Comments by "possumverde" (@possumverde) on "Fox Business" channel.

  1. Tell that to SCOTUS and "judge" Cannon.
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  2. Yep, they don't even have to be making an effort to work with them at all. I wouldn't be surprised if the relief were to get passed before the end of the week though. If they can't agree in the next day or so, they'll just push it through. They can't afford to wait much longer.
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  3. Under the deal, Disney was paying for the fire department, emergency services, and pretty much everything else a county would be responsible for and only benefitting from relatively minor tax breaks. Now, that burden will go to the two counties it's located in while revenue from Disney will not significantly increase. Edit: The state will have to make up the difference somehow and that somehow will likely be through increased taxes.
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  4. The only thing corrupt in Georgia is your highway patrol...
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  5. Mar-A-Lago maybe...thanks to the security installed while he was President and with ample prep and a small army. Other than that, no. It cost about $500,000 per trip to do so under full protection while Trump was President so it's clearly not feasible unless he wants to pay for the costs beyond his current level of protection.
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  6. ​ @sandrabecker666 about time he quit trying to mooch more of the taxpayer dime than he's entitled to.
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  7. The tax benefits were offset by Disney paying for the fire department, emergency services, and generally anything else a county would be responsible for. Now, the two counties Disney is located in will have to take on that burden while the tax revenue from Disney will only increase slightly if at all.
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  8.  @sharoneldridge1920  When you factor in that they were paying for the fire department, emergency services, and pretty much everything else a county would be responsible for, they were paying their fair share. Now those costs will go to the two counties Disney is located in while tax revenue from Disney will not increase significantly. In other words, this is going to end up costing Florida more than Disney. All because their Governor isn't well versed in economics and took politics too personaly.
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  9. Emergency Warning Trying to use religious writings to spark a rebellion is not protected under freedom of religion. Be careful you don't cross that line.
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  10. This little tantrum of his is actually going to cost Florida more than it will Disney. He wasn't thinking of the people, he was childishly seeking vengeance for a political slight and using his office to do so.
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  11. Trump is predictable when it comes to his golfing habits. He plays three or four rounds at either that club or Mar-A-Lago per week. Sunday being a common day for him to show up at some point. His security has warned him about that and not letting them know which club until the last minute, and about how weak the built in security is at that particular club but he ignored them. Anyone with any sense would know that camping that club on a Sunday would offer a great opportunity to take a shot at him...at least prior to the attempt anyway. Hopefully Trump had some sense scared into him to listen to his security from now on.
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  12. Kinda like Trump...
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  13. Because nothing says FU to the Dems like giving them control of of the House, Senate, and White House...excellent logic there.
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  14. Other than Trump...there fixed your headline.
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  15.  @kathycooper7872  Many costs Disney was originally responsible for are now going to be passed on to the two counties it's located in. Said costs will be higher than the slight increase in revenue from Disney will make up for.
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  16. Foreign aid makes up a ~1% to ~1.5% of the national budget. Using it as an excuse not to support a relief package is a joke.
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  17. Agreed. I finaly finished going over it and, for the most part, can't see what the fuss is about. The $15 minimum wage for federal employees doesn't belong in it but beyond that, it seems to be much more focused on what's it's meant for than the previous relief packages. Especially when it comes to the recovery process in the long term.
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  18. Because that has to be planned in advance for each stop or event. They don't fly around with that stuff... Also, he routinely short notices his security detail on many things and/or only stays at many stops briefly so it isn't feasible. Especially given the security allotted for former President's. If he's unhappy with his taxpayer funded protection, he's free to hire supplemental protection with campaign/personal funds.
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  19. I never knew "doers" was slang for dumbasses...learn something everyday.
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  20. Probably not the smartest approach since voters may decide to add "and elected federal officials who mismanaged this will not be re-elected" for good measure.
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  21. If only that were true with her. She lets her religious beliefs influence her legal decisions which is just as bad as ruling on emotion.
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  22. Or the would be assassin was just aware of Trump's golf habits which have been very predictable. He had probably a 40% chance of Trump showing up there that day at some point. That's good enough odds ro warrant spawncamping the place.
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  23. Then tell Trump and company to quit their pathetic stall tactics and let it go before a jury. If he's innocent, he should want his day in court.
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  24. Mail in ballots have to be done manually and take forever under normal circumstsnces (though there aren't usually enough to have a significant effect under normal conditions so they can take their time doing it.) Look at states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin who had 100s of thousands of mail ins and were prohibited by state election laws from counting them until election day and it's amazing they're doing as well as they are.
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  25. @pauline5411  Not after what he recently said concerning NATO and Russia. That man has no business ever being President again.
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  26. Yep. A true master of using a lot of words to say absolutely nothing...
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  27. Let's nor forget that Israel/Hamas are not on the UN Security Council while Russia and China unfortunately are. In other words, Russia/China can veto any attempt to force a ceasefire in Ukraine while Israel will have to fluff a security council member to get such an attempt vetoed.
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  28. To be fair, it's not that big of a deal. Foreign aid makes up ~1% to 1.5% of the entire national budget. Using it as an excuse to block the covid relief is silly.
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  29. In all fairness, it shouldn't really matter. Anyone who understands the laws involved with Presidential records and classified documents knows that there's about as much probable cause as investigators could ever dream of having behind that warrant. Some of Trump's own actions made it a slam dunk. Primarily his decision to only partially comply with the subpoena. By turning over the bits he did, he gave them all they needed to get the warrant. If he wasn't prepared to turn it all over then he shouldn't have turned any of it over. That would have made it much more difficult to get the warrant.
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  30. There are these things called balls...you might want to look into getting some.
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  31. I prefer people who think before they act, don't take politics personally, and definitely don't use their office to exact vengeance over a political slight...
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  32. Not a great idea to punish states for mismanagement when the President and his administration screwed the pooch on this equally as hard as they did. He may find himself without enough votes to bail him out with a re-election when all is said and done. (Not to mention how unwise it is for him to antagonize state where he'll be facing tax fraud charges etc. once he can no longer hide behind the Presidency...)
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  33. I'd rather get through this life without having to hear a US President fluffing a Russian dictator... Edit: I'd never get the slurping sounds out of my head.
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  34. Why not report on Trump's completely unhinged Truth Social post in reaction to the decision?
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  35. Yep, 300 lbs. of pure orange golfing power.
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  36. Backed by the government is better than backed by gold. Unless you want the world economy to go stagnate and slowly die...
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  37.  @calsawyer5722  aww...how cute...you called people cunts...you're a real man now...
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  38. It takes one to know one...
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  39. You do not speak for America so shut up
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  40. Attacking the credibility of the whistle-blower is pointless when there's evidence and testimony from others supporting their claims. If Republicans want to save their President, they need to quit spamming the whistle-blower bs and start defending the President's actions with actual relevant arguments. Assuming such arguments can be found.
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  41. Yeah, but the interesting thing about SC Justices is that they don't owe the President who appointed them anything. Once they're sworn in, they're there for good. I did not want her on the bench but at the same time, I doubt she likes Trump at all. He's fake with his religious beliefs and doesn't have a great record when it comes to respecting women. I don't see her being all that biased in his favor. Especially if it comes to bending the law in his favor.
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  42. Weapons supply is the only diplomatic language the Israeli government speaks when it comes to dealing with us. If we wish to get them to a negotiation to end the fighting, then that is the language we must speak. The Republican party claims to want to stop the fighting and get the hostages released. If that's true then they should applaud Sanders plan or come up with one similar to get Israel's attention. Otherwise, it would be clear that they do not want the fighting to stop or the hostages returned and would prefer it to continue indefinitely.
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  43. What if everybody just ignored the law...
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  44. Naw, the person who needs to leave will be doing so in a little over 20 days.
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  45. He's one of the few Republicans who had the balls...er peaches to stand up to that fool they put in the White House. Those peaches should be added to the Georgia flag. Peaches of freedom.
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  46. Who's holding Trump accountable? The assassination of the Iraqi general was a direct violation of Iraq's sovereignty. If he refuses to remove our troops despite their parliament voting to expel them, that will be another such violation. He seems to have forgotten that he's the leader of the US, not Iraq. He needs to be reigned in before he commits anymore arrogant strategical/political blunders...and yet he's being praised instead
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  47. And no re-election for the President who mismanaged this.
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  48. Unfortunately the Cannons, Alitos, and Thomases of the system are apparently untouchable. Shame really.
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  49. Pork is not party exclusive.
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  50. No, but Trump refusing once again to realize that there is a center/moderate demographic and that they ultimately decide elections does mean votes. The loss of them. If the Dems use some of that money to reach out to said demographic and Trump continues his all or nothing hard line right/if you don't agree with all I say, you're my enemy approach, he loses. It's that simple. He has to bend a bit, or fail.
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  51. Because it's already been debunked.
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  52.  @edipires15  Actually, it only took a few hours to admit we shot it down. It was the full disclosure of the circumstances which led to it that took years.
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  53. Indecision works out a little better on average than the inability to make good decisions...Neither are particularly desirable though.
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  54. The strongest force working against President Trump is his own delusional mind.
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  55. You'd think the fact that his wife no longer wants to be around him would tell him something...Some women like to baby their husbands...but very few like their husbands to actually behave like a baby...
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  56. That rumor comes from someone using the 2018 number of registered voters. The final vote tally is well under the 2020 number of registered.
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  57. We'll see what you say in four years.
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  58. This little temper tantrum of his is actually going to cost Florida much more than it will Disney. Once that's realized by Floridians and taxes are increased to make up the difference, he may not be so invulnerable...
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  59. Lol. Fearmongering much? Any "help" that might come from China will be in the form of helping themselves to Eastern Russia in the confusion of the Russian military coups that will come if Putin doesn't get back on his meds soon. In multiple press conferences Comrade Pooty has shown signs of the same senile eyes Biden has most of the time (blank wide pupil 1,000 yard stare.) The drugs and conditioning KGB agents were exposed to back in the day lead nearly all of them to early mental collapse by their late 60's early 70's (and it looks like Putin didn't get lucky enough to dodge that bullet.) China is just as annoyed with Putin as everyone else (including his own generals) and are not impressed with the Russian military either. They now know that Russia is a liability as an ally not a benefit. They'll play nice for the cameras and maybe throw some token "aid" Russia's way but they're done with Russia at a more serious level...or at least Putin's Russia.
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  60.  @itWouldBeWise  Shh...you're making sense. People who think going back to gold would be a good idea will never comprehend such arguments.
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  61. He's in trouble because he has once again ignored the moderate, centrist, and true independent vote. The all or nothing hard line right approach and his iron grip over his party are huge red flags to them and they decide the election. He may have thought that chasing out the moderates in his party and replacing them with sycophants was a good idea or that ordering his party not to work with his opponent on any issues would help his support, but all it did was scare off votes from the demographics he needed to have a chance.
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  62. We're trying...there seems to be a large bloated mango colored object clogging the drain. Worry not though shouldn't take much longer.
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  63. We'll see. Last I checked religion and the law weren't supposed to mix but conservatives try to whip up that cocktail anytime they can...not very constitutional of them.
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  64. While I personally don't agree with her appointment due to her potential religious bias. For purposes of election issues, she doesn't need to recuse herself. If she's qualified for the job, she can make the correct decision. She, like everyone other than evangelicals, is well aware that Trump is a false Christian so her bias won't get in the way there. At least not in his favor.
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  65.  @sloggnznorgin6285  Well, you can evidently read so I suggest you do some research on the articles and published papers she's written over the years in favor of judges letting their religious beliefs influence their legal decisions. She put a a lot of effort into it and the issue evidently means a great deal to her as she has been a member of various groups with like beliefs on and off over the years as well (which you can also research.) Though she's apparently had a miraculous change of mind on the subject...starting around the time she was informed she was being nominated for SCOTUS. In my experience, people don't change such long held beliefs that abruptly. Even if they themselves think they have. As for me being a hypocrite...I'm not the one who was nominated for SCOTUS and never will be with my checkered past. I merely looked into the past of someone who was and didn't like what I saw or fully buy their assurances that that their personal preferences wouldn't influence their decisions. She put herself up for judgement by accepting the nomination. There's nothing hypocritical about obliging her by researching her career and passing such judgement.
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  66.  @stuarthancock571  He's is KGB you know. They're pretty much the real world equivalent of the twisted mentats in Dune. No strategy, no matter what the cost and/or morality, is off limits when he calculates.
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  67. Don't get too cocky. The only reason Trump is President and will likely remain so is because the Dems can't get behind a single candidate. That's not an issue for them when it comes to legislative candidates. It's more likely that they will take the Senate than lose the House. Especially if McConnell remains on his path to political suicide by ignoring his constitutional responsibilities as a Senator during an impeachment trial. If he moves to dismiss the trial immediately or gives only a token effort, it will likely cost the Republicans the Senate (and him his job going by his current approval ratings). Outside of internet echochambers and biased media, there are a lot of voters from both parties as well as independents who dislike what they're seeing from Trump's side more than from Pelosi's. Many will likely vote Trump or simply not vote for a President at all since the Dems don't have an electable alternative. They will however let their opinions be known when it comes to House and Senate races.
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  68. Indeed. NATO would be in even worse condition and we'd be assisting Putin in his invasion...
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  69. It's all pointless anyway. Once there's evidence and testimony to support the claims of an anonymous informant, the identity of the informant becomes irrelevant. The only reason Republican representatives keep obsessing over the the whistle-blower is because they don't have any relevant arguments with which to defend the President's actions.
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  70. Kudlow could use a little work on his ability to recognize and analyze long games.
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  71. The tax breaks Disney was getting weren't really that significant and the gain in revenue from their loss will not be enough to cover the costs. If the counties/state were to attempt to add more taxes on Disney to cover the difference, most of the state would be underwater by the time the courts were through with all the lawsuits Disney would file (and likely win.)
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  72. You do not want to see what's beneathall that make up...
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  73. That rumor has already been debunked. It came from someone comparing the 2018 number of registered voters rather than the 2020 number to the final tally. Compared to the right number, the vote counts are lower than the number of registered voters.
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  74. Trump still owes Chinese banks/creditors nearly $1B in unpaid loans...Compared to that, Hunter would be small fry (assuming the social media conspiracy nonsense about him is actually true to begin with...which is doubtful.)
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  75.  @mrrey8937  I've read the entire thing and, for the most part, find it to be a far more effective plan than the others when it comes to long term recovery. It has quite a bit of stuff that may seem only distantly related/complimentary to the obvious areas of concern, but the vast majority of it will be beneneficial in the long run.
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  76. Ask the Reagan family.
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  77. I hope so.
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  78. "Judge" Cannon is the answer to your question. She ignored many SCOTUS decisions made over decades in favor of making up her own to dismiss the charges against her fellow Republican Trump. She even contradicted some of her own past rulings to do so. Between her and "Justices" Thomas and Alito, Republican judges are sorely lacking in credibility these days when it comes to anything related to Donald Trump.
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  79. For a cougar maybe...
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  80. Probably because like most of his supporters, you don't socialize outside of your clique.
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  81. And yet all are funding pro-Trump bot campaigns on social media...
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  82.  @beverlyweigandbizjak8821  Babbit killed herself by cop. Get over it.
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  83.  @beverlyweigandbizjak8821  About what?
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  84. The lowliest of jobs should at least pay enough to cover basic needs. The current minimum isn't enough in that regard. Personally, I think it would be better to have the federal limit set based on the average cost of living of a handfull of the cheapest states and then let the states do their own fine tuning via state set minimum wages from there.
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  85. Have fun storming the castle...
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  86. As one of her constituents, I would ask that you allow her to suffer the penalty for her childish behavior for once in her life. It'll do her some good. She's far too old to be acting like a child. Until she's forced to actually grow up, she's just going to be an embarrassment to the state.
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  87. They don't. That rumor was started by someone comparing the vote tally to the 2018 number of registered voters. Compared to the 2020 number, there are fewer votes than people registered.
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  88. If he only had a brain and level headed temperment to go with that backbone...
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  89. I wonder what the economic collapse that will hit during his second term will get him...
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  90. Those riots are the responsibility of the State/local government first. The only role the feds should play is defending federal property. If the local officials don't have a problem with their city being destroyed so be it. That's between them and their constituents. If they can't stop it, then they can request federal assistance.
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  91. Well, probably not for the GOP...
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  92.  @budbroz6412  Joe ain't in charge. It's rule by committee. Which, while not the most well picked committee, is still wiser than an wannabe know it all like Trump.
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  93. As far as politicians go, Sen. Grassley is one of the more respectable ones but he's wrong here. If nothing else (and there's quite a bit of "else"),Trump's ordering people to ignore House subpoenas (obstruction of congress) and his violation of the Inpoundment Control act (abuse of power) definitely fall under the definition of high crimes and misdemeanors as they pertain to impeachment in the constitution and the overall scheme meets the definition of bribery. I understand that Senate Republicans would rather not have to deal with this (being forced to openly let Trump off for political reasons when they know he's guilty will not go well for their reputations in the long run) but they need to stop with the bs and face reality. They made a mistake when they backed a dishonest con artist for President and got burned. They now have two choices, double down on that mistake by voting the party line or admit it and vote their conscience. Sadly, we all know which path most of them will choose.
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  94. If he hadn't made it one of his missions to destablize NATO while he was in office, they may have been in a better position to oppose Putin on this...Shame, that he only seems to get smart well after his own stupidity helps cause a problem and he no longer has any say in the matter.
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  95. This is actually going to cost the state significantly more than it will Disney and was entirely unnecessary. DeSantis is going to need to stay in the minor leagues at least until he gets better at thinking before he acts and learns not to take politics personally. Inability to control temper tantrums like this at the national level can do far more harm than it can at the state level.
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  96. Yeah, neither of the two turds we had to choose from recently were particularly shiny. It was more a change of scent...
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  97. Well, if nothing else, Trump supporters will at least create a huge increase in the need for mental health workers over the next decade or so. Maybe all of those poor saps with degrees in the field will actually be able to find a use for them beyond their current role as very expensive beer coasters.
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  98.  @billiechristiansen126  Actually, no. The breaks Disney were getting were not that significant to begin with. The overall increase to state revenue with their loss will not be enough to cover the cost.
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  99. Nah, he made the same mistake this time that he did last time. He ignored the existence of the moderate/centrist demographic and they ultimately decide Presidential elections. In fact, he actively drove away their votes over the last four years by ordering a purge of the moderates in his party to replace them with sycophants. Also, by ordering said sycophants not to work with his opponents and to block their legislation straight up. The middle leaners don't want an iron fist. They want grown adults who can disagree but still work together.
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  100.  @kimkulesa3041  Hopefully. We haven't exactly shown much skill in picking our leaders these days...
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  101.  @imoreviews8611  I'm not seeing the point. The wb trying to cash in on things has no bearing whatsoever on the case against President Trump. Their part in the process is no longer relevant so if they want to be a bit sleazy and try to profit from it, that's between them and the people dumb enough to donate to them. What the President's defenders need to be concerned with is the evidence and testimony backing the original claims not where said claims originally came from. Attacking someone whose part in the matter is no longer of any importance does nothing but make it look like Trump's supporters have no defense and are just trying to misdirect people's attention to something irrelevant.
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  102.  @imoreviews8611  Technically the transcript of the phone call is enough to show that the President attempted to use the power of his office for personal gain. Nowhere near enough to warrant removal from office by itself, but damning nonetheless and a violation of his oath of office. So far, the witnesses interviewed have mostly been party to hearsay. That being said, the majority of the people they heard it from are already scheduled to testify themselves. Thus removing the hearsay problem. Right now, the primary goal of the Dems with these initial witnesses is to provide context for the transcript and potential charges. Much like recordings of mafia bosses, it's easy to miss what's actually being said without knowing the conditions it's being said under. Hence all of the witnesses scheduled. Let it run it's course and don't dismiss the charges out of hand. It may amount to nothing but there's an unprecedented amount of people involved who at least felt very uncomfortable with the President's actions (including some of his own staff) to simply ignore it.
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  103. The way things are going, the Dems will win the Senate so it really won't matter.
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  104. Lay off the Kool-Aid kid. You sound like a brainwashed cultist
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  105. With what Trump has recently been saying about Russia and NATO, any vulnerability due to Biden's cognitive decline would pale in comparison to the utter destruction of our national security were Trump the traitor to return to the White House.
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  106. If he ever grows up, he might make a very mediocre President. As is, he doesn't think before he acts, takes politics too personally, and apparently thinks using his office to exact vengrance for a political slight is legitimate. That type of behavior at the national level could only lead to disaster.
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  107. They're getting up to $9,000 in total over 6 months ($1,500/month.) Edit: That would barely get you a bug ridden one bedroom studio apartment where I live.
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  108. No they don't. Do some research...
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  109. I would say some time prior to getting owned by the Mongols but Russia wasn't technically Russia at that point so...never?
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  110.  @darththeo  Funny you should mention 2018. The rumor of more votes than registered voters was actually started because someone compared the 2018 number of registered voters to the 2020 vote tally. Edit: the 2020 registered voter count is over 3.6M.
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  111. Perhaps. We may be screwed but compared to Trump screwing us, we'll at least get a reach around from Biden.
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  112. Hillary won Nevada with 47.92% vs Trump's 45.50%. The vote currently stands at Biden with49.3% vs Trump's 48.7%. I'm not seeing anything odd about it. Other than Trump having picked up a little more support over last time.
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  113. Good old Derpowitz... wave a little money in front of him and say whatever you want him to. You all really should at least try to find someone with some actual integrity to interview. Derp's nothing but a washed up has been. I bet Harvard regrets ever having anything to do with him.
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  114. Because most people would prefer a President who thinks before they act, doesn't take politics too personally, and has the integrity to not use their office to exact petty vengeance over a political slight...in other words, someone with more maturity than a 12 year old.
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  115. Cry harder money man.
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  116. That's because only idiots believed that childish bs to begin with. The news is for adults. Kids can watch cartoons.
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  117. Shame he did everything he could to destablize NATO while he was in office. Had he not, they may have been in a better position to oppose Putin...
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  118. Putin completely screwed the pooch with this ill-advised invasion of Ukraine. Not only did his actions strengthen NATO, they've greatly soured his relationship with China as well. In his position, one would be hard pressed to screw up any more thoroughly than he has.
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  119. And the President is undoing the law with his pardons...what's your point?
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  120. Please do not breed
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  121. Well, Republicans can hack as well as Democrats. Get to work.
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  122. and elected federal officials who mismanaged this will not be re-elected...
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  123. Trump also did everything he could to destablize NATO while he was in office and is a known fanboy of Putin. Had he been elected we would most likely be assisting Putin with his invasion... Trump's just as useless as Biden only in the opposite direction. Only fools would even care what either has to say about anything these days.
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  124. If I were a Republican voter, I would find this constant babbling about the whistle-blower an insult to my intelligence. It's completely irrelevant. It's like claiming that a criminal case which has evidence and witness testimony to back it is illegitimate if the identity of the anonymous tipster who originally informed the police that a crime had been commited remains unknown...that's ridiculous. You really should tell your representatives to quit trying to con you with bs and actually offer legitimate arguments in defense of the President's actions or pack their bags when their terms expire.
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  125. Oddly, if you go back and look at previous elections, you'll find that state "color" doesn't seem to matter as much when it comes to different positions. Having a President from one party and Senators etc. from another isn't really that uncommon. It's interesting quirk of voter behavior.
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  126. Perfectly credible...Anyone who knows US elections knows that any mail ins not counted before election day (which in some states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania would be all of them since their election laws prohibit early counting) get counted after the in person votes are tallied. Normally, the amount of mail ins aren't high enough to affect the outcome. This time however, a massive amount of people voted by mail, skewed heavily towards democratic voters (from 2:1 to 3:1 depending on the state) despite being equally available to all. On top of that, % reporting can be a bit deceiving as it doesn't properly account for mail ins (again, until now they were more or less an afterthought.) The states simply handled their in person votes first which ended up with seemingly but not actually conclusive % reporting and then did mail ins which were far more skewed in favor of the democratic candidate than the in person ballots and thus had a much more noticeable effect as they were added in. Those states whose laws allowed early counting got their numbers in relatively quickly and without spikes because they started with a huge chunk already processed and included. The straggling states are those whose laws prohibited earlier counting and thus the imbalanced effect came almost entirely in the last bit of counting. Despite what is being said by Republican party officials etc. no one was really surprised by these results. They knew roughly where they needed to be before mail ins were added in order to survive and they simply didn't get there. They're banking on the average person's lack of understanding of how our elections work as a smoke screen / excuse to cover their failure.
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  127. Definitely not. He would more likely have had us helping Putin with the invasion. Edit: He did go out of his way to destabilize NATO while he was in office and has praised Putin on this invasion up until recently after all.
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  128. Disney's responsibility for the things you mentioned is tied to the special status. When it goes, those responsibilities will indeed shift to the two counties it's located in... Edit: Also, the tax breaks they were getting were relatively minor. Any increase in revenue from Disney will still amount to less than the over all increased cost to the state.
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  129. It is said wrong... the increased revenue will not be that high and won't be enough to cover all the costs brought onto the state and local governments when taking over the responsibilities Disney had under the original agreement.
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  130. We have enough people who don't think things through before they act as it is. We don't need more. This little temper tantrum of his is going to end up costing Florida much more than it will Disney over all.
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  131. No such candidate currently exists.
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  132. Lol More like people are going to remember the Republicans who were corrupt/stupid enough to follow Trump not only into the gutter but down the drain as well and said Republicans will not be coming back up.
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  133.  @johnnysneed4173  Then you support getting rid of Judge Cannon. Though technically she wrongfully invented some law to use against the American people...
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  134. They were already paying state taxes with some slight breaks thrown in. As for local, part of the deal made them responsible for funding/maintaining everything a county would be responsible for (and pay for via local tax revenue) so essentially they were paying local taxes as well. Now those costs will go to the two counties Disney's located in while tax revenue from Disney will only slightly increase, if at all. In other words, this is going to cost the state significantly more than it will Disney.
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  135. Try not to freeze your balls off...or do...no one really cares.
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  136. He's actually pretty broke when you throw his debt into the mix.
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  137.  @newtoncooper4085  No
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  138. Perhaps, but it's doubtful that he'll owe Chinese banks/creditors nearly $1B like Trump.
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  139. Only coming from Trump's camp. The FBI and DoJ, if anything, have been far more accomodating to the former President than they would have been with any other subject of an investigation. They should have gotten the search warrant the moment he refused to fully comply with the subpoena. Now, the press has been atrocious all around from the left and the right. They've been too hung up on the classified document aspect and have never really tried to explain what's actually going on. Instead they go out of their way make the mundane seem sinister. The affidavit aspect has been their worst transgression. Rather than explain why such affidavits are almost always kept sealed prior to there being an indictment, they've gone out of their way to make it seem like some sort of cover up is behind the DoJ/FBI fighting the attempt to unseal them. It's extremely rare for such affidavits to be unsealed in criminal investigations prior to an indictment (the beginning of the trial phase where defense attorneys can file discovery motions and challenge warrants etc.) The warrant only shows what type of evidence they're looking for. The affidavits will tell you which specific legal violations they're focusing on. Knowing the specifics during the investigation phase is a huge advantage for the target of the investigation as they may have other types of evidence that will be relevant to the specific violation being investigated that the investigators aren't aware of yet and thus it can be hidden/destroyed in advance which would ultimately lessen the effectiveness of the investigation as a whole. It can also tip off accomplices/witnesses etc.
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  140. Chinese banks/creditors have Trump on the hook for nearly $1B in unpaid loans he owes them. There's very little they could have on Hunter than would match that kind of ownership.
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  141. The President leaking classified info during his press conference concerning the ISIS leader we assassinated comes to mind...
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  142.  @cheesygoodness5415  At least bags of sand don't smell as bad as a pile of sh*t.
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  143. He's got the entire Russian state run media at his disposal and even they can't polish the turds he's dropped well enough to make it worth putting up with the smell...
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  144. And we in the US abolished it. Unfortunately, the only alternative we were given wasn't much better...
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  145. Dude. Donald Trump personally owes like $900 million in past Chinese loans. At least it appears as though the Bidens may have made money off China. Not lost it.
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  146. I was watching at the time. That clump was followed by a smaller one for Trump. Mail in ballots were estimated to favor democratic candidates by anywhere from 2:1 to 3:1 depending on the state. Combine that with the number of mail ins and that jump isn't really that odd.
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  147. This childish temper tantrum of his is actually going to cost Florida much more than it will Disney. I think many would rather have governors who think before they act and are wise enough to not take politics personally...and definitely not use their office to exact vengeance for political slights.
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  148. What's disgusting and disgraceful is Derpowitz. Wave a little money in front of him and he'll gladly spout whatever bs you want him to. The man's pathetic.
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  149. They own Trump...he's the one that owes Chinese banks/creditors nearly $1B in unpaid loans.
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  150. Problem is...it is actually perfectly constitutional. Anyone in the House or Senate foolish enough to side with Trump on this may well end up following him down the drain.
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  151. Of all the Trump traits she could have chosen to emulate, having the maturity of a 12 yo really should have been lower on her list...
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  152. He's like a mini Trump. He hustled, wheeled and dealed, and got paid for his name.
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  153. I doubt many states would want a governor who unnecessarily costs them money via a poorly thought out act of vengeance/temper tantrum.
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  154. That's not necessarilly a bad thing. For example, we don't exactly need him to manufacture a "trade war" with China like Trump did just to have an excuse not to repay the nearly $1B he owes Chinese banks/creditors...If anything, Biden at least made money off the Chinese (if you believe the conspiracy theories anyway) instead of losing it like Donnie.
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  155.  Da Slapahoe  That name though...
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  156. Neither are particularly useful...they just suck at the opposite ends of the political spectrum. At least with Biden we're opposing Putin. Trump would have had us assisting him with the invasion.
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  157. No he does not require or warrant full security. Nor are the American taxpayers obligated to fund it. He can hire his own supplemental protection if the taxpayer funded protection for a former President is insufficient. Every President we've had have had credible threats made against them and they all got by with the same "after care." If he wants to continue making protection difficult with large events and spur of the moment golf, he can pay for it with campaign and/or personal funds. As for Sanders plan. Good for him. Weapons supply is the only diplomatic languange the Israeli government speaks when it comes to dealing with us so if we want to get them to a negotiation to end the fighting, that is the language we must speak. Assuming the Republican party really is interested in ending the fighting there, they should gladly get on board with the bill. If they do not, their true intentions will be laid bare.
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  158. Do the rest of the country a favor and keep DeSantis in Florida until it/he's been overtaken by the rising sea levels.
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  159. Putin's brilliance led to two long neutral countries seeking NATO membership, far greater Russian military casualties/equipment loss in Ukraine than they can really afford, brought stability and renewed cooperation to NATO when such was beginning to decline, destroyed Russia's economy, and even managed to alienate China (about the only country of any real significance who could be considered their ally.) Yep, Comrade Putin is truly a master strategist...
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  160. And yet he did everything he could to destablize NATO while in office and only recently quit praising Putin for the invasion...Also, to be fair, he didn't really say anything. He just mumbled some bland phrases with no real thought behind them. If you're that easily swayed, you might want to look into adding a little more depth to your thought process.
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  161. If he weren't such a complete Trump sycophant, maybe someone could take him seriously when he says the cuts won't have an effect on care.
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  162. Usually. When it involves someone from an intelligence agency, a report to one's supervisor is the first step (especially if any classified information might potentially be involved.) If that doesn't lead to anything and the whistle-blower feels it worth the trouble, law enforcement and the media become options.
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  163. He just foolishly cost the State money with this and will likely have to raise taxes to cover the difference. If someone who doesn't think before they act, takes politics personally, and uses their office to exact vengeance over a political slight is what Floridians want, maybe the rising sea levels aren't such a bad thing after all...
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  164. Bah. Unlike Trump, Biden doesn't owe Chinese banks/creditors nearly $1B in past unpaid loans etc. There's no reason for him to manufacture an unnecessary "trade war" in hopes of creating an excuse to avoid repaying them.
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  165. Still 1000X safer than Trump and his toadies' lust for tyrany.
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