I am upset that people have lost their lives and property. However, I am not upset that Mother Nature is reclaiming property that should never have been built upon in the first place! The fact that Texas (and the US for that matter) are not willing to continually spend money to shore up properties built in flood plains and other disaster prone areas is a good thing and should be applauded.

That said, government should be obligated to inform developers of the risks of building in a particular area. And, developers should be obligated to inform buyers of those risks whenever a property is being sold. In fact, the risks should be codified in the deed or rental contracts.

Let's stop building in danger zones and expecting government bailouts when disaster strikes.

SOP for TACO Trump

Senator Mitch McConnell just privately admitted that many Republicans are getting major blowback from their "people back home" about the bill's deep Medicaid cuts, adding that "they'll get over it.

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. ----, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

Lyndon B. Johnson

It's very apparent that Trump's cabinet secretaries are nothing but figureheads. Gabbard and now Hegseth? Why do people allow themselves to be demeaned like this? Proximity to power? They need to resign.

I'm reminded of the movie "Dirty Dozen" when the Germans bordered themselves up in the bomb shelter. It did not turn out very well for them.

Was this guy a Trump supporter? Did he get what he voted for?

I guess Tulsi Gabbard and the rest of America finally got a clear statement of her role: she is a DEI hire as well as a lackey. When told of Gabbard's position that Iran was years away from having a nuclear weapon, Trump's response was "I don't care what Tulsi Gabbard thinks".

#3
Don't throw the baby out with the bath water! Lobby to impose regulations on the manufacture of Greek yogurt.

Pausing raids on ag and hospitality businesses is just going to draw more immigrants to those industries and the states in which they reside. Hey Iowa, Nebraska! Are you ready for a big influx of migrants?

If their sympathies weren't previously known, at least now, other soldiers know who they are.

All these thugs are doing is putting targets on the backs of Russians. Their actions will have consequences.

I wouldn't expect that announcement to come from an ambassador. It should come from the POTUS or SOS.

#7 | POSTED BY ZED
When pushed and told to leave, he, as a sitting US senator, should have left. There are consequences to civil disobedience. If you are going to disobey, be prepared to deal with the consequences. This country has a long and storied history of civil disobedience resulting in very positive outcomes. This may eventually turn out to be one of them.

Sen. Alex Padilla

Sen Padilla was out of line. His actions were unbecoming of a US Senator. He should have held his own press conference and berated her there.

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,

That high tariffs was a negotiating tactic was no secret limited to the inner circle. The problem was the uncertainty the public negotiations caused. This very well could have been done behind the scenes by his trade negotiation team. I prefer not to see the POTUS personally and publicly engaged in trade negotiations. I prefer that they work behind the scenes and emerge when there is something important to announce. All of this tariffs on, tariffs off makes it difficult for businesses and investors to plan.

Someone should remind them they are required to refuse unlawful orders.

The lawsuit by Newsom will be critical in establishing the legality/illegality of Trump's actions. Hopefully the courts won't take forever in rendering a decision.

While I think it unreasonable for a low level grunt to refuse an unlawful order, the generals would certainly know better. That is where the first level of resistance should occur if the courts ruled they have been unlawfully deployed.

MAGA's Blue-collar Base Waits Patiently for Populist Payoff

Trump is fighting the culture wars for his MAGA base but that's it. If they think he's going to put money in their pockets, they have seriously misjudged him and the republicans. I wonder if fighting the culture war is enough? Will the satisfaction of seeing Hispanics and Blacks beaten down be enough to make up for the lack of jobs, no medical care and an empty dinner table?

Social Security Trust Fund dollars have been invested in the United States. Given that the United States can literally PRINT money, what safer investment can there be? The only real threat to Social Security is a president ---- bent on tearing down the US thereby wrecking its economy and international standing.

MAGAts are to blinded by hate, which, when coupled with stupidity, makes it nearly impossible for them to realize that they are being used and will be victimized just like everyone else. Trump and republicans will do nothing to improve the lives of MAGAts; that will take money and time. However, he can make them "feel better" by fighting the culture war.

I suspect that Trump told Putin during their last conversation that he was getting tremendous pressure from senate republicans to help Ukraine and get tough on Russia. As a result, Russia escalated their attacks on Ukraine, hoping to administer the coup de gras. While Russia is trying to deal its death blow, Trump was to up the anti Russian rhetoric, making it appear as if he is tough on Russia when in reality it is just a delay tactic to keep republican senators from turning up the heat.

Farmers, who voted for President Donald Trump, are now feeling "helpless, frustrated, and angry"
Dems need to make the point that farmers' anger shouldn't be solely focused on Trump. It needs to broaden to include the republicans that enable him.

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Perhaps it is wishful thinking but I don't believe that SCOTUS is going to betray the American people. They are not blind to Trump's bad acts and will not let ideology overrule their desire to maintain the constitutional order. I expect more 7/2 decisions with Alito and Thomas being the sell outs.

Mississippi Tornado Survivors Await Assistance from FEMA

Hey Mississippians! How do you like me now?

-- Kamala Harris

These federal judges are no joke! DOJ is getting its head handed to them in a platter. Let's see if SCOTUS can keep the ball rolling. They can forget their summer "break". They are going to be very busy.

Kennedy doesn't want people following his medical advice but he's ok with them living with the consequences of his opinions imposed on HHS.

So, please, enlighten us how this entire article and your viewpoint isn't the EXACT same thing Reps do.

The viewpoint that distinguishes the two parties is who is intended to be the primary beneficiary of their policies. If the intended primary beneficiary is the general public, it's something that democrats/liberals can support. If the intended primary beneficiary is the wealthy business owner, it's something that republicans/conservatives support.

As with any policy that is enacted, businesses will rush in to provide whatever products and/or services that would result from the policy. That business benefits from a left leaning policy is not a reason to conclude that the parties are the same.