2020...

I think you can find fault in anyone if you really want to see it.
But that said, I sure don't see how anyone could claim that Espola is afraid to articulate his beliefs, or unable to defend those beliefs. If anything I think your problem with Espola would better be described as he's a little smart and bold?
He's the self proclaimed smartest poster in the kitchen...thus Magoo.
 
Funny how if you think about it... not giving isn't actually free either.
Like we can decide not to pay for infrastructure, but it doesn't mean it's free, just that the cost has been deferred onto future generations.
You’re way over his head. Iz doesn’t understand about investment.
 


Joe Biden Puts On His Cool Clothes and Wokes Up: ‘I Respect No Borders.’ Can Ya Dig It?

Posted at 7:48 pm on July 11, 2019 by Alex Parker



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2020 presidential hope-to-be Joe Biden is letting the world know he’s just as cool as the cool kids, Daddy-O — and he ain’t into borders.

During a foreign policy speech Thursday, the former vice president said that, as Leader of the Free World, he’d be a Harlem Globetrotter.

Oh, wait — delete the “Harlem” part. Maybe he’ll add that when he campaigns in Chicago.

Joe vowed to “extend our presence around the globe.”

Is that really what we need?

Either way, borders aren’t nearly groovy. He’s hip, man.


In addition to slickin’ his hair with Vitalis and courtin’ coolness, Biden was, it seems, trying to paint himself as a world’s worth of different than Donald Trump. He noted that working with other nations doesn’t make America “suckers. Hence, he’ll “reimagine” our relationships with foreign entities.





I thought the Dems insist Trump is working with the Russians?

The erstwhile Obama official landed a direct hit on the White House:

“Working cooperatively with other nations to share our values and goals doesn’t make America, as it seems to imply in this administration, suckers.”

What does it do, Joe?

“It makes us more secure. Enables us to be more successful. We amplify our own strengths, extend our presence around the globe, magnify our impact while sharing the burden of leadership with our partners.”

We “share” the burden of leadership with other countries? I thought we’re autonomous.

Joe reached in his pocket and pulled out one of the most trite mechanisms in politics — the ol’ “this era demands it, like other eras didn’t”:





“No country, even one as powerful as ours, can go alone in the challenge of the 21st century.”

He messed up — when you make that statement in politics, it should always include “can’t afford” — as in, “We can’t afford to go alone…” Get with the program, Joseph.

But I’ll give him a pass. Albeit stale as a 10-day old doughnut, such a claim in the Washingtonsphere always posseses 2 virtues:


 
Socialism Is Back, and the Kids Are Loving It
How dangerous is the democratic socialist resurgence?
ROBBY SOAVE | FROM THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE

For decades, democratic socialism was an old man's ideology. Its adherents were aging hippies, old-time union organizers, and folks who fondly remembered the pre-'60s left. As recently as 2013, the average member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was 68 years old. Even today, the ideology's best-known spokesperson, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), is 77.

But Sanders is suddenly an outlier. Today, most DSAers are young: The average member is 33. The ideology's second-best-known spokesperson, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.), is just 29. And the DSA's ranks have grown larger as well as younger. Socialist gatherings buzz with youthful energy, and they are taking place all over the country.
 
Robert Mueller's hearings in Congress could be delayed a week
House Democrats are trying to negotiate the format of the hearings before the Judiciary and Intelligence committees that were set for next week.

Author: MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press
Published: 8:18 AM PDT July 12, 2019
Updated: 8:18 AM PDT July 12, 2019
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are considering a delay of special counsel Robert Mueller's high-profile hearing next week, a development that comes amid concerns over the short length of the scheduled hearings before two committees.

The House Judiciary and intelligence committees are considering delaying the July 17 hearing as they negotiate with Mueller's representatives and the Justice Department over the format, according to two people familiar with the talks. The delay would be in exchange for more time for questioning.

One of the people said the hearing would be delayed a week. The people requested anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.

Mueller is scheduled to testify before the two committees in open session. He had expressed his reluctance to testify, and has said he won't go beyond his Russia probe report.

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Nutters want some milk to go with your T-bag?
 
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The drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson began disclosing its list price in TV ads, but three other drug manufacturers sued the government to avoid such disclosures.CreditCreditJohnson & Johnson

Espola's so called free drugs.
 
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The drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson began disclosing its list price in TV ads, but three other drug manufacturers sued the government to avoid such disclosures.CreditCreditJohnson & Johnson

Espola's so called free drugs.

My Medicare Part D payment is about $25/month, and I pay a reduced fee (usually less than $10 for each monthly refill) at the pharmacy. I don't recall making any statement about free drugs, other than the immunizations I got the other day at the end of my physical, and the drugs that were administered to me while I was in the hospital.

I guess when you are backed into a corner you can always light a strawman on fire as a distraction.
 
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