The Price of Gas and the Iranian War?

How are they connected? People with a lot of oil stocks are making truckloads of money. Perhaps better framed as a "shitload"?

Putin and Trump are friends. Putin supports Iran. Iran stops much of the oil going thru the Strait of Hormuz. Or as someone called it, the Strait of Trump.

Putin and Trump just recently had a 90-minute phone call.

In my opinion, Putin, Trump, and the leaders in Iran have conspired in some manner to drive up the price of oil. Nothing like a little war.

Putin needed the influx of cash into his war effort in Ukraine. He has benefited more than anyone else in this war, thus far. Oil is their main commodity.

Iran could also profit from the high fuel prices and the price of oil.

What sort of cut does Donald get?

First thing Democrats must do is to clean house at the FBI...

Once it is clean, then they can start investigating and prosecuting the criminals that have infiltrated all levels of our government.

It must be done and it must start somewhere. The FBI and the DOJ have never been more corrupt, not even when John Mitchell was in charge.

The crooks have come home to roost.

The Enabling Act of 1933

If the White House Correspondents wanted to hold their dinner in the new "ballroom"...?

Could they invite who they wanted to be the guest speaker of the evening? For example, could they invite Jimmy Kimmel to be the host?

How many press people would be barred from attending because they did not report favorably on the White House? This White House has already kicked out some news organizations from the White House press room. How many would they kick out of the new ballroom?

It would be like surrendering the First Amendment to the person in the White House. Would they really want to do that?

I think the best solution to the "ballroom" is "no ballroom". A Judge should order that the East Wing be rebuild, in my opinion.

How do you define "accountability"?

We all see the criminal acts. But there is no one home.

In my opinion, we will need to rebuild our institutions. Hopefully we can rebuild them better than they were previous to their near-extinctions.

We must rebuild the institution of the Justice Department. How big should the FBI be and what should be their duties? Should it remain a part of the Executive Branch or would the Judicial Branch be a more fitting place for them?

In my opinion, our country is in the middle of some deterioration. Some pessimists might ask if we can even be saved?

So long as we are here, I suppose we have to shoot for what is best for all?

Accountability is closer than we might think. The next election in November is not that far away. In my opinion, we need a think tank of some sort to define a strategy for how to deal with the change in power?

If not for the Russian press, we would not have known this?

But, this morning, Donald Trump had a phone call for 90 minutes with Vladimir Putin.

For ninety minutes.

Obviously that was more than enough time to say hello and how is your family? What did they discuss?

Coincidentally, today the Congress was able to get the Administration to release $400 million dollars to Ukraine.

But, when do people start asking more questions about this relationship between Trump and Putin?

"Russia, Russia, Russia" is hardly the answer the American people need.

It is time to face some harsh realities.

Republicans pretend that no one knows they are lying...

The King Charles speech before the Congress exposed them for what they truly are - lying hypocrites.

When the King spoke of the need to defend Ukraine, they stood in unanimous applause. And you thought they were on the side of the Russians

And when the King spoke of the Magna Carta and it's call for checks and balances and to hold kings and executives accountable, they stood and applauded as if they had not thrown the checks and balances into the crapper? What is their position?

And when he spoke of the many years of NATO and our alliances, Republicans cheered as if they have not echoed the sentiments of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in their desire to destroy NATO. What are people supposed to believe?

Do the Republicans know what side they are on? Are they that confused?

Or are they simply two-faced hypocrites?

Regardless of what you think of James Comey, his indictment and order for arrest....

... is a threat to us all.

How many DUers have written anything as threatening as "8647"? Probably everyone of us?

It shows that there are no boundaries with this White House and that free speech is under attack.

This ordered arrest for Comey is different. It is dangerous.

And we should take it very seriously.

Democrats: Do the American people really want a ballroom?

It seems to me to be about a 90-10 issue?

Ballroom. The word itself conjures up glitz and glamour and wealth.

Is this something the American people really want to celebrate.

If Democrats cannot use this issue to their advantage, then what are they waiting for?

At first, he was going to have his wealthy friends pay for it. Perhaps laundered money?

Then Lindsay Graham says the taxpayers should pay for it? He asked, what is more important than protecting the Commander in Chief? How long do they expect this Commander in Chief to use this ballroom? They talk as if Trump is going to be in charge forever.

More analysis of the 60 Minutes interview...

Trump knew what was in the alleged shooter's manifesto. He told Norah O'Donnell that he had read it. But, he was surprised that she brought it up? What did he think? That the subject was taboo?

Then he attacked her and called her a disgrace for bringing up the subject of the manifesto. He told her that he had been totally exonerated on all rape and pedophilia charges.

Several questions remained. Why did he choose to go to this WHCD and had skipped all the rest? He made it public about a week before that he intended to attend. He was going to pretend to be a defender of the First Amendment?

We still do not know if the gunman fired shots or how many shots he fired? Why the secrecy? Who knows this guy? What do his friends say about him?

It may not have been staged but it sure raises a lot of questions.