" It really was Pelosi's job."

No, it really wasn't.

Unless you're claiming it was McConnell's job as well.

Both were in ceremonial roles, where the head of security "reported" to them. Neither Congressional leader was responsible, or involved, in day-to-day operations.

Claiming Pelosi had responsibility, without admitting McConnell had equal responsibility, is a dereliction.

Are you unaware of this truth, or are you trying to gaslight us?

" They were in their chamber."

Means nothing.

"Didn't move toward Biden."

Padilla was nowhere close. I initially thought he was a few feet away, not fifty. She certainly never felt encroached, ----, she barely missed a beat.

"SS knew who they were."

In both cases.

So again ... using today's barometer, should Greene and Boebert have been physically tossed out and handcuffed?

More to the point: What was Padilla being accused of, when he was being handcuffed?

" She was interrupted by someone who was speaking very loudly. And so her security detail confronts what we obviously now know to be the senator. And at that point, he is now going to be escorted out. You can't interrupt something like that that's already in progress without having those consequences."

So does this mean Greene and Boebert should've been dragged out of Biden's SOTU and handcuffed?

"NOEM: FED IS 'LIBERATING' LOS ANGELES"

Both acres?

"That "deal" was hot garbage."

What lying outlet told you that garbage? It was a brilliant deal, because it gave the US monitoring access of the materials needed each step along the way to processing.

Netanyahu gave up the game when his rhetoric changed from "they're days away from acquiring the bomb" to "this would give them the bomb in five years."

"his employment agreement likely has terms that prevent the use of personal accounts in the alleged manner."

The boilerplate language is something akin to "actions or statements which reflect negatively against ABC..."

Although what worries me is, they're firing people for telling the obvious truth.

Padilla broke a lot of protocol rules.

Was there going to be a time for questions? Wait. If not...

If he's going to interrupt, fine. Just identify yourself, and ask the question or make a statement. Or have a press conference of your own, debunking the claims.

Also...why TF wasn't he wearing his Senate pin? He had to purposely take it off, right? And that would've allowed security to identify him, right?

Finally, if you're interrupting, you don't get to "approach" as well. If anything, you should be speaking to everyone, not just the presenter. My guess is, standing there would've been tolerated. Approaching the speaker is a breach of space.

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All that said, once he identified himself, throwing him out is just for the headlines.

Where is the "No one is above the law" gang?

" the DNC's paid lefty agitators could burn the whole city down and no one would care"

The whole city? 100%?!?

What kind of math are you using?

" Again you're deflecting and trolling."

Again you're proving you don't know the meaning of deflecting and trolling.

I'm pointing out you're just fine with the church preaching politics, as long as it's yours.

That's not deflecting, that's observing your hypocrisy.

" The subject is tax exempt qualifications"

And if churches can be both political AND tax-exempt, that would make donations to political causes tax-deductible.

That would GUARANTEE the mixing of church and politics.

Didn't you claim to be against that???

Three days ago, I was at the market looking into the specialty cheese case. There were a bunch of 8oz cheeses from Vermont and Wisconsin for $7.49. Then I saw another 8oz package, obviously affected by the tariffs. The price startled me:

$27.99

"To bring the countries to the table to negotiate he purposely put in place high tariffs, never intending to keep them that high - just a negotiation tactic"

Which ALWAYS ends up with higher consumer prices. Is that the goal?

Tell us: who pays the American tariffs, China, or Americans???

" Treating people with dignity isn't the issue here."

Jesus wept.

"When a church goes beyond offering help and starts advocating policy ... "

You just mentioned policies in church upthread, okaying them when they agree with you. Hypocrite much?

"You historically tend to deflect and troll"

What a riot. I historically ask pointed questions you don't want to answer, since the truth looks so bad for you.

"unless your post is on topic I won't be responding."

LOL. You've threatened me with that dozens of times. At this point, it's just you bearing false witness. Again.

" this "legal" restriction comes from IRS regulations, not the Constitution. Many legal scholars question whether it would survive a serious First Amendment challenge"

That's ridiculous. Political donations ARE NOT deductible. This would make political donations tax deductible.

A hard no from me.

" Many churches actively advocate for undocumented immigrants."

Treating strangers with kindness and dignity, instead of "the least of their brethren"?!? Where TF did they get that cockamamie idea?

" It really was Pelosi's job."

No, it really wasn't.

Pelosi's position was ceremonial, as was Mitch McConnell's. Anyone blaming Pelosi, without equally blaming McConnell, is either woefully ignorant of the facts, or gaslighting.

Sad day. Brian Wilson was a visionary. He changed the sound of pop music.

RIP.

"...want to bet on the Q2 real GDP growth rate?"

I'm more interested in the Q3 growth rate.

Q2 is still affected by inventories, companies which can only survive in the short term if they can't pass on the increases, and consumers pre-buying before tariffs come out in full force.

"We have 10 years of irrefutable evidence that liberals destroyed people's lives just because of the things they say."

Translation: "I'm pissed I can't say "------" and "------" like I used to."

(The bleeped words were nig*er and -----)

I went to the grocery store yesterday. In the specialty cooler, among the $7.49 eight-ounce cheeses from Wisconsin and Vermont, was an imported cheese, clearly subject to tariffs, based on the price:

$27.99.

" middlemen and suppliers have eaten the costs"

They can't, and won't, continue that forever.

But thanks for admitting it's not GYNA paying the tariffs, it's Americans.

"demonstrates a 19 year old passive aggressive sorority girl understanding of the world with a testosterone level to match."

Projection is sometimes laughingly obvious.

"He's currently taking a DR break to work the truck stop"

See what I mean?

"Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Disapprove implies Over Half... Approve"

Only if you don't understand the concept of "undecided".

"I'm willing to spend whatever it takes to track down and persecute each and everyone associated these riots."

My line is quite different.

Prosecution, yes. Persecution, no.

And only if they violated the law; "association" is legal.