I spent a lovely time with my wife this past Memorial Day holiday weekend, despite with things around the world at the edge of chaos. There were garage sales, backyard gatherings, bbq’ing and wonderful weather. We laid idle for a spell under the sun, accomplished some “honey dos” and then laid out under the stars to watch a meteor shower. All of that seems idyllic and it was indeed.
As a former teacher living in Texas, I am simply disgusted about the response to the shootings and the lack of leadership to stop this. Living in the country with the most mass shootings (by far), and in the state that has the most vocal leaders for the 2nd Amendment is horror enough. But when a mass shooting at an elementary school, perpetrated by an 18 year-old with 2 automatic rifles, is not enough to stop the NRA rally from occurring that weekend, I throw in the towel. No one is willing to admit that people don't need assault weapons, and I'm tired of hearing about how the mental health system needs to be looked at. Nothing happens, and more people die. In Japan, it takes almost a year to take necessary classes, pass a test, then have police interview family/friends before one is issued a gun. No handguns allowed. Only rifles, limit 3.
And we can't even agree on red-flag laws. Other countries have to be looking at the US, wondering why nothing is changing. Just ask a senator or congressman. No, better not, probably won't like the blank stare you'll get.
"watch the unedited live inquiry and testimony of the hearings."
Wow. On the eve of the live hearings, we learn that there is a bunch of video from a professional documentary maker who is a Liberal. Just a few days ago, we learn that an executive producer from a Liberal news network has been hired to present the live hearings.
So, this seems like raw, real, unedited Justice being carried out?
McCarthy submitted I think 5 Republican Reps. Pelosi rejected a couple, due to their political views (?) so McCarthy gave up trying to submit any Republicans for the Jan 6 committee. So, Pelosi - with no political bones in her body - got to pick the entire committee.
There are thousands of hours of footage of the Jan 6 events. Why not upload it all to some website and let us all have access?
It is a legit concern to wonder about the injustice going on. All of this is political theater.
If someone somewhere had Trump behaviors that fit "insurrection," we would have heard of it.
Instead, we keep hearing breathless news reporters claim that someone may have finally found something. Trump-haters follow along. Why wold Trump have been trying to boost up Capitol Police and National Guard for this event?
And why did Pelosi fail to honor this request?
Over the decades, I had done tons of "grass roots" politics with the Democrat Party. Now, I, and many others, see pure politics and power grab as their goal, not the values we hold.
James Carvel was just on TV recently talking about how Democrats are playing the wrong cards.
Once I opened my mind to seeing the Dem Party, at the national level, as all about power, I do see the "edge of chaos" better.
I remember watching the Watergate Hearings. we are not about to see something of a repeat of that. Not at all. We are seeing a Hollywood production. In the end, there will be no "smoking gun" that Trump was going for insurrection. we already have enough info to figure this out.
what might we learn if we explore more? That just like the Whitmer "kidnapping," with 6 recruited people and 12 FBI agents, the riotous behavior was fomented and directed by agents of the federal government.
We Democrats used to be against this stuff. We talked disparagingly about abuse of power by the FBI, such as them investigating MLK, and CIA - especially the CIA and their secret ways, playing politics in Central America and the Middle East, overthrowing actual democracy in those places.
Yes. Edge of Chaos. Totalitarian regimes evolve by common paths. A one-party state, arresting political opposition, making arms illegal, controlling the media, etc.
Sad to say. i talk with a few other life-long dems, and little by little the illusion fades away as we face cold hard facts.
Boggs - We had the Housing Crisis. Who did the Dem Party fight for? The Little Guy, who needed helps with his mortgage? Or the Too Big to Fail Banks. Be open minded as you watch this delicately and tightly scripted witch hunt. Which like the Mueller Report will conclude:
CONCLUSION
Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.
"R.L., I've been arrested plenty a times just for being black and nearby." Samuel L. Jackson, as Lazarus Redd, in the 2006 film "Black Snake Moan."
Yeah, the African American community knows.
As a former teacher living in Texas, I am simply disgusted about the response to the shootings and the lack of leadership to stop this. Living in the country with the most mass shootings (by far), and in the state that has the most vocal leaders for the 2nd Amendment is horror enough. But when a mass shooting at an elementary school, perpetrated by an 18 year-old with 2 automatic rifles, is not enough to stop the NRA rally from occurring that weekend, I throw in the towel. No one is willing to admit that people don't need assault weapons, and I'm tired of hearing about how the mental health system needs to be looked at. Nothing happens, and more people die. In Japan, it takes almost a year to take necessary classes, pass a test, then have police interview family/friends before one is issued a gun. No handguns allowed. Only rifles, limit 3.
And we can't even agree on red-flag laws. Other countries have to be looking at the US, wondering why nothing is changing. Just ask a senator or congressman. No, better not, probably won't like the blank stare you'll get.
"watch the unedited live inquiry and testimony of the hearings."
Wow. On the eve of the live hearings, we learn that there is a bunch of video from a professional documentary maker who is a Liberal. Just a few days ago, we learn that an executive producer from a Liberal news network has been hired to present the live hearings.
So, this seems like raw, real, unedited Justice being carried out?
McCarthy submitted I think 5 Republican Reps. Pelosi rejected a couple, due to their political views (?) so McCarthy gave up trying to submit any Republicans for the Jan 6 committee. So, Pelosi - with no political bones in her body - got to pick the entire committee.
There are thousands of hours of footage of the Jan 6 events. Why not upload it all to some website and let us all have access?
It is a legit concern to wonder about the injustice going on. All of this is political theater.
If someone somewhere had Trump behaviors that fit "insurrection," we would have heard of it.
Instead, we keep hearing breathless news reporters claim that someone may have finally found something. Trump-haters follow along. Why wold Trump have been trying to boost up Capitol Police and National Guard for this event?
And why did Pelosi fail to honor this request?
Over the decades, I had done tons of "grass roots" politics with the Democrat Party. Now, I, and many others, see pure politics and power grab as their goal, not the values we hold.
James Carvel was just on TV recently talking about how Democrats are playing the wrong cards.
Once I opened my mind to seeing the Dem Party, at the national level, as all about power, I do see the "edge of chaos" better.
I remember watching the Watergate Hearings. we are not about to see something of a repeat of that. Not at all. We are seeing a Hollywood production. In the end, there will be no "smoking gun" that Trump was going for insurrection. we already have enough info to figure this out.
what might we learn if we explore more? That just like the Whitmer "kidnapping," with 6 recruited people and 12 FBI agents, the riotous behavior was fomented and directed by agents of the federal government.
We Democrats used to be against this stuff. We talked disparagingly about abuse of power by the FBI, such as them investigating MLK, and CIA - especially the CIA and their secret ways, playing politics in Central America and the Middle East, overthrowing actual democracy in those places.
Yes. Edge of Chaos. Totalitarian regimes evolve by common paths. A one-party state, arresting political opposition, making arms illegal, controlling the media, etc.
Sad to say. i talk with a few other life-long dems, and little by little the illusion fades away as we face cold hard facts.
Boggs - We had the Housing Crisis. Who did the Dem Party fight for? The Little Guy, who needed helps with his mortgage? Or the Too Big to Fail Banks. Be open minded as you watch this delicately and tightly scripted witch hunt. Which like the Mueller Report will conclude:
CONCLUSION
Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.
Now, we have swung 180 degrees.