremlin, there is no denying this"

I'd ask where you pulled that from, but the stench gives it away.

"Never had to contemplate that as I have never been wrong."

Sure, Rube. Whatever you say.

Now...tell us again how Trump is going to get 25% of the black vote.

"I can bet Trump will want to appear and face accusers in the Senate trial if impeached."

Nonsense. Trump wouldn't take an oath to tell the truth if his life depended on it.

"After a 2020 landslide, the Dems won't be able to block immigration reform and Trump's legacy as the greatest president of the modern era will be assured."

Steven Miller is an absolute idiot.

"You are still hungry after Lying Liz'..."

Bwahahahahaha!

Are you actually pretending you care about lies?!? You, who acts like a battered spouse every time Trump opens his mouth?

"the entire content of the paragraph relates to the Russia Hoax and 2016 election."

Could I have mustard with that pretzel?

"The democrats had nothing to do with it? Were they sick that day or something when the vote was taken?""

No, they voted unanimously against it. The Republican majority pushed it through, without even proofreading it.

"And my joke was of a more general nature. But you knew that."

Yes I did. It was just gravy that the Republican was so realistic: ------- over the worker, and then lying to the worker, telling him the Democrat was actually to blame. Sounds positively Trumpian.

"who's on the hook for anything?"

Taxpayers on the hook for paying back the $2.3 Trillion in new borrowing just to give away in tax breaks, mostly to the wealthiest.

Since the 1% get 82% of the tax cuts, but won't be paying back 82% of the taxes...guess who's on the hook for the taxes in the big equation? YOU & ME!

"...when the Dems are indicted by Barr"

And what new handle will you be posting under when the Dems aren't indicted by Barr?