The Republican Party has become the party of Vladimir Putin and Trump, and is now the party that has become pro Russia, pro Iran, anti Ukraine, and, yes, anti-American.

If you support the oil deal and the lifting of sanctions on Russia you are not the conservatives of my father, Reagan, or George W. Bush's GOP.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

If you support the oil deal and the lifting of sanctions on Russia you are not the conservatives of my father, Reagan, or George W. Bush's GOP.

Excellent point.   Great thread title btw!

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

If you support the oil deal and the lifting of sanctions on Russia you are not the conservatives of my father, Reagan, or George W. Bush's GOP.

It's so obviously an attempt to influence the midterms, since the amount of diesel in the deal is minuscule compared to what we need to make a difference in diesel prices. Also, on September 18, 2026, Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law, which authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on imports from the top five buyers or facilitators of Russian crude oil and natural gas. It's absolutely wild how inconsistent Trump is, aside from his desire to satisfy whatever short-term vanity wishes he has.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

It's so obviously an attempt to influence the midterms, since the amount of diesel in the deal is minuscule compared to what we need to make a difference in diesel prices. Also, on September 18, 2026, Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law, which authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on imports from the top five buyers or facilitators of Russian crude oil and natural gas. It's absolutely wild how inconsistent Trump is, aside from his desire to satisfy whatever short-term vanity wishes he has.

That and the fact that neither Putin or Zelinski had any idea, let alone an agreement, of Trump's so-called "energy-ceasefire"...Russia bombed Ukraine's energy sites immediately afterwards and Ukraine said it would respond in kind. So, the so-called "agreement" was something Trump created in his mind and nothing more.

That said, did you catch the snippets of Trump's new spokeswoman? A 24 year old bleached blonde "fur-sure fur-sure" valley girl who could only manage to awkwardly read a script in front of her and would only take questions from Faux, Breitbart and the Daily Mangle. My wife thinks they're trying to reach young MAGA men with her up there and perhaps some of the young aspiring blonde MAGA women influencers to emulate her...She does look better than, say, Kimberly Guilfoyle who just got axed as ambassador to Greece over her alleged grifting escapades but that's how the Trump orbits roll...

Meanwhile, at the latest Trump MAGA rally in Ohio:

"President Trump ridiculed a woman who protested his speech Monday at a political rally in Youngstown, Ohio, after the heckler was physically assaulted by a crowd member."

"The woman, who was wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt, was punched in the face by a crowd member at the event while rallygoers cheered on the assault with chants of “USA.”

"Police later intervened and removed her from the venue, while the man who punched her remained inside and exchanged high-fives with other attendees, according to Fox News."


"He also mocked the woman as she was being pulled out of the venue by police, calling her a “fat guy” and saying she “needs to go on a diet.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6144766-donald-trump-ohio-rally-heckler/

Er, ah, who's the fat guy?...

Fun Factoid:Trump makes more stock trades than congress!

Trump's new MAGA Momma spokeswoman, when asked where she passed her bar exam, said "it was when she moved to China!"
She's definitely not a California bar exam licensee and the WH didn't answer what bar she supposedly did pass.

Hmm, I wonder if the law firm Jim Brown worked in would hire a lawyer who, when asked where she passed their bar exam, answered "when I moved to China"?
Something tells me they wouldn't but the WH did...:'

Also interesting Rod, is the fact that China does not permit foreigners to take bar exams there. Her latest position is that she has "all the appropriate credentials" to practice law!