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Ojo Rojo

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  1. The implications are worst case scenario - that the U.S. becomes a fascist, authoritarian state. No understatement from me there. But implications are different than what has actually happened or even the odds of that happening. There's been a lot of talk. A couple of suicides by FBI. I'm not saying not to be alarmed or on guard. I just don't agree, based on what has happened already and what is likely to happen in the future, that it's all over, we've lost, etc. etc. etc.
  2. I still think you are overstating a bit. Nevertheless, if Republicans all of a sudden just say, "Fuck Trump!" and they lose all of his supporters - that is political suicide. They are not going to do it. Would that be the right and moral thing to do? Would it be better for our country? Yes! Yes! Fuck yes! And THAT is the problem - politics, what we want collectively, is not lining up with what is good for us.
  3. You replied before I was done with my last post. My reply to 'stache is almost exactly what you are saying. We are at a moment in time where a certain set of policies, which are very bad for the country as a whole, are winning or close to winning important elections. The guy who has no shame, no conscience and is 100% completely and totally self-centered became president because he cradled the balls, stroked the shaft, worked the pipe and swallowed the gravy of those heinous policies. Others are following his example. He lost in 2020. If there is no resurgence in 2024 we've seen the high water mark.
  4. It's too many; I fully agree with that. Exactly what group we're talking about and exactly how many of them there are is up for discussion. But whether it's 50% or 30% or 25% matters. Uh, no. Republicans are not monolithic. They are not all Trumptards without brains. I would say most R members of Congress probably know exactly what Trump is. The problem is that politics dictates that they need Trump voters to win, so they court them. Republicans would be committing political seppuku if they disavow Trump at the national level.
  5. That's sort of what hyperbole is - saying "half" when it's really more like 30%.
  6. I think this is hyperbole. Half the country isn't made of Trumpist nuts with zero critical thinking skills. The Trumpists aren't all supporting Russia in a war against NATO. For one thing, there is no war between Russia and NATO. Let's keep it real.
  7. So in order to "win" we must become the thing that has brought about the need for a battle in the first place? What's the point of that? When thoughtfulness and objectivity are seen as weakness, we have already lost. Winning the right way takes patience, because it takes longer with more frustration and aggravation along the way. I'm an optimist and I'm old enough to take a longer view. Some crazy, scary and disappointing shit has happened, but we're still here. Things are still working more or less the way they are supposed to. Let's keep going.
  8. Oh, I hope that both of those things are true. I'm just saying we can't take that for granted. Otherwise, we are guilty of the same level of fantasy without facts as the Trumptards.
  9. By my count we have six starting pitchers. Only four of those will be on the playoff roster, right? Or would we carry a starting pitcher to come out of the bullpen? Maybe Javier would come out of the pen and Garcia would be the odd man out if the playoffs started today, right?
  10. I'm trying very hard to remain objective about this whole thing. It's impossible to draw any conclusions about Trump's criminal liability or other categorized wrongdoing based on the information publicly available. We know he had documents he wasn't supposed to have. That's all we know right now. There are a whole lot of other bad facts here and it stinks to high heaven, but unless there was truly sensitive information in there or he was trying to do something illegal with them, like selling state secrets, then this may not be that big of a deal. It would be very similar to Hilary's email thing, in my opinion, if the docs were basically benign and he wasn't doing anything with them.
  11. Has this one already been mentioned: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34157005 I can't think of a worse way to go.
  12. Boy, Preller is NOT happy.
  13. I'd prolly do it for a $10M nonrefundable retainer.
  14. Please let this really be the beginning of a spectacular fireball.
  15. It was storming outside at the time, so no.
  16. ...because he wouldn't kiss the ring even after he handed him the election.
  17. I took my fees in trade.
  18. Best record in the AL and our manager is the worst EVAAARRR. LOL. Fans need to chill out and understand that it's possible that professional baseball people who have been in MLB for decades might know better than them how to manage a baseball team.
  19. I don't really geek out on TV stuff, so I'm not an expert. If I recall, I was able to watch all of the Longhorns games on Fubo last season except those on LHN.
  20. Sorry. No can do. That would be a fireable offense in my household.
  21. The Astros flip flops in the team store are only $15.
  22. I think so.
  23. Fubo, dude. It rules.
  24. Oh, she's not. She was watching a show on the TV in the living room and knew that if there was an Astros game on that I would want to change it over to the game. She was passive aggressively telling me not to turn off her show and turn on the Astros game.
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