Guard Dog

It's a hell of a thing. There were three candidates (one Democrat and two Republicans) I thought might make a decent President that actually ran this year. They were all out by Super Tuesday, or near enough. I can think of maybe 10 more, 8 republicans and two Democrats who have the intelligence, temperament, and leadership for the job. None of them seem interested because they have never even mentioned running. That's just 13 political figures I think would be good for the job right now from the two major parties. From the LP I can only think of two and we have one of them now. And unless something miraculous happens the 45th President will be either Clinton or Trump. Everytime I think of that I feel the urge to stockpile more ammunition and canned goods.

I would take this with a grain of salt. Or a whole can. If they were polling Biden vs Trump word of that would have gotten around.

AMEN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE6ica0t95Q

GD, this is a new low you....I'm very surprised. You quoting RT, we never quote RT ...you know its biased and full of anti-USA hyperbole Well here is the same info from AP: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/82df550e1ec646098b434f7d5771f625/many-donors-clinton-foundation-met-her-state From CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/politics/clinton-foundation-donald-trump-mike-pence/index.html More from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/opinions/clinton-foundation-appearance-of-corruption-sexton/index.html Or you could do as I suggested and look up Uranium One. Or you could stick you fingers in your ears and sing "LA-LA-LA-LA-ICANT'THEARYOU" The last refuge of the intellectually dishonest. If you don't like the information attack the source.

The 49ers looked sharp last night. Gabbart may not be a star but he looks like he can be counted not not to make the "big mistake".

Wow, that State Department really has become quite an organization hasn't it? Pay-to-Play (a polite term for taking bribes) under Clinton: https://www.rt.com/usa/356782-clinton-emails-bahrain-prince/ And now outright nepotism and using taxpayer dollars to pay his daughter's lavish salary from Kerry: http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/12/exclusive-john-kerrys-state-department-funneled-millions-to-his-daughters-nonprofit/ . It's not for nothing that the Democrats are so often compared to organized crime. I'm reminded of a quote by a French politician and writer named Frederic Bastiat. “Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.”

Don't forget Volo, Bruce has also called for imprisoning people for incorrect thinking.

Gary Johnson is leading in polls of active duty military 37% over Trump at 30% and Clinton at 24%: http://www.aol.com/article/2016/09/12/gary-johnson-tops-presidential-poll-of-military-community/21470498/ They agreed to sit down and talk with snopes.com which is certainly unusual: http://www.snopes.com/2016/09/12/gary-johnson-bill-weld-interview/

So Bruce you are trotting out the lesser of two evils argument. We've never heard that one before. The problem you don't realize is that Hillary Clinton is philosophically closer to Trump then she is to Sanders. Gary Johnson is closer to Sanders then either and Jill Stein is even closer still. You know here is a fact. If everyone who likes Gary Johnson over Trump or Clinton but thinks he can't win actually voted for him he would win.

Imagine the audacity of the Sanders supporters thinking they can vote for whomever they wish.

More evidence that Bernie supporters are breaking for Johnson & Stein. http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/09/12/pollster-bernie-voters-defecting-third-party/ It would be remarkable indeed if both the LP & the Green Party get more than 5% of the vote in November. If the Clinton/Trump admin turns out to be the disaster we think it will be and both the Greens & Libertarians go into 2020 with 50 State ballot access AND Federal election assistance it will be interesting to say the least. 2020 may be the death knell of the two party duopoly.

British sniper kills four ISIS executioners with one shot from 1.5 kM: http://nypost.com/2016/09/11/sniper-takes-out-isis-executioner-from-a-mile-away/?ref=yfp Good show old boy!

OK, now that I'm done making a jackass of myself here is some real news. The Winston-Salem Journal has endorsed Gary Johnson for President. That is the third newspaper to do so and the second major one: http://www.journalnow.com/opinion/editorials/decision-gary-johnson-for-president/article_7351cdb6-327e-5cf0-b0d2-9bff7ab6d874.html

Reading Comprehension: FAIL

GD I agree with Pidesco on this one, you cant force people to prayer just because you religious This comment from the article summarizes my view "Coach Monken had no business telling my son and his Army teammates to get on their knees and pray a prayer to Jesus!" wrote one concerned parent. "My son was very upset about this. ... This violates the Constitution and to think it happened at West Point?" OK, I didn't see that line. That is different.

Prayer is NOT compulsory. If you don't want to participate there is no insistence that anyone do so. But if those who DO want to participate do so voluntarily what is the f-----g problem? The first amendment of the US Constitution does prevent the establishment of any one religion but it also says the government may not prohibit, and I quote, "THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF". There is a serious double standard at work here. If a regular state university football team has a prayer before a game no one says a word. Because this is the US Military Academy groups like this get a "backstage pass" because we already have an administration hostile to all forms of freedom and religion is at the front of their list. It's such a simple thing. If someone wants to pray, who cares. Let them. If they are being compelled to pray that is a different story but that is NOT what is happening. Every evil act in this world begins when someone thinks they know better than someone else about how they should be living their lives.

Still think the United States is a free country? https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-west-point-football-prayer-jeff-monken-mikey-weinstein Kneel during the anthem and they call you a hero. Kneel in prayer and they want to fire the coach and dismiss the players from school. When is enough going to be enough?

Apparently dolphins can communicate information to each other in "conversational" form: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/11/dolphins-recorded-having-a-conversation-for-first-time/ I bet I know what they were saying: "Yasha, can you believe the defense couldn't stop Russel Wilson in the 4th Quarter yesterday?" "I told you Yana, they suck"

She didn't say that in any way. I stand corrected. She said half of Trump's supporters were in a basket of deplorables. Not that that is an improvement. But hey, at least she only insulted 25% of Americans. Obama insulted us all last week. I'd say that 25% of Americans being xenophobes is a fairly conservative estimate. Not that the statistics are any different for other nationalities, though. So the problem with her statement is not that it is untrue but rather that it is offensive. I wonder why Trump and his supporters, of all people, are complainingt. Aren't they on the side of the straight talkers who tell it like it is? I really don't think this is true. Immigrants are welcome here like nowhere else. We just ask that you do it legally! But on your larger point I disagree completely and emphatically that even 25% of us are xenophobic. I thought about all the people I know and could only come up with one but that guy hates everyone. Now I don't know enough people to constitute a sample size but speaking as someone who actually lives here... that is way off base. Actually, despite the USA having become a great country in part precisely due to immigration, the population has always been seriously xenophobic to new immigrants, be they Irish, Chinese, Polish, Italian or whatever you want. Nativism has always been a sizeable seedy undercurrent of US culture, and Trump's candidacy isn't the first time that nativism coalesces into a political force. In fact, immigration was immensely reduced after the 1920s precisely due to laws that were passed due to heavy lobbying from nativists, Again, this is not an attack on American culture, as nativist sentiment is certainly not exclusive to the US, as the growth of far right movements in Europe attests to. No it's not an attack, I just don't think it's correct. Oh is the past it has been for sure. But not so much anymore. Now there is an lot of antipathy for illegal immigrants. It's hard to embrace folks who sneak in.

She didn't say that in any way. I stand corrected. She said half of Trump's supporters were in a basket of deplorables. Not that that is an improvement. But hey, at least she only insulted 25% of Americans. Obama insulted us all last week. I'd say that 25% of Americans being xenophobes is a fairly conservative estimate. Not that the statistics are any different for other nationalities, though. So the problem with her statement is not that it is untrue but rather that it is offensive. I wonder why Trump and his supporters, of all people, are complainingt. Aren't they on the side of the straight talkers who tell it like it is? I really don't think this is true. Immigrants are welcome here like nowhere else. We just ask that you do it legally! But on your larger point I disagree completely and emphatically that even 25% of us are xenophobic. I thought about all the people I know and could only come up with one but that guy hates everyone. Now I don't know enough people to constitute a sample size but speaking as someone who actually lives here... that is way off base.

Bucs 31 Falcons 24. YESSSSS!

@Bruce, no I was not offended by that. He is a small petty man that thinks humility is achieved by abasement. It isn't. I've been called worse by much better people. But I was mortally offended in 2009 when he and his DHS director told to police to keep a close eye on people like me because we were likely terrorists. F--k him.

If you just pitched 7.5 perfect innings and your manager pulls you because of a blister, wouldn't you be pissed? This guy was six outs from a perfect game. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/bullpen-blows-rich-hills-perfect-game-bid-in-a-case-of-dodgers-deja-vu/

She didn't say that in any way. I stand corrected. She said half of Trump's supporters were in a basket of deplorables. Not that that is an improvement. But hey, at least she only insulted 25% of Americans. Obama insulted us all last week.