A man with a temper like that has no business being Sec. of State but then no business being President either.

"From what I've read improving your grades doesn't help social standing within minority cultures."

It doesn't help in white populations either. Most schools are integrated so the pecking order isn't determined by race any more in most places. Popularity is more important than achievenment, it's always been this way to a point but today's kids would almost prever to fail than to be accused of being a nerd who "sucks up" to teachers, etc. I honestly think our media makes heroes out of people who aren't good role models and our kids are emulating them to an extent.

"And your solution to the problem is?....."

Whine and point at liberals. As if liberals somehow created the homeless population.

Our culture seems to make heroes of people who succeed without education, if they need someone smart to help they bring in a nerd. Most kids don't want to be considered nerds, we'd have far more success if our kids did want to be nerd. American needs as many nerds as we can create so that we won't have to import them as we are now doing.

Argentina? Hardly. More like Russia where he will be greeted as a hero.

So, if the Judge had found that the band did need to include him on stage, against their will, what kind of performance would have resulted. Also, I sure as hell wouldn't want to be his replacement.

"Up until a couple years ago, there were NO metrics of race when it came to physical altercations with cops."

What planet do you live on HUMTAKE?

"Redemption, surprised that libbieshave heard of the word and I am sure that their version of it isn't quite what it actually means."

Funny part being that you think you do know what it means. Intellectually you could google it and repeat back the exact words but emotionally, it's so far out of your reach that you'll never grasp the actual meaning.

So, we are to believe that Rudy has evidence detrimental to Joe Biden that he has held back? Yeah, sure he does. If there is one thing I hate it is being lied to by a clown.

SJHamilton, even in posts online, has the amazing ability to still sound exactly like a parrot.

Marsha Blackburn is, was and always will be a nut case only right wing idiots would vote for.

"Not the best strategy, the voter turnout rates from people with loans were 35.6% for 18-29 and 48.8% for 30-39 for 2018."

Their parents can vote too, you forget about us at your peril. Our concern is long term, what is the U.S. going to be like for our kids and grandkids with more tax cuts for the rich, foreign wars and Republican policies. America will become a "s**thole country," that is apparently what most Republicans want.

"Judging from the attitude of the drudge lefties the impeachment ain't going well."

Never had any expectation that it would but is is informing the public about what a crook Trump is.

"because we're being hustled. Leftists and their importees don't give a flying fug about rights; they have no history or experience with them."

Aother completely idiotic statement, How do you figure we have no history of sticking up for rights, it was the left campaigning for Civil Rights, to end foreign wars, etc. while you polished your gun. When the 2nd Amendment is more important than the 1st Amendment then you know you are wrong headed.

"The only solution for those who wish to protect the earth from more damage is to refuse mass thrid-world immigrantion."

You honestly think the Earth cares where on the planet they live. To pretend that the Earth's problems are due to third world immigration is totally idiotic. Rich tourists visiting third world countries cause far more pollution than the other way around.

"But, the investment was in IOUs (Treasury bonds) and the boomers spent the actual money on tax cuts and wars."

Oh I see, everyone younger than boomer age voted against Bush and Trump. Sorry but we both know that isn't true. Republicans did that, they passed the tax cuts for the 1%, they were largely responsible for the foreign wars, they have been responsible under Trump of additional military spending. This how wash that it is a generational war is stupid, it was the boomers who protested to get us out of Vietnam against the same basic enemies we face today.....right wing Republicans. That is who slashes taxes, who wastes money on MIC, who starts unnecessary wars.

"Also, what does Trump mean when he says "We've never had growth like this." ?"

He means that his supporters are too stupid to look and see what his actual growth rate numbers are.

"It won't mean anything until a Democratic President is fed into the woodchipper with this as the precedent."

When a Democratic President does what Trump did I would hope so. Your unwillingness to confront the reality of the crime Trump committed, that he admitted he committed, that he provided a transcript of him committing it doesn't alter the truth of it, Trump admitted it. It was a serious charge of holding up aid to Ukraine while they are being invaded by Russia, bipartisan Congressional approval of the funds held up because Trump wanted his potential opponent in 2020 investigated. Your willingness to accept criminality by Trump speaks all we need to know about you. Ethics and morals are easily "trumped" by convenience. We got it, just don't ever pretend to actually have moral convictions about anything ever here again.

"*wink, wink, nudge, nudge*"

Don't you get tired of all the winking, nudging and just plain lying coming from the Republicans? No, in your case, probably not. It would take intelligence to even understand why you should be outraged. You simply don't have the capacity for it.

"There's just not much new here."

If Republicans wanted "something new," all they have to do is allow witnesses and documents that the WH is withholding but the thing is they don't want information they just want a coverup and it is what they will end up getting. Their sychophantic cult support will be satisfied, citizens who want the truth will not be.

"Banks own a lot of Treasury bonds , but not these, which are "special-issue" bonds, which cannot be bought and sold on the open market."

Why can't we convert them into regular Treasury Bonds? What would it take? A bill in Congress? The Fed? Who? What?

My bet is most people would spout the lies those folks do if you paid them what those folks are making.

Republicans forever forsake patriotism when they run for office as Republicans. FACT!

"If younger generations decide they don't want to fund yours or decide to fund less of yours, you're sort of SOL."

One of the things most easily forgotten is that before SS the next generation was stuck taking care of their elderly parents. SS enabled their parents to live many more years independently, taking care of themselves. I doubt seriously that the generations younger than SS recipients really want to shoulder that burden and will happily support raising the taxes on the wealthy to support SS.

"Fixing the SS equation is easy: adding one point to the worker's 6.2%, and one to the employer's half, will put SS into balance into "perpetuity", which to actuaries is 75 years."

No, I disagree, let's raise the amount of income subject to SS taxes....let's raise it to infinity and then we would never have this discussion again. And the 1%, in the end, are the employers of most of us though perhaps indirectly through stock ownership, etc., so I find nothing wrong with making them contribute to the retirements of those who actually do the work that affords them wealth.

I notice many posts but no one seems to be interested in discussing the obvious solutions to the shortfall in SS. Trump loves that, he can make people believe there is not easy solution when it is right there waiting be done.