Of course they’re taking years off my life, but still…

@Jolly said in Can the unthinkable become thinkable.: We have enough problems getting our best and brightest to run for public office. Well, the thread has come full circle.

I suspect Mr. Biden A) hasn't created any jobs, and B) soon won't be there, in the office or among the living.

My father sat on the EIA committee that defined the interoperability standards for the cellular telephone network of the United States. He was closely involved in this from the 70s until the mid 80s.

They will all be living in the USA within 6 months. Mr. Biden will make it happen asap.

Wonder what the guy who did it would think that 1000 years later, his poop would be famous.

There are a lot more Muslims in France.

C'mon. A nice rack is a nice rack. bathyboobs or whatever it was. It might be good as part of a pick-up line conversation starter, but like I said, a nice rack is, is. . . simple and nicely inclusive.

Jon, I swear, you'd think a camel has a nice rack.

Please re-edit the title back to the original. Thank you.

@jon-nyc said in And then what???: Jolly’s answer is probably what will happen. I can’t imagine they’d risk another election. Problem is also the Palestinian authority is at its weakest with Abu Mazen about to shuffle off this mortal coil and then there will be a horrific struggle between fatah factions to gain control. They can’t run Gaza. Maybe the key lies with Qatar. On one hand a sorta US ally. On the other hand deeply invested in Hamas. And overflowing with oil cash. They can easily finance some sort of civil administration. Under US watchful eyes. Israel will not consider taking civil control of Gaza.

@89th said in Hannity vs Ramaswamy: I had the same thoughts George. Or hopefully, maybe Hannity knows that Nikki would be much better for the long term impact on the GOP than another Trump sycophant. That and the fact that in the current atmosphere of global unpleasantness, the USA cannot afford yet another four years of the loose cannon, Trump, or one of his apprentices in the oval office. The GOP race has much better and winnable options to offer the nation.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Hay Jolly! I miss Trump: Why is he the only one without orange juice? I noticed that too. Insert joke about the orange man already having enough orange.

The U.S. and Qatari governments have agreed to block Iran from accessing any of the $6 billion it gained access to as part of a prisoner swap deal between the Biden administration and Tehran last month, The money was transferred last month from a South Korean bank to a bank in Qatar. Iran could access the money only through a series of steps, including oversight by the Treasury Department, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/us-qatar-agree-not-release-iran-6-billion-prisoner-swap-rcna120135

George is right. I did however, meet MFR in Mt Adams.

@jon-nyc said in Why Russia Embraces Tucker Carlson: @Horace said in Why Russia Embraces Tucker Carlson: @jon-nyc said in Why Russia Embraces Tucker Carlson: I guess I see intellectuals as a more or less distinct class from activists and mere pundits like the names you mention. But maybe Loury and McWhorter should be so considered. I wouldn't be too precious with the word. People like Ezra Klein and Jonah Goldberg and VDH are public intellectuals. Yeah but the “public” in front of it makes them a bit more pundit-y. In practice, I take it to mean that they think and communicate serious, well-informed thoughts about cultural issues. As opposed to people who think and communicate serious, well-informed thoughts about things with no cultural valence. The word "public" distinguishes those two sorts.

I am not sure why it was, but the article for me, was really difficult to read. Did not seem to "flow" at all.