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Peter  V's avatar

I have stopped to wonder where we would be if Donald Trump had been elected in 2020. I firmly believe that there would be no Ukraine as a recognizable entity. It would be consumed by Russia. There would be no NATO or at least it would not include the USA. The US government would be closely aligned with Putin and likely China, reading the writing on the wall would have invaded Taiwan.

That's not inconceivable at all. Remember Helsinki when Trump said he believed in Putin more than our own intelligence gathering community.

So we have this election coming. I would submit to the right that this is not the time to wring your hands over how much it costs to sustain this. Even Darryl Issa believes in this. Biden is one of those rare birds, born in the right place at the right time. I find him to be inspirational. I find Poland who has suffered at the hands of so many to be inspirational. I feel the same way about the leadership and the people of Ukraine.

I find the dregs we call the Republican party to be pathetic.

I think this next election will be decided by two issues. Ukraine and abortion.

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Sue Connaughton's avatar

Charlie- thanks for raising the Georgia grand jury issue.

Why is the Georgia grand jury foreperson speaking to the press? This cannot be an acceptable norm, especially before the county prosecutor decides whether or not to bring charges. Isn’t the foreperson doing more harm than good?

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