"You are so right. They should just sit there through all the chances to applaud America and American workers. They should sit there and sulk when the rest of us were celebrating the good of America - a good that used to be universally agreed on. They should just sit there and pout because their little fee-fees were hurt by the big bad man that they've been portraying as incompetent and mentally unfit (so much projection on their part) to cover for their candidate (that truly is incompetent, mentally unfit, and a criminal).

There it is. The mad-lib template for every response after a SOTU address. This same response can be said after EVERY SINGLE SOTU. Or did you forget when Dems did the same thing during Trump, and Reps did the same thing during Obama, and Dems did the same thing to W, and on and on and on and on and on. The POTUS gets up in front of America and says he is perfect and the country is the best it's ever been and everything he does is right and on and on, and the other party sits there with long faces and looks like they want to eat babies.

In other words, welcome to watching your first SOTU. Stick around for more years when you will see the exact same thing happen. It's like Groundhog's Day but without an A-list actor.

It was no different than any other SOTU address except for the glaring fact Dems are now attacking Bill Clinton. Other than that, it's the same old blah blah blah hypocrisy hypocrisy hypocrisy twisted facts to make our party look better blah blah blah. At least since the early 80s when I started tuning in, nothing was different. Same old partisan talking points about problems we haven't fixed in decades. One thing I did like about Trump is that he made things entertaining, even while he was proving how much of an idiot he is. But I can do without that kind of entertainment in my country's SOTU.

"How many nuclear secrets is the bankruptcy-prone orange pedo going to sell this week?"

I don't know, how many state secrets did Snowden give to Russia that Liberals applauded and glorified him for? If you applaud it by one American and demonize it for another, it means you are the problem. Figure out what your stance is and then come back and provide educated, thought out responses.

"Republicans still trying to pretend Trickle Down your leg economics works again! It didn't work under Reagan, Bush or Trump so we can conclude it does npt fu**ing work! Never did, never will work! But the GQP still tries to pretend it does when they absolutely know it does not."

I'd love to know what your measure of success is. America is still the top economy. America is still where MILLIONS are trying to migrate to. America is still where non-millionaires become millionaires (by the MILLIONS every year, btw). America is still the leader in many international forums. America is still the wealthiest nation.

So, what does "Never did, never will work!" mean to you? Now, I'm not saying it is the best system. I'm not saying it's what will lead us to the promised land. But, it does work. And we are a shining example of that. It's not trickle-down economics that doesn't work, it's the abuse of it that causes the problems.

And before you try to call out bias, know that this response is very similar to what I tell people about Socialism. I have some very right leaning friends who say that Socialism doesn't work. That it has too many negatives. And my response is always, "What doesn't work? There are many civilized, industrial nations under Socialism and they are doing fine." And their response is always then met with, "It's not Socialism that doesn't work, it's the abuse of it that causes the problems" because that's what every model always comes down to.

If someone knows a better way, by all means please spread it across the country. Problem is, there are no "better" alternatives. There are just other alternatives that provide some positives to our negatives but introduce negatives of its own. For example, the people of those Socialist countries aren't sitting back and enjoying lives free of government bureaucracy, they are fighting problems that result because of Socialism. No matter what system we go to, especially these days, the focus will always be on how bad we are because nothing is perfect. Add in partisan ideology and it exponentially increases the pain points.

I can't wait to see how Dems respond in their next POTUS loss. Reps have whined like babies for 3 years now over something that happens every election. They just got more dumb about it because that's what partisan politics does to everyone. And, history has irrefutably shown us that what one party does, so does the other party. Additionally, when the other party does it, they do it to a more extreme than the original.

So my bucket of popcorn will be filled in November should Trump win.

Well, just more people that Biden can discriminate against. Dems have said for YEARS that anyone trying to control the border is racist and xenophobic. Biden is now trying to control the border. If A and B are true, then logically the conclusion is true. And A and B are both true.

So, why are Dems so racist and xenophobic?

This is a fantastic example of disinformation allowed to be spread because people don't critically think. Notice that there are no numbers in this article, only percentages? That's because outbreaks of measles have occurred in many states, and the number of infections in Florida today are in the 2 digits.

This is where I believe remote work can be leveraged from a theoretical standpoint. My industry does not have a 5 day work week. We don't have a 4 day work week. We have a "make sure our systems are available and secure" work week, which can mean working 5 days or working 7 days for more than 8 hours a day. But, I also enjoy an industry that can be done solely remotely. So, I'm happy for the 4 dayers. Let them relax an extra day. But don't pivot to fighting against remote work. There are positives and negatives to every industry. We should be supporting the positives across the spectrum instead of fighting for the positives that only impact our individual situations.

"...The CEO of Hormel Foods...also acts as...president and chairman..."

Nope, all have different functions. But, they can be parallel. However, I believe there is old data out there and mentions that taking on the role of each only hurts a company. Since it's an easy way to save money though (at least CEO and President), it's common. What I've found in my later years is that they stay combined like that for 2 reasons...1. It gives them leverage to buy their way out of bad situations (e.g., blackmailing the CEO/President by another executive can use this for leverage and give the blackmailer the position...which is just one example of many, and 2. It allows them to create a simple solution for problems (e.g., stock price goes way down so they can say they 'hired' a new President), which doesn't actually mean anything as the new P is typically an existing executive but the optics look good to the public.

You may think those examples sound outlandish but you'd be wrong. That's business at the rich, executive level. They don't just think in just sales numbers, they think in terms of how to manage the bottom line for all circumstances that aren't directly sales related.

Love me some spam. And, it could be a decent source of nutrition if it wasn't for the salt. With the amount of salt they add in, it becomes a lethal weapon.

The dumb part are the people who think it has no health implications. What they are and to what degree are still being studied, like this one. But anything you put in your body causes negative impacts. You can eat too much broccoli. You can drink too much water. Our bodies are dying after a certain age (and it's not old age) and anything you consume increases that effect. I have to stop my daily habit soon, I know that, but at least some states are giving people the option and not blocking our freedoms.

Obviously Liberals aren't going to like this. They've spent the last 5 years trying to make laws that protect people when they trespass, squat, etc. They actively try to make it legal for people to take whatever property they want. In fact, they've even gone a step farther in some areas and have actually started rhetoric about forcing people to share their property with migrants.

And Liberals eat it up. Until, of course, it impacts them. NIMBY and hypocrisy are the Democrat ideology in the 21st century.

Regardless of where you stand on the issue, there is one absolute truth that can be concluded from this article. And that is Biden has done a terrible job on border security despite what Dems have tried to propagate. Any subject that becomes the top concern to voters means it has become such a problem for the country that people are feeling the impacts. Things don't become the top concern if the POTUS is handling them in a way where the impact isn't being felt.

"Yeah, you've eliminated (thanks GOP) almost all of the tax breaks that the Middle Class
can get anymore, and reduced the refunds. So the Middle Class Turnip is bled dry..."

And yet, they've already reported this year's returns will be smaller. Jesus, do Liberals even listen to themselves before making statements. It's been three years. If something was so wrong then Biden would have changed it for the better, right?

"And this is why the Republicans were so vehemently against the bill that gave the IRS more money to go after affluent non-tax-payers.

It is why the Republicans lied about the bill, and made up bogus stories of how the bill would give money to the IRS to arm agents who go after lower- and middle-class taxpayers."

And this is why this country can't ever improve. Ignoring the positives and spreading the negatives does nothing but hurt the country as a whole. CNN itself reported the amounts of middle class people who will be impacted by this bill would increase significantly. Again, disinformation by the left. Reps stood on their soap box and said the bill allows too much concession that the targets of the IRS would go against those in middle class who either made slight mistakes or didn't report everything. Now, whether or not that is the truth is not the discussion. The discussion is you claiming the intent of a party when there is clear evidence that disproves that intent. That's disinformation. Something Liberals seem to only care about when a Rep is in office but, hypocritically, support/ignore it when they are in office.

""Instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me," Biden said in Brownsville, Texas."

Instead of spreading disinformation, try joining the people with common sense in understanding the situation. Reps want foreign aid to be a separate issue so they voted this down. Now, whether or not you personally agree that they should be separate issues isn't the problem. The problem is Dems are using disinformation to say Reps don't want border security when we ALL know Reps are the ones who have been wanting it for a long time and Dems continue to not be serious about it. Just be truthful with America and say you don't agree they should be separate issues, don't spin stuff to meet your narrative.

"Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than other U.S. residents, multiple studies have found."

This means NOTHING at all in the context of the conversation. If our national crime rate is 100 (just as example) without illegals and is 125 with illegals, yes...they cause less crime. But, not having illegals would make our crime rate still at 100 and not 125. Simple math with simple logic. Why are Dems so ready to accept the increased crime that illegals cause? Why are Dems so ready to ignore the murders, rapes, etc. of illegals? Especially since they refuse to accept the fractionally increased levels of suicide by LGBT people and say Reps have blood on their hands because they won't take a tougher stance, and there are other anecdotes in the same context.

Good article but the author misses the actual reason why the RTO. Mostly it's big businesses/high profit-low margin companies who are mandating it. And that's because they get tax breaks for every butt in a seat. If you've never seen how much money is saved in taxes that subsidize other parts of a business, you would be incredibly shocked. I work with a lot of startups and help them build out their program and not one of them that began after 2015 has a work from office mandate. And that's because they never had an office in the first place (many of them) and are making lots of profit without it. But the big companies depend on those tax breaks.

And also consider offshoring saves money. This is part of the argument because I just saw a week or two ago a job offer that literally said at the top that differentiated them and said workers on shore must live near an office location but workers in India (literally named India) were excluded. So companies are OK with someone working 8000 miles away in who knows what kind of office environment but someone living in the next state from them is excluded. That's because offshoring already saves them gobs of money.

That being said, there is a problem with WFH and that is the government is not getting the income they usually get. That is a very real problem because the roads and everything else to those buildings are used for a lot more than just those buildings, so losing money to spend on infrastructure is a very real issue. My problem is when they try to justify RTO with nonsense excuses, like the ones mentioned in this article.

"GQP: The open borders are a mess, this is Bidens fault.

Biden: Ok here is legislation that will begin to tackle the problem.

GQP: NO! This is too much of a crisis to solve in 2024! Lets go on vacation."

As usual, and I've had to post this way too many times on here, Dems can't stand when their pork gets denied. Dems don't care what is in a bill as long as it is titled with something their platform agrees with. A Dem could submit legislation that says, "We will give everyone free money every day. Additionally, every citizen will have to report to their local precincts so that a person can punch them in the face 5 times...every day." and Dems go "AWESOME, FREE MONEY!!!" Reps want foreign aid and border protection to be considered two separate topics. Whether or not you agree with that is not the problem, everyone has valid opinions. But attacking them and making up stupid hypothetical situations that don't relate to their actions in any way just makes Dems lose more and more credibility.

And, on that note, and this cannot be argued or debated in any way, Biden is now a racist and xenophobic. The only response Liberals have ever given regarding strengthening our borders is that to do so is racist/xenophobic. So, when you go to the polls, just remember you are voting for a racist. Go ahead, comment all you want to try to mask your hypocrisy...you can't. It's written plainly. If you can't understand it, it's your reading comprehension that is the problem, not Reps or Dems.

It was hilarious to see the GOP squirm so much. I heard or read multiple times in the days leading up to the election that the first numbers would support Trump and then later in the night when mail-in ballots were counted that the numbers would then start skewing Biden. Everyone knew it. It was easy to predict since it was more of the Liberal states and counties that did more to enable mail-in voting. They didn't say who would win, they just predicted how the votes would go during the counts.

And the day after the election, guess what they found? That everything went exactly like what was predicted. But that didn't stop the GOP from being dumb and sore losers. Every candidate creates lawsuits about voter fraud. Hillary did it. McCain did it. Etc. But both parties are getting more brazen so we are going to see more of this stupidity, not less.

Yay! More increases to vehicle costs to try to fix something that is an individual problem. We keep adding things that are mandatory, causing prices to rise for everyone, and then wonder why low-income people can't catch a break. Who is John Galt?

"And that Special Session was hijacked to tackle anti-woke issues so NOTHING got done about insurance?"

But a lot got done to prevent woke policies from wasting more of our money. Just like most legislation, it's a win-lose scenario. At least fighting against woke aligns with our Constitution while fighting against optional living arrangements is objective.

I forget, how many wars did we get into or become a part of because of Trump? Which party accused Trump of collusion without any evidence and losing the case? How much love did Trump give to China, a staunch ally of Russia?

I'm not saying Trump is any better and I've said many times I don't want him in office. However, ignoring reality just because you have a frail ego doesn't make your case better, it actually destroys it.

If you believe this kind of propaganda without thinking critically about everything it doesn't say, you are part of the problem. It's already been proven that we spend more on immigration than we make, yet this article doesn't mention that at all. So increasing by $7t but incurring $10t in costs does NOT mean all of a sudden we are $7t richer. I know Liberals are terrible at math, or at least what I've seen on Drudge over the years proves that beyond any doubt, but in this case the logic is kind of easy to understand.

And there are so many more caveats to this conclusion that it's impossible to have the time to even address them all. There will be some areas where immigration will help, for sure. However, monetarily, while America continues to spend what it doesn't have an having much more difficult times even paying off the interest, the net result is not positive.

"But these immigrants aren't white, so the MAGAts hate them."

Liberals coming up with their own conclusions to help their own egos accept that their conclusions aren't actually that good or logical just never ends. Immigrants commit crime. Immigrants take jobs. Immigrants get treatment that others don't (even Adams just said that immigrants are going to have to start living on the streets because they don't have enough housing, completely ignoring that there have been significant amounts of people living on the streets already in NY and they haven't done anything about them but will give up homes to immigrants). And this stuff is happening across the entire world. In other words, there is ample, logical, real-world evidence that the reasons to be cautious against unfettered or undeterred immigration are justified. But, since Liberals can't understand that, they make up cookie-cutter, Liberal boilerplate to help their egos.

It really isn't anything new and arguable. But, as always have to add a disclaimer or Liberals pick apart anything not said, it's obvious some people are racist. But no more so than the racist Liberals who have been discriminating against Jews for months now.

It is quite hilarious to read the adlib templates both parties use when someone goes to another country. I remember the GOP's ridiculous insinuations when Rodman was becoming NK's best friend, they looked almost exactly like this op-ed. It's even funnier this time because Putin has already called out Tucker for being what Tucker is, a liar and inept, so you can see the friction there. Yet, Rodman and Un were openly best friends and loved each other.

"1/6 will always be a reminder of the day the Republican Party turned against America."

2020 will always be a reminder of the year the Democrats turned against America by supporting a group of people openly calling for revolution who destroyed/defaced many government buildings, and are on record supporting and encouraging their actions.

Trying to ignore that insurgency doesn't make it any less true. It doesn't trivialized 1/6, either. It's just proof-positive evidence of how hypocritical Liberals have become.

The problem isn't the mandate. The problem is nobody has any criteria on what constitutes a healthcare emergency. Basically, what the court is saying is that any POTUS can claim there is a healthcare emergency and force people to do things they don't want to do. Now, right now to most of you, you will read that and not see a problem with it. But just remember, this gives ANY POTUS that power.

I know, as Liberals, you won't care and you will regard this as trivial and agree with everything the courts conclude that matches your ideology. But, as I've seen countless times in my 5 decades, what one party abuses the other party will also abuse. So it will happen. And all of you will whine and cry like babies when it does. And completely ignore that you supported this power being given to our leaders.