Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Benjamin Cole said: DG- Well, no one knew except Douglas Caddy. Query: Let's accept what you say as true. Was Trump's brand of personal diplomacy with Putin actually a success? After all, as soon as Trump left office, Putin invaded Ukraine, on Biden's watch. The Biden Administration made signal errors: 1. All but publicly offering Zelensky refuge (thus signaling defeat), and 2) also signaling it would never send troops to Ukraine and would honor Russia's no-fly zone over Ukraine. None of this exonerates Putin, who is obviously a revanchist thug, and also a crony capitalist who has made alliance with the Orthodox (Catholic) church (in short, a typical US ally, if in Latin America). So now the US effectively pours money into Communist China and is at war with capitalist-religious Russia. Funny how things turn out. Were we better off with Trump making deals on his secret cell phone on golf courses? No, I do not claim to be the only person to know. Those who know how the world works know. The middle of a golf course has long been known as a safe place to have a confidential conversation. Nixon's first public step outside after he resigned the presidency was with Anthony Provenzano in the middle of a golf course in New Jersey. What did they talk about? The Wikipedia entry about the union leader/mafia kingpin gives us a big hint. Anthony Provenzano - Wikipedia One of my favorite novelists, John D. MacDonald, wrote in one of his best-selling books about three lawyers who were playing golf with a judge. While the judge was getting ready to swing his club at the ball, the lawyers a short distance away talked casually but loud enough for him to hear about an inside stock tip that would pay off bigtime. Of course, it was just small talk among the lawyers and only a coincidence later when the judge ruled in their favor in an important case for which they stood to receive a lucrative fee. Edited September 14, 2022 by Douglas Caddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 New York Times headline today: Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Increase Will Be Largest in Four Decades, an Estimate Says Retirees will learn the amount of the increase for 2023 in October, and the current estimate is that it will be 8.7%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 House Oversight Committee wants to Know why Saudis gave Jared Kushner $2 billion (juancole.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 46 minutes ago, Douglas Caddy said: No, I do not claim to be the only person to know. Those who know how the world works know. The middle of a golf course has long been known as a safe place to have a confidential conversation. Nixon's first public step outside after he resigned the presidency was with Anthony Provenzano in the middle of a golf course in New Jersey. What did they talk about? The Wikipedia entry about the union leader/mafia kingpin gives us a big hint. Anthony Provenzano - Wikipedia One of my favorite novelists, John D. MacDonald, wrote in one of his best-selling books about three lawyers who were playing golf with a judge. While the judge was getting ready to swing his club at the ball, the lawyers a short distance away talked casually but loud enough for him to hear about an inside stock tip that would pay off bigtime. Of course, it was just small talk among the lawyers and only a coincidence later when the judge ruled in their favor in an important case for which they stood to receive a lucrative fee. Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Douglas Caddy said: New York Times headline today: Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Increase Will Be Largest in Four Decades, an Estimate Says Retirees will learn the amount of the increase for 2023 in October, and the current estimate is that it will be 8.7%. Though it will be eaten up immediately by in particular my electric (natural gas) bill and property taxes it can't get there quick enough. In my case it will help slow the bleeding somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 These 97 Members of Congress Reported Trades in Companies Influenced by Their Committees Pelosi and the Dems are now trying to pass a bill outlawing trading in stocks that Congressional members have committees in. In this article Kate Kelly exposes 97 members of Congress that "have the appearance" of conflict of interest. Interestingly it's pretty much right down the middle in Democrat to Republican with a slight edge.49-47 to the Democrats, who also have a slight edge in Congress. Both Pelosi and Mitch Mac Connell have appearances, but apparently not Schumer. Notable Republicans:Rand Paul, Adam Kinzinger, Thomas Massie, Mo Brooks, Dan Crenshaw, James Imhoffe Notable Democrats:Diane Feinstein, Zoe Lofgren, Tammy Duckworth, Ro Khanna, John Hickenlooper, Mark Warner https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/13/us/politics/congress-members-stock-trading-list.html?searchResultPosition=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 -Lauren Boebert - https://boingboing.net/2022/09/14/video-lauren-boeber-confuses-wonton-and-wanton.html "Congressmoron Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) reads a scene from her beloved Bible describing how the Romans apparently destroy their enemies with delicious dumplings:" "'And then, all hell broke loose. Rampant, evil, grabbing and grasping, vicious backstabbing. They made life hell on Earth with their envy wonton killing. I don't know what a wonton killing is. I'm gonna have to look that one up. But it sounds interesting. I don't think I wanna be a part of it." Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Steve Thomas said: -Lauren Boebert - https://boingboing.net/2022/09/14/video-lauren-boeber-confuses-wonton-and-wanton.html "Congressmoron Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) reads a scene from her beloved Bible describing how the Romans apparently destroy their enemies with delicious dumplings:" "'And then, all hell broke loose. Rampant, evil, grabbing and grasping, vicious backstabbing. They made life hell on Earth with their envy wonton killing. I don't know what a wonton killing is. I'm gonna have to look that one up. But it sounds interesting. I don't think I wanna be a part of it." Steve Thomas Steve, The only thing I can say in Colorado's defense is that Lauren Boebert is from Florida. And I'm, frankly, amazed that some Republicans in Colorado still want to re-elect this lady to Congress. Meanwhile, another shocker. Bill Barr's Durham investigation is, officially, a nothing burger. Durham investigation ends after three years of searching, $40 million spent, and nothing found (dailykos.com) Edited September 14, 2022 by W. Niederhut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 The army Putin spent 2 decades building has been largely destroyed in Ukraine, and Russia's 'strategic defeat' could threaten his regime (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 The New Yorker cartoon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Douglas Caddy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Supreme Court risks its legitimacy by looking political, Justice Kagan says - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Speaking of burger memes today, here's one for Ben and Jeff Carter... 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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