Uh-HUH!!!

No kidding.

Just stay safe!

Thanks for checking in, though. Good luck to all of Florida! Hang in there, everybody!

I do, too! Magnificent manifesto this is!

Brava, KentuckyWoman!

I've even taken to hijacking one of their favorite slogans, and turning it upside down.

"YES! You're exactly RIGHT! 'Freedom ISN'T free'! It costs the blood of patriots - AND TAX MONEY."

Not necessarily OR automatically.

And whatever he might trumpet as a "win" is undoubtedly going to be misleading anyway. Don't forget, this is The Guy Who LIES. He's only interested in what will help him get away with something or line his pockets. If we taxpayers wind up benefiting, that's just some lucky coincidence. His word means nothing and it's not to be trusted. If he tells you his name is donald trump, get a second opinion!

Indeed. That's a VERY good point.

Takes me back to the growing discomfort I feel as a donor state resident, from one of those "high output" areas. I find myself getting tired of having to prop up those red state "low output" areas. Sometimes I find myself not wanting to help them anymore. I find myself thinking - "you hate government? You hate us 'libtards' in our blue states who are embracing the future and evolving, forward-looking societies? Well, FINE! Go be on your own then. Go back to the 18th century or the 6th century or even 500 BC or whenever-the-hell it is that you think is better than now. Learn to do it without our help, our innovations, our open, inclusive societal structures, AND our tax money."

It's becoming an ongoing conflict within me. I know that's not a good way to view things, but sometimes that's directly where I go. I needled a conservative-leaning friend about that recently. My friend lives in Texas and hangs with rednecks and spent a considerable amount of time insisting that Hurricane Harvey had "NOTHING to do with climate change!" And as I proceeded with my rebuttal, I added that I looked forward to watching all his "I hate the government" friends yelling for FEMA help and government leadership - and funding. Which I reminded him comes from TAX MONEY because charity and churches alone can't handle these extremes of need.

I'm really conflicted about all this. I believe strongly in what Matthew 25:35-45 says about how you treat "the least of these" - but there's a growing part of me that just wants to say "screw 'em." Seems to me if one believes in tolerance, one really does need to practice it. And it's DAMN HARD!!!

Reality. It bites. Bites even those who insist there's no such thing.

trump sure has "built that wall," hasn't he.

Damn...

Deal, schmeal. Anyone who thinks he's ready to "turn over a new leaf"

is a fool. There's been no "deal" or "rapprochement" with the Dems. He's just looking for that elusive "win" so he can put points in the board and serve pablum to his already tragically foolish base. Count on him to switch on a whim, whenever he thinks he can get the better of whatever side he's playing with/against.