CardinalBacker

Did he brag about grabbing her by the 🐈?

Lol… Orange County has the most powerful man in the House representing them, and they pull this stunt. Nice, especially considering that the guy tweeting about it plans to run against Phelan… AND his daddy and two family members are on the committee that voted to censure Phelan. Phelan is doing an outstanding job and the only people who are mad are the ones who think that a one-vote majority gives you the right to force your views on everyone else. Phelan’s results speak for themselves.

And the guy who found it just got transferred to Fairbanks, Alaska.

For sure! I'd rather vote for a guy that can't win just because I like his arrogance. Makes sense to me.... If I hold my breath for 90 seconds.

In all honesty, it hasn't been reported very clearly.

He’s just super biased (but not necessarily coming from the wrong place) and it causes him to jump to conclusions-sometimes in the wrong direction.

Mixed opinions… a lot of misinformation in Klein’s article. That 100k homestead exemption will only apply to the portion of taxes paid to your local school district. I believe that the other taxing units homestead exemption (if one is offered) will not be lowered- but that’s okay, school taxes are the biggest piece of the pie, making up close to 2/3 of rural tax bills and half of bills for heavily taxed jurisdictions like Jefferson County. I think Klein’s analysis missed the mark by a lot… he’s just wrong on this. It’ll have no affect on your county, city, ESD, tax levy that’s generated or the way those taxing units spend. I like the idea of a “circuit breaker” that will keep non-HS property from large one year increases-that’s been troubling to me. If I have homestead exemption on a property, my taxable value can increase no more than 10% year to year. Non-homesteads (rentals, 2nd homes, commercial property etc had no such protection-the taxable values on those properties could go up astronomically year to year. Property tax bills have been getting out of control, for sure. I’m glad to see them trying to do something to rein it in.

Racism is determined primarily by political affiliation. All one must do to atone for their past racism is to pledge allegiance to Democrat causes. All one must do to be labeled racist is to disagree with Democrat causes. The word has no other meaning to the left

I don't think he was paying attention.

When you demand answers to questions, get smacked right between the eyes with facts and logic, but don’t like the honest truth…. Attack the messenger. Maybe there’s a board for Trump fans that won’t allow any facts, honesty, reason, or dissent. Just praise for Trump 24/7. I think you’d be a lot happier in such a place. You should check it out.

In criminal proceeding the standard is “proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” That’s a scary thought when potential jurors like yourself would convict an innocent man with no proof whatsoever because some lying prosecutor was able to remove all doubt from your mind based on falsehoods… because you really, really wanted to believe him

I’ve told you over and over, but you’re not capable of grasping any possibility other than “they must have CHEATED!!!” 1. There were an unprecedented number of mail in ballots which simply can’t be counted instantly. To assume that poll workers would work from the time polls opened until every absentee vote was counted 48-72 hours later is preposterous. They were going to take a break. 2. We already knew that the mail-in ballots were going to favor democrats. They usually do, and they definitely were going to favor them in the pandemic when Ds were staying home and wearing masks and Rs were out standing in line to vote on Election Day. 3. most importantly, there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud, other than your “gut feeling” because you don’t understand the way that votes are counted, and the effect that huge numbers of mail in ballots would have on the counting process. Personally? I watched the returns coming in on election night and saw that trump was barely ahead with mail in ballots remaining. I cracked open a bottle of inexpensive bourbon and said that I was going to have a drink and go to bed pretending that Trump won… but knowing it wouldn’t last once ALL of the votes were cast…. He didn’t have a large enough margin when the in person votes were tallied. I think that whether or not widespread voter fraud occurred (of which there was no proof, ever), the opportunity for fraud is so much greater with mail in ballots, ESPECIALLY when some jurisdictions sent mailout ballots wholesale to everybody without them even being requested- THAT is a bad idea and should be stopped. The problem is that no PROOF of fraud was ever found. Our election process should be more secure. But i notice that everybody stopped talking about Dominion voting machines after they got their pants sued off for making unfounded allegations.

The debt/deficit exploded, unemployment went to the moon, tax cuts for the rich, impeached 2x, lost the House and Senate, failed to repeal/replace Obamacare, turnover through out the cabinet/executive branch, losing reelection bid, racial strife, COVID Vaccine failure, PPP loan fiasco, etc, etc…. That doesn’t even begin to address the post election garbage- the lies about election fraud, attempt to halt the peaceful transfer of power, election interference in Georgia, and mishandling of top secret documents…. If that’s your version of success, vote for him. But it’s exactly what we should expect if we elect a clown to be our leader. The bad news for Rs is that a buffoon like Biden has done a fine job of fixing the mess that Trump created. Unemployment is at all time lows, inflation is falling, we’re at peace, personal wealth from home ownership and wages are up, inflation is settling down, the pandemic is over, there’s racial harmony across the country, etc. That guy can’t remember his name most days and is still doing a better job than Trump did. The only objection any reasonable person has is Biden’s age and declining faculties. Otherwise his record beats trump in every conceivable way.

But then y'all turn around and elect a failed reality TV show host to be the leader of the free world... then watch him bumble through four years, then get thoroughly trounced in his re-election bid, then try to overthrow the rightfully elected President, then y'all want to nominate him again. There's one entertainment guy who probably has an altar in his honor in your dining room.

That's weird... they just got Hunter Biden like, what.... two week ago? This is a list of ALL politicians convicted of crimes while Obama (a democrat) was in the White House. Looks like neither party can claim the moral high ground..... except for the twice impeached, often indicted serial rapist and object of your fantasies, Donald J. Trump. 2009–2017 (Barack Obama presidency)[edit] Executive branch[edit] General David Petraeus (I)[148] Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. On April 23, 2015, a federal judge sentenced Petraeus to two years' probation plus a fine of $100,000 (equivalent to $123,459 in 2022) for providing classified information to Lieutenant Colonel Paula Broadwell (2015).[149] Legislative branch[edit] Mark D. Siljander (R-MI) was convicted of obstruction of justice (2012).[150] Laura Richardson (D-CA) was found guilty on seven counts of violating US House rules by improperly using her staff to campaign for her, destroying the evidence and tampering with witness testimony. The House Ethics Committee ordered Richardson to pay a fine of $10,000 (equivalent to $12,747 in 2022) (2012).[151][152] Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pleaded guilty February 20, 2013, to one count of wire and mail fraud in connection with his misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson was sentenced to two-and-one-half years' imprisonment (2013).[153] Rick Renzi (R-AZ) was found guilty on 17 of 32 counts against him June 12, 2013, including wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering and making false statements to insurance regulators (2013).[154] Trey Radel (R-FL) was convicted of possession of cocaine in November 2013. As a first-time offender, he was sentenced to one year probation and fined $250. Radel announced he would take a leave of absence, but did not resign. Later, under pressure from a number of Republican leaders, he announced through a spokesperson that he would resign (2013).[155][156][157] Michael Grimm (R-NY) pleaded guilty of felony tax evasion. This was the fourth count in a 20-count indictment brought against him for improper use of campaign funds. The guilty plea had a maximum sentence of three years; he was sentenced to eight months in prison (2015).[158][159] Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Speaker of the United States House of Representatives pleaded guilty in court for illegally structuring bank transactions related to payment of $3.5 million to quash allegations of sexual misconduct with a student when he was a high school teacher and coach decades ago.[160] (2016) Chaka Fattah (D-PA) was convicted on 23 counts of racketeering, fraud, and other corruption charges (2016).[161] Corrine Brown (D-FL) was convicted on 18 felony counts of wire and tax fraud, conspiracy, lying to federal investigators, and other corruption charges (2017).[162][163] Anthony Weiner (D-NY)[164] was convicted of sending sexually explicit photos of himself to a 15-year-old girl and was mandated to register as a sex offender. He also was sentenced to 21 months in prison, a charge that was later reduced to 18 months. He reported to prison in November 2017 and was released in May 2019 (2017).[165] [Hidden Content] Source. I don't know if you're dishonest or just not very smart. No, I think OJ had a really good defense team and proved that you can get away with murder if you've got money... race doesn't matter as much as they'd have us believe.

You never responded to my questions, ever. 1. Why was there no proof? 2. Pretending it actually happened (it didn’t, btw), what’s going to keep it from happening again? Care to answer either one?

As do you, my friend. You can have the last word- I think we’ve beaten this old horse to death, lol. Thanks for the insight, anyways.

Ok, I’ll play along with your voter fraud fairy tale, even though three years later the only election interference that we’ve found is from Trump himself (find me the votes! [Hidden Content] Let’s just assume that widespread cheating did occur… what has been done to stop it? Or will we see you here next November crying that “there’s no way that _____ won! Did you see the size of Trump’s rallies? They cheated AGAIN!” It’s like playing cards with my sister’s kids.

A vote for trump is the exact same thing as vote for Biden/Harris since we already know that they’re going to take him apart again like they did in 2020. What has changed since Trump got his plow cleaned in 2020… I don’t know, an insurrection, lies about voter fraud, indictments, judgments, and a whole lot more things that alienate everyone who hasn’t bought a red hat. Unemployment is low, inflation is falling, no wars, no constant negativity flowing from the Oval Office. Nobody has “learned their lesson” and plan on changing their vote to Trump. They all still hate him…. Probably more now than ever. The real suckers are the ones that vote for a guy that can’t win.

Thank you, sir. It doesn’t matter what your positions are if you can’t get elected to put them into play.

You make it sound like those are the only two choices… senile or unelectable jerk. There are plenty of other options, but there are too many fools supporting a guy who they think is the answer. It’s basically people who’d rather do things their own way and fail than do them another way and actually succeed.

I’ve never been a big DeSantis guy… I was open to hear what he has to say (still am) but his campaign has kinda failed to get out of the blocks. My preference is that we don’t nominate another jerk, even though that’s what a lot of the Republican voters want. I see Trump, Christie, and Desantis all being cut from the same cloth. Overly adversarial for no particular reason, other than it apparels to the base. The only problem is that despite appealing to the base, it alienates moderates and undecideds who want more from a politician than just “giving them dirty democrats (and fellow Republicans, too) hell!” Actually, I said anybody but Trump could beat Biden, but it looks like Trump has once again grabbed old white dudes by their fematalia and they liked it…. Desantis could easily beat Biden, but he can’t win the nomination over Trump (who can’t win the general election).

I think it’s just that Desantis is just basically Trump Lite. He might fire up the lesser-informed base (if they weren’t already too busy wishing Trump would assault their ladies, too) but he’d have a hard time attracting the middle or picking off any Ds.

I’ve been saying this for years. I’m still not sure that Biden stays in the race, but I can’t think of a Dem that won’t beat Trump soundly. I don’t think there’s ever been a presidential candidate with supporters who are more loyal than Trump’s… but there’s never been a candidate who motivates more people to vote against himself, either. The election was lost the minute that Trump announced he was running. I can also say after voting Trump 2x, I won’t be voting for him again, regardless. I’ve got a feeling that I’m not alone.