And so passes our generation's Jimmy Carter, and now it is time for our generation's Ronald Reagan. America has been through many hardships and as always, we find ways to pick up the pieces and continue to live life the best we can.

 

From this moment onward, I will not blame Obama, Clinton, or any other Democrat Official (appointed or elected) for any future failures America experiences. Unlike the Obama Administration, Democrat Congressmen, and other Democrat activists + voters, who chose to blame the Bush Administration for years anytime something went wrong or failed. It is time to put past previous misgivings and setbacks, so that we can strengthen ourselves and live the American dream. The book The Great Gatsby, while a work of fiction, makes it prominently clear we cannot hold onto the past if we choose to live in the present. Reality eventually catches up to us, dragging us out of euphoric nostalgia back into harsh life.
 

We are at the dawn of a new tomorrow. So I ask my fellow Americans, on both sides of the political aisle to set aside preconceived notions and actions that are detrimental toward fixing the wrongs our Country has endured. We can still respect one another's differences, but it is time to help heal this country and put it back on the road to prosperity. Let us give our new President a chance before we lambast and ridicule his future.

 

We have a lot of work ahead of us and times will still be hard. But as of today, for me, and a lot of other Americans, the light at the end of the tunnel just got a little brighter.

 

Lead our America well, President Trump.

 

And before anyone asks, I would still be saying this exact same thing if Hillary Clinton had won the November Election. My heart is for bettering America, not tearing it down.

 

For those who want to watch the Inauguration but do not have TV, WhiteHouseGov will be covering the event for free.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/inauguration-45th-president-united-states

You disgust me.

 

Consider this the last comment I make to you.

Trust me... I'm utterly amazed that I have the opportunity to begin to even the score. Have you seen the vile things the "tolerant" left is saying about us? I guess that "Love Trumps Hate" slogan was only okay when Hillary was a shoe-in.

 

If I disgust you, what do you call Hillary busting Bill as he checked out Ivanka?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtTR5oiPs0

Bill is a perv, that is an established fact. As for the bust...I mean, it was a nice gift, but I don't see why it should be in the oval office of all places instead of your own historical figures. After all, WC did a lot of stuff...for Great Britain! Not the US.

 

As for the protesters, they should get on with their lives. Trump is president, it's a done deal. So far he hasn't done anything horrible, give the guy a chance. When he's planning to do some sort of shit move, like restricting abortions or such, THEN come out and protest. In that case neutral parties will stand with you instead of seeing this charade as whiny people bitching about not getting their way.

I have a short list of personal heroes, and Winston Churchill, in my opinion, is one of the greatest men who ever lived. I have been asked several times in my life if I had a chance to have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? Churchill would be one I would strongly think about. If it wasn't for Winston Churchill, and all my brave British cousins... we would have lost World War II. There are some of us here in the USA that still know the truth, and we will not allow it to be forgotten.

 

There is a new series on Netflix called "The Crown"... John Lithgow as Winston, during his final years in public life... it's amazing... and I am waiting patiently for the release of Christopher Nolan's next film entitled "Dunkirk". It's high time we see this story, and maybe we can remember, just for a couple hours, what real men do when all you have left is hope.

And apperently it will just be the ADDITION of the bust of Churchill, no swab.

 

Thats why I like my newspaper, it's a day old so they can atleast get the complete story. We shouldn't rail against "MSM" (Mass Social Media, whatever that means anyway?) but against "SCOOP SCOOP, see this unverified and totally crazy headline!" types of news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFnI9CEhUk

Frank Luntz is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and this is the literal description of disgusting. I am optimistic about the future, but I am also a realist, and I believe Mr. Luntz is correct about this. This is not the end of it... it's the beginning. It's what happens when we're dealing with zealots that have developed their entire world view after one night smoking a doob with their college professor while listening to a John Lennon song. You can tell how successful any group will be by counting how many American flags you can see... that are not in flames naturally. These people will lose, and the longer it takes for them to realize it, the uglier the loss will be for them. We're ready... have been for years.

Saw this video on Youtube and I wanted to share it here. After watching several others like it, reading a lot of material on the protests, speaking to some close friends and family, I've come to a few conclusions.

 

So much for tolerant progressives... Seriously though, keep on protesting and rioting. The rest of the country is seeing the true colors of the left and are getting sick of it.

 

Your candidate lost the election. Do you:

A: Reform your party, prepare for the next election, and choose a better candidate?

Or

B: Blame everyone but yourself, throw temper tantrums, and riot?

 

The smart choice is A. But go ahead and pick B. Because as long as this crap goes on, it gives Trump a better chance of winning reelection in 4 years. All they are doing is driving away Moderate voters with this extremist behavior. My wife and I spent some time with friends last night (none of whom voted for Trump, they all voted 3rd party), and they told us they can't believe how Democrats are acting. That how can you take people that act like this seriously? All 3 of them agreed they no longer will put up with this toxic behavior IRL or social media, that the left is demonstrating. The negativity and emotional upset was understandable in the beginning, but now it is just comes off as pathetic. Other moderates I spoke to over the weekend reflected the same things my friends said last night. Democrats lost the House, the Senate, the White House, and most state governments. How many times do they have to lose before they start to realize its not because of us, maybe its themselves?

 

At least the majority of the arrested individuals are facing Federal Rioting charges. With the possibility of up to 10 years in prison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IIjneZvy8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IIjneZvy8g

 

Take that trashcan! Take that window! That'll teach Trump!

 

Agreed 100% with what you said DM, and I'm happy to see moderates are being put off by this infantile behavior.

You would be hard pressed to find another company that has been more supportive of Democratic candidates, or the social issues that are so important to them... than Starbucks. Great coffee, but they are so left I can't stay inside their stores very long. To me, it's like a science fiction movie, when the lead dude has to enter the radiation chamber wearing a special suit that just buys him some time. He has to get in and do what needs to be done, and get out before he dissolves. That's me getting some fine java at Starbucks.

 

So I can't understand why they destroyed that Starbucks... it's like robbing your friends.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, (TPP)  just got killed by Executive Order. Another promise off the checklist.

 

He has also placed a freeze on all Federal hiring... except the US Military. Very cool. Now he needs to kick about 50% of the Federal salaries to the private sector. This is Donald Trump... he will have one guy doing the same job that 50 did under Obama.

 

The day has just begun!

He apparently also undercut Planned Parenthood. See dems, this is what I was talking about. THAT is a cause worth protesting for.

He apparently also undercut Planned Parenthood. See dems, this is what I was talking about. THAT is a cause worth protesting for.

They'll have to get back to you on that one. They are a little bit too busy destroying America while trying to prevent the President from "destroying" America.

Welcome to anarchists taken over the street to riot. Doesn't happen on football nights?

 

As for zealotry? Takes one to know one I guess. You 2 sides of the same coin as trying to the split that same coin on its long side, enjoy the rethoric flying over filled with hollow words and extreme thoughts. The very idea of courtesy is leaving this world, and not few are dancing on it so they can be as extreme as they feel justified.

He apparently also undercut Planned Parenthood. See dems, this is what I was talking about. THAT is a cause worth protesting for.

No... he reinstated a Reagan policy of no Federal funding to foreign organizations that perform abortions.

 

You guys have to get a grip on this, and get your facts straight, because Planned Parenthood will soon lose Federal subsidies. Planned Parenthood is not a government program, and is not under any threat of being closed down. Planned Parenthood is a private business. They do not need Federal funding to do their business. They are in the business of abortion. By Federal law, the US Government cannot fund abortions.

 

You can get all the abortions you want... just not with taxpayer money. Planned Parenthood saying they don't use taxpayer money for abortions is like the US Military saying they don't use taxpayer money to kill people... it's total nonsense.

lol where were all these people when it was time to vote?

lol where were all these people when it was time to vote?

 

As any good lazy youngster, on tumbler

Trump just signed Executive Orders for the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines... check, and check.

I don't suppose he'll move the issue of the Hawaiian observatories along, will he? I'd see more value in that.

I don't suppose he'll move the issue of the Hawaiian observatories along, will he? I'd see more value in that.

I have no idea what this is all about... is it a Paris or UN thing? If so, not likely.

 

The Democrats lost the support of the Unions yesterday... I knew that would happen, and I said so months ago. It's amazing to me that the media still has not learned how Trump manipulates their reporting. From the time he came down from the tower to announce his candidacy, to still this very day... he has them chasing their tails over things that mean nothing. Instead of talking about what's happening in the Senate, the TTP, the Keystone, his coming Supreme Court nominee, the Unions, you know... everything that is real news... he has them all talking about crowd size, protesting women, the MLK bust, who gets called for questions, and what he said to the CIA in front of the wall of stars. So, instead of doing their real job of reporting and analyzing the news... they spend all their time talking about things that mean nothing, and change nothing. Too funny

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea_Observatories#Opposition_and_protests

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea_Observatories#Opposition_and_protests

Hawaii is full of Democrat Environmentalists. If they are against it, they will fight it forever. So, I would still say, not likely.

 

I believe the Republicans have come up with an idea that I didn't even think of... and it's brilliant. I think they are going to pull out the "If you like your ObamaCare... you can keep your ObamaCare". So if they think their State is doing well with it, they can continue on that plan. States that want out... can get the hell out. I like it. ObamaCare depends on mandates and subsidies... so if some states keep using this piece of shit, their entire populations will split into givers and takers... and the givers will move. I can't wait to see this come down.

sorry, begin rant.exe:

 

except the reasons that many view the aca as a "piece of shit" were the results of a series of capitulations and compromises that the dems engaged in due to the obstructionist agenda that was ran by the right. The repubs made aca terrible, blamed the dems, and came up with no solid solution for 8 years. Instituting repeal votes 60+ times without any alternative when there were already millions who purchased from the marketplace. that's a piece of shit move 60 times over. 

 

And right now, their brilliant plan is to build the plane as it falls from the sky. And while I hope that what they propose is a net benefit for all, the republicans are clearly wanting to shift towards privatization and power to the states. The go-to for limited government advocates: capitalism solves everything (who needs financial regulations, 1998, 2002, 2008, pssh!) and WE<3 states rights. why? because of a lack in accountability. Part of the purpose for federal oversight is just that - FEDERAL REGULATIONS. What happens when shit goes unaccounted for and state/municipal law makers run amok? You get Flint. You get situations like Ferguson where a law enforcement system is found to be objectively racist. Would we have ever uncovered that without federal oversight? Maybe. But at least we have concrete data now on the issues due to investigations. R's have always loved the idea of a lack of accountability combined with a puritan view of capitalism that is incredibly misinformed and has proven as such with ACTUAL FACTS/DATA over the years

 

see, Bush era tax cuts: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/01/02/the-legacy-of-the-bush-tax-cuts-in-four-charts/?utm_term=.11eb21ebc51b

see for current admin purposes: Betsy DeVos' support of charter schools driven by a hunger for profit and a lack of transparency https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/01/betsy-devoss-accountability-problem/513047/).  

 

What about individuals in red states that ARE utilizing the ACA to treat themselves, and then the governing body is like nahhh, subsidies and taking care of our people creates and engenders this idea of "givers" and "takers." Another classic right-wing myth. The "takers" are people on food stamps barely getting by. The takers are people that need to take because they need the help. That's what being an American is about. ALL men are created equal. To say givers and takers is further inciting divisive rhetoric that ignores crucial facts. Even your own speaker thought as much! 

https://thinkprogress.org/paul-ryan-apologizes-for-calling-the-poor-takers-3581b60925a2#.tf984x8v4

 

ugh, just needed to vent. reading about all the executive orders after hearing for years r's crying foul over O's executive actions... I just needed to get a some thangs out. Meant no offense in any of the above, just impassioned-political discussion. 

reading about all the executive orders after hearing for years r's crying foul over O's executive actions...

I would much rather see policy put through Congress and have it come out as passed legislation. However, myself (and many Republicans) are perfectly okay with Trump using Executive Orders to nullify the prior Administration's Executive Orders.

Hey YB, this was a good rant!

 

I said somewhere earlier that the only thing that could help Democrats at this point is their own version of the Tea Party. I believe that is what they were trying to do with this march on the 21st, but there are many reasons it will fail. Staging a march on DC for liberals is very easy. Washington DC and all surrounding area is overwhelmingly Democrat. Also, many of those people that took part in the march had booked and paid for their hotels and airfare many months in advance... because they believed Hillary Clinton would win, and they wanted to be there to see that first woman President. So, instead of wasting their money, they decided to make it a protest. Many activist groups got involved, all run by former Obama, Clinton, and Sanders operatives, and financed with 90 million dollars of George Soros cash. It was way too early... and the only objection is a person.

 

In 2008 when Obama was elected, we accepted him as the President. He won the election. We didn't like it, but that's the way things work in the USA. We gave him a shot. We waited to see what he would do... and the first thing he went for was our healthcare. We started organizing the Tea Party in February 2009, and by April we were ready to begin... we hit on April 15th and the issues were healthcare and the Constitution... not the person... and our target was all of Congress, all of them.

 

We hit the House. We hit the Senate. We hit their Town Halls, and there was nowhere they could hide. We forced them to fight over which bill to pass for an entire year... and we forced them to pass a bill that nobody read, and everyone knew it would fail. Democrats thought they could force us to swallow it, and force us to fix it with single payer later. They lost the House in 2010, and it was over for the ACA then and there. They spent the next 4 years implementing it... and defending it. They lost the Senate in 2014. This is how the US citizens change the direction of their government... not by hating a man.

 

We were the opposition party. We opposed the policies, and obstructed everything at every turn. This happened because the other party didn't care about the concerns of the people, or the Constitution that makes it all possible. We expect Democrats to oppose us. It's the job of the "opposition party" to do so, but it's a lot easier to undo what has been done than it was to create the monster that so many people don't want.

There is constructive opposition, and there is opposition cause you are opposition. Guess which side gets most done? One side brings consensus while the other breeds a "us vs them" story that flips every election cycle.

 

 

 

The Democrats lost the support of the Unions yesterday... I knew that would happen, and I said so months ago. It's amazing to me that the media still has not learned how Trump manipulates their reporting. From the time he came down from the tower to announce his candidacy, to still this very day... he has them chasing their tails over things that mean nothing. Instead of talking about what's happening in the Senate, the TTP, the Keystone, his coming Supreme Court nominee, the Unions, you know... everything that is real news... he has them all talking about crowd size, protesting women, the MLK bust, who gets called for questions, and what he said to the CIA in front of the wall of stars. So, instead of doing their real job of reporting and analyzing the news... they spend all their time talking about things that mean nothing, and change nothing. Too funny

 

 

Unsure about which US news you follow, but I heared about all those things you mentioned, and more!

- no more federal staff hiring. Even thou it is at a 50y low, keeps declining in both absolute and relative numbers AND the state/smaller governments are hiring massivly.

- the children of Trump have in various configurations become CEO's of his vast empire. No clue about howmuch he still "owns" them thou.

- over 250k signed the Wite House website question to release Trump's taxes. Should be a nice press conference.

- Trump has started asking people to "make a plan to obliterate ISIS". And here I thought he had THE plan, the BEST plan!

 

 

Also a funzy I heared, the deferal of the US Embassy to Israel in Tel Aviv is actually an order that needs to be passed every 6 months or the embassy "should" return to Jerusalem. Hear the date is May somewhere. This is probably an even bigger beehive to poke then dropping the One-China policy. Enjoy?!

Thanks for chiming in my friend from Belgium. Glad to know you follow, but it doesn't matter who owns Trump's business, and he will never release his tax returns. It won't get him more votes if he did, and OMG!, he already won. The only people who care is the opposition party, and they only want to dig up and create controversy. Sorry... we won't help them do that.