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Buckle Up!
Author: Raine Date: 10/26/2023 12:57:27

Just when you think it couldn't get worse, it does. The GOP elected an election denier. And it's worse than that.
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Blather, Rinse, Repeat
Author: BobR Date: 10/25/2023 12:33:52

Today begins another chapter in the long-running saga "who will not win the House Speakership today?" It has now been three weeks since Speaker McCarthy was booted from the chair for having the temerity to actually work with the Democrats and keep the government working.

Since that time, we've seen Steve Scalise get the nom from his party, only to pull out. Next came Gym Jordon, who was denied 3 times before he was removed from contention. Most recently, it was Tom Emmer, who won the next trip to the humiliation spot, bur removed himself from contention once he realized he would not get 217 votes from his own party. What's sad about that is some Democrats were considering "abstaining" on their votes for Jeffries so that the majority of votes required might actually be obtainable (the Dems have consistently been casting 212 votes for Jeffries).
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 10/25/2023 15:46:32 by Raine)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec Date: 10/24/2023 11:53:00

Good Morning.

Forty years ago yesterday.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 10/24/2023 13:54:35 by TriSec)

Alternative Hell
Author: Raine Date: 10/23/2023 12:49:40

Hawkeye: War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.

Father Mulcahy: How do you figure, Hawkeye?

Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?

Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.

Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them - little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 10/24/2023 00:30:43 by Raine)

Flipper Friday
Author: wickedpam Date: 2023-10-20 12:00:00

I'd like to dedicate the following song to one Ms. Sydney Powell...

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1 comments (Latest Comment: 10/20/2023 14:45:53 by Raine)

Speak Up House
Author: Raine Date: 10/19/2023 12:15:18

While fires are raging worldwide, we still have no Speaker of the House. Jim Jordan lost a second vote in the chamber yesterday.
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 10/19/2023 15:04:52 by Raine)

Groundhog Day
Author: BobR Date: 10/18/2023 13:00:16

The current tenure of the Republican party as "leaders" in the House of Representatives has - to put it nicely - been a shitshow. When they first took charge this past January, it took them an unprecedented 15 tries to finally get enough people to vote for Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) that he was able to assume the speakership.

The main stumbling block was a small group within their party with the absurd name of "the Freedom Caucus". These are about 10-15 extremists whose apparent goal is to destroy our government from within. McCarthy had to make a bunch of concessions to win their vote, including the one that did him in. That concession was to allow just one person to push for a "no confidence" vote to oust him.
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Never Miss the Opportunity
Author: TriSec Date: 10/17/2023 12:35:43

Good Morning.

I looked at a map of "1984" this morning. In this case, we appear to be at war with BOTH Eurasia and Eastasia, and there is no sign of any relief.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 10/17/2023 17:05:27 by Raine)

It's All a Bit Too Much
Author: Raine Date: 10/16/2023 12:57:57

This Monday, as I peruse the internet, I find it all a bit overwhelming. Things are awful in the Middle East and for many of my friends here in the States regarding these events as well.
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Picked-up pieces of TriSec's Mind
Author: TriSec Date: 10/15/2023 21:06:18

As always, apologies to the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan, from whom I shamelessly steal this idea from time to time.
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Buckle Up! Author: Raine Date: 10/26/2023 12:57:27

Blather, Rinse, Repeat Author: BobR Date: 10/25/2023 12:33:52

Ask a Vet Author: TriSec Date: 10/24/2023 11:53:00

Alternative Hell Author: Raine Date: 10/23/2023 12:49:40

Flipper Friday Author: wickedpam Date: 2023-10-20 12:00:00

Speak Up House Author: Raine Date: 10/19/2023 12:15:18

Groundhog Day Author: BobR Date: 10/18/2023 13:00:16

Never Miss the Opportunity Author: TriSec Date: 10/17/2023 12:35:43

It's All a Bit Too Much Author: Raine Date: 10/16/2023 12:57:57

Picked-up pieces of TriSec's Mind Author: TriSec Date: 10/15/2023 21:06:18