Santos is just gay Trump without the phalanx of crooked lawyers and accountants at his disposal.

No, he's not.

I'm starting to view him as representing a significant threat to Congress and the country.

It's all so bizarre and red flag ridden yet shows what a screwed up political climate we're in that he's still being allowed to proceed with holding office.

I'm starting to think that santos is still seated not because McCarthy is a spineless amoeba who simply wants power.

But because McCarthy likely had a visit or a message from Satos' handlers who made it clear they had enough on McCarthy that he couldn't refuse.

Glad someone finally put all this together.

Righties always act like their rural enclaves are gravely places of love, Jesus and prosperity.

Meanwhile, we all know they're economic deserts full of meth heads, --------, Chreestians and misery.

Why is it easier to buy and use a gun than it is to obtain a license (and insurance) and drive a car?
#12 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Canned answer is one is a right and the other is a privilege.

More realistic answer is enough people have made it a life goal to make sure it doesn't happen.

But people ARE responsible for their own egregious use of the right, like when someone yells "fire" for no reason, and the resulting panic causes injury or death.

#8 | POSTED BY DANFORTH

You're always taught (in any self-defense instruction I've read/watched/listed to) that you're responsible for every single bullet you send down range. There's a reason why ammunition is designed to penetrate one target and one target only, whether that be a person or a wall.

Problem is people who are negligent with firearms usually get off scot free because "it was an accident," even though it's not an "accident" 99% of the time.

I've always been a big proponent of passing a law that makes negligent firearm incidences the minimal felony needed to strip the perp of their right to own a firearm. Doesn't even need to be a severe punishment (steep fine and community service/probation) that includes jail time. Just the loss to legally own a firearm.

You'll weed out the most irresponsible people who shouldn't own firearms permanently while punishing them the most severe way possible for them-taking away their guns.

It is not clear to me one way or another whether such a law would pass constitutional muster. It might. Especially in this day and age of mass shootings. It is easy to imagine the courts being willing to decide that financial responsibility is an intrinsic part of the right to bear arms.

#5 | POSTED BY MODER8

Like it or not, SCOTUS precedence exists.

If you're all for discarding it simply because you disagree with it, then you're no better than the justices who overturned Roe.

Anyone surprised by this needs some serious self-reflection.

But the checks will go out tomorrow, if you only vote the way we want

#57 | POSTED BY STONEHER

What irrelevant stupidity is this?

Will never pass constitutional muster for two reasons.

A. Depending on price it will make ownership and, therefore, the 2nd A a right for those wealthy enough to afford it.

B. Will be a de facto ban for those who can't afford it.

*drones. Ducking phone.

They don't understand what they are asking for. An F-16 isn't going to be anymore survivable against an SA-21 or SA-23 than a MiG-29 is.

#32 | POSTED BY MADBOMBER

Would drives be used for offensive air operations while manned aircraft be used for defensive? Patrolling airspace over controlled territory hunting helicopters, providing close air support ect?

The actual biggest negative of owning a truck is that all your friends whom do not own one call you when they need one.

#116 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

The only thing they complain about more is gas prices.

Trucks just appeal to the Self Made Man myth.

#22 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

This.

For the average guy who drives a truck, it's more about what they've been told they should be doing than what they really need.

I have several family members who drive trucks that are practically minivans with an open cargo space. They're used more like minivans than trucks, though, and it's ego that prevents the more rational decision to buy the minivan.

He is one of the worst pieces of scum on the earth and anyone that supports him is not any better.

#2 | POSTED BY NIXON

These situations give me mixed feelings.

On one hand, I think it's hilarious how easily idiots like these guys get conned by obvious cons like Trump. For a time, they traded some mutual benefits for selling out, but when the bill came due, they were the ones stuck holding the check. And it was entirely, 1,000% predictable.

On the other hand, it alarms me because the mutual benefits were a danger to our country and society and not only will people like the Proud Boys jump to the next questionable, mutually beneficial relationship, they'll become more radicalized from their anger over being used this time. They'll only see the victim angle despite the fact that they were victimized voluntarily and will turn that victim status into anger against society at large instead of themselves and Trump.

And that's a spiral that doesn't end well for anyone.

What we're seeing is Trump being Trump.

It's what he was when he ran and many of us told the MAGA idiots they were being conned.

It's what he was while in office when many of us continued to tell the MAGA idiots they were being conned.

It's what he's been since leaving office while many of us have, still, continued to tell the MAGA idiots they were conned.

To hear the MAGA whiners on Twitter, this is yet another example of their views being "CeNsOreD!!" by big tech that requires government intervention in the market.

That's what elections are for, Zed.

The country shouldn't be subjected to a POS like Santos and the potential danger he represents because the GOP leadership is wholly controlled by power or the perception of power.

At some point, the GOP base has to demand ethics and boundaries or else they earn the criticisms of them they're receiving.

As usual, when it comes to the BS political --- for tat game the Repubs are the ones who have to amp it up.

They do it ever. Single Time.

It's the primary reason they're 80% responsible for the toxicity of our current political environment.

Yall are just jealous because the GOP women are hot.

MTG is hot?

LOL no we know for sure what an idiot you are.

51 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Now you've cited statute.

Sorry, was just being a hyper literal ----- for fun.

Intellectually accurate? I'm the only one citing actual statute. You are such a fricking hack.

#36 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Lol the guy acting like all three cases are similar is calling other people a hack.

Claims he's citing statutes (he's not).

While ignoring the other three categories of criminal mishandling, namely intent and volume.

He's gonna sit here and act like the rational, well thought out one while acting as if two VPOTUS with enough fingers and toes to count everything they turned in as soon as they found it are in the same league as the POTUS with hundreds of documents totaling thousands of pages who refused to return them on multiple occasions even when asked, told and then subjected to a federal search warrant.

You just can't make this level of stupidity up.

As a senator you have to go to special rooms, removing all electronics.
They give you the docs, and you give it back, then you can leave.

#27 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

You're describing compartmentalized information IIRC.

Not everything is held with that level of security.

This has become overblown because Dems shot their wad trying to use this to destroy Trump once and for all. Now they are forced to play by their own rules.

#21 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

You have to be intentionally stupid to think that that's the only thing Trump was worth going after for.

Jesus Christ. I don't even know why I bother addressing this stupid ----. You don't even attempt to be honest and intellectually accurate.

Well, that muddies is the waters even more.

#1 | POSTED BY GAL_TUESDAY

Not even a little. We need to stop looking for drama where there is none.

Like Biden, Pence found them, immediately turned them over and is doing the right thing.

Trump admitted to taking hundreds of documents amounting to tens of thousands of pages and refused to give them back, even when told they weren't his property to keep.

Trump's situation isn't close to Biden's or, now, Pence's. End of story.