Tfd,

"I blame him for being the world's greatest conman."

If you think Trump is the world's greatest conman you are seriously brainwashed.

Blame it on Trump.

It's his fault.

Teixeira made some interesting points and Steward didn't seem to be really listening.

Maybe Stewart should interview himself and interrupt himself.

Lamp,

I know we aren't drafting currently.

I should have worded it, "should women be required to register for Selective Service".

Censor,

I don't think you fully understand how the military views itself.

When you join the military, your individual rights are significantly reduced and you fall under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). This is not a civilian workplace catering to cultures.

As of late there are military leaders who are concerned about DEI initives in the military and the impact on combat readiness.

Concerns include the military mentality emphasised in training of unity rather than stressing individal identities, political agendas becoming part of the military environment and simply the resources redirected for DEI that could be better spent on combat readiness.

Bottom line, calling everything a phobia, ism, or bigoted thinking just shows a fundamental misunderstanding of military culture.

The military isn't about catering to individual sensitivities. It's about building unity, discipline, and mission readiness.

These sort of negative labels undermines the cohesion and trust required in a team where everyone's focus must be on the mission, not personal grievances or ideological battles.

Matt,

Combat readiness is a much discussed topic.

There's the issue of women being drafted as well as transgenders serving that are being discussed if they affect combat readiness.

There's people taking both sides and I don't think you can assume its a partisan issue.

Should people who require daily HRT be eligible to serve in the military if people who are Type 1 diabetics and require daily insul or pumps are disqualifed?

This is not a gay rights issue.

This is more about being combat ready since this is not a social club but people must be fit for duty.

I'm not saying I agree with the idea of kicking them out.

But this is a delimna for the military and for those who serve side by side with people who depend on each other.

On a side note, I bring this up from time to time. I was delighted to see gays be able to openly serve in the military. I was kicked out before DADT. It was simply gays not allowed when I was booted. We had to sneak around and most worried about being found out.

During the summer of 1975 I was friends with Leo Matlovitch when he got on the cover of Time magazine. Leo was the very first active duty gay man who challenged the long standing rule of "no gays allowed". He eventually won years later. I knew him when he was in the Air Force and I was in the Navy.

I have nothing against gays serving in the military but the question of combat readiness does not come into play with gays but it can with transgenders.

Danni,

Stop focusing only on Trump.

Consider Kamala's qualifications for being leader of the United States.

He's done it.

She couldn't or wouldn't or wasn't given permission or something to even deal with the border.

She's weak.

Kamala wasn't a leader.

Her interviews were lame.

Danni,

Regardless...be honest.

Was Kamala qualified to deal with world leaders such as Putin and Xi?

Or drugs out of Mexico? She couldn't even deal with immigrants coming here illegally.

We dodged a bullet her losing.

Alex,

"you voted for a felon"

Again...I ask.

Do you really believe Kamala was ready for the world stage of President of the United States?

I mean...come on...

You think world leaders would be able to talk to her and have intelligent conversations about worldly problems. She was a farce where it came to leading.

She'd bring her coach daddy with her and I doubt he'd really be that much help.

Be for real....

But Trump's a felon....pffttt...so you say.

Alex,

Check out the word sardonic.

You didn't pick up on it.

I don't see politics as a sport.

Besides, in politics, only the rich ever really win.

Yav,

We won...you lost.

Now we'll see what Trump can get done,hopefully unfettered, that democrats can take credit for later.

Laura,

If you had a job, maybe you'd understand how the increased standard deduction under Trump's tax cuts helped working families like mine.

It made a big difference for us.

Too bad you're too busy complaining to notice.

True,

Like I said democrats are taking credit for continuing Trump initiatives that are showing promise.

Were it not for covid disrupting everything, what else might we have seen.

Let's just hope we don't have another oops from China that derails efforts to keep America on a path of growth and self-reliance.

True,

"During the Biden-Harris Administration, over 700,000 new manufacturing jobs have been created and over $910 billion in private manufacturing investments have been announced nationwide"

How much of that growth has been partially due to Trump era policies particularly the tariffs?

Trump-era tariffs contributed to a reevaluation of global supply chains the Biden administration continued to follow.

True,

Two obvious points are dealing with immigration reform and revitalizing American manufacturing.

Trump elevated those issues during his presidency making them central to his 'America First" initives while democrats have promoted globalization and ignored immigration problems.

We are now seeing them responding to public pressure as Johnny-come-latelies.

Lamp,

For decades politicians have put in policies with short-term benefits and long-term neg consequences to get votes.

Tariffs is right the opposite. Long-term benefits and short-term neg consequences.

Walmart is threatening to push all of those neg consequences onto consumers and my point is they won't be able so they are saber rattling because they're angry they might have to cut into their profits or rework overhead budgets to remain competitive in the short-term.

Walmart's saber-rattling is a negotiation tactic rather than a foregone conclusion. Large corporations often exaggerate potential consequences to sway public and political opinion.

Dan,

"Tell us you don't understand tariffs without using those specific words."

During Trumps's first tariffs, I was working in accounting/payables in a commerical industrial environment purchasing raw materials directly impacted by tariffs.

I understand what they are.

The increases were 10-15% or more for certain types of items.

We are already living in inflationary times.

Maybe they'll just have to decrease their greedflation to not lose business as customers find new ways to buy direct or on Amazon.

The fixed and variable costs, direct and overhead that go into merchandise is complex.

We'll just have to see how Walmart responds to this and how they decide to remain competitive.

I can well imagine they will be making all sorts of threats intended to impress upon Trump to rethink his ideas.

Yea...I'm sure Walmart will raise their prices and let Amazon take even more of their business.

Alex,

The question still remains.

Was Harris ready for the world stage dealing with China and Russia and Iran, etc?

Who were we really voting for since we all know she's a puppet someone directing her which is why she had no thoughts.

Clown,

I don't have a response for you.

You're...well...a clown.

True,

Does anyone honestly believe Kamala Harris was ready for prime time on the big stage?

We all know there's actually others pulling the strings with Biden and likely has for years.

She was a joke...literally.

Some might think Trump is disagreeable but Harris was a fool fooling the fools falling for her meaningless nonsense.

Now we're seeing dem leaders parading Trumps ideas as their own.

Danni,

It appears to me Trump haters have little basis for their hatred other than "he's not a nice person".

And a full array of name calling for people who vote Republican...again...just hatred with little basis other than own shallow perceptions.

We'll see how the next 4 years go.