• GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 03:10 PM
    And by the way, it's NOT what happened. paul is taking Trump's typical hyperbole at face value here. Iran told Qatar. Qatar told us. Iran didn't...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 02:18 PM
    I can't believe you'd prefer putting more lives in danger and potentially broadening the conflict with Iran.
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 02:15 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    I can't believe you guys are actually defending the commander in chief evacuating a base (almost anyway) to let a foreign power fire missiles at it....
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 01:56 PM
    That seems to be the obvious destination of paul's line of thinking. I guess we could have blustered, put more lives in danger at the base and then...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 01:33 PM
    And if they bombed one of our bases anyway, what should the response have been?
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 01:28 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Told Iran if they bombed our base, a response would be forthcoming. You don't appease the enemy by giving them an open shot at your base. That's...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 11:58 AM
    Once we bombed Iran's nuclear sites, how would you have preferred this to go down? Iran fires missiles at our bases (without advanced notification). ...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 11:52 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    You'd been screaming for Biden's head if he pulled this stunt, and you know it. RIP Bill Moyers: “But in a way I’m relieved because I honestly...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 11:47 AM
    paul, you can't really be this simple.
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 11:29 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    I'm visualizing the scene at the air base in Qatar. The base commander (BC) gets a message from the Mid-East command (MEC): MEC:"Abandon the base...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 11:22 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    What he did is a clear violation of our Constitution, Article III, Section 3. If Obama or Biden had done the same, they should have instantly been...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 10:09 AM
    This is unironically what a far too significant portion of Democrats believe. I have nothing in common with these people, and there is no reason for...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 10:02 AM
    Yes, if Trump can trade dropping 14 bunker busters on Iran's nuclear facilities for a telegraphed, symbolic lobbing of 14 interceptable missiles at a...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 08:57 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    If they're OK with that, they'll probably love the new racism. Also impressive. ...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 08:55 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    So the keyboard warriors are OK with a President giving an enemy the OK to bomb our base? That's impressive on their part.
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    Today, 08:14 AM
    If that story is true, it's one of the greatest deals in American military history. Impressive.
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Today, 07:23 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-nato-summit-the-hague-netherlands-june-25-2025/ That is from a press...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    Yesterday, 11:28 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    25 years AFTER the Vietnam War, we had a balanced budget and no deficits. 25 year later, we don’t. Also….wait….what? The UN guy agrees with our...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 08:57 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Returning to those tax levels would appear to increase revenues back to around 20% of GDP. Not quite enough to overcome our spending increase, but a...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 05:18 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Miscellaneous Stuff in Out on the Mall
    RIP the "Cobra".
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 04:38 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Yet despite all those challenges, Clinton handed Bush a balanced budget with a surplus. Not hard to figure out what went wrong.
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 02:20 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    You only have so much political capitol in 2 years with a congress on your side. R's used it to cut taxes (primarily helping the rich) which...
    27413 replies | 7138463 view(s)
  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 01:55 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Since the 2017 tax cuts primarily helped the top earners, they would bear the cessation of the cuts...after 8+ years of benefits. Yes, the lower...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 01:31 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tax-cuts-2025-budget-reconciliation/
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 11:37 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    I certainly agree that people who violate the program should not be allowed to use it. But I don't agree with punishing those in need; especially to...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 11:10 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Politics in a big bill: 1 - Let's cut the hell out of Medicaid, and use the savings to extend the tax cut favoring the really wealthy 2 -...
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  • paulxu's Avatar
    06-28-2025, 10:27 AM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Some people have a hard time with facts and reality. And feel compelled to resort to name calling like 3rd grade kids, or our president. Does that...
    27413 replies | 7138463 view(s)
  • waggy's Avatar
    06-27-2025, 06:50 PM
    waggy replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    The current Trump administration has quite a few former Dems. These people aren't as far right as the remaining lefties think. It's just that the...
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    06-27-2025, 02:29 PM
    paulxu replied to a thread Politics Thread in The House of Smack
    Sneakers comment not directed to you. For all the people who signed up; I’m guessing they moved in to the phone. You probably understand he’s only...
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  • GoMuskies's Avatar
    06-27-2025, 01:20 PM
    I love that you still remember that and that you thought I was serious and not mocking Trump. That must be from like the first Trump admin. The...
    27413 replies | 7138463 view(s)
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