I heard Trump say he wants $12-$13/hr minimum wage.

Really? Where/when did he say that?

I wonder how he meets all of these people.

The Epstein/Maxwell Dating Service.

This is the guy with the Thai-made suits with the US flag as the jacket liner?

It's illegal.

And that matters why?

but they cheated and didn't die

Sounds like effective training.

Joan Osborne - One Of Us (1995)

Thanks for that. Have not heard it in forever.

in a suitable ceremony that honors the recipient.

I guess this will no longer be acceptable.

Effective immediately, all Purple Heart medals and valor decorations will be formally presented to the recipient, or their primary next of kin (PNOK) in the case of a posthumous award, in a suitable ceremony that honors the recipient.

I bet training deaths go way up next year.

Only the weak will fail.

Definitions Department policy defining conduct by Service members that constitutes hazing, bullying, and harassment is overly broad, jeopardizing combat readiness, mission accomplishment, and trust in the organization. To maintain a lethal and ready Force, leaders must be empowered to make the right decisions, enforce standards, and restore good order and discipline. When commanders face undue administrative burdens, it distracts from their core mission. This review aims to strike a balance, ensuring leaders have the tools necessary to foster a warrior ethos rooted in mutual respect and accountability, while also maintaining a lethal and ready Force.

Can JD carry the Torch? Does he have the Stuff of MAGA?

I really don't think so. Cults need a celebrity leader and Vance was, and frankly still is, a nobody. Joe Rogan would have a better chance... at least he did some reality shows.

I'm not too sure he cares.

I'm sure he doesn't. Any negativity is just "fake news" from the "enemy within".

Folgers crystals is better.

If you are stocking your prepper bunker for the end times. :-)

Trump will get the US involved in War with Iran.

He pretty much already did with that bunker buster stunt.

I don't disagree but you'd have to be Lamplighter's age to relate to that.

I "coded" in FORTAN on punch cards in high school. I watched new episodes of Gunsmoke on the TV. :-)

Meaning?

The "Good old days". Ritchie Cunningham, The Fonz, and US global financial and industrial superiority.

...what does the average republican voter want for America?

1955?

I feel better now... thanks! I think.

Vance would be obligated to bend to the will of his backers, and certainly would. Lewzer just runs off his own whims and fantasies, and could care less what his donors/supporters think.

The entire Republican party is scared -------- of Lewzer. None dare utter even a mild criticism. I don't think any of them are afraid of Vance. Miller would stab him in the back in a heartbeat.

And replace trump with JD? That solves nothing.

It might. Vance is probably smarter and more dangerous, but has no star power or natural grifting capabilities.

while boiling shoe leather for the family meal.

Sauerbraten making a comeback?

That assumes Moscow believes in NATO capability and resolve, of course.

Lewzer is never going to take a shot at a Russian plane, and Putin knows it. He probably made that quite clear in Alaska.

dems want to add about another trillion to our debt and Trump just said NO you will not.

Instead, he's going to do it himself.

Barack Obama played 333 rounds of golf.

Most of them at military bases a short drive from DC. Cheaper rounds if you don't need a 747 and a C-5 Galaxy to get to the course.

Rarely used because neighbors seem to have objections. ;)

I run about 2.5 K watts. I try to keep it down at night.

Having said that, watching a flick on the big screen is just fun.

I agree to a point. IMAX is great if it was filmed for IMAX.

I have a pretty kick ass home system, but I find a lot of theater sound to be just too dang loud.