#24
Your right. A jury, however, found differently.

If I was the mayor I'd lie too.
#2 | Posted by oneironaut

Of course you would. It's called "lack of character."

"One issue I see is that Pres Biden has said that the US will always support Israel. Fmr Pres Trump has said similar things." LAMPLIGHTER at #5 above.

Both come from a generational perspective steeped in Israel's founding and the mythologies surrounding it. You could hardly escape exposure that in the US during the 1950s and 1960s. Think of the movie Exodus, based on the 1958 Leon Uris novel with the same title. Add the political reaffirmation of Israel by both political parties, politicians looking for money and votes, organized lobbying, etc., and you can end up where both Biden and Trump are now on the subject: up that proverbial creek without a paddle. Trump could hardly care less: he'd be hawking copies of the Koran if he thought it might give him some advantage. As for Biden, at best he may feel badly misled and deeply disappointed, for which he should blame only himself. That mythology I mentioned earlier? It bears critical examination, as do all mythologies . From that, perhaps rethinking and reformulation of one's outlook with an eye toward attaining a more reality-based view.

Trump started out incurious and none too bright. Add his deteriorating health, ongoing mental decline and blooming madness fueled by rampant senility to that mix and you're dealing , at best, with an addled, deeply disturbed middle school boy. No surprise.

Yesterday my wife, our son, daughter-in-law, three boys (10, 10, 7) and a wee girl nearly 2 (in stroller):spent a pretty vigorous day hiking part of Chicago. Michigan Ave, the parks along the river and lake, through the Field, and back. Long day, lots going on, and not once during the entire time - throughout the day - could we collectively have managed to summon up the amount of self-pity, whinging, whining, and hateful obnoxiousness that Pink-Haired Elvis dumps in 5 seconds during one of his senile rants.

*Paine* not "Pained," although given his French Revolution experience ...

#1
He's just trying to, uh, square the ... hmmmm ... circles?

Pained wielded a big pen in the pamphlet wars leading up to the Revolution. He paid a heavy price for his views. Fascinating character..

Steven Segal is 72.
End of story.