After Democrat Senators Tillis, Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, McConnell, and Linsdsey Graham Balk, Trump Withdraws Ed Martin from Consideration for US Attorney from DC

Isn't it great having a "Big Tent Party" where all the political positions are filled by Democrats who despise the base and whose greatest mission is to thwart us, contain us, and control us?

Katie Pavlich
@KatiePavlich
NEWS: Trump seemingly says he's pulling the nomination of Ed Martin for DC U.S. Attorney, but will find a place for him at DOJ. Trump says he's disappointed Martin didn't get enough Senate support, but that he has a good back up who will be named in the coming days."

Trump provides an update on his nominee for U.S. Attorney:

"He’s [Ed Martin] a terrific person. He wasn’t getting the support from the people that I thought….I’m very disappointed in that...

...We have somebody else that will be good...

....I just want to say it is… pic.twitter.com/lLc4UjqdQY
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 8, 2025

This may be one of Tillis's last betrayals -- and perhaps he knows he's going to be primaried, so he's going YOLO.

Lara Trump is from North Carolina and would defeat Tillis:

Walter Curt
@WCdispatch_
NEW: Poll shows Lara Trump CRUSHING Sen. Thom Tillis 65-11 in a hypothetical 2026 GOP primary, don't be shocked if "Senator Trump" is trending in North Carolina very soon.
A Victory Insights survey of 800 likely GOP primary voters put Lara Trump miles ahead of incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis--65 percent to 11 percent, with a quarter still shopping around.
Her December 2024 decision to step down as RNC co-chair "to explore her next chapter" only fanned speculation that the next chapter is a Senate run back home. With near-universal name ID and the Trump family's fundraising machine ready-made, she would begin the race as the prohibitive favorite.
Tillis, by contrast, is limping into 2026. State party activists formally censured him in June 2023 for votes on gun safety and same-sex-marriage protections, cementing a narrative that he's "not MAGA enough."
The Assembly notes that Trump-aligned operatives are openly hunting for a primary challenger, and every high-profile dust-up--most recently Tillis' very public break with the White House over a controversial D.C. prosecutor nominee--reminds grassroots conservatives why they're restless. In short, the senator enters the cycle with a base problem money alone can't fix.
Put the two story lines together and you can see why North Carolina Republicans are bracing for a dynasty shake-up.
If Lara Trump jumps in, she would fuse the Trump brand's emotional pull with deep pockets and instant media oxygen--advantages few incumbents anywhere could withstand.
The question isn't whether she starts as the front-runner; it's whether any other Republican, including Thom Tillis, can keep this race from turning into a coronation and sending a second Trump to Capitol Hill.
Will Lara Trump take on Tillis?

Run, Lara, Run!

Posted by: Ace at 05:04 PM

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Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 08, 2025 05:04 PM (e5NfL)

2 1

Posted by: runner at May 08, 2025 05:05 PM (g47mK)

3 I was hoping that Trump would back down on this. There is no way he was going to get any of those rino's to vote for his pick. Letting boasberg pick the replacement was a non starter for me.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 08, 2025 05:05 PM (e5NfL)

4 uniparty gonna uniparty

Posted by: brak at May 08, 2025 05:05 PM (jGJov)

5 Lara Trump- from your lips to God's ears

Posted by: Dad of Six at May 08, 2025 05:06 PM (rnJ01)

6 Spread the dirt on Tillis wide and far.

IOW... fuck him properly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (Q4IgG)

7 Lara Trump is a resident of FL, and was doing her best to be named as Rubio's replacement...is she moving back to NC?

Posted by: runner at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (g47mK)

8 ['i] This may be one of Tillis's last betrayals -- and perhaps he knows he's going to be primaried, so he's going YOLO.

Lara Trump is from North Carolina and would defeat Tillis:

At this point, I assume he expects to be beaten. Otherwise, why do something so colossally stupid?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (s8j++)

9 Deport Tillis.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (l3YAf)

10 >>>7 Lara Trump is a resident of FL, and was doing her best to be named as Rubio's replacement...is she moving back to NC?

well I don't know. I guess she is. But senators don't live in their home states anyway, do they.

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (KRtlO)

11 Deport Tillis.

You misspelled "defenestrate".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 08, 2025 05:08 PM (s8j++)

12 There's nothing more maddening that a Republican that pretends they have to do this because of election concerns.

If Tillis was a partisan, rock ribbed conservative Republican, he would do fine in North Carolina. Trump won that state 3 times, he doesn't have to be this "maverick" that crosses over.

Posted by: Leupold at May 08, 2025 05:08 PM (4pwAx)

13 If Tillis was a partisan, rock ribbed conservative Republican, he would do fine in North Carolina. Trump won that state 3 times, he doesn't have to be this "maverick" that crosses over.

It's who he really is. It's why he has to go. I hope he enjoys his future anonymity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 08, 2025 05:09 PM (s8j++)

14 They're not going to cut federal spending either, are they?

Posted by: wth at May 08, 2025 05:09 PM (v0R5T)

15 *check requirements - NC , US Senate

Candidates must be:

at least 30 years of age,
a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and
a resident of the state by the date of the general election.

OK, she can do it.

Posted by: runner at May 08, 2025 05:09 PM (g47mK)

16 3 I was hoping that Trump would back down on this. There is no way he was going to get any of those rino's to vote for his pick. Letting boasberg pick the replacement was a non starter for me.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
____

Nominate Matt Gaetz next. Let's go!!!!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (Dv3i1)

17 Lara Trump is a resident of FL, and was doing her best to be named as Rubio's replacement...is she moving back to NC?
Posted by: runner

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It worked for Elizabeth Dole. So, why not try.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (Vyll1)

18 You ever notice how the Democrats can go nuts with the most insane, horrible person on earth for a nominee and not only do all the Democrats get into fist fights over who will vote for them first, but Republicans almost all go along as well?

Funny how that doesn't work for good choices by a Republican.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (2VST1)

19 I would vote for Rashida Tlaib over Tillis at this point.

Posted by: Eeyore at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (1bNHn)

20 We need to organize fundraisers to primary all of the above, excluding the retiring Bitch McConnell.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (X+xvk)

21 If Tillis was a partisan, rock ribbed conservative Republican, he would do fine in North Carolina. Trump won that state 3 times, he doesn't have to be this "maverick" that crosses over.

It's who he really is. It's why he has to go. I hope he enjoys his future anonymity.
Posted by: Archimedes

==

Probably true, all of these guys eventually become part of the swamp.

Posted by: Leupold at May 08, 2025 05:10 PM (4pwAx)

22 Lara Trump is a resident of FL, and was doing her best to be named as Rubio's replacement...is she moving back to NC?

well I don't know. I guess she is. But senators don't live in their home states anyway, do they.

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM

hillary sure didn't live in New York until she decided she wanted to be a senator on the way to becoming the countries first woman president.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (e5NfL)

23 What does Tay Tay think?

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (UbjG+)

24 >>>Probably true, all of these guys eventually become part of the swamp.

i'm pretty sure he was never NOT part of the swamp. He was one of McConnell's hand-recruited RINO scumbags.

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (KRtlO)

25 "and perhaps he knows he's going to be primaried, so he's going YOLO."

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Guess I'd frame it less YOLO and more like a dying McCain f-you to Trump. Or he's just aiming for the 'Republican' chair at MSNBC or CNN... The problem with going for a RINO's throat with too much time on their clock is you lost your ammo to threaten them with. It would be so delicious if this POS actually got primaried by a Trump...

Posted by: bearski at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (Bhsk7)

26 >> They're not going to cut federal spending either, are they?

We just need another six month Continuing Resolution maintaining Biden-level spending to hammer out the details.

Then we’ll cut spending. Promise.

Posted by: Brother Mike Johnson at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (l3YAf)

27 If Tillis was a partisan, rock ribbed conservative Republican, he would do fine in North Carolina. Trump won that state 3 times, he doesn't have to be this "maverick" that crosses over.

All those doodles on his Senate hearing notes with "Mrs. Lindsey Graham" should have been a tip-off.

Posted by: Miklos was not fooled at May 08, 2025 05:11 PM (t6ibK)

28 Lara Trump is a resident of FL, and was doing her best to be named as Rubio's replacement...is she moving back to NC?
Posted by: runner at May 08, 2025 05:07 PM (g47mK)

She was born, raised, and attended college in NC. For better or worse, where you lived prior to running for office no longer seems to matter. I reckon she and Eric have the money to have a residence in NC with no problems.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 08, 2025 05:12 PM (ExV1e)

29 Richard Burr was also a RINO.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 08, 2025 05:12 PM (PiwSw)

30 What were there votes on the piece of shit that held the position previously?

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:12 PM (VofaG)

31 Ed Martin at the DoJ: find dirt on those senators that stabbed you and make them pay.

Posted by: Ciampino - the black it is darker at May 08, 2025 05:12 PM (sPQoU)

32 >>Probably true, all of these guys eventually become part of the swamp.

Data Republican has been doing a great job exposing his ties on X over the last few days. He's very deep swamp.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:13 PM (viF8m)

33 Tillis choices
1) be a team player even if you don't necessarily like it
2) be an asshoe
Thhhom you missed it by that much

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 08, 2025 05:13 PM (vmkyp)

34
Well, good move on Trump's part in order to avoid having the district judge make the appointment. (I think it's a "district judge," not sure, but at any rate Hawaiian.) Just get someone who thinks straight but hasn't said anything truthful about J6.

And that Tillis... what an ignorant fvk. Someday he'll get enlightened and he'll make some stupid "oopsie" speech like that Stupak character when abortion got covered in Obamacare.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 08, 2025 05:13 PM (U7Gpi)

35 Yeah, but his brother Aaron never lost a case.

Posted by: Raymond? at May 08, 2025 05:13 PM (UbjG+)

36 So, what can we run Baron for?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:14 PM (QAkQ3)

37 Like I said earlier, a real leader in the party would have leaned on these guys to go along with the sitting president and alleged leader of the party. You like that committee appointment? Play along or I'll stick you on the toilet cleaning committee instead. Like that funding for reelection runs? Don't count on it if you won't work with the president.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:14 PM (2VST1)

38

I would like to sniff Laura Trump's bicycle seat...

Posted by: Dirty Frank at May 08, 2025 05:14 PM (u7nRY)

39 Old, crotchety slug is going to pay the piper in the hereafter

My only consolation for most of these mooks.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at May 08, 2025 05:14 PM (VJc7E)

40 What were there votes on the piece of shit that held the position previously?
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:12 PM (VofaG)

Presidents not named Trump deserve to get their picks. -- "Republican" Senators

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 08, 2025 05:15 PM (ExV1e)

41 Their = there

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:15 PM (VofaG)

42 >> All those doodles on his Senate hearing notes with "Mrs. Lindsey Graham" should have been a tip-off.

Hey, Lindsey Graham doesn’t settle down for no one! I’m still sowing my wild oats into lots of women’s v*ginas. I’m a stud in my prime!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, heterosexual at May 08, 2025 05:15 PM (l3YAf)

43 They're not going to cut federal spending either, are they?

There never really was any chance of that.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:16 PM (2VST1)

44 There's a good chance that both RINO Tillis and the execrable John Cornyn will be gone next Primary election.

Posted by: Brewingfrog at May 08, 2025 05:16 PM (Drql1)

45 >>Well, good move on Trump's part in order to avoid having the district judge make the appointment.

I think that threat was a little overblown. Trump can and has fire any US Attorney he wants. They problem is the fake Republicans in the Senate. We want an America First USA in DC, they do not.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:16 PM (viF8m)

46 Let's get Ironside in the slot. Surely, they won't vote against a cripple.

(On a side note...Raymond Burr was a real piece of work)

Posted by: Orson at May 08, 2025 05:17 PM (dIske)

47 >>44 There's a good chance that both RINO Tillis and the execrable John Cornyn will be gone next Primary election.

oh right, I forgot Ken Paxton is primarying him.

Will Texas stand tall or do the usual and just elect Cornyn again?

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:17 PM (KRtlO)

48 According to Redstate:

Trump is considering appointing Jeanine Pirro, a former judge and prosecutor and co-host of Fox News'

Posted by: Turn 2 at May 08, 2025 05:17 PM (6TlG5)

49 This was expected. Here we have six assholes that need to be run out of office. They are not worth a shit. They do not need to be supported by Republicans in future elections. They may as well be Democrats. To hell with them.

Posted by: Case at May 08, 2025 05:18 PM (OrSPY)

50
McConnell is in desperate need of pall bearers.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 08, 2025 05:18 PM (IifOV)

51 I think that threat was a little overblown. Trump can and has fire any US Attorney he wants. They problem is the fake Republicans in the Senate. We want an America First USA in DC, they do not.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:16 PM (viF8m)

Having a Prosecutor in DC who will actually go after Fraud, is an existential threat to BOTH the Democrats, AND the GOPe....

It's literally an inside the beltway vs outside the beltway fight.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:19 PM (QAkQ3)

52
Madame Lindsay keeps hanging on. He must deliver the pork to keep getting elected.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 08, 2025 05:19 PM (IifOV)

53 Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:16 PM (viF8m)

They would relish making Trump having to fire the DC Attorney . Just another fake outrage to have the media cover 24/7.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:19 PM (VofaG)

54 My old home state (NC) has a weird relationship with politics. There are a TON of Republican-base voters and not a lot of deep-blue cities outside of Charlotte, the Triangle, and Asheville, but they have a really hard time electing Senators that aren't hot fucking garbage.

Liddy Dole was no great shakes.
Burr was a grifting turd.
Tillis is a full blown faggot.

Posted by: ballistic at May 08, 2025 05:19 PM (QeTpV)

55 50
McConnell is in desperate need of pall bearers.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 08, 2025 05:18 PM (IifOV)

Wait... are we still supposed to be trustin 'THE PLAN'?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (QAkQ3)

56 Cassidy was pissing in his pants due to the "Insurrection"

Posted by: javem at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (8I4hW)

57 Tariffs are working so well that even the Pope is Made in America! 🇺🇸

😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (fxre9)

58 we all know John McCornyn would be on that list if he wasn't up for re-election next year

Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (8uzBS)

59 "He must deliver the pork to keep getting elected."

Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (UbjG+)

60 ABC News reported today 5/8:

"President Donald Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The potential selection comes as Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that Ed Martin, who is currently serving as D.C.’s interim top prosecutor, would not be taking the position permanently after losing support among top Republicans in the Senate.

An announcement about a new interim U.S. attorney could come as soon as Thursday, sources said. Sources caution that plans could always change and a decision is never final until publicly announced by the president."

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (ctrM5)

61 i'm pretty sure he was never NOT part of the swamp. He was one of McConnell's hand-recruited RINO scumbags.
Posted by: ace

==

That's just it though, even people like McConnell started out being pretty conservative. Same with John McCain.

I'm not trying to defend these people, but it's like this across the board. Even Supreme Court judges "grow" in office.

Never seems to go the other way with Democrats that become more conservative. How many times has a liberal supreme court justice crossed the aisle?

Posted by: Leupold at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (4pwAx)

62 oh right, I forgot Ken Paxton is primarying him.

Will Texas stand tall or do the usual and just elect Cornyn again?
Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:17 PM (KRtlO)
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I live here. It doesn't matter which one we send back to DC. I don't understand why people are so high on Paxton other than "He's not John Cornyn" as if that's a high bar to clear. Dude has been a weasel his entire career.

Posted by: ballistic at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (QeTpV)

63 57 Tariffs are working so well that even the Pope is Made in America! 🇺🇸

😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (fxre9)

/Golf Clap

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (QAkQ3)

64 Markwayne Mullin was other Senator who loaded up his pants something fierce Jan 6.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 08, 2025 05:22 PM (gKWVE)

65 20 We need to organize fundraisers to primary all of the above, excluding the retiring Bitch McConnell.
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Is it prohibitively expensive to start a PAC? It seems to me that a PAC to primary these goons would attract a lot of money.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at May 08, 2025 05:22 PM (paSBy)

66 I hope she runs. Enough of this shit.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 08, 2025 05:22 PM (vsTPo)

67 *Tillis is a full blown faggot.*

You don't want a half blown one. Believe me.

Posted by: Sam Brinton at May 08, 2025 05:22 PM (UbjG+)

68 Maybe you want to reconsider shaming conservatives who don't jump onto the war bandwagon, Mr. Ace Frum.

Posted by: Harlock at May 08, 2025 05:23 PM (55KD0)

69 60

No more Fox News people, please.
This is a terrible idea. She'll be voted down by the same crowd. She's just a clown.

There has to be someone that can fill this position that flies under the radar yet is effective.

Posted by: Leupold at May 08, 2025 05:23 PM (4pwAx)

70 >>They would relish making Trump having to fire the DC Attorney . Just another fake outrage to have the media cover 24/7.

All that fake outrage doesn't seem to be working all that well for them anymore. You can only ring the same bell so many times before people get tired of hearing it. Particularly when all you are offering in exchange is pile of dogshit.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:23 PM (viF8m)

71 Markwayne Mullin was other Senator who loaded up his pants something fierce Jan 6.

Its guilty conscience. They know that they are doing things that should get them tarred and feathered by even a friendly crowd, or much worse. Its like doing something you know your parents would get mad at and jumping when someone knocks on the door. They know its wrong. They fear the response of the public if they really knew what was happening.

And they were scared that was what January 6th was about. "OH CRAP here they come!!!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:24 PM (2VST1)

72 Looks like I go Willowed again!

I would really appreciate some commentary from any knowledgeable commentators about the OT part of one of my Willowed comments:

370 Been sleeping a lot today. Thank God I have CPAP! The pain pills have caught up with me, before they were only slowing the slow muscles of my GI tract (I have been taking docusate sodium wuth the pain pills), yesterday they began affecting the slow muscles associated with breathing. As I said, thank God for CPAP! I was tapering off on the pain pills, I’m at a point where I can stop them cold turkey, and I have. Caffeine seems to help, and I can sleep even after drinking caffeinated beverages.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 05:24 PM (YSv5G)

73 I'm sure it's been suggested, but remind them that the first offering is always the best and most moderate. Make the next man borderline extremist. After him an actual extremist. After him really get serious about right wing beliefs.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Nose rings and tattoos show that her trauma is her personality at May 08, 2025 05:24 PM (koi/Z)

74 The RadTrads appear to be taking this badly.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:24 PM (l3YAf)

75 Also, Tillis has never been conservative.

He's Republican though, and has been like this since he was in the NC House.

Posted by: Harlock at May 08, 2025 05:24 PM (55KD0)

76 >>>(On a side note...Raymond Burr was a real piece of work)

Kurt Schlichter always refers to Raymond Burr's sick proclivities. Burr is a top reference for him.

and yeah, a piece of work, at least according to Schlichter's run-down of his perversions.

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:25 PM (KRtlO)

77 My bigger fear with the Congress and the narrow majority is they start getting comfortable telling Trump no and the tax plan is scuttled.

That thing should have been signed into law within the first 100 days.

Posted by: Leupold at May 08, 2025 05:25 PM (4pwAx)

78 Maybe you want to reconsider shaming conservatives who don't jump onto the war bandwagon, Mr. Ace Frum.
Posted by: Harlock at May 08, 2025 05:23 PM (55KD0)

I know that made sense to you in your head but it didn't register at all on the sarcasm meter.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:25 PM (VofaG)

79 Liddy Dole was no great shakes.
Burr was a grifting turd.
Tillis is a full blown faggot.
Posted by: ballistic

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IIremember the time I lived in NC in the 90s, and there was the tandem of Helms and Faircloth representing the state in the Senate.

Good Times.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (Vyll1)

80 65 20 We need to organize fundraisers to primary all of the above, excluding the retiring Bitch McConnell.
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Is it prohibitively expensive to start a PAC? It seems to me that a PAC to primary these goons would attract a lot of money.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at May 08, 2025 05:22 PM (paSBy)

A MoronPAC?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (QAkQ3)

81 One more RINO gets flushed out of the GOP. Trump.builds his legacy.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (QNzNJ)

82 69 60

No more Fox News people, please.
This is a terrible idea. She'll be voted down by the same crowd. She's just a clown.

There has to be someone that can fill this position that flies under the radar yet is effective.
Posted by: Leupold
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You can never tell if Trump is floating a ballon, trolling the opposition with disinfo, or actually intends to do that. Notice, the story is ABC news and I can see Trump having someone leak false information to them just to burn them. Or not.

We shall see.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (ctrM5)

83 Cocaine Mitch is jus gonna keep screwing us over until the day he dies, that Mr Magoo looking fuckstick

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (NtVYv)

84 Can we burn Tillis at the stake after Lara guts him at the polls?

Posted by: CZ = FNG, Free Republic of Florida at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (MkuC5)

85 My old home state (NC) has a weird relationship with politics. There are a TON of Republican-base voters and not a lot of deep-blue cities outside of Charlotte, the Triangle, and Asheville

-

You can see the locust infestation on voting maps.

The most interesting part is being able to tell where the interstates and cities are.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Nose rings and tattoos show that her trauma is her personality at May 08, 2025 05:27 PM (koi/Z)

86 Like I said earlier, a real leader in the party would have leaned on these guys to go along with the sitting president and alleged leader of the party. You like that committee appointment? Play along or I'll stick you on the toilet cleaning committee instead. Like that funding for reelection runs? Don't count on it if you won't work with the president.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:14 PM (2VST1)
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Trump 2.0 is more subtle and far more effective.

The fact that he no longer has 2 a.m. twitter tantrums is a good thing. Tillis will get what is coming to him. Bank on it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)

87 was hoping that Trump would back down on this. There is no way he was going to get any of those rino's to vote for his pick. Letting boasberg pick the replacement was a non starter for me
==
Trump chess. He is baiting the lovers into declaring themselves. Laura Trump will beat him like a drum.

Posted by: It'll be yooooge at May 08, 2025 05:28 PM (oper7)

88 77 My bigger fear with the Congress and the narrow majority is they start getting comfortable telling Trump no and the tax plan is scuttled.

That thing should have been signed into law within the first 100 days.

Posted by: Leupold
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Donors and big corporations want the tax plan as otherwise they get a massive tax hike but because reconciliation is involved, a budget framework has to be passed first along with the CR.

Passing it by July 4th would be historically fast by Capitol Hill stds as any such package is a truly massive bill and a debt hike ceiling is included in the package.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:28 PM (ctrM5)

89 Ace re: Texas/Cornyn
The Texas house has about 25-30 rinos that will vote dem to kill conservative legislation. Fifteen years ago it was the senate doing the jig and Dan Patrick did yoemans work to clean them out.
These rinos will rotate enough to try to hide but all it takes is 18 of them to joint the dems to control the house.
My hunch is Cornyn always funds a repub candidate in the primary to dilute the vote and then counts on dems to carry him across the line on election day.

Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (8uzBS)

90 I was hoping that Trump would back down on this. There is no way he was going to get any of those rino's to vote for his pick. Letting boasberg pick the replacement was a non starter for me.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 08, 2025 05:05 PM (e5NfL)

Not sure he's backing down, there's more than one way to win. He may find ways yet to have these turncoats regret this pettiness.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (8avO+)

91 81 One more RINO gets flushed out of the GOP. Trump.builds his legacy.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2025 05:26 PM (QNzNJ)

A new Director over at FEMA testified to Congress yesterday that he does not think FEMA should be shut down as Trump says...

He was fired today...

Can I vote for Trump again?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (QAkQ3)

92 Trump 2.0 is more subtle and far more effective.

That wasn't Trump's job, I am referring to the Senate Majority Leader, that was what HE was supposed to do. Trump doesn't have a ton of leverage, but Thune does. And he should have used it to get people in line, but he doesn't like Trump EITHER.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (2VST1)

93 oh right, I forgot Ken Paxton is primarying him.

Will Texas stand tall or do the usual and just elect Cornyn again?
Posted by: ace

I'm voting against Cornyn.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (fxre9)

94 thanks, DanMan.

Posted by: ace at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (KRtlO)

95 Passing it by July 4th would be historically fast by Capitol Hill stds as any such package is a truly massive bill and a debt hike ceiling is included in the package.
Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:28 PM (ctrM5)

So we'll have to deal with Massie again.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (VofaG)

96 76 >>>(On a side note...Raymond Burr was a real piece of work)

Kurt Schlichter always refers to Raymond Burr's sick proclivities. Burr is a top reference for him.

and yeah, a piece of work, at least according to Schlichter's run-down of his perversions.
Posted by: ace
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According to Pedowood lore he was a truly vile person right up there with Rock Hudson screwing young guys when he knew he had aids.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:30 PM (ctrM5)

97 Tillis and Murk need to go. I don't care if a Democrat takes the seat instead.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 08, 2025 05:30 PM (xcxpd)

98 Wait... are we still supposed to be trustin 'THE PLAN'?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (QAkQ3)

If you are talking about The Plan wherein we roll over and spread our cheeks for every Neoclown and Progressive that wants some, then yes.

T R U S T T H E P L A N

Posted by: CZ = FNG, Free Republic of Florida at May 08, 2025 05:30 PM (MkuC5)

99 Trump chess. He is baiting the lovers into declaring themselves. Laura Trump will beat him like a drum.
Posted by: It'll be yooooge at May 08, 2025 05:28 PM (oper7)
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He's doing the old trick of pulling the one he wants, offering a worse substitute, then a worse substitute, and all the while the constituents rage at Tillis to the point where he can't even enter his home state.

Then he resubmits the first option.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (ZOv7s)

100 A new Director over at FEMA testified to Congress yesterday

"I hate those guys"
--JC Denton

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (2VST1)

101 Letting boasberg pick the replacement was a non starter for me.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 08, 2025 05:05 PM (e5NfL)

The Legislation allows Boasberg to pick the replacement ONLY until another Attorney is chosen...

Now, they could spike some cases... make deals that the Court blesses which would be binding, but that is only if Trump does not point another interim Prosecutor.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (QAkQ3)

102 Larry O'Connor is of the opinion that Tillis was protecting people on the J6 Committee from a determined prosecutor like Martin.

Find someone just as tough. Trump had to do this

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (QNzNJ)

103 Seem almost half of Hollywood male actors are homo.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (VofaG)

104 My hunch is Cornyn always funds a repub candidate in the primary to dilute the vote and then counts on dems to carry him across the line on election day.
Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (8uzBS)

Might work but a few Trump rallies should scotch that. If he's smart he will take the lump and become an ambassador somewhere nice or something.

Like the Clinton wing the force of the GOPe is spent as a power in the party. One by one they will go.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:32 PM (8avO+)

105 So we'll have to deal with Massie again.
Posted by: polynikes
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I think he has to vote for it or he is likely done in his home district. If the tax bill is not approved by Dec. of this year, there is a massive tax hike for a lot of big donors and corporations.

The dwindling Koch brother's political power is fading and that is what has buttressed him up so far.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:32 PM (ctrM5)

106 The Quislings will keep doing this until they start getting painful consequences.

There's literally been no downside for them.

Posted by: Beverly at May 08, 2025 05:32 PM (Epeb0)

107 Not sure he's backing down, there's more than one way to win. He may find ways yet to have these turncoats regret this pettiness.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:29 PM (8avO+)
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Exactly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (ZOv7s)

108 What about Andrew Bailey. He's pretty hardcore conservative and a solid supporter of the current administration. He's only been in the Missouri AG slot since the beginning of 2023, but I think he'd be pretty good provided he wanted to navigate the DC cesspool.

Who knows. He might have political aspirations beyond Missouri, and this position might seem appetizing.

Posted by: Orson at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (dIske)

109 Larry O'Connor is of the opinion that Tillis was protecting people on the J6 Committee from a determined prosecutor like Martin.

Find someone just as tough. Trump had to do this
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (QNzNJ)

Nominate someone who makes Martin look like a milquetoast, who might go scorched earth on lawbreakers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (VNX3d)

110 Does a bear shit in a funny Pope hat?

- Just the punchline

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (UarWD)

111 Seem almost half of Hollywood male actors are homo.

If the whistleblowers and Diddy Parties are to be believed, ALL of them are, to at least some degree.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (2VST1)

112 Will Texas stand tall or do the usual and just elect Cornyn again?
Posted by: ace
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It depends on Money. The Bush's will flood the airwaves with Big Bad John commercials; also Paxton bad by the reel. Paxton's got to overcome that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (lCWOD)

113 106 The Quislings will keep doing this until they start getting painful consequences.

There's literally been no downside for them.
Posted by: Beverly at May 08, 2025 05:32 PM (Epeb0)

Vichy GOPe....

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:34 PM (QAkQ3)

114 Seem almost half of Hollywood male actors are homo.
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:31 PM (VofaG)
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Because the directors/producers are now gay and that's how the casting couch works.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)

115 Wasn't Elon threatening to fund primaries for a$$holes that blocked nominees?

Posted by: hobbitopoly at May 08, 2025 05:34 PM (k9OZB)

116 Go Lara, go!

Elsewhere, I am not soliciting medical advice. I would just like a frank conversation with someone who has faced similar issues in the past and can speak to the matter.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 05:34 PM (YSv5G)

117 Tillis and Murk need to go. I don't care if a Democrat takes the seat instead.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 08, 2025 05:30 PM (xcxpd)

Murk has tried to turn her seat into a inviolate spot (htf do you spell sinoshure sinoscure? Brave is no help.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (8VFCM)

118 The Quislings will keep doing this until they start getting painful consequences.

There's literally been no downside for them.
Posted by: Beverly at May 08, 2025 05:32 PM (Epeb0)
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Right, that's why Mike Pence is such a force within the GOP today.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (ZOv7s)

119 Can we burn Tillis at the stake after Lara guts him ~~at the polls~~ on the stocks?
Posted by: CZ = FNG, Free Republic of Florida

Posted by: wth at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (v0R5T)

120 Dude has been a weasel his entire career.
Posted by: ballistic at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (QeTpV)

can you cite any legal attacks on him that don't involve Karl Rove? This goes back to 2015 at least.

Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (8uzBS)

121 111 Seem almost half of Hollywood male actors are homo.

If the whistleblowers and Diddy Parties are to be believed, ALL of them are, to at least some degree.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Gay for pay.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (ctrM5)

122 he Quislings will keep doing this until they start getting painful
÷=
And quite a few of them have been photographed whilst conducting animal husbandry IYKWIMAITTYD. Which is why they will go full kamikaze.

Posted by: It'll be yooooge at May 08, 2025 05:36 PM (oper7)

123 I think once you get in the door at Satan's City, your requirements to stay are laid out for you.

Hollywood might let you in, but staying is up to you.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (UarWD)

124 Looks like they elected another Commiefag pedo-protector for pope. Way to go, guys.

Posted by: Hardly surprising at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (TbWk/)

125 Does a bear shit in a funny Pope hat?
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No. Obvs. I take it off before....

Posted by: The bear at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (oper7)

126 I live here. It doesn't matter which one we send back to DC. I don't understand why people are so high on Paxton other than "He's not John Cornyn" as if that's a high bar to clear. Dude has been a weasel his entire career.
Posted by: ballistic at May 08, 2025 05:21 PM (QeTpV)

If he's our weasel, that's fine. Let him eat Democratic mice and baby rabbits.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (8avO+)

127 @OcrazioCornPop
·
59m
🚨 REPORT: Ed Martin rumored to be appointed Special Counsel to root out political corruption in D.C.

Would that include
@SenThomTillis
allegedly corrupt Real Estate deals?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (viF8m)

128 You can't hate these buddy fucker Republicans enough.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 08, 2025 05:38 PM (hwLGC)

129 Tillis, along with Pence, are repulsive, but at least they have a conscience. Most Republicans are soulless animals unworthy of representing anyone in government.

Posted by: Sid at May 08, 2025 05:38 PM (GNz3z)

130 98 Wait... are we still supposed to be trustin 'THE PLAN'?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:20 PM (QAkQ3)
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That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq8sWx1rh0s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:38 PM (lCWOD)

131 Does a bear shit in a funny Pope hat?
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No. Obvs. I take it off before....
Posted by: The bear at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (oper7)
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Oddly, we may have a Catholic Pope again. Been a while...

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (ZOv7s)

132 Right, that's why Mike Pence is such a force within the GOP today.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I saw yesterday in some story that Mikey P. got a cringeworthy Major Award from some group for courage. About snorted coffee through my nose at that story. Of course, it might have involved a certain activity with a chicken that got him the award but I didn't get past the first paragraph.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (ctrM5)

133 The Bush wing of Texas Republicans can RINO with the best of them. Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (0sNs1)

134 It depends on Money. The Bush's will flood the airwaves with Big Bad John commercials; also Paxton bad by the reel. Paxton's got to overcome that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:33 PM (lCWOD)

2024 shows that's a good way to waste money.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (8avO+)

135 If Tillis was a partisan, rock ribbed conservative....
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It's who he really is. It's why he has to go. I hope he enjoys his future anonymity.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Anonymity? Well, his name won't make the papers, but he'll have an office on K Street before the inauguration of his successor.
Any Congressman... excuse me, CongressPERSON, who's been there for more than 10 years has DC as their home. He may not have any "influence", but he knows -Senate collegiality, doncha know- lots of people who do.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (+dUmU)

136 The murderer of Daniel Pearl killed, thank you India.

What a shame on George Bush, what a shame on all of our agencies who were involved and did NOTHING. What a shame on us for allowing them to get away with doing NOTHING.

India, thank you. And thank you for showing the world how to respect terrorists.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (lCWOD)

137 Posted by: Sid at May 08, 2025 05:38 PM (GNz3z)

gobble deez nutz.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (gKWVE)

138 Does a bear shit in a funny Pope hat?
==
No. Obvs. I take it off before....
Posted by: The bear at May 08, 2025 05:37 PM (oper7)

I use it to clean up afterwards. Then clean it in a stream.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (VNX3d)

139 >> That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

Trust no one.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (l3YAf)

140 Oddly, we may have a Catholic Pope again. Been a while...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:39 PM (ZOv7s)

He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (8avO+)

141 That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025
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"If you do not meet my completely arbitrary deadline, you are a traitor! Hear me?! A TRAITOR!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (ZOv7s)

142 >> That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

Trust no one.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (l3YAf)

I trust God. All others pay cash.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (VNX3d)

143 That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

Trust no one.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (l3YAf)

Reflexive hate isn't any more correct.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (8avO+)

144 (htf do you spell sinoshure sinoscure? Brave is no help.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM

Sinecure is the word you seek.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (0sNs1)

145 59m
🚨 REPORT: Ed Martin rumored to be appointed Special Counsel to root out political corruption in D.C.

Would that include
@SenThomTillis
allegedly corrupt Real Estate deals?
Posted by: JackStraw

Heh. I floated that yesterday or the day before. Didn't think Trump would take me up on it.

I always said that the best thing Trump II could do is go after with hammer and tongs the entire edifice of DC establishment, NGOs, judges, Congress and the bureaucracy. Everyone pretty much hates them other than the big donors and recipients of federal largesse.

May it be so.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (ctrM5)

146 117
sinecure

Posted by: Ciampino - the black it is darkerest at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (sPQoU)

147 He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (8avO+)
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Lots of penance and suffering.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:42 PM (ZOv7s)

148 He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (8avO+)

Eternal damnation.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2025 05:42 PM (8VFCM)

149 I trust God. All others pay cash.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Somewhere Jean Shepard is beaming.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:42 PM (ctrM5)

150 Sinecure

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 05:42 PM (YSv5G)

151
2024 shows that's a good way to waste money.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Paxton's good and he's smart but he's not as clever as Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (lCWOD)

152 I despise Lindsey Graham and will never vote for him, regardless of Trump's endorsement.

Primary.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (w6EFb)

153 cynosure is something else, a center of attention.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (gKWVE)

154 Reflexive hate isn't any more correct.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (8avO+)

Perhaps not hate, but why not distrust and generalized misanthropy?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (l3YAf)

155 146 117
sinecure
Posted by: Ciampino - the black it is darkerest at May 08, 2025 05:41 PM (sPQoU)

THANK YOU!

Driving me nuts.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (8VFCM)

156 He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Worse, he could be a White Sox fan nowadays.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (ctrM5)

157 HordeSourceing your questions is a privilege, not a sinecure.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (0sNs1)

158 Good, smart, and clever. Pick two.

Posted by: The rules at May 08, 2025 05:44 PM (UbjG+)

159 can you cite any legal attacks on him that don't involve Karl Rove? This goes back to 2015 at least.
Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:35 PM (8uzBS)

His strong fight against the Left is why I will vote for him but the dude is unethical. You have to fight fire with fire sometimes. And to answer your question he did a plea deal to avoid his securities felony charges and possibility of prison. I don't know why Rove matters.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:44 PM (VofaG)

160 Remember how conservatives were endlessly lectured by Republicans about having to sacrifice our principles to come together and "beat" the Democrats. How we didn't want to touch any "third rails" and upset anyone too much. Remember that.

You don't think they were bullshitting all along because they didn't believe in the principles they swore they did, do you?

Posted by: ... at May 08, 2025 05:44 PM (E0p3T)

161 The way to put it, Ace, is "de facto Democrats."

Posted by: GWB at May 08, 2025 05:45 PM (uheo5)

162 Seem almost half of Hollywood male actors are homo.
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Dude, it would be a huge improvement if half of them were homo.

Posted by: Nick Searcy at May 08, 2025 05:45 PM (paSBy)

163 Nothing would presently give me greater pleasure than casting a vote for Any-Republican-But-Tillis in the primary.
And I can say, with complete confidence, that the whole Paco clan, in their overalled, snuff-dipping hundreds, will be joining me, as we descend upon his candidacy like a wolf upon the fold, shouting the ancient Paco motto, Carpe the bastard by the damned jugulum.

Posted by: Paco at May 08, 2025 05:45 PM (mADJX)

164 He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (8avO+)

Eternal damnation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 08, 2025 05:42 PM (8VFCM)

They won that series so there is always hope.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:45 PM (8avO+)

165 Don't take Sinecure if you're allergic to Sinecure.

Posted by: The Legal Department at May 08, 2025 05:45 PM (UbjG+)

166 Pope jokes

He should wear a black suit a pork pie hat and shades. He’s on a mission from god.

Communion will now be deep dish and Old Style.

Ditka is a shoe in for sainthood.

Chicago produced a pope before a 400 yard d passer.

Posted by: Blutarski at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (b294k)

167 >> Driving me nuts.

Posted by: Just the punchline at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (l3YAf)

168 Oddly, we may have a Catholic Pope again. Been a while...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Don't get your hopes too high. He's made statements opposing illegal immigrant deportation.
It may be just wanting to keep fellow communicants in country, or it may a symptom of progressive mind-rot.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (+dUmU)

169 I hate that God damn mother fucker Tillis.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 08, 2025 05:47 PM (Vh9CX)

170 Worse, he could be a White Sox fan nowadays.
Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:43 PM (ctrM5)

Yeah when I lived there I always thought they should move. They could have collectively cured cancer and everyone in the city would be talking about why the Cubs were 5-15 in their last 20 games.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:47 PM (8avO+)

171 Oddly, we may have a Catholic Pope again. Been a while...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Don't get your hopes too high. He's made statements opposing illegal immigrant deportation.
It may be just wanting to keep fellow communicants in country, or it may a symptom of progressive mind-rot.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (+dUmU)

From what I understand he's lived most of his life outside of the USA. Is that correct?

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (VofaG)

172 I read he was a Sox fan. He knows suffering leads to enlightenment.

Posted by: Blutarski at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (b294k)

173 ballistic: I don't understand why people are so high on Paxton other than "He's not John Cornyn" as if that's a high bar to clear. Dude has been a weasel his entire career.

It’s high bar enough to be a net positive for MAGA. Paxton was one of the few to effectively and proactively go after the Biden admin and Deep State in general. Cornyn didn’t do squat and he’s in about as safe a seat as is possible as well as being in GOP leadership. He remains a McCainiac and speed bump for populist platforms. If he is a leader, he hides it exceedingly well. By that metric alone, Paxton kicks his ass.

Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (gLikB)

174 Back in summer of 2016, Nate Silver cracked wise that the Cubs would win the World Series and Trump would be elected President. He got lots yuks and high-fives from his liberal followers for such a witty joke.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:49 PM (l3YAf)

175 Don't get your hopes too high. He's made statements opposing illegal immigrant deportation.
It may be just wanting to keep fellow communicants in country, or it may a symptom of progressive mind-rot.
Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (+dUmU)
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I'm aware that someone uses a twitter account in his name, but most of what is attributed to him is him retweeting a fellow bishop.

What I do know as that he was a missionary in Peru and spoke out strongly against the Western culture forcing homosexuality and gay marriage on people in defiance of the gospels. So we'll see.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:49 PM (ZOv7s)

176 Chicago produced a pope before a 400 yard d passer.
Posted by: Blutarski at May 08, 2025 05:46 PM (b294k)

Pray for another Walter Payton. a good passer in Chicago is against the laws of Physics. Jake Cutler and McMahon are as close as youre gonna get. D and run the ball.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:49 PM (8avO+)

177 For what it's worth, John Hinderacker at Powerline on the new Pope:

https://is.gd/9EWL7A

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 08, 2025 05:50 PM (PiwSw)

178 From what I understand he's lived most of his life outside of the USA. Is that correct?
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM

Es correctomundo, señor. Peru, to be specific, and then Italy.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 08, 2025 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

179 ... and every high-profile dust-up--most recently Tillis' very public break with the White House over a controversial D.C. prosecutor nominee ...

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In The Swamp, "controversial" = non-corrupt, non-treasonous, non-compromised, and non-Deep State (BIRM quattro).

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2025 05:50 PM (ax8PA)

180 He might be a Cubs fan so he knows a lot about divine punishment.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (8avO+)

So, is my devotion to the Detroit Tigers now considered apostasy?

Posted by: Paco at May 08, 2025 05:51 PM (mADJX)

181 From what I understand he's lived most of his life outside of the USA. Is that correct?
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (VofaG)
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Yes. He's not easily fit into any one category. Apparently loves the TLM, even celebrates it in pre-Vatican II vestments.

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:51 PM (ZOv7s)

182 The new pope is Peruvian.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2025 05:51 PM (bF7Q5)

183 Chicago Pope will be a pizza style in a week. Deep dish with no sauce.

And you'll like it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 08, 2025 05:51 PM (Q4IgG)

184 deportation.
It may be just wanting to keep fellow communicants in country, or it may a symptom of progressive mind-rot.

That is a political issue, not a doctrinal matter. He is against ordination of female priests, that’s a position that counts. He never made any noises about changing the Lord’s Prayer, that’s important as well.
And he took as his name the successor to Pope Leo XiIII, who gave us the St. Michael prayer.

Posted by: kallisto at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (dvoZ0)

185 From what I understand he's lived most of his life outside of the USA. Is that correct?
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (VofaG)

In South America so not too enmeshed in inside Vatican-ball. But apparently well thought about enough to get voted in smoothly.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (8avO+)

186 I don't know why Rove matters.
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:44 PM (VofaG)

Rove was the campaign manager for the Dallas guy Paxton beat to win the AG seat. All the shit starts there. I have a pretty big portfolio of the crap he's put up with and the millions spent to prosecute him. Does the name Johnny Sullivan ring a bell? He in on it too.

Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (8uzBS)

187 Hey, Lindsey Graham doesn’t settle down for no one! I’m still sowing my wild oats into lots of women’s v*ginas. I’m a stud in my prime!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, heterosexual at May 08, 2025 05:15 PM (l3YAf)
_______________

Same here!

Posted by: Cory Booker, Fierce Heterosexual at May 08, 2025 05:53 PM (YqDXo)

188 Chicago Pope will be a pizza style in a week. Deep dish with no sauce.

And you'll like it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 08, 2025 05:51 PM (Q4IgG)

Swiss cheese for the holey-ness

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:53 PM (8avO+)

189 Yeah when I lived there I always thought they should move. They could have collectively cured cancer and everyone in the city would be talking about why the Cubs were 5-15 in their last 20 games.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Southside has continued to deteriorate as well despite the new park.

Always did get a kick out of Bill Veeck and his promotions back in the day. Disco Demolition night was a hoot.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:54 PM (ctrM5)

190 And he took as his name the successor to Pope Leo XiIII, who gave us the St. Michael prayer.
Posted by: kallisto at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (dvoZ0)
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Forcefully spoke out against Communism as well.

I'm hoping he challenges the CCP.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:54 PM (ZOv7s)

191 I impatiently wait for McConnell’s demise.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 08, 2025 05:54 PM (a42Vf)

192 It’s kind of hard for the head of the catholic church to be a borders hawk. Deporting people is rough business.

And the church has often embraced a wishy-washy soft socialism welfare state, so I don’t expect any change there.

But I didn’t think Francis was all that bad. I just ignored the stuff that was bad policy, like immigration, climate change and the welfare state.

Francis’ worst mistake, in my eyes, was his antagonism towards the TLM and traditionalism. Hopefully Leo is more open to that.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (l3YAf)

193 What I do know as that he was a missionary in Peru and spoke out strongly against the Western culture forcing homosexuality and gay marriage on people in defiance of the gospels. So we'll see.

In his first address he urged the laity to join him in being a missionary to teach the gospel of Our Lord.
This pontiff is pretty clear and direct in his rhetoric, he doesn’t deploy word salad gobbledygook like someone of recent memory…

Posted by: kallisto at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (dvoZ0)

194 An easy win for Pope Leo would be to find a new see for Bishop Strickland, who has offered fervent prayer for him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (ZOv7s)

195 I'd vote for a dead possum before I'd vote for Tillis.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 08, 2025 05:56 PM (Hw6WF)

196 Do you know how many women have been pope?

Nun.

Posted by: Blutarski at May 08, 2025 05:56 PM (b294k)

197 That's the way I feel about Bondi love. I trusted Bush. I pushed for Bush and Bush fucked me.

Trust no one.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:40 PM (l3YAf)

Id rather be fucked by Bondi than Bush

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 08, 2025 05:56 PM (NtVYv)

198 52
Madame Lindsay keeps hanging on. He must deliver the pork to keep getting elected.
Posted by: Frank Barone

WILBURRRRRRR.

Posted by: Mr Ed at May 08, 2025 05:56 PM (W2Pud)

199 He is against ordination of female priests, that’s a position that counts. He never made any noises about changing the Lord’s Prayer, that’s important as well.
And he took as his name the successor to Pope Leo XiIII, who gave us the St. Michael prayer.
Posted by: kallisto at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (dvoZ0)

Yes, all very good signs.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (l3YAf)

200 New question for those we should never under any circumstances bomb Iran. Still think it's off the table?

>>@HanifJazayeri
·
>>3h
🚨
@FoxNews
Exclusive revelation of a new nuclear weapons site in Iran

>>The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications

Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (viF8m)

201 Francis’ worst mistake, in my eyes, was his antagonism towards the TLM and traditionalism. Hopefully Leo is more open to that.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (l3YAf)
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Francis was pure chaos. All about ambiguity and Jesuitical distinctions.

An Augustinian approach is much more appropriate.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (ZOv7s)

202 Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 05:52 PM (8uzBS)

I'm sure there have been exaggerated or false claims against him but there are more than enough accurate and admitted ethical charges too.

Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (VofaG)

203 191 I impatiently wait for McConnell’s demise.
Posted by: Dr. Claw
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Stan takes awhile to break his toys. He likes the slow burn approach as Mitch glitches, twitches, and becomes a shell of a human skin covering his demonic nature within.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (ctrM5)

204
Id rather be fucked by Bondi than Bush
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway
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That dildo would be hard to take.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (lCWOD)

205 Hahaha, just seen on X

New Pope: 2 days to pick
Shadur Sanders: 3 days to pick

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Nose rings and tattoos show that her trauma is her personality at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (koi/Z)

206 HordeSourceing your questions is a privilege, not a sinecure.

Please, it’s too late to call a nurse or PA in the EST. I don’t want to call for an ambulance unless it’s life or death.

I’m calling my sister in Tulsa: she can get a nurse on the line and call me back.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (YSv5G)

207 And the church has often embraced a wishy-washy soft socialism welfare state, so I don’t expect any change there.

But I didn’t think Francis was all that bad. I just ignored the stuff that was bad policy, like immigration, climate change and the welfare state.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (l3YAf)

Goes back to early days when the Papacy had to take up secular welfare for Rome and environs as the state power of Rome, then Ostrogoths, then Byzantium waned in the Lombard invasions.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (8avO+)

208 172 I read he was a Sox fan. He knows suffering leads to enlightenment.
Posted by: Blutarski at May 08, 2025 05:48 PM (b294k)

Yeah... F that... if that was true I'd be so enlightened, I'd be floating..

It's like that stupid 'that which does not kill you makes you stronger' bullshit... no... if that was true, I'd be SuperMan by now.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (QAkQ3)

209 Rumor is that Trump is considering appointing Jennine Pirro to replace Martin at least temporarily. That would be fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (vmkyp)

210 He is against ordination of female priests
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Wow. That sounds almost promising.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Nose rings and tattoos show that her trauma is her personality at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (koi/Z)

211 Id rather be fucked by Bondi than Bush
Posted by: Hatari
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I can see the dialogue in the afterglow--"Bondi, Pam Bondi"

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (ctrM5)

212 209 Rumor is that Trump is considering appointing Jennine Pirro to replace Martin at least temporarily. That would be fun
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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See upthread, reported by abc news today.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (ctrM5)

213 Btw

PNW folks

Yakima. Saturday. There will be crab.
Ping Mark in left sidebar if you need the password.

Posted by: Mr Ed at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (W2Pud)

214 Does anyone know who Trump wants to nominate in lieu of Ed Martin?

I think Johnathan Turley would be a good choice, solid on the Constitution but non threatening to the RINO squishes

Posted by: kallisto at May 08, 2025 05:59 PM (dvoZ0)

215 Run, Lara, Run!

Damn straight, Skippy!

Posted by: mrp at May 08, 2025 06:00 PM (rj6Yv)

216 Well shit.

Off sock!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 08, 2025 06:00 PM (W2Pud)

217 >>The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (viF8m)

IS this the part where we call Maverick back to duty?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 06:00 PM (QAkQ3)

218 EDT not EST

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 06:01 PM (YSv5G)

219 216 Well shit.

Off sock!
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 08, 2025 06:00 PM (W2Pud)

Was it a .... silk... stocking?

/waggles eyebrows

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 06:01 PM (QAkQ3)

220 214 Does anyone know who Trump wants to nominate in lieu of Ed Martin?

I think Johnathan Turley would be a good choice, solid on the Constitution but non threatening to the RINO squishes
Posted by: kallisto

ABC News is running that Trump is considering Judge Jeannine Pirro for the post. Dunno about truthiness and as I posted upthread, the whole thing could be a leak to burn a leaker rather than serious.

Posted by: whig at May 08, 2025 06:01 PM (ctrM5)

221 The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (viF8m)

Enhance? Since its half the fuel for an H bomb, that's an interesting way to put it.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (8avO+)

222 Communion will now be deep dish and Old Style.

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And to think, we could have had a Pope Pizzaballa!

https://is.gd/PhkZvW

Father Guido Sarducci and his Find The Pope In The Pizza Contest hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (ax8PA)

223 Please, it’s too late to call a nurse or PA in the EST. I don’t want to call for an ambulance unless it’s life or death.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM

Slap hot iron to it.

Posted by: HordeSource (tm) at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (PQclV)

224 Goes back to early days when the Papacy had to take up secular welfare for Rome and environs as the state power of Rome, then Ostrogoths, then Byzantium waned in the Lombard invasions.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (8avO+)
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Capitalism destroyed the old village economy, forcing people into cities where they were just one more factor of production. Eventually, we found an equilibrium of prosperity, but at this late date when jobs are being outsourced and the unemployed left behind encouraged to do drugs and die, I'm reconsidering my former love for the "free" market.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

225 Appoints Turley as temp. Both want it that way.
Turley's doing outstanding job.
"John, how do you feel about hanging on?"
_I'm having fun.
"Good, enjoy the ride."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (lCWOD)

226 Rats in office joining the Deep State against Trump

Posted by: Skip at May 08, 2025 06:03 PM (ypFCm)

227 @212 thx hadn't seen that, had wandered off . Pirro graduated Albany law about 7-8 yrs before me. It would be an interesting thing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 08, 2025 06:03 PM (vmkyp)

228 If you go over seas in an effort to deceive Americans, you can't return and your women will be given new better mates.

Posted by: Dreamingrobot at May 08, 2025 06:03 PM (dksSP)

229 The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw at May 08, 2025 05:57 PM (viF8m)

Women are suited for scaring every boy out of sin for life with that big ruler and two thousand years of nun stories.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:04 PM (8avO+)

230 I know that made sense to you in your head but it didn't register at all on the sarcasm meter.
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:25 PM (VofaG)

Go with that.

Posted by: Harlock at May 08, 2025 06:06 PM (55KD0)

231 His strong fight against the Left is why I will vote for him but the dude is unethical. You have to fight fire with fire sometimes. And to answer your question he did a plea deal to avoid his securities felony charges and possibility of prison. I don't know why Rove matters.
Posted by: polynikes at May 08, 2025 05:44 PM (VofaG)

A note on that plea deal - he was charged with a felony that could have brought him 20 years in prison, was hounded in court about for nearly a decade, and in the end the Prosecutors decided the appropriate punishment for this Super Serious Crime was 100 hours of community service, and getting Paxton to say I'm sorry.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 08, 2025 06:06 PM (uWKK8)

232 Hard to get excited about winning when your side has so many losers you have to depend on.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 08, 2025 06:06 PM (wBaIH)

233 That dildo would be hard to take.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 08, 2025 05:58 PM (lCWOD)

It’s weird that GWB opted for a 14” black strapon, isn’t it?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 06:07 PM (l3YAf)

234 Francis’ worst mistake, in my eyes, was his antagonism towards the TLM and traditionalism. Hopefully Leo is more open to that.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 05:55 PM (l3YAf)

Worst mistake or not, it's the one that most infuriated me. When we lived in Richmond, VA, we were members of St. Joseph's church which only performed the traditional Latin mass. It still does, under the auspices of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

Btw, that's the church that initially sparked the FBI's interest in possible traditionalist ties to "domestic terrorism". What a slander that was.

Posted by: Paco at May 08, 2025 06:07 PM (mADJX)

235 Tritium decays into helium-3 which is considered the best fuel for hydrogen fusion rockets.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 08, 2025 06:09 PM (gKWVE)

236 Capitalism destroyed the old village economy, forcing people into cities where they were just one more factor of production. Eventually, we found an equilibrium of prosperity, but at this late date when jobs are being outsourced and the unemployed left behind encouraged to do drugs and die, I'm reconsidering my former love for the "free" market.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

cities used to produce actual stuff... Detroit, Cars... LA, Planes and Movies... Pittsburgh, Steel...

Now, they are just large populations making money taking in each others laundry.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 08, 2025 06:09 PM (QAkQ3)

237 Eventually, we found an equilibrium of prosperity, but at this late date when jobs are being outsourced and the unemployed left behind encouraged to do drugs and die, I'm reconsidering my former love for the "free" market.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

We had a good system of market capitalism going until the Empire overextended itself. Now we’re following a familiar downward spiral of a decadent culture, an obscene elite, and a hollowed-out economy.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 06:09 PM (l3YAf)

238 The Ice Monkeys are wound up about something.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2025 06:10 PM (bF7Q5)

239 I'm sure there have been exaggerated or false claims against him but there are more than enough accurate and admitted ethical charges too.

Another name you may know...Brian Wice.

Three attorneys out of Houston went to Colin County to start the shit show against Paxton. They got a grand to investigate him and told the county it would take about $30k to convict him. 3 years and $430k+ later they had not even nailed down charges. Colin County refused to pay them.

They tried to revive the case in Harris County (Houston) once the county flipped to dems. That was in 2017. Hurricane Harvey destroyed the county courts. That bought them more time.

The federal Western District of Texas' Johnny Sullivan (Bush/Rove) came in as a prosecutor. The Southern District also got involved. You ever hear of a conviction?

Every Rino and dem that tried has failed to take him out. That says more about them doesn't it?

Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 06:10 PM (8uzBS)

240 I'm reconsidering my former love for the "free" market.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:02 PM (ZOv7s)

we haven't had even quasi free for a long time. its been the 'sucker' economics. When half the nations or more super tariff it means they no longer believe in encouraging innovation, they just want 'advantage'. Like leeches on the system, too much and it dies.

Similar to "Democracy". Its clear that the EU, Germany, UK and France, Canada and Australia no longer believe that the people are sovereign and are taking steps to destroy that concept. And one of our parties agrees with them.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:11 PM (8avO+)

241
>>The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw

So 'tritium' sights don't have real tritium?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2025 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

242 Every Rino and dem that tried has failed to take him out. That says more about them doesn't it?
Posted by: DanMan at May 08, 2025 06:10 PM (8uzBS)

"They love him for the enemies he has made"

I know little to nothing about Paxon, but I prefer him already.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:12 PM (8avO+)

243 sock off, before I forget

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (YqDXo)

244 The other NC Senator who replaced Burr, Ted Budd is a great pro trump member.

Posted by: Jonah at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (YCxFk)

245 H bombs glow in the dark?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (bF7Q5)

246 We had a good system of market capitalism going until the Empire overextended itself. Now we’re following a familiar downward spiral of a decadent culture, an obscene elite, and a hollowed-out economy.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 06:09 PM (l3YAf)
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American capitalism was far less destructive than the European variety, and the harm in Europe was more apparent to the Church.

But the remorseless drive to seek ever greater profit is not an unalloyed good, despite 'conservative' assertions to the contrary.

The irony is that the old Catholic Democrat alignment that sought employment protections and a social safety net has been entirely destroyed. The Dems openly advocate for a foreign-born serf class managed by the laptop owners.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (ZOv7s)

247 H bombs glow in the dark?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (bF7Q5)
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For certain values of "glow" and "dark."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at May 08, 2025 06:14 PM (6YdsJ)

248 I despise Tillis, but hate Roy Cooper.

Posted by: Jonah at May 08, 2025 06:14 PM (YCxFk)

249 The secret site revealed today by the NCRI is code-named the Rainbow Site & produces Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw

So 'tritium' sights don't have real tritium?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2025 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

Maybe for 30 years, the half life of Tritium is 12.3 years.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:14 PM (8avO+)

250 Cassidy has to go. In a deep red state

Posted by: Jonah at May 08, 2025 06:15 PM (YCxFk)

251 H bombs glow in the dark?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (bF7Q5)
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For certain values of "glow" and "dark."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight, Concertina Czar at May 08, 2025 06:14 PM (6YdsJ)

The uranium or plutonium needed to warm them up is also radioactive

Posted by: Oldcat at May 08, 2025 06:15 PM (8avO+)

252 Nood. Quickies.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 08, 2025 06:16 PM (ExV1e)

253 American capitalism was far less destructive than the European variety, and the harm in Europe was more apparent to the Church.

But the remorseless drive to seek ever greater profit is not an unalloyed good, despite 'conservative' assertions to the contrary.

The irony is that the old Catholic Democrat alignment that sought employment protections and a social safety net has been entirely destroyed. The Dems openly advocate for a foreign-born serf class managed by the laptop owners.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 08, 2025 06:13 PM (ZOv7s)

Agreed. They also want a permanent domestic “consumer” class, eating junk food paid for with EBT while their fatherless kids shoot each other over sneakers.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 08, 2025 06:18 PM (l3YAf)

254 Tritium — a radioactive isotope used to enhance nuclear weapons, with no peaceful or commercial applications
Posted by: JackStraw
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My P365 disputes that.

For the non gun nuts here, tritium is used in glow-in-the-dark sights, and other similar applications.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 06:22 PM (+dUmU)

255 196 Do you know how many women have been pope?

Nun.

Thus the rumored “hole-pierced” stool, and the chant of “testiculos habete” by each cardinal in turn.

I’m coming off hyperventilation and my panic. I’m still calling my sister in Tulsa but just inform her not a call for help. I know you don’t want to lose accreditation, bu now I’ve determined thr Father, Son, an Holy Ghost will see me through, now you can share that story about your Aunt Edna Mae, how she had the very same thing happen to her, and how she handled it, now that it no longer matters. This was how Didier Raoult was dethroned as Father of European Virology and lost his position as head of the Marseille Institute of Tropical Diseases. No one would speak up for him that had any medical accreditation. For shame!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 06:27 PM (YSv5G)

256 Forgive them for they know not what they do!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 06:30 PM (YSv5G)

257 Yeah, tritium watch hands in Rolexes not radium any more.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 08, 2025 06:34 PM (YSv5G)

258 Trump just appointed Judge Jeanine as interim

Posted by: kactus at May 08, 2025 06:48 PM (twS2i)

259 So 'tritium' sights don't have real tritium?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 08, 2025 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)

Maybe for 30 years, the half life of Tritium is 12.3 years.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Yep. I had a National Semiconductor watch about '78. The clock portion of it ran for more than 30 years, but the tritium "light" died to the point of uselessness in about 10 years. At the point that it stopped keeping time, you could still see the glow (but couldn't read the numbers) in a very dark room.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 08, 2025 06:52 PM (+dUmU)

260 Hey Trump ! ! !

Nominate Megyn Kelly.

I dare you.

Posted by: Marooned at May 08, 2025 08:21 PM (kt8QE)

261 I will be retiring next year and will spend all that extra time working to get Thom Turkey Tillis out.
He was a RINO in the legislature. He is a RINO now. If he wins the primary I will work for whatever Dem is running against him. No more supporting RINO's.

Posted by: jimmymcnulty at May 08, 2025 08:33 PM (Oq0A7)

262 I hope Tillis get primaried and loses. I don't want to vote for a democrat, but given the choice between Tillis and democrat, the D is going to get my vote.

Posted by: TC at May 08, 2025 09:47 PM (szqEY)

263 "I'm aware that someone uses a twitter account in his name, but most of what is attributed to him is him retweeting a fellow bishop."

His account, his words. If he doesn't know what is being posted in his name, he shows an astounding lack of judgement.

Posted by: TC at May 08, 2025 10:18 PM (szqEY)

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