Here’s an open thread.
Off to work.
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The Holidays Have Gotten Me Sick Again.
by Bumr50 ( 82 Comments › )Filed under Uncategorized at December 29th, 2017 - 6:19 am
The Lying Nevertrumpers
by coldwarrior ( 85 Comments › )Filed under Donald Trump, Open thread, Politics at December 26th, 2017 - 12:01 am
…Let’s just say, for those of us who have been demeaned by some NeverTrumpers, and who have called out their harsh rhetoric and destructive agenda, it was gratifying to watch this play out. Not only is it time for anti-Trump conservatives to acknowledge this president’s bold and conservative-friendly presidency so far, it is time to call bullshit on those who refuse to do so. Admitting you were wrong—or at least mistaken in your assessment of both the electorate and a president—is never easy. But holding on to a dishonest narrative that a president—who is now doing things that alleged “conservatives” once proclaimed to be among their objectives—is somehow working to undermine those goals, is not being conservative. In fact, it’s just lying.
I suspect all of this is related to the fact that people who fancy themselves smarter than the rest of us—I am looking at you, Tom Nichols—were flat wrong about Trump. They continue to say “we knew who Trump was all along.” Did you really? Did you expect he would govern the way he has? Did you anticipate the massive regulatory rollback, the conservative judicial picks, the snubbing of the global aristocracy, the strong Cabinet choices, the push for energy independence? Did you expect he would expose the appalling lack of integrity in the nation’s media, or usher in frightening revelations about a wholly corrupt Obama Administration, which many NeverTrumpers blatantly ignore?
Here, I’ll answer for you: No, you did not. So perhaps we “Bubbas” who you think fell for “boob bait” (as people such as Rubin and Kristol so eruditely like to put it) knew something you didn’t. Maybe, despite your credentials and advanced degrees and Beltway influence, you were blind to something that the folks out here in flyover country detected about Trump. You were wrong, and you refuse to admit it.
A good week for the president, his voters, and the country. A bad week for the NeverTrump sore losers who keep digging a hole that will be tough—if not impossible—to climb out of. Happy to toss them a rope, though, when the apologies come….
Christmas 2017
by coldwarrior ( 27 Comments › )Filed under Open thread at December 25th, 2017 - 1:21 am
Christ Is Born!
Glorify Him!
T’was The Night Before Christmas
by Crackerbox Palace ( 20 Comments › )Filed under Uncategorized at December 24th, 2017 - 12:50 pm
The biggest thing in the NFL this week. Sean Puffy P. Diddy-Daddy Coombs (who has gone through more name aliterations than Prince, while possessing only 1% of the talent) announced that he would seek to buy the Carolina Panthers and install Colin Krapperdick as quarterback. Yeah, Puffy Pimp Daddy – that oughta fill up the seats. Does he know even cellar-dwelling NFL teams go for $1 Billion? What would really be fun is to watch this clown take the team over and find every decent player scrambling for free agency as soon as their contract was up.
It’s Christmas Eve! I was thinking of doing a blog version of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” but unfortunately I realized at the last minute my name was not Buzzsawmonkey. The debate will rage this evening whether to open the presents tonight or wait till tomorrow. Considering at this moment the dearth of presents for ME and the abundance for the Football Savant Offspring and my daugher-in-law, I can sleep in……
And here’s to the Guys – on the field and off. Moms are easy to buy for. Stores are laden with pretty things to get for Mom. How many Dads, I wonder, have a secret stash of Old Spice Soap on a Rope stored in the inner recesses of a linen closet? And when they opened it Christmas morning, looking into the eager faces of their offspring, you would have sworn they had handed the Kohinoor Diamond.
The following will be hoping for candy canes instead of coal in their sports socks
Bucanneers @ Panthers
Browns @ Bears
Lions @ Bengals
Dolphins @ Chiefs
Bills @ Patriots
Falcons @ Saints
Chargers @ Jets
Rams @ Titans
Broncos @ Redskins
Jaguars @ 49ers
Giants @ Cardinals
Seahawks @ Dallas
The Grinch Games – Monday Night
Steelers @ Texans
Raiders @ Eagles
The NHL – actually takes a four-day break at Christmas and won’t return until December 27th.
I can’t think about Golf when it’s 41 degrees outside, much less what’s going on on the East Coast. Stay warm, everyone.
As always, this is your Sunday open thread, time to discuss everything on your mind, and share last-minute shopping battle stories.
And from me and mine to you and yours – a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
