You hit on a very serious topic. Most people driving large pickups and SUV have obsolutely no use for them other than the wow factor. Most people that own pickups don't ever haul or tow anything period. So that is the reason that pickup trucks have become the new cars. They have become this large four door, short/no bed with all the creature comforts that never tow or haul even a bag of groceries from the store, because they will have those delivered. So it has really messed up what a truck is supposed to be. you can purchase a good used Freightliner cheaper than you can buy a pickup truck. And I understand that a large portion of the cost of US vehicles is due to the federally mandated safety equipmentOTOH the trend or monster engines needs to be curtailed you really do not need a 10 litre engine to drop the kids off to daycare
I have been driving an 1800cc & a 2400cc van for 40 years and it is quite happy at the legal speed limit
Well it depends upon the type of collision as those 20' tall SUV's & pick ups are very prone to roll over because of the high COG .I know of some that have big pickups, that say they feel much safer in them than small cars. I wouldn't disagree with that.
I'm still rolling in my old Chevy Panel Tk. It works for me..
EV BS not my cup 'o tea.
V10 was only in the Ram for a special Edltion, back around 2004. V12 IDK of any..
Read the EV teslas don't charge in the artic temps we got.. Overpriced & useless.
"One reason the company gave was that drivers kept crashing the cars.Think we may see more of this. Said repairs & resale is a killer.
A friend has a nissan leaf. She says when it gets really cold out, like now, it charges about 1/3 as fast as normal.
I guess it is time to go out and fire up my average V12 5 ton tank truck that I can't see out in front of and go run down some unsuspecting pedestrians while burning a gallon of gas every mile.
Don't know about that. They have 2 chargers. The 220v fast charger at the house and the 110v "mobile" one built into the car that charges very slow anyway. I do know that the heat pump heater/AC unit went out a few years ago and it was around $4000 to fix it. It is a 2015 and the battery only has about 2/3 if the original capacityI wonder if that Nissan has a battery warmer on it?
Take longer to recharge than the trip doesBoy that barely get me to town. one shopping stop only; if I even made it then.
Well that about sums it up.........................The Cohen scrap yard near me won't take an EV. A friend was looking to get an EV till his homeowner insurance told him they would drop him.
In Oz 1 of the 4 companies poviding fast pubic chargers has gone bankruptYea, & no-one seems to be able to tell what a charge on the road costs, or the fees for use on the roads since no gas tax $ generated.
In Oz 1 of the 4 companies poviding fast pubic chargers has gone bankrupt
another tha just jacked up their price so it is around the same as an Aust ICE engined car, not a yank urban assault vehicle
And another is exiting Aust all together going back to the USA
The last is part government owned and believe it or not makes fast chargers tacked onto the end of a diesel generator .
Sounds silly but much of inland Aust is not on the national grid so they are using these to work out where a grid connection will be needed as getting grid power to all of the popular tourist spots will cost 50 times the states GDP
There is one in Gundagai at the Dog on the Tucker Box truck stop and the local tow truck operator now has a week end drivers to tow all of those fools who believed the BS that they will get 400 km on a charge so can do the 375 km no troubles
The Big Merino at Goulburrn was looking at installing fast chargers but it was going to cost around $ 500,000 to get enough power to run a 10 bay charging station.
I think they have a 2 bay there at the moment but supply restrictions means it takes over 1/2 hour to charge and that is 195 km from Sydney
They did a survey of times for a Sydney <=> Melbourne trip by EV ( 900km) and it works out I do it faster in my 40 year old lPG powered L300 van than just about every Ev on the market in OZ at the moment and that assumes you are the only car at the charger so you get the benefit of the full fast rate .
I get 350 km on a tank but because unreliable supply I always refill at around 200km
If all of the bays are being used at Gundagai then some will take better than 3 hours to charge just enough to get ( 180 km) to Albury, the next nearest E-charge .
Or you have to turn off the expressway and go to all of the towns and recharge there which adds another 200km to the trip .
John sums it up beautifully on this post
Naturally, this ev thingie seems more of a money pit.Arkansas is about to implement some stupid tax (again) that's going to bump up the cost of EV charging.
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Yes, it's only right.'You bet your azz the EVs need to have an excise tax for road use. I'm all for equality.
Every state has a fuel excise tax to fund roads. You bet your azz the EVs need to have an excise tax for road use. I'm all for equality.
I have no problem with people driving EVs but if I have to pay road use taxes so do they.Personally, I don't get all the objections to EV's. I like new technology. With new technology, comes new technology to make it great.
Yes that was a problem in the early days for the auto industry but the thing about it was you could carry cans of fuel with you. Trouble with EVs is you can't carry spare batteries with you. There aren't enough charging stations around and the infra structrue is not able to support the addition of charge stations to support the EV industry. Another problem is it takes too long to charge the batteries. That tied to the range of some of the EVs. I drive a Geo Metro that gets in the 40s. Was at Walmart one day and a family pulled in next to me and guy ask what kind of milage I got. I told him his wife poped in and said we don't get gas milage we have an EV. I ask what the range on it was he said about 150 miles and how long it took to charge it. He said 8 hours. It was a Nissan Leaf. I ask him how long it would take him to get to California. Hope he would not be in a hurry to get there. LOL
Yup.I have no problem with people driving EVs but if I have to pay road use taxes so do they.
Agreed, but don't force folks into them.. Like the mandated shots. See how well that went.Personally, I don't get all the objections to EV's. I like new technology. With new technology, comes new technology to make it great.
And I don't think that we have seen the full effect of those yet.Agreed, but don't force folks into them.. Like the mandated shots. See how well that went.
No, I agree 100%. Saw a piece on TV about a family that was pro vaccine tonite. Said they let their under 12 year old daughter take this New (testing-phase) covid shot. Kid got gravely ill in a day or so & was hospitalized 9 times, now having heart issues..And I don't think that we have seen the full effect of those yet.
Ahh, that would be three fold. But agree 100%. Not ready for prime time. And building them (includes mining the material for batteries) is more polluting than our gas vehicles.My main with EVs is two fold. one is the range and the other is charging times. And now comes the cost of repairs too. Only the rich can afford these EV right now and even they are complaining about costs to maintain them.
Agreed, but don't force folks into them.. Like the mandated shots. See how well that went.
No, I agree 100%. Saw a piece on TV about a family that was pro vaccine tonite. Said they let their under 12 year old daughter take this New (testing-phase) covid shot. Kid got gravely ill in a day or so & was hospitalized 9 times, now having heart issues..
You don't hear a word about that stuff.
My main with EVs is two fold. one is the range and the other is charging times. And now comes the cost of repairs too. Only the rich can afford these EV right now and even they are complaining about costs to maintain them.
I have no problem with people driving EVs but if I have to pay road use taxes so do they.
At what rate? Tn pays 27.4 cents per gallonThey pretty much do, since electricity is taxed.
Pretty much what he said.At what rate? Tn pays 27.4 cents per gallon
Energy
T.C.A. § 67-6-206(b)(1) also provides that a “tax at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) shall be imposed with respect to gas, electricity, fuel oil, coal, and other energy fuels when sold or used by manufacturers.” T.C.A. § 67-6-704 exempts all energy sales from the local sales tax. This state-only sales tax is in lieu of the combined state and local sales tax levied on other taxable sales (seven percent (7%) state rate plus your local rate).
So on top of the sales tax that we all pay and we with gas powered vehicles we are paying 27.4 cents a gallon as well. That goes for the up keep of the roads they still are not paying their fair share.
Pretty much what he said.
And when anything "green" is subsided we all get the privilege of paying for it whether we like it or not.
"Does the government subsidize EV cars?
Average direct subsidies from federal and state governments amount to almost $9,000 per vehicle over 10 years while direct subsidies from utilities push the amount over $10,000. But manufacturers receive subsidies too, and regulations force them to produce more and more EVs, even if the vehicles aren't profitable.Nov 9, 2023"
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At what rate? Tn pays 27.4 cents per gallon
Energy
T.C.A. § 67-6-206(b)(1) also provides that a “tax at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) shall be imposed with respect to gas, electricity, fuel oil, coal, and other energy fuels when sold or used by manufacturers.” T.C.A. § 67-6-704 exempts all energy sales from the local sales tax. This state-only sales tax is in lieu of the combined state and local sales tax levied on other taxable sales (seven percent (7%) state rate plus your local rate).
So on top of the sales tax that we all pay and we with gas powered vehicles we are paying 27.4 cents a gallon as well. That goes for the up keep of the roads they still are not paying their fair share.
As an engineerI love the concept of EV's
But as a human I hate the misuse of valuable resources and a LI battery big enough t power a vehicle of store off grid energy is just that, misuse of finite world resources.
When a reliable battery that is safe & reasonably priced is found then EV's will make sense but right now they do not.
MY other problem is selling some thing to the ignorant with total BS like Musk has done with Tesla forcing all the others to follow him down the road of electric euphoria , which unfortunately leads directly to hell .
So if you live in the city, drive less than 20 miles a day, have open air parking or a detatched car port then an EV makes sense
However the 3,000 people who had their cars destroyed in the Luton airport car park might just think a bit different to that .
I read that Elon Musk has bought Ford Mo Co. True ? IDK..
The SI batteries make too much sense. Old man in house that is white will never go for that, no money in it for them.
No comment on biden. But agree Musk / Ford is more fake news.I think the Musk/Ford thing is fake news.
No comment on biden. But agree Musk / Ford is more fake news.
Removing all fossel fuels will take decades because we have become so reliant upon them .What about him? He's a lying politician, like 99% of the others. "I'm going to end fossil fuels in the USA." One of the biggest lies I've ever heard. But for some reason, so many people on both sides believed him.
Obviously, Biden was lying. My point was that so many on the left and right believed him. But that's the USA for you. Trump has lied more than any president I've seen in my entire life. And he's got folks who believe everything he says. They claim he was sent here by god himself to lead this country.Removing all fossel fuels will take decades because we have become so reliant upon them .
To me the best sources of energy are hydro electric and necular.
Getting way off but we have truth in advertising laws down here so if you make a claim in an add it has to be true, and this has caught a lot of car makers out .Obviously, Biden was lying. My point was that so many on the left and right believed him. But that's the USA for you. Trump has lied more than any president I've seen in my entire life. And he's got folks who believe everything he says. They claim he was sent here by god himself to lead this country.
Personally, I think lying should be an impeachable offense. That any politician getting caught lying should either be barred from campaigning, or thrown out of office.
One of my favorite quotes is from "Chernobyl." The series.
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
Problem is neither of them removes heat and everything we do adds heatTo me the best sources of energy are hydro electric and necular.
Getting way off but we have truth in advertising laws down here so if you make a claim in an add it has to be true, and this has caught a lot of car makers out .
Any way the 2 exceptions are religious advertising and political advertising.
So what does that tell you ?
As for trump he is a lot more dangerous than most think and is setting up the USA for armed revolt and setting himself up to become a dictator
Most of what he has done is directly from Putins play book
I had thought the whole Carrol trials had been very badly handled then when his attorney addressed the media after the 87 Mil judgement it all became clear . All of th supposed mistakes that ruled out his evidence what not incompetence but done so he could be portrayed as a victim and the "hero of the 1st amendment " protecting the rights of the common man
The best summary I have seen was the Lincoln projects add parody
Problem is neither of them removes heat and everything we do adds heat
The media has become fixiated on CO2 which is a tiny contributor to the problem .
And the problem is simply we are accumulating & generating heat faster than it can be radiated into space overnight .
If they threw them out of office there would be no politicians in Washington. If Bidens lips are moving he is lying. Look what they are saying about the border. The Border is closed? That is why Abbott is putting up more fencing on the Border. Biden sued Texas and the Supreme Court said they could cut it down. Biden is having the National Guard cut it down. SCOTUS did not say Texas could not put it up and when it is cut they put it back up. Good for Texas 25 other Govs. are siding with Texas.Obviously, Biden was lying. My point was that so many on the left and right believed him. But that's the USA for you. Trump has lied more than any president I've seen in my entire life. And he's got folks who believe everything he says. They claim he was sent here by god himself to lead this country.
Personally, I think lying should be an impeachable offense. That any politician getting caught lying should either be barred from campaigning, or thrown out of office.
One of my favorite quotes is from "Chernobyl." The series.
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
If they threw them out of office there would be no politicians in Washington. If Bidens lips are moving he is lying. Look what they are saying about the border. The Border is closed? That is why Abbott is putting up more fencing on the Border. Biden sued Texas and the Supreme Court said they could cut it down. Biden is having the National Guard cut it down. SCOTUS did not say Texas could not put it up and when it is cut they put it back up. Good for Texas 25 other Govs. are siding with Texas.
If they threw them out of office there would be no politicians in Washington. If Bidens lips are moving he is lying. Look what they are saying about the border. The Border is closed? That is why Abbott is putting up more fencing on the Border. Biden sued Texas and the Supreme Court said they could cut it down. Biden is having the National Guard cut it down. SCOTUS did not say Texas could not put it up and when it is cut they put it back up. Good for Texas 25 other Govs. are siding with Texas.
Very good and thanks for adding to our Great Melting Pot of ideas and improvement of our abilities overall. As long we can can get along and compromise we all benefit.My family all immigrated and They all did it legally.
Old piece, now Hertz is dumping 20K of them, due to customer complaints & cost to fix etc..I remember Hertz saying earlier that their Teslas had a huge savings in repair costs compared to ICE.
This is Australian Hertz news.
Here is a little post , no BS , no political bias , just plain facts about the "border crisis " and if you are too lazy or closed minded to watch the video here is the crux.I don't have a problem with legal immigrants. It's the illegals that are killing our country. The Dems want them because their policies are ruining our country and they are loosing their voter base, They want to make it legal of illegals to vote and the more they are the more congress men there are to represent their states. Even the cities that are blue are not crying for them to stop the flow. They just want more money to help address the issues. We don't know what is crossing the border. A lot of them are young chinese men and other naltionalities of fighting age. These are possible terrorist. God help us all God bless the USA. We need Trump back in office.
If you watched the whole thing on a YT window so you could read the comments I did a reply there which reflects my experiencesVery good Bert. Now maybe some the hard heads might think twice about this issue. I kinda doubt it but if they at least watched the whole video it will be in the back of their minds.
And I do agree the employers of illegal should face mandatory jail time. But as the first video puts it no one in the deep state wants this problem to be fixed. Just to much money involved.
I feel the same way about employers that work US citizens under the table per say just to keep from their fair share of the taxes. I got one company right near me that is doing this. The workers thinks it is great but just wait until they need to start drawing their SS and find out how much it has hurt them financially.
And the second video just proves that the Texas mess is just a major political stunt to distract from the real problem. They are just interfering with the US Federal enforcement of the border. They are just playing to the extremist views for votes. Really all they are doing is making the mess worst.
Guest workers scheme is a bit different as the workers have to come through a labour hire company .Yes it would be a big adjustment but as with everything time makes a big difference in attitudes. It when they keep changing the rules of game is when it becomes a pain. It can be as aggravating as our Yo-Yo weather of late.
As far I know we have a work visa program here. The problem is the visa expires they don't get renewed and the worker just don't return to the place they came from. We have so few enforcement personnel that those that over stays their visas takes year to catch and deport. Meanwhile they have started families which things even harder to correct.
In a perfect world everybody would follow the rules of the game but the world is not perfect so a lot just ignores the rules until they are catch and punished. More get by then get punished.
PT the truth is simple but telling it seems to be impossible for most politicians. They rather go though a raging fire then tell the truth. I have had been point blank lie to my face when I had the answer on paper in front of me that they passed as law. Really pisses them off when you confront with it too.
As one neighbor once put it here. How do you tell when a politician is lying? You see their lips moving. And darn if he was right most times.
This why politics are such a touchy subject as there are those that believe these lies instead of actually checking things out. Personally I try to research thing a thoroughly as I can using as many source as I can find and even then you can come to the wrong answer depending how good and accurate the research material is.
BTW anyone got any support braces for my mailbox it is being overload with Medicare junk mail? I thought there was no money to be made in Medicare insurance.
Basically it comes down to info we are fed is cherry picked by the Right and Left. We need the whole story not just one side's of it. Otherwords we need the nitty gritty of it.
We do need to get operational control of the borders and it looks like once Congress passes a law with teeth we close it down. This way we start sending back all the illegal crossers back to their home country. Even Mexico is being hit by illegals. Those that are crossing illegal got to be pretty well at their last straw to go though razor wire.
Amd I remember one story of that big wall being used to catapult drugs over the border. They actually welded the catapult to the wall.
Well if it was that easy then why did Trump have to use Title 42 to try to stop the immigrates? I think we all need to look to the actual laws that limits POTUS ability to do anything. Even the physical barrier didn't stop them, just slowed then down.That's one thing about this border issue that seems to get's overlook, the potus has the authority to secure the border. The right blames Biden for not using his authority to do it. But never address why Trump didn't when he was there. If it was as easy as exercising some presidential authority, then Trump failed. His supporters can't seem to connect those dots.
All these half truths have people confused.
Well if it was that easy then why did Trump have to use Title 42 to try to stop the immigrates? I think we all need to look to the actual laws that limits POTUS ability to do anything. Even the physical barrier didn't stop them, just slowed then down.
It look like the Republicans are just wanting us to setup machine gun nests along the border and kill anything that moves which violation of international humanitarian laws. Just look how Russia is doing by sending guys against the enemy just to get kill and then the next waves walk over the dead ones and so far until they over overload the enemy or decide it is a lost cause.
It not just our country responsibility but also the other countries involved responsibility to help to control the flow. Even Mexico has the same problem as we do.
At least the Senate is trying to do something finally by giving the POTUS actual authorization to close the border but the House wants just use the issue as political football.
Which btw is not a full closure we will still have authorized ports of entry open. But even those may have to be closed at times due overloads.
One thing I have learned with this whole Biden adminstration if the Dems are accusing the Republications of doing something they are the ones doing it.Agreed. And one thing that also irks me is the way the right is treating migrants like they were 1935 German jews.
And his trophy wife's bills as wellAnd what worst is that DJT is now saying he wants to increase those tariffs to 25% or higher so go out and vote for DJT and another 15%+ could be taken out of your wallet.
So item that cost before the tariffs would now be $125. + 3% CC = $128.75 and with my 35 GPM becomes $198.08.
But of course that is why he is a billionaire as he get you to pay his bills.
Definitely getting bad. I am running into cases where when a part number goes obsolete they remove the part number from the IPL so there isn't even a reference to try to find used or aftermarket or even knockoff parts. Or the other thing is they OEM will remove the model entirely to the point that the model doesn't even show up in an internet search.Give Briggs for example. Just last year I had a fairly new Briggs new in the shop that needed a coil. Guess what Briggs didn't sell anything for that engine other a carburetor repair kit. When I contacted them they said oh the factory we had produced at closed so no parts are available.
Give Briggs for example. Just last year I had a fairly new Briggs new in the shop that needed a coil. Guess what Briggs didn't sell anything for that engine other a carburetor repair kit. When I contacted them they said oh the factory we had produced at closed so no parts are available.
If I remember correctly this engine is question was fitted on a pressure washer and when Briggs left the pressure washer and portable generator market, they stopped supporting those products as well as the engines that were fitted to them.That's messed up. How can they continue building the engine, if they can't even get all the parts for it? I supposed they just get the manufacturers of the model this goes on to install a different engine?
I supposed, it doesn't matter to the customer. I've never seen one who loyal to any certain Briggs engine. Most aren't even loyal to a specific brand. Much less a certain engine.
Bingo IL that engine was on a pressure washer if I remember correctly but a lot has gone the shop since then.
But yes this mess is getting to a point that I am about to quit the business and just the young folks have the headaches. It like I am supposed to be able to lookup the Kohler short blocks by serial to order parts but the website don't even recognized the serial numbers. I had to email Kohler - Italy to get the IPL for the short block. Then I got the engine repaired.
Or with PD they not telling us when a part is NLA in the price lists. Having to research all over the place just find out the part is NLA.
In this case it was due to the Briggs bankruptcy and them getting out of the pressure washer and portable generator market. And since that division was shutdown it was determined that they were going to limit support of the engines used on those items.The pumps probably went out 100 times more than the coils. And if they stopped making the pumps, then they were sent to the scrap yard. That's usually what happens to pressure washers. And with the cost of the pumps, or a rebuild, it's no wonder.
In this case it was due to the Briggs bankruptcy and them getting out of the pressure washer and portable generator market. And since that division was shutdown it was determined that they were going to limit support of the engines used on those items.
All I know for sure is that customers around here are avoiding Briggs engines. Before the bankruptcy I was selling about ten engines per year. And I haven' sold single Briggs since.
It still comes down to financial investors pulling the plug on low volume low profit items.
Most verticals don't much in repairs most times but I did install one horizontal and vertical pump last year (consumer grade). The replacements were cheaper than the rebuild kit for the old pumps.
Look at my next post concerning KohlerI'm glad to see Briggs only filing bankruptcy and not going completely under. Think about how big of a mess that would've been for repair shops.
I don't push anything other than myself which taking a pushing right now with this Afib.Were your customers specifically avoiding Briggs or were you pushing a different brand? Most of my customers wouldn't care either way.
Note: I don't have any commercial customers anymore.
I don't push anything other than myself which taking a pushing right now with this Afib.
Oh I know what you meant. It is that I just not a pushy salesman.I didn't mean that to sound like you're pushy. Except for maybe some scumbag IRS agent.
Ford had a V10 as wellV10 was only in the Ram for a special Edltion, back around 2004. V12 IDK of any..
Read the EV teslas don't charge in the artic temps we got.. Overpriced & useless.
Farts from horses could be a flamethrower! No smoking zone for sure!!!Sounds like we need to get some hay burners and buggies. Then of there is a problem with by products. Some are explosive.
Oh boy, Bert will be angry now! He may call you an Orange Jesus supporter now!The stock holders should demand that the liberals running this company should be... let go!
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Not in the mainstream media. It doesn't fit Biden's handlers' narrative.No, I agree 100%. Saw a piece on TV about a family that was pro vaccine tonite. Said they let their under 12 year old daughter take this New (testing-phase) covid shot. Kid got gravely ill in a day or so & was hospitalized 9 times, now having heart issues..
You don't hear a word about that stuff.
We also need to have our analoptic nerve cut, so we lose our $hitty outlook on life!!!PT the problem is most people have a faulty separator tube. (TV and CB Jargon) When it comes to politics I think common sense is thrown under the bus. There is so much BS being thrown out even I have a hard time ignoring it but I have to if I going to learn the truth.
But I personally avoid social media because of all the hateful attitude toward someone that has a different view point. Even here I get snapped at times for posting correct info based actual knowledge.
And when it comes to politics here if someone starts I just walk away; just like religion discussions. Both are nothing but trouble. Some folks are so into it they would just kill you if they could get by with it if you are of a different opinion.
And the quote you posted is very true for anything. But as you are probably aware some would argue with a sign without a letter on it.
But meanwhile I am dog hunting the next few days. I seen the culprit this morning attacking one my pet roosters. The boxer is dead meat for killing multiple chickens of mine. Sorry but it is has to be done. The owner should kept their dog under their supervision and control.
Davis .I do not get angry, well not very oftenOh boy, Bert will be angry now! He may call you an Orange Jesus supporter now!
It is called the internetThe world ain't what it used to be..
Bert, I didn't have the patience to read all of your post. You don't get the whole story in OZ. And I don't have enough knowledge of your government to critique it. So how about you stick to Aussie politics, and I'll worry about USA politics?Davis .I do not get angry, well not very often
But the stockholders ARE the problem with just about every US listed company
Stock holders demanding ever increasing dividends is what destroys companies.
As I have mentioned on countless occasions, it is not the bum in the while house that is the problem it is Wall St
And it all boils down the the sacred document called the US constitution that like a bible is never allowed to be changed and now is jus about totally irrelevant
Add to that your absolutely idiotic election system and insanely short election terms and it is no wonder the US government is the laughing stock of the entire planet .
While the idea of primaries was good back in the 1800's when only the locals could be there and it was all word of mouth
They are totally outdated in the 21st century when the orange jesus can fly into every one throw piles of money at the biggest idiot in the room with the smallest IQ and they get voted in as the representative after slanging off at each other and trying to convince all and sundry that the other candidates are bigger criminals than they are .
I have no doubt back in the 1800's the candidates were all about what they could do for the state .
Then you have the electorial college that biases the presidential votes , the thing that the orange jesus faked and will go to prison for doing .
Now because congress is only for 2 years there is almost nothing a congress person can do in their term that will show a result before the end of that 2 years so it becomes a massive raffle of taxpayers dollars , which explains the real reason for the massive debt .
Now because you have the stupidly short congress cycles and because voting is voluntary the parties have to spend a fortune to encourage lazy American who would rather whine & cry than actually do something to get of their ever widening butts ( Americans are the most obese population on the planet ) and vote
Now these hundreds of millions have to come from some where and the bulk comes from Wall St and for them it is a INVESTMENT , not a donation and they want a dividend from which ever party gets the bums on seats .
So the US government really is the worst government money can buy and that goes for both coloured undies .
And this is why executive incomes have gone up by an average of 500 times, directors are in the thousands of times while workers are less than 1.5 times in the past 20 years .
What you are saying may be true but those early people that came here were not getting the hand outs and living off the government, they paid their on way. They were not a burden on the government as these are.You got to remember everytime our presidents try to control the border with executive orders and our weak immigration laws they get sued and the courts rule against them. NAd can't build concentration camps due our humanitarian laws. So there is only so much room we have to put people awaiting processing.
And all those that are bitching about the foreigners really need to take a serious look into their own family histories. There virtually no native people of this country left. Nearly all of us are of foreign descent with quite a few coming here illegally to start with.
Although I have some Cherokee descent in my bloodline a good portion of it is from European descent. Either way I did not add to the current population other than myself.
I would think even the Great DJT has a lot foreign blood in his family history that he is so trying so hard to ignore. And I would put past it that some his distant relatives came here illegally too.
Just think the Europeans came here and just took over while slaughtering the American Indians and stealing their lands.
So what skeletons are hidden in all of our closets.
Funny how someone from another country thinks they know more than some one who lives here and gets their news that has already been filter through the fake news media.Bert, I didn't have the patience to read all of your post. You don't get the whole story in OZ. And I don't have enough knowledge of your government to critique it. So how about you stick to Aussie politics, and I'll worry about USA politics?
I will say our short terms benefit is, because anymore of Biden's douchency will kill us!
Absolutely! The media is part of the scam for some reason. I just can't figure out what...Funny how someone from another country thinks they know more than some one who lives here and gets their news that has already been filter through the fake news media.
ActuallyI use Ground News as my primary source so I can tell where a story originated from and the bias associated with it .Funny how someone from another country thinks they know more than some one who lives here and gets their news that has already been filter through the fake news media.
Butt out of America's politics.ActuallyI use Ground News as my primary source so I can tell where a story originated from and the bias associated with it .
IT is very good & very accurate as it does not report on anything, just accumulates news from other sources.
I use VPN because I know about cyber security and for You Tube I have more than 1 identity to confuse Musk so he can not exploit me by creating an echo chamber for my personal preferences , because I do not show any .
Because Aust media is cheap, we get way too much US politics on main stream media, I often think it is to hide just how inept our own government is.
FWIW in 2020 I was at a motorcycling event sharing a cabin with 2 couples, one from New Hampshire & the other from South Carolina . We did not have the TV on much as all 4 aussies are not TV people but it was on a fair bit and both couples were flabbergasted by the coverage of the lead up to the US elections claiming there was more on Aust TV that they were getting in the USA and all of it went into much greater detail that they get at home .
During the day the radio is on all day tuned to one of the government stations and because it is a government funded station every party & lobby group listens to every word in case any political , racial, social or religious bias has slipped through and of course facts have to be correct and no opinion pieces are allowed .
I do not watch TV much apart from a couple of gardening & rural shows ( also on the government stations ) but I do attend a lot of public lectures , although not as many as i used to because I do not go into Sydney all that often so most are over before I find out about them .
So you are again making assumption about me based purely on the fact that I do not agree with your views and work from actual facts not Fox .
And FWIW I subscribe to the Lincoln Project who are the true US conservatives who unlike so many have not been brainwashed by the trump circus .
Or as they like to call themselves , the Regan Republicans .
So you could not be any more wrong about me than you have been about the 2020 election fraud , where republican state governments , investigating on behalf of the republican complaints could not find any signs of democrat fraud, only trump fraud , even in states that have been republican for decades and every person in the judiciary were appointed by republicans and most are card carrying republicans .
After the "drop box stuffing" clips were presented, which I watched , I went to the effort to check exactly how the postal votes in the USA , which apparently have been done since the Civil War are conducted and saw they were almost identical to the method we use here and virtually impossible to add extra votes or intercept votes & substitute votes for some one else , so those videos of "ballot stuffers " were actually people posting genuine ballots from places like nursing homes & hospitals . or like trumps "auto workers union rally" totally faked to fool the true believers because no one would bother the check the process . And of course the process was audited by both sides and found to be proper, till they went by majority to democrats so the republicans then said they had been tampered with .
MY father taught me to read well before I went to school
My mother taught me to always question what I read
This has been a very valuable trait over my entire life so it is very rare I get fooled by any one or any organisation regardless of weather I agree with it or not .
Now if any of you bothered to check how the US postal voting is done then explain to me how thousands of fake votes got cast
So that is the lump sum of your explaination of how all those phantom postal votes magically appeared ?Butt out of America's politics.
No. The Democrats ballot harvested, and somehow brought voters back from the dead! And you wonder why they are so AGAINST voter ID???So that is the lump sum of your explaination of how all those phantom postal votes magically appeared ?
Don't put words in my mouth. When you are a citizen, you have the right to complain. You gutless Aussies let them take your guns!So that is the lump sum of your explaination of how all those phantom postal votes magically appeared ?
Stop blaming Trump for everything. It makes you sound like an idiot.It sorta like those so-called GPs here that can't see that something is not right with the patient. I recently asked mine about a worrying problem that I was developing to be only ignored. So ended up in the Horsepital with huge amounts of fluids around my heart. Basically the doctors are creating their patient's problem by ignoring the symptoms of problems.
It is the same politics they just ignoring the developing problems.
And when I thought that DJT couldn't sink much lower he proved me wrong yet again.
You got to remember some republicans have been also caught stuffing ballot boxes.No. The Democrats ballot harvested, and somehow brought voters back from the dead! And you wonder why they are so AGAINST voter ID???
Oh here we go... Oh, and the infallible electronic voting machines? They were hacked in court by an expert in minutes...You got to remember some republicans have been also caught stuffing ballot boxes.
Look I don't blame DJT for everything; he just a large part of it. I blame those in Congress that can't even agree when one can shit or get off the pot. All the in fighting is making our government non functional right now. When the adult daycare center members comes back to their senses we might get something done. I don't give a damn if they are Republicans or Democrats or otherwise; Just do the damn job they were voted in to do. This all or nothing attitude does not get anything done.Stop blaming Trump for everything. It makes you sound like an idiot.
But you would love the one party rule that your beloved democratic () party is trying to achieve. Let me tell you, since you are too blind to see, YOU AIN'T GONNA LIKE IT!Look I don't blame DJT for everything; he just a large part of it. I blame those in Congress that can't even agree when one can shit or get off the pot. All the in fighting is making our government non functional right now. When the adult daycare center members comes back to their senses we might get something done. I don't give a damn if they are Republicans or Democrats or otherwise; Just do the damn job they were voted in to do. This all or nothing attitude does not get anything done.
And are you so proud that DJT keep downing our military personnel? Our military is why we have a lot of our freedoms now. Our forefathers were willing to give their lives to protect our freedoms; are you willing to do the same? DJT is not willing...he would not even serve when asked.
Look you damn fool I am not even an independent party member. A true independent voter. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have both their good and bad points. But when one side flat refuses to compromise on anything then nothing gets done. Right now the House has just a two vote majority and they still are so hardheaded that they can't give a fraction of inch which deadlocking Congress. Compromising is necessary in order to get things done.But you would love the one party rule that your beloved democratic () party is trying to achieve. Let me tell you, since you are too blind to see, YOU AIN'T GONNA LIKE IT!
Look you damn fool I am not even an independent party member. A true independent voter. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have both their good and bad points. But when one side flat refuses to compromise on anything then nothing gets done. Right now the House has just a two vote majority and they still are so hardheaded that they can't give a fraction of inch which deadlocking Congress. Compromising is necessary in order to get things done.
But of course we are yet again the path of another government shutdown because Congress can't even pass a general annual budget. So sad that they know this must be done every year yet they wait until the doomsday clock is about to strike midnight every damn year lately. This time half a year has nearly gone by and still nothing is finalized. Then when October 1 get here it starts all over again. Dumber than dumb.
Even in marriages there are compromises. Even marriages has their knock down drag out fights and divorces.
BTW I am withholding all of my Federal taxes now so it doesn't matter which group controls things as neither will get any of my money. And BTW the way I doing it, it is legal. Let's see how they going to budget that when there is a lot less money to budget.
But you would love the one party rule that your beloved democratic () party is trying to achieve. Let me tell you, since you are too blind to see, YOU AIN'T GONNA LIKE IT!
That's all we have now, is a uniparty. They keep the names separate to make people think theirs a difference. Schumer, McCarthy, Biden or Trump never had a problem passing all those CR (continued resolutions). They had no problem raising the debt ceiling or passing and signing those omnibus bills.
Trump vetoed only 1 spending bill in 4 years. He reauthorized FISA 702 (warrantless spying on Americans.) He assaulted our 2A with his bump stock ban. And publicly supported red flag laws, saying "I like taking the guns first. Then do due process later." <<<<An actual quote.
He started the first covid mandates. And may very well have done more, but he was on his way out of office. After all, he bashed DeSantis and Kemp for opening up their states sooner than he wanted.
Then he even had the nerve to give Fauci an commendation on his last day in office.
To say that we're not ruled under one party now, makes me think you're not paying close enough attention to what they're actually doing.
As far as the border goes.... (with this last immigration bill) If Biden could so easily secure the border, without any more money, without some new law, then why didn't Trump do it on his own authority. Why was he always begging Pelosi for the money for border security? His own Department of Homeland Security never went without billions in all those CR's.
It's just smoke and mirrors, designed by the uniparty, to keep people voting, donating and divided.
PT you do see how they talk out both sides of their mouths at the same time. Otherwords they are standing there shaking your hand with one hand and at the same time stabbing you in the back with the other hand.
It is just like the foreign aid bill that Senate just passed with 70/29 of them voting for it, Johnson is already saying he probably will not bring it to a vote in the house as he refuses to do anything bipartisan. Now that is being an major A**hole just to please the extreme right. A house divided can't stand for long. Everything just falling apart and nothing is getting repaired as they can't even agree on which plank to nail up now or which nails to use.
Com'on folks use your common sense that is if any of you have any left. Or are all of you brainwashed one way or the other? If you don't learn from history you all are bound to repeat the same stupid mistakes.
Please don't start another TP crisis....I remember the world was going to end because there was no TP.
Just close your eyes and ears to the information overload and you be just fine. Most of it don't directly affect you. But some makes mountains out of mole hills of mis-information.
And mentioning asteroids recent headline:
4 asteroids will zoom past Earth on Groundhog Day — including one the size of the Empire State Building
We are still here...
Free speech got us 148 posts on this thread! America Strong.
One thing about Ukraine at least they are only asking for weapons and not for us to put American boots on the ground. Many of the countries we have helped want out troops on the ground fight their wars for them.
And yes Israel has plenty of money on hand so they don't money just given to them.
I totally agree we help our people first.
But either way there needs to be a full accounting of the money spent. It like all the stimulus money handed out, quite a bit of it was basically stolen yet people like me are still awaiting on it. What was worst I gotten a loan on the first round as I was needing it right a way so I got stiff on that by having to pay interest on the borrowed funds.
Yeah, I'm a damn fool for expecting you to think that the Dems are less than gods. I hope your happy with migrants stealing jobs and Biden giving our $$ away to Ukraine, while telling Israel to pound sand, when they are deserving of help... But you need to pull your head out of your orifice to see the Republicans are trying to save what we have left and not become servants to Europe and China...Look you damn fool I am not even an independent party member. A true independent voter. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have both their good and bad points. But when one side flat refuses to compromise on anything then nothing gets done. Right now the House has just a two vote majority and they still are so hardheaded that they can't give a fraction of inch which deadlocking Congress. Compromising is necessary in order to get things done.
But of course we are yet again the path of another government shutdown because Congress can't even pass a general annual budget. So sad that they know this must be done every year yet they wait until the doomsday clock is about to strike midnight every damn year lately. This time half a year has nearly gone by and still nothing is finalized. Then when October 1 get here it starts all over again. Dumber than dumb.
Even in marriages there are compromises. Even marriages has their knock down drag out fights and divorces.
BTW I am withholding all of my Federal taxes now so it doesn't matter which group controls things as neither will get any of my money. And BTW the way I doing it, it is legal. Let's see how they going to budget that when there is a lot less money to budget.
The Senate bill is the Democrats wish list, it does zero for the border or migrant issue. You guys sound like CNN parrots. No sense talking politics with you.PT you do see how they talk out both sides of their mouths at the same time. Otherwords they are standing there shaking your hand with one hand and at the same time stabbing you in the back with the other hand.
It is just like the foreign aid bill that Senate just passed with 70/29 of them voting for it, Johnson is already saying he probably will not bring it to a vote in the house as he refuses to do anything bipartisan. Now that is being an major A**hole just to please the extreme right. A house divided can't stand for long. Everything just falling apart and nothing is getting repaired as they can't even agree on which plank to nail up now or which nails to use.
Com'on folks use your common sense that is if any of you have any left. Or are all of you brainwashed one way or the other? If you don't learn from history you all are bound to repeat the same stupid mistakes.
You are ignorant as to the extreme LEFT! They are what is wrong with our country, and you idiots are right behind them... Just wait until they come for something YOU care about.PT you do see how they talk out both sides of their mouths at the same time. Otherwords they are standing there shaking your hand with one hand and at the same time stabbing you in the back with the other hand.
It is just like the foreign aid bill that Senate just passed with 70/29 of them voting for it, Johnson is already saying he probably will not bring it to a vote in the house as he refuses to do anything bipartisan. Now that is being an major A**hole just to please the extreme right. A house divided can't stand for long. Everything just falling apart and nothing is getting repaired as they can't even agree on which plank to nail up now or which nails to use.
Com'on folks use your common sense that is if any of you have any left. Or are all of you brainwashed one way or the other? If you don't learn from history you all are bound to repeat the same stupid mistakes.
Yeah, I'm a damn fool for expecting you to think that the Dems are less than gods. I hope your happy with migrants stealing jobs and Biden giving our $$ away to Ukraine, while telling Israel to pound sand, when they are deserving of help... But you need to pull your head out of your orifice to see the Republicans are trying to save what we have left and not become servants to Europe and China...
The Senate bill is the Democrats wish list, it does zero for the border or migrant issue. You guys sound like CNN parrots. No sense talking politics with you.
We cannot afford the foreign aid. Billions for Ukraine? Really? For the corrupt Ukraine? Ya gotta be crazy! If it all made it to where it was supposed to go, it would be over. If Russia hasn't beaten them down yet, they may never do it! My question is where is the rest of the world on Ukraine?The Senate passed it. The senate has an almost equal number of R & D's. So trying to put the blame on just the left, is off base. Because enough GOP senators supported this foreign aid bill to get it passed. That is the facts. Most of those GOP senators were Trump endorsed.
BTW, I don't watch left leaning MSM. I am a fiscal conservative. I believe in small, limited government that lives within it's means. And takes care of this country first. So trying to put me left of center is also off base.
Republicans now days simply don't understand fiscal conservatism and how it built this country by not destroying the USD value. By not getting into our personal and business lives. By allowing free market capitalism to rule the economy. It wasn't until big spending, big government politicians like LBJ, Reagan, Trump & Obama decided they knew better how to run it, than we do, did this country stop being great. When they allowed lobbyist to be more important than "we the people." When they started expanding the debt to extreme amounts. As if it was a money tree that produced all year long.
Obviously this bill has nothing to do with immigration, because it's not an immigration bill. It's a foreign aid bill. Supported by a majority of Republicans and democrats. Same as all the CR's that were passed, debt ceiling increases & omnibus bills that passed and were signed into law by both Biden & Trump.
So it sounds to me, exactly like you're paying closer attention to what's being said, than what's actually being done. Because what's being done, is the same exact thing that's been going on since at least Reagan. Smoke & mirrors. Lying from both sides to keep you divided and voting.
That one is easyStill trying to figure out which will end the world first. An asteroid or global warming or politicians. Time to see how much bottled water, cans of spam and toilet paper I have.
Well Germany has already exceeded the USA and general funding from the EU is also well above the USA.We cannot afford the foreign aid. Billions for Ukraine? Really? For the corrupt Ukraine? Ya gotta be crazy! If it all made it to where it was supposed to go, it would be over. If Russia hasn't beaten them down yet, they may never do it! My question is where is the rest of the world on Ukraine?
Now Israel is a different story. After WW 2 they were given the land, to the best of my knowledge. So why is the rest of the world tolerating the constant attacks? They're like, "screw it, let America deal with it"... Guess what, America isn't the world piggy bank! Others need to step the F up and help peace.
Our borders are the most important thing. Actually, to keep foreign a$$holes out. Now if they want to emigrate legally, come on in. But some of the scum coming in is disgusting. And the real reason they are allowed in: new Democrat voters. It needs to end. Trump will try, but will be interferred with for sure.
Migrants are not and never did steal jobs, apart from the ones trump imported ( all undocumented ) 4 times to break union bans on trump tower and I think 27 of them died or were permanently dissabled because the site was unsafe .Yeah, I'm a damn fool for expecting you to think that the Dems are less than gods. I hope your happy with migrants stealing jobs and Biden giving our $$ away to Ukraine, while telling Israel to pound sand, when they are deserving of help... But you need to pull your head out of your orifice to see the Republicans are trying to save what we have left and not become servants to Europe and China...
Wrong againWe cannot afford the foreign aid. Billions for Ukraine? Really? For the corrupt Ukraine? Ya gotta be crazy! If it all made it to where it was supposed to go, it would be over. If Russia hasn't beaten them down yet, they may never do it! My question is where is the rest of the world on Ukraine?
Now Israel is a different story. After WW 2 they were given the land, to the best of my knowledge. So why is the rest of the world tolerating the constant attacks? They're like, "screw it, let America deal with it"... Guess what, America isn't the world piggy bank! Others need to step the F up and help peace.
Our borders are the most important thing. Actually, to keep foreign a$$holes out. Now if they want to emigrate legally, come on in. But some of the scum coming in is disgusting. And the real reason they are allowed in: new Democrat voters. It needs to end. Trump will try, but will be interferred with for sure.
We cannot afford the foreign aid. Billions for Ukraine? Really? For the corrupt Ukraine? Ya gotta be crazy! If it all made it to where it was supposed to go, it would be over. If Russia hasn't beaten them down yet, they may never do it! My question is where is the rest of the world on Ukraine?
Now Israel is a different story. After WW 2 they were given the land, to the best of my knowledge. So why is the rest of the world tolerating the constant attacks? They're like, "screw it, let America deal with it"... Guess what, America isn't the world piggy bank! Others need to step the F up and help peace.
Our borders are the most important thing. Actually, to keep foreign a$$holes out. Now if they want to emigrate legally, come on in. But some of the scum coming in is disgusting. And the real reason they are allowed in: new Democrat voters. It needs to end. Trump will try, but will be interferred with for sure.
I'm sure you Democrats will waste your time writing it.I'm starting to think you're reading something other than what I'm typing.
Immigration isn't the most important thing. The value of the USD is. For 100 reasons that would take a novel to explain.
That we can all agree on!Until the money is taken out of politics they are only going look out for one person and that is themselves, to hell to rest of us. They create and spread all kinds of lies just to keep the money coming in. What worst is some out there are more than willing to accept these lies. And they will go out their way to promote the same lies without a shred of real proof.
Between you and bert, you write enough propaganda for both parties... I don't care to waste my time with a 20,000 word Democrat bs essay. Just being honest...I'm starting to think you're reading something other than what I'm typing.
Immigration isn't the most important thing. The value of the USD is. For 100 reasons that would take a novel to explain.
And that in a nut shell is your problem.Between you and bert, you write enough propaganda for both parties... I don't care to waste my time with a 20,000 word Democrat bs essay. Just being honest...
Between you and bert, you write enough propaganda for both parties... I don't care to waste my time with a 20,000 word Democrat bs essay. Just being honest...
Until the money is taken out of politics they are only going look out for one person and that is themselves, to hell to rest of us. They create and spread all kinds of lies just to keep the money coming in. What worst is some out there are more than willing to accept these lies. And they will go out their way to promote the same lies without a shred of real proof.
From what I see is the Republicans only care spending cuts and balance budgets when the other party is in majority.
If both the Demo and Repubs actually had to earn the money then they would be a blot more carefully with.
RINO = Republicans In Name Only
and here is one I haven't yet
DINO = Democrats In Name Only
So a RINO is just a younger DINO or is it a DINO just an Aged RINO? Just having fun at their expense.
And I can not remember where the BS about flooding over the border & voting democrats into power was posted , but it takes a minimum of 10 years before an undocumented migrant can attain US citizenship and only US citizens can vote , in fact undocumented migrants can not purchase realestate till they become citizens not can they fly on any internal US airline
But do not tell MT Greene that because it made a nice rave in the house.
Again it took me all of 3 minutes to double check that but some people just like to keep on repeating russian propaganda .
And dearming was one of the BRAVEST thing Australia has ever done and we get more & more immigrants from the USA for that reason alone .
To quote one mother in my service run
I uses to sit down & pray every morning after dropping my children at school that my children would still be alive when I came to pick them up in the afternoon
And the NRA calls that "freedom"
As my martial arts teacher used to say ONLY EXTREME COWARDS CARRY A GUN & ONLY FOOLS CARRY A KNIFE
Australian school children shot at school in 2023 = 0
American school children shot at school in 2023 = 32
Australian school children shot at school in 2022 = 0
American school children shot at school in 2022 = 54
Australian school children shot at school in 2021 = 0
American school children shot at school in 2021 = 35
Australian school children shot at school in 2020 = 0
American school children shot at school in 2020 = 20
Australian school children shot at school in 2019 = 0
American school children shot at school in 2019 = 10
leading cause of child deaths in Australia , motor vehicle going to or from school
leading cause of child deaths in America shooting
And just so you know any one can own a long arm in Australia
Pistols are restricted to police , security guards and registered members of a pistol shooting club
Australia has a population of 25,000,000 and there are 5,000,000 long arms
These are in the hands of farmers, professional shooters, hunters & sporting shooters
Fully automatics are banned , semi automatics are limited to 8 shot magazines , although that is under review at the moment to become higher .
The single most common means of arresting criminals is unauthorised carrying of a fire arm
The NRA spent $8,000,000 of your subscriptions in legal fees trying to get a semi automatic shot gun off the banned list a couple of years back /
The 6 QC ( queens councils ) would like to thank all of the supporters of the NRA in the USA who pay their annual dues each year for their generous support .
I agree that all the name calling is childish by just trying to make the one calling others by childish name look good. Well it don't in my opinion.
Currently we stuck one set problems and after the election we probably be stuck with a new set problems.
At least I get to start drawing some that so-called rocking chair money and health care starting in June. THe only nice about it is that it will be a steady income with health care. Neither of which I currently have.
What you type is Democrat propaganda, not facts. You say the same crap over and over. And gang warfare happened at a PARADE, not a football game. Get YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT! And the criminals should be punished severely! What is never discussed is that the perpetrators of gun crimes are CRIMINALS, not law-abiding citizens. Your argument has no merit.And that in a nut shell is your problem.
If you never take the time to check facts and what all sides are saying then your own misconceptions become facts between your ears
And to add to the gun comment
So you can not even watch a foot ball game without getting shot in the USA
And I like to believe that as well.. Time will tell.The IRS won't jack with you much once you retire.
If our schools weren't advertised as a defenseless shooting gallery, the mentally ill would not attack them.Bert, this is why we have & need gun rights in this country. In your country, the man who shot this POS thief would've gotten prison time.
Man sleeping in truck shot and killed intruder who allegedly tried to rob him: Sheriff
This isn't my first rodeo on a message board with liberals. You fit the bill.Winner winner chicken dinner. NAILED IT !!!!!!
Here's a bit of info most don't know.
Committee seats come with a price tag. Anywhere from $800,000 to something like $1.5 million. If you're selected to be on a committee, you either have to fork over the cash, raise it for the party your affiliated with or allow a lobbyist (or 2) to fork over the money for you. (the latter is the normal way)
Then you're supposed to raise money to pay the lobbyist back. Or simply vote the way the lobbyist wants you to.
I've come to the conclusion that committee's are where Amendments and bills go for lobbyist approval.
I get the sarcasm in your post. But just to clarify, for those who might not fully understand RINO. Some think it's simply a republican that opposes Trump. To them, it's a way to insult a Republican that's not in lock step with MAGA.
The correct acronym should be CINO. (Conservative). Initially, that's what RINO meant, because before Reagan came along, Republicans were predominantly conservative.
Before Reagan, someone with Trumps record would've been tossed under the GOP bus, tarred and feathered and shipped out of DC on a rail. Now they're put on high and praised as a Godsend.
And when ever an actual conservative politician calls a RINO out (especially Trump) for too much spending, assaulting our 2A or anything along those lines, they get bashed and called all sorts of childish names.
LMAO.. Take this thread, I've already been deemed a leftist, because I support small, limited government that lives within it's means, by a RINO that doesn't even realize he is a RINO.
They kept the names (RINO & conservative), but changed their definitions. (without sending out the memo)
Lack of knowledge... Yeah liberals and their playbook. You are doing it the way they say to.Again, I'm a fiscal conservative. You know, that thing that Republicans (RINO's) campaign on, but never deliver on. I'm not sure how any of what I post comes off as being pro left. I can only imagine that it stems from a lack of knowledge of what actual conservatism really is.
Again, small, limited government that lives within it's means. <<< What I support.
What the RINO's have done. Including Trump.
Assaulted our 2A and publicly supported red flag laws.
Passed 12 CR's
Passed many CR's since Biden has been president. (with a GOP majority in the House)
Increased the debt ceiling twice and suspended it for 2 years.
Initiated covid mandates by forcing landlords to go without rent for a year
Would not allow people to see their loved ones in nursing homes and hospitals
Signed several omnibus bills into law.
Signed unconstitutional reauthorizations, like FISA 702, the NDAA and the Patriot Act.
That's the short list. And are things that no actual conservative would've supported. So when you assume that I lean left in any way, shape or form, I can't only assume that you're misguided. And since you're not willing to even try to understand fiscal and constitutional conservatism, I can't only assume that you're a RINO, who supports RINO's with your vote.
RINO's pose no opposition to the left, except during an election season. The rest of the time, they're spending just as much as the left.
Calling out Trump and the RINO's when they lean left, doesn't make someone a democrat or a liberal/progressive. Just sayin.
An actual conservative.
This isn't my first rodeo on a message board with liberals. You fit the bill.
Lack of knowledge... Yeah liberals and their playbook. You are doing it the way they say to.
Basically that is how you have to be to have peace. Can't even trust anything posted nowadays due to all the fake info being made and posted.Never believe a politician
Never believe the media
Never discuss politics or religion
So far that was not any reported gang warfare reported even on FoxNews about the Kansas City Chiefs parade. It is still under investigation,What you type is Democrat propaganda, not facts. You say the same crap over and over. And gang warfare happened at a PARADE, not a football game. Get YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT! And the criminals should be punished severely! What is never discussed is that the perpetrators of gun crimes are CRIMINALS, not law-abiding citizens. Your argument has no merit.
Many of my friends have different politics and beliefs than mine. We get along just fine because we treat each other with kindness and respect and by not trying to change each others politics or religion or prove who is right. Believe what you want and vote how you want and respect others. Life's too short to argue about it. I doubt it would change global politics anyway.
One of the smart ones...Using your brain instead of letting others to plant ideas. If most people did this there would a lot less repeat elected politicians as they would what lairs they are.I've never changed my views on politics from being told what I should believe. 90% of my political views comes from checking what a politician says against what they actually did. (voting record or signing bills into law) 90% of the time, they're totally different.
One of the smart ones...Using your brain instead of letting others to plant ideas. If most people did this there would a lot less repeat elected politicians as they would what lairs they are.
So far in my lifetime I have only voted one politician that I voted more than once but did what he said he would do. He was honest with on our dealings even when went the wrong way for me but was upfront with me and I appreciate that.
I believe ESPN had mentioned gang activity in an article. I don't jump to conclusions. That gets people in trouble. What cracks me up is the lengths you and bert go to to try to prove something I said wrong.So far that was not any reported gang warfare reported even on FoxNews about the Kansas City Chiefs parade. It is still under investigation,
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Kansas City Police tell Fox News there are two juveniles currently in custody. A third juvenile was determined not to be involved and was released. Investigators are now working with juvenile prosecutors to review investigative findings to determine charges.
Authorities said "the relationship between the subjects involved is still under investigation" but that there is no evidence of links to terrorism.
"First and foremost, I want to stress that preliminary investigative findings have shown there was no nexus to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism," Graves said. "This appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire."
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There you go jumping to conclusions before all the facts are out. Be it gang or not related even the police hasn't said. Yes I review CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX News
articles. They all basically posting the same info.
With semi automatics even a citizen defending themselves will fire multiple rounds but can release the trigger. It is like videos I have seen of law enforcement unloading whole clips before they are even sure of the threats nowadays. There was clip of officer going into a shooting round just because an acorn dropped on his car within the last week. They are trigger happy too. Apparently they are now being train to shoot first then ask questions.
I've had the misfortune of living in NY and MD. I know about not having my preferred candidate win...I gotta admit, I was all in for Reagan. Much like these people are for Trump. But in my defense, this was way before the internet, where voting records and information was easy to obtain. I was pretty heartbroken to find out Reagan was one of the first real RINO's. Once I found out his actual record, I lost a lot of trust in politicians.
Dang, I haven't voted for anyone who's won a presidential or congressional seat since Reagan. There's been a lot I've supported who were already elected. People like Ron Paul (TX) Chip Roy (TX) Thomas Massie (KY) Justin Amash (MI). But I've never been lucky enough to have an actual fiscal and constitutional conservative in my state or district.
I've had the misfortune of living in NY and MD. I know about not having my preferred candidate win...
I believe ESPN had mentioned gang activity in an article. I don't jump to conclusions. That gets people in trouble. What cracks me up is the lengths you and bert go to to try to prove something I said wrong.
I don't need to lie, or somehow distort the truth. You guys live to promote a narrative that most sane people know is propaganda.
But like you said, the shooting is still under investigation, so you are jumping to conclusions just stating I'm wrong. I do agree that some cops are way too trigger happy/ power drunk. Just look on you tube videos regarding constitutional audits.
I’m pretty sure you have no clue what you’re talking about because there are very few V 10 and V12 engines in the US!Well it depends upon the type of collision as those 20' tall SUV's & pick ups are very prone to roll over because of the high COG .
On top of that because most are considered trucks they do not need to meet the same safety standards for things like crumple zones as saloon cars doo when T boned, most end up on their sides even if hit by a small saloon.
I drive cab over vans so the view from being higher does make it easier to avoid problems but most Yank Tanks have long bonnets (cause there is a v 10 or V 12 in there ) so that means there is a 50' blind spot in front of the vehicle .
I think Porsche is about the only vehicle with V10 and V12 here in the states. Most large SUVs are V8 powered. But SUVs are in the same class as pickups so a whole different set safety standards. I think I have personally seen one V12 in my lifetime so far and that Porsche took up more than it fair share of a parking space. And have yet to see a V10.
With some the engine designs now some V6 engines are more powerful than older V8s. I got a Vortex V6 that is just powerful as the V8 it replaced. Now of cross I got a 4 speed automatic instead of a three speed.
My 1990 GMC pickup with a 5.7 V8 had 195hp. My 2018 GMC pickup with a 4.3 V6 has 285hp according to GMI think Porsche is about the only vehicle with V10 and V12 here in the states. Most large SUVs are V8 powered. But SUVs are in the same class as pickups so a whole different set safety standards. I think I have personally seen one V12 in my lifetime so far and that Porsche took up more than it fair share of a parking space. And have yet to see a V10.
With some the engine designs now some V6 engines are more powerful than older V8s. I got a Vortex V6 that is just powerful as the V8 it replaced. Now of cross I got a 4 speed automatic instead of a three speed.
The 4L60E is considered a 4 speed. Although 4th is an overdrive range with a lockup torque convertor.Do that have 4 speeds with OD? Or 3S with OD?
I think that 4.3 V6 is the same basic engine I got in my 2000 S1500.My 1990 GMC pickup with a 5.7 V8 had 195hp. My 2018 GMC pickup with a 4.3 V6 has 285hp according to GM
My son's Q50 Red Sport has a 400hp 3.0L V6. Why he needs that is a mystery to me.
I think that 4.3 V6 is the same basic engine I got in my 2000 S1500.
Mostly to just show off...
It just like those Gold color $399 sneakers that Trump is selling now. They are flashy but still wear out fast. I rather have my $50 Skechers as they wear out I can buy more easily instead of working a week or so just to pay for one pair.
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I think it is. Started out life as a 4.3L (265) V8 then went to 5.7L (350) then got 2 cylinders chopped off to a 4.3L (262) then a computer, fuel injection and variable valve timing. Just one of the evolutions of the small block chevy.I think that 4.3 V6 is the same basic engine I got in my 2000
They may be "trouble makers" but they are right about the laws. I have known many police officers, sheriff deputies, and state troopers. Most are good, but the badge doesn't give them super powers to demand more than the law allows. They should know the laws they are tasked with ENFORCING!! Unfortunately , they also need to be able to control their emotions. Some can, some can't.Most of those constitutional audit Youtubers are just trouble makers. Going out in public with their camera's trying to stir up trouble. (for clicks, likes, shares and youtube money) Provoking the police for profit. They keep pissing off the cops, because it gets likes and shares.
LEO's aren't robots. Like any other human, you can only push them so far. And they know it. So they push them passed those limits. And society suffers from it by having to pay out huge judgements, fired police officers and more training to deal with drama queen youtubers.
I may argue politics with Bert and others, but the know their powered equipment of all types. You may want to reconsider your comment...I’m pretty sure you have no clue what you’re talking about because there are very few V 10 and V12 engines in the US!
Ford and Dodge have had V10 's. Not recently, but they have.I think Porsche is about the only vehicle with V10 and V12 here in the states. Most large SUVs are V8 powered. But SUVs are in the same class as pickups so a whole different set safety standards. I think I have personally seen one V12 in my lifetime so far and that Porsche took up more than it fair share of a parking space. And have yet to see a V10.
With some the engine designs now some V6 engines are more powerful than older V8s. I got a Vortex V6 that is just powerful as the V8 it replaced. Now of cross I got a 4 speed automatic instead of a three speed.
With the power you can get out of a V8, and power adders,who really needs a V10 other than maybe a huge construction machine?FWIW
The V 10's stick out like dogs balls down here where the bulk of the cars are 4 cylinder and most SUVs are diesel strait 4 or V 6 .
Hence the hideous design stands out in the memory.
Unfortunately since GM & Ford closed their factories here, all we get now are the hideously ugly US styled agro vehicles or properly designed UK cars that are amazingly unreliable or the just plain overpriced European vehicles with crap build quality ( they make Teslas look well made )
An acquaintance from the days when I used my education had a bit to say about the original subject of this thread
They may be "trouble makers" but they are right about the laws. I have known many police officers, sheriff deputies, and state troopers. Most are good, but the badge doesn't give them super powers to demand more than the law allows. They should know the laws they are tasked with ENFORCING!! Unfortunately , they also need to be able to control their emotions. Some can, some can't.
I worked along with them as a volunteer firefighter. Our jobs interested more than you would think. I've seen the bad and good. I've also served on a murder trial as a juror. By no means am I claiming to be any sort of expert, but have seen and experienced a lot. Life is one big learning experience...
I want a V10 on my big urban assault vehicle.
So here is the truth about sneakersI think that 4.3 V6 is the same basic engine I got in my 2000 S1500.
Mostly to just show off...
It just like those Gold color $399 sneakers that Trump is selling now. They are flashy but still wear out fast. I rather have my $50 Skechers as they wear out I can buy more easily instead of working a week or so just to pay for one pair.
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Strange every article I read says 1000 pair were made and sold for $399 a pairSo here is the truth about sneakers
There was only ever one pair of them and none will ever be made .The one & only pair were auctioned and were bought for $ 9,000 by the CEO of a russian company .
See the video below from about minute if you want to avoid the politics
So you believe some thing that trump says ?Strange every article I read says 1000 pair were made and sold for $399 a pair
Can this guy get anymore ridiculous ?There is a sucker born every minute.....And fools are soon parted from their money....
I have seen shit like that. It's insane what emergency work brings you. But still, the cop has to be the adult in the room on most calls. Usually they have to mediate childish stuff all day. The job should come with training on what you can and can't ask for in situations. After all, they work to protect us, and we aren't all criminals.Again, cops aren't robots. It would take a million TB computer to know all the laws.
But when you're having to deal with the general public morons on a day to day basis, people who will lie to know end, will fight and scream over the most retarded things, it takes a special type of person to be able to handle all that, and not lose your cool.
Give a look. It's a short video. Would you be able to keep your cool & composure with all this going on around you?
You're there to investigate gunshots, and are met with hoodrats.
Language warning.
The NY trial was a kangaroo court. That will not stand, although he will be forced to go to the Supreme Court for justice. New York State screwed itself with this partisan "trial". Nobody will do business there now. Glad I moved out!Well DJT lawyers just tried to the latest judgement put for at 30 days and the judge said no. And Mike Lindell says he completely broke and can't pay the 5 million judgement against him. Definitely not getting a lot support DJT either.
And now we now facing another government shutdown March 1. Boy isn't our government working great lately? It like no one is even at work up there anymore. But I do hear all the crickets chirping and then Cicadas be singing in a while.
I have seen shit like that. It's insane what emergency work brings you. But still, the cop has to be the adult in the room on most calls. Usually they have to mediate childish stuff all day. The job should come with training on what you can and can't ask for in situations. After all, they work to protect us, and we aren't all criminals.
Well DJT lawyers just tried to the latest judgement put for at 30 days and the judge said no. And Mike Lindell says he completely broke and can't pay the 5 million judgement against him. Definitely not getting a lot support DJT either.
And now we now facing another government shutdown March 1. Boy isn't our government working great lately? It like no one is even at work up there anymore. But I do hear all the crickets chirping and then Cicadas be singing in a while.
When you do a search , you have to do more than just read the headlines.
Should I keep going, there are several more just from a quick google search
Some buyers are already listing them on Ebay trying to make a quick profit
Now there is DJT pinball machine. He is just merchandising everything he can to make a quick buck.
Personally the Conservative Republicans are getting more and more like the Taliban religious extremists. They think we all should be indoctrinated in religion and only believe their way. Sorry but the preachers here has fully turn me against attending church. Especially when the last church demanded 30% of my weekly income.
When you do a search , you have to do more than just read the headlines.
So I went to ebay as you suggested and all but one were listed as pre-orders and every image was taken off trumps promo site
One sellers ( who did not have the shoes ) has 0 sales teamso-14 and joined in Feb 2024 and every image is off the trump promo web site, ie:- he does not have the shoes .
One seller has multiple listing Vancard0 and again every image has been lifted off the web also note the black boxes are different to the other black boxes 2 are listed as pre-sales
Another Mjoe_Collects is honest enough to say they are pre-sale and he will ship when they arrive
And dare-9168 has 3 items for sale . 1 each of trumps sneakers . again all listed as ships July .
Now trump could say the sky was purple and he just sold 10 appartments in Trump Tower on the moon & 1/2 of the USA papers would run the story as if it was gospel truth .
Most media still call him President trump not ex or previous or retired and most still run the narraive that 2020 was stoles despite the fact that 82 court cases, 60 of them in republican states with republican appointed judges could find NO EVIDENCE of any election fraud and the $ 7,000,000 special republician investigation actually found more votes for Biden . And the only evidence of corruption ( apart from the taped phone calls ) was the fake college electors and 2 of them have taken a guilty plea, again in a republican state in front of a republican appointed judge and a republican appointed prosecutor a couple have urned states evidence and the rest will be charged with treason .
I seriously doubt that you will do it but others who do not have closed minds and read this post may like to find out why trump followers believe all of his lies
And then if that is not enough here is a listing of the failed marketing schemes and bankruptcies I did not see trump shirts, ties, cuff links & mattresses in there but they may have been a part of "trumped"
Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses
By Sahid Fawaz Donald Trump loves to talk big about how great he is at business. His record says otherwise.labor411.org
In the link from the Midas touch, that I doubt you bothered to listen to either was a business registration document filed to register the sneaker sham and I think thee was about 20 failed businesses listed on it .
The man is a con artist, the proverbial snake oil sales man and his besotted disciples in the house are going to shut down the government, throwing the country into chaos in the hope that the federal court will run out of money so not be able to rule on his appeals and the documents case which is a slam dunk to have him in prison
I am expecting "mystery buyers" ( with russian accents ) to purchase around 1,000,000 of the 1,000 limited edition shoes, actually they will have to buy 1,800 pairs for him to get the $ 4,000,000 that he does not have to post surety for the appeal that he will loose .Standing up for Trump isn't smart. He's a genius as getting people to do his dirty work, so he can get off scott free. Lindell and Giuliani are just a couple of examples. Those GA fake electors.
Holy heck, the list of people that took up for Trump, but are now either broke or have a criminal record, is pretty lengthy.
Trump will make enough on his new shoes and cologne sales to cover his legal bills.
And most of the true conservative are not standing , they are all fed up with the maga antics so can not allow their good name to be associated with this do nothing congress .There's a difference between conservatives and Republicans. Fact is, there's only a handful of actual conservatives left. The RINO's (Trump, McConnell, Mike Johnson) only identify as conservatives. Like one of those trans people.
And most of the true conservative are not standing , they are all fed up with the maga antics so can not allow their good name to be associated with this do nothing congress .
They just has the republican convention ( where trump agains did his grifting ) and interestingly, there was no one there .
If you watch the Fox coverage there is only ever close ups of the speakers and if you listen closely, there is very little applauding because there was no one there to applaud
Another main stream media coverage added canned applause and even then it was badly done because you can hear it was identical every time