The Rs did primaries -- Trump didn't bother with debates exactly because he kept winning the R primaries by 30(?) points, which seems fair enough. I didn't watch their debates but assume part of Trump's VP selection process looked at them.
Now, it's true that the Ds used lawfare on their own side to crush any competitive banter or actual primary choices. That sure bit 'em on the butt when the powers-that-be decided to swap out Sundown Joe. Not only had they blown the chance of publicly screening less elderly potential leaders for future years, they were left with no cover for selecting anyone but Harris, and the only thing Ds agreed before the swap was that she sucks. Also relevant, they lost the opportunity to screen for a new Veep choice not literally in bed with the Chinese.
The Ds seem to think the election is about Trump, while the Rs seem to think the election is about reversing the accelerating economic, crime, and mental health problems, unless it's about catching rockets, going to Mars, breaking up the CDC/FDA/et al., not killing or eating people's pets, and celebrating the Dems' embrace of the Cheney stank.
The Rs do look like they're having fun. My hunch is that the contrast doesn't make it a great year to be running two people whose idea of a perfect world appears to be abortions and the sexualized mutilation of pre-teens for their friends, jackbooted thugs and SWAT raids for their domestic foes (half or more of the country), and permawar for the rest of the world.
"The Rs did primaries", hence my qualifier "real". They held a primary where Donald Trump was treated by the party apparatus as the incumbent (he wasn't) and his supporters populated that same apparatus. A serious electorate would have demanded that Trump attend the debates and explain how it'd be different this time, but because the GOP is inherently unserious, instead they rewarded that with the nomination. If Trump loses tomorrow the party has itself to blame for not demanding better if its candidate.
Respectfully, I totally disagree. You forget that the entire GOP apparatus was framed 100% against Trump, including the despicable Ronna, drooling for anyone but Trump just as hard as the Dems were. On the other hand, the electorate had experienced four years of Trump as President, while the others were unknown relative to Trump's outsized impact. His *not* engaging in debates allowed the other folks to engage at equal levels so voters could assess. If he had been there we would have learned nothing about the others. I thought it was the right decision at the time and it looks even better in retrospect.
What I can't figure out is why a complaint about a wild, rabies-vector animal living in a home requires an armed response? A couple Animal Control agents and maybe a cop for back-up should be enough. Don't even issue a warrant. Now, if the homeowner is uncooperative, sure, get a warrant and send a couple of squad cars. But sending a SWAT team for a squirrel as your first move? That's nuts.
Once you get SWAT equipment, the urge to use it seems to be all but unstoppable. I wonder if this was their first mission and they were all jacked up on adrenaline?
And why the hell does this outfit have a SWAT team anyway? Or Swat equipment. They must not have an armored vehicle or they wold have used it.
"And why the hell does this outfit have a SWAT team anyway?"
Why? Because this when your mandate isn't to actually serve the people, but rather to make sure you spend every single penny that is directed to your department, this is what you do. You buy everything that is tangentially related to your department. Doesn't matter what the department is, just spend it.
What this demonstrates is how bloated state government is in NY. If Trump gets elected, and if he asks Elon & Ron Paul to head up a Government Inefficiency/Efficiency Committee, I think we would all be amazed at how much the federal government spends on non-essential personnel.
I watched the drama about Peanut play out on X and it was just unbelievable. It seemed as though we were being punched at first... could this possibly be real? And the more that came out about it, the sadder and more bizarre it got I agree with Bjorn. Such a ridiculous overreach and such a stupid ending. I hope the family and their charity OWN NY after it's all said and done.
I'm reminded of a great quote: "Any government big enough to give you everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have." Oh, you love that squirrel? Well, lemme see here ... Section 3, subsection F, paragraph 2a says, and I'm quoting here, "tough shit."
See, Peanut and his untimely demise is what you get when you are a one issue voter who only cares about that one issue, and not actual, you know, "Governing Principles."
Congratulations, New York, you sacrificed your principles so you could have Abortion on demand and now you're shocked that the Leviathan government will do whatever the hell it wants?
I don't know if this is a harbinger for how the election will go tomorrow but I think the raw nerve that was hit over Peanut is the slow realization that the state will bloody do what it wants, even if it makes little sense. The democratic party, which is the Big Government party, may get its nose bloodied tomorrow just on principle. From forced vaccinations, job loss and other COVID insanity, no one paid any price and we know they would do it again in a heartbeat, because they can. No one ever pays any cost for getting it wrong in the government. Tomorrow may be retribution not just for Peanut but for the last 4 years.
Maybe, next time, the electorate of both parties will insist on real primaries... lol, I know, I laughed too as I typed that out.
The Rs did primaries -- Trump didn't bother with debates exactly because he kept winning the R primaries by 30(?) points, which seems fair enough. I didn't watch their debates but assume part of Trump's VP selection process looked at them.
Now, it's true that the Ds used lawfare on their own side to crush any competitive banter or actual primary choices. That sure bit 'em on the butt when the powers-that-be decided to swap out Sundown Joe. Not only had they blown the chance of publicly screening less elderly potential leaders for future years, they were left with no cover for selecting anyone but Harris, and the only thing Ds agreed before the swap was that she sucks. Also relevant, they lost the opportunity to screen for a new Veep choice not literally in bed with the Chinese.
The Ds seem to think the election is about Trump, while the Rs seem to think the election is about reversing the accelerating economic, crime, and mental health problems, unless it's about catching rockets, going to Mars, breaking up the CDC/FDA/et al., not killing or eating people's pets, and celebrating the Dems' embrace of the Cheney stank.
The Rs do look like they're having fun. My hunch is that the contrast doesn't make it a great year to be running two people whose idea of a perfect world appears to be abortions and the sexualized mutilation of pre-teens for their friends, jackbooted thugs and SWAT raids for their domestic foes (half or more of the country), and permawar for the rest of the world.
"The Rs did primaries", hence my qualifier "real". They held a primary where Donald Trump was treated by the party apparatus as the incumbent (he wasn't) and his supporters populated that same apparatus. A serious electorate would have demanded that Trump attend the debates and explain how it'd be different this time, but because the GOP is inherently unserious, instead they rewarded that with the nomination. If Trump loses tomorrow the party has itself to blame for not demanding better if its candidate.
Respectfully, I totally disagree. You forget that the entire GOP apparatus was framed 100% against Trump, including the despicable Ronna, drooling for anyone but Trump just as hard as the Dems were. On the other hand, the electorate had experienced four years of Trump as President, while the others were unknown relative to Trump's outsized impact. His *not* engaging in debates allowed the other folks to engage at equal levels so voters could assess. If he had been there we would have learned nothing about the others. I thought it was the right decision at the time and it looks even better in retrospect.
Excellent points.
Meanwhile, the democrat governor of NY, where I live, claims that anyone that votes Republican is unAmerican.
Go figure.
What I can't figure out is why a complaint about a wild, rabies-vector animal living in a home requires an armed response? A couple Animal Control agents and maybe a cop for back-up should be enough. Don't even issue a warrant. Now, if the homeowner is uncooperative, sure, get a warrant and send a couple of squad cars. But sending a SWAT team for a squirrel as your first move? That's nuts.
Once you get SWAT equipment, the urge to use it seems to be all but unstoppable. I wonder if this was their first mission and they were all jacked up on adrenaline?
And why the hell does this outfit have a SWAT team anyway? Or Swat equipment. They must not have an armored vehicle or they wold have used it.
"And why the hell does this outfit have a SWAT team anyway?"
Why? Because this when your mandate isn't to actually serve the people, but rather to make sure you spend every single penny that is directed to your department, this is what you do. You buy everything that is tangentially related to your department. Doesn't matter what the department is, just spend it.
Exactly! With very little oversight and ridiculous regulations, red tape & paperwork. It's TPS reports on steroids. 😳
“TPS Reports” Perfect!
The tyranny of petty bureaucrats in three letter agencies who can not be fired.
Dude, if they'd had a drone to shoot a missile into his house, they would have used *that*.
What this demonstrates is how bloated state government is in NY. If Trump gets elected, and if he asks Elon & Ron Paul to head up a Government Inefficiency/Efficiency Committee, I think we would all be amazed at how much the federal government spends on non-essential personnel.
I watched the drama about Peanut play out on X and it was just unbelievable. It seemed as though we were being punched at first... could this possibly be real? And the more that came out about it, the sadder and more bizarre it got I agree with Bjorn. Such a ridiculous overreach and such a stupid ending. I hope the family and their charity OWN NY after it's all said and done.
You know who ELSE likes coin tosses?
https://youtu.be/opbi7d42s8E?si=opUZqXdV4z4Qlt4R
I'm reminded of a great quote: "Any government big enough to give you everything you need, is big enough to take everything you have." Oh, you love that squirrel? Well, lemme see here ... Section 3, subsection F, paragraph 2a says, and I'm quoting here, "tough shit."
See, Peanut and his untimely demise is what you get when you are a one issue voter who only cares about that one issue, and not actual, you know, "Governing Principles."
Congratulations, New York, you sacrificed your principles so you could have Abortion on demand and now you're shocked that the Leviathan government will do whatever the hell it wants?
I'm not.
I don't know if this is a harbinger for how the election will go tomorrow but I think the raw nerve that was hit over Peanut is the slow realization that the state will bloody do what it wants, even if it makes little sense. The democratic party, which is the Big Government party, may get its nose bloodied tomorrow just on principle. From forced vaccinations, job loss and other COVID insanity, no one paid any price and we know they would do it again in a heartbeat, because they can. No one ever pays any cost for getting it wrong in the government. Tomorrow may be retribution not just for Peanut but for the last 4 years.
I pray you're right!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Terrific memorial to P'nut. 🪽🪽 A subscriber chat sounds good.
https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/c8f2f33b-d0ca-4802-a11e-a4e775a0188e
BEST COLUMN EVER !!!
The one in the orange jumpsuit and hand cuffs, nothing will ever top that.