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31 minutes ago, Beerman said:

I agree somewhat, heckling was out of line.  But, ripping up the speech,  while the Speaker and right behind the President was just as bad.

Not really. 

It's a matter of opinion but, the speech was ripped after the presentation was concluded...not as a heckle in the midst of a sentence. 

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33 minutes ago, Beerman said:

And, although I don't agree with the tactic, Boebert is fearless, and her actions are effective.  That scares the crap out of liberals.

Why do you think that liberals are afraid of Boebert...because she is a 2nd amendment activist? She certainly isn't scaring anyone with her political savvy aeb the heckling and other questionable behavior.  

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1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

Not really. 

It's a matter of opinion but, the speech was ripped after the presentation was concluded...not as a heckle in the midst of a sentence. 

Yes, really.  Pelosi was in the camera shot, knew she would be seen, was premeditated.

Boebert didn't know what he was going to say.  Reaction likely came from the gut.

And, if she hadn't done that, those 13 lives wouldn't have been acknowledged.

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5 hours ago, Beerman said:

I agree somewhat, heckling was out of line.  But, ripping up the speech,  while the Speaker and right behind the President was just as bad.

I think she was making a statement and I liked it but it would have been more professional to just walk away.  At least she waited until the end.  So I guess I "somewhat" agree.

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5 hours ago, Beerman said:

And, although I don't agree with the tactic, Boebert is fearless, and her actions are effective.  That scares the crap out of liberals.

That's like saying Maxine Waters scares the crap out of conservatives.

MJG has hate in her heart but is fearless too.  That's not a quality to be admired in her.

Beobert seems to be motivated by her beliefs.  I don't think liberals fear her anymore than any other republican at this point.

I would say that were congress full of people like her there would be something to fear.  Having four more years of Trump is something that scares the crap out of liberals.   But it's also motivating and while Democrats can't seem to get their act together they aren't cowering in the corner in fear.  They defeated Trump and the dogma of Boebert in the short term.  They may loose big in November true, but they will do so standing upright.

In the meantime she's mocked by liberals as being a fool just like Waters is by conservatives.

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7 hours ago, toomuchbaloney said:

We watched the address, as we usually do.  Biden seemed to be looking for agreement.  

From what I read it was the only time Republicans applauded with the President and Democrats. It seems that our bipartisan leaders are supportive of Ukraine and not Russia.

From what I see and read there is widespread support of the American people with Ukraine, but for a fringe like the conference I posted above that MTG attended and I don't think they have the sense to know anything about the situation.  

 

 

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The Republicans are still supporting the craziest people:  This is from The Bridge, an on-line newspaper with exclusively Michigan news:  

The Donald Trump wing of the Republican Party won big in Michigan this week, as two dark-horse state House candidates won primaries after echoing false claims about election fraud and other conspiracy theories, Zahra Ahmad and Jonathan Oosting report.

One was backed by Melissa Carone, whose testimony about Detroit elections was mocked on Saturday Night Live. Another claimed the Ukraine war and pandemic are "fake." Both show how much — and how quickly — the GOP

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8 hours ago, toomuchbaloney said:

Why do you think that liberals are afraid of Boebert...because she is a 2nd amendment activist? She certainly isn't scaring anyone with her political savvy aeb the heckling and other questionable behavior.  

There is nothing to fear from a self-promoting moron.  She's depressing and an embarrassment, but doesn't there's no inspiration of fear going on here.  Promoting the ability to amass an armory in one's house will eventually not be enough to persuade  businesses to come into a state that would elect someone so unstable.

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9 hours ago, Beerman said:

And, although I don't agree with the tactic, Boebert is fearless, and her actions are effective.  That scares the crap out of liberals.

Hahahahahahaha!  Good one B!

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If Biden was a decent leader, he would have already done this.  But, he's afraid of the Green Wing of his party.  And Ukraine has suffered for it, and the rest of us put in danger.

"Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday proposed bipartisan legislation to ban Russian energy imports in response to the invasion of Ukraine, calling it a counter to Russia "weaponizing" energy."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/596776-manchin-murkowski-lead-bipartisan-bill-to-ban-russian-energy

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25 minutes ago, Beerman said:

If Biden was a decent leader, he would have already done this.  But, he's afraid of the Green Wing of his party.  And Ukraine has suffered for it, and the rest of us put in danger.

"Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday proposed bipartisan legislation to ban Russian energy imports in response to the invasion of Ukraine, calling it a counter to Russia "weaponizing" energy."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/596776-manchin-murkowski-lead-bipartisan-bill-to-ban-russian-energy

It's not clear how that legislation translates to questioning Biden's leadership unless it's all just partisan animus but, okay. 

It seems to me that russian oil is going to be increasingly difficult to import anyway, regardless of the ban but a ban will insure that none gets through.  American oil production was projected to increase before Putin lost his mind so maybe the current crisis will stimulate even more production. Marathon is the largest importer of Russian oil but they are not saying much about their intentions.  Other companies are making statements or taking action in response to the violence in Ukraine. 

On a side note, the Permanent Fund in Alaska that pays each Alaska resident for staying in state all year is invested in Russian gas and oil. We are likely to feel the pinch in more than just high prices on everything.  Additionally, all this talk from Putin about how Ukraine is just an old part of Russia that's being restored is making some Alaskans nervous.  There have long been rumors and whispers about how the Russian government viewed the exchange as a lease rather than a sale of the Alaska territory. It gets some folks up here really riled up.

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6 hours ago, Beerman said:

If Biden was a decent leader, he would have already done this.  But, he's afraid of the Green Wing of his party.  And Ukraine has suffered for it, and the rest of us put in danger.

"Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday proposed bipartisan legislation to ban Russian energy imports in response to the invasion of Ukraine, calling it a counter to Russia "weaponizing" energy."

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/596776-manchin-murkowski-lead-bipartisan-bill-to-ban-russian-energy

 

When should Biden have done this?  Doubtful if he did it at the start it would have helped Ukraine as they've been planning this for a while and build up a reserve to withstand sanctions in the short therm.

Biden is concerned about inflation and high gas prices so is hesitant.  His poll numbers are already bad.  So inflation and gas prices go up and Biden gets blamed for that.  It also plays into their hands because they want him to reverse some of his policies about domestic production.

I do agree though it make sense to ban imports. 

I think Biden knows the green wing of his party isn't too powerful, and some of his agenda goes through without them, and that there isn't much of a green wing in the senate to worry about.  It's moderates like Machin that cause the most headaches.

When it comes to the green wing of his base, he really has them anyway.  They are more like to vote Democrat than Republican.  There is the Green Party and other parties that while are a headache aren't something he fears right now.

In my opinion.

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"What likely will happen is that, you know, that oil will find its way to China and we'll fill in with other sources. So it might not have as big an impact on Russia as we might think. But it still feels like the right thing to do," Murphy added.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/congress-russian-oil-imports-ban/index.html

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