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It would have been interesting to see how the socialized supermarkets dealt with shoplifters. The politicians who started the stores are the same ones who barely think shoplifting should be a crime.
Well, they wouldn’t have any police to enforce the laws even if they decided to…
@kluurs said in The America Party?:
I've always fantasized that a third party should be formed - with a narrow focus - to reorder the most egregious idiocy of the current system - term limits, establishment of a system that negates gerrymandering, something that limits congressional and judicial enrichment - - essentially new guardrails that inhibit governmental overreach - along with protections for the proverbial "common man/woman". One might suggest limiting the disproportionate influence of certain external actors - but then one might be accused of being anti-Christian, antisemitic, anti-woke, anti-union, or anti-something.
The problem is all the roadblocks the two parties have placed on state elections to prevent third parties from gaining traction. Perot 1.0 really was quite impressive in how far he got.
@89th said in The America Party?:
The commandeering lately has been in the fringe direction, it seems. Would be nice to have a party that attracted the moderates (the meat of the bell curve), ideally one that is fiscally responsible, strong military, judicially conservative, invests in the American economy and infrastructure, and empathetic to the vulnerable with pragmatic programs to help those in need. In other words, maybe we need Bill Clinton again?
LOL, you think that was Bill Clinton’s actual policies and not the compromise positions due to the Gingrich Congress…
Government run businesses are GREAT ideas…
Was fishing in the pond out back of our neighborhood with Finley and saw a huge honking snapping turtle. I mean at least 24” carapace. They just don’t get that big around here…
Link to videoWe were newly married at that time. In fact Lucas was a glimmer in my rum addled eye that trip…
@Mik said in Dad of the year, 2025:
One does wonder how a five year old got over the railing.
When Karla and I were on a cruise 20 years ago, I leaned against the railing, and the entire section opened up. Turns out it was a gate that wasn’t secured. I was suspended over open ocean. I have no trust of cruises, and even less now after reading this.
I’ve watched video of the boy doing bouldering. There’s one part where he has to launch himself to a handhold, hang by a hand, then pull himself up two hand holds before he can get a toe grip. It looks absolutely exhausting…
Still, had him helping me move a piano this afternoon, and was proud to see that he had to put his end down well before I needed to…
You may want to reconsider the paragliding ride painted in camouflage called Operation Thunderstrike.
Sincerely,
Common Sense.
Early adopter…
@jon-nyc said in I haven’t seen Jon post today, I wonder what he’s up to?:
Yay titties!
And a not insignificant chance of seeing a little make out action…
Hmmm, X links aren’t working…
@Mik said in RIP, Baseball’s Million Dollar Man:
I used to run into him a lot at the Montgomery Kroger. He was always very nice to fans.
He settled back in that area after he retired, too, I think?
Technically, Dave Parker was Baseball’s second million dollar contract, Nolan Ryan beat him by a few weeks, but Parker’s contract was bigger news because he was black. The guy had bats, batteries, and sacks of bolts thrown at him, and not by opposing team fans, but Pittsburgh fans…The year after he helped lead them to a World Series It gets glossed over as being related to the economic conditions in Pittsburgh at the time, that no athlete should be making $1M, but it’s understood in the region that it was based more on race, and the fact that Parker had a really bad rap. He was a guy that came across as being an asshole when he was trying to joke around.
From all accounts that I know from 3 people that personally knew him, he was actually a hell of a guy, a real sweetheart, but with a sense of humor that most people didn’t get.
Anyway, Rest in Peace, Cobra.
Are Teslas allowed to be cool again?
Look at you guys pretending Mamdani winning wasn’t a best case scenario for DJT….
