So, my take on the debate. I listened to the audio of all of it but only saw a little of the live video. And so I listened very intently to everything Walz and Vance SAID and not to the visual aspects of their respective deliveries. I’ve known people like both of these guys all my life.

Listening to Vance’s answers, he sounded like many of the empty suits I’ve met in life. Lots of words. Confident delivery of the words. But he didn’t say much. And that’s not even counting some of his very blatant lies.

Let’s cut to the chase and talk about the REAL reason some of the prominent Republican politicians and pundits who know and even publicly admit that Trump is unfit either still support him or won’t actively vote against him.

Some of them know the cost. And don’t want to pay it. They saw what happened to brave politicians like @Liz_Cheney and @AdamKinzinger who told the truth about Trump and didn’t later try to unsay it (like @NikkiHaley). It cost them their careers in the GOP.

They see them. And don’t want to be them.

As professing Christians (including some folks who actually are real Christians) spread false and dangerous information about Haitian immigrants and promote other lies from proven chronic liars), remember what the Bible says about lies and lying. Ephesians 4:25, Amplified:
“Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].”

A quick question to my white brethren who, even in this current Trump era, continue to vote for Republicans:

Have you ever noticed what a high percentage of the arguments those politicians appeal to you with are based on appealing to fear? Specifically fear of “them?” They play you the same movie script over and over and over again, with only the villains being cast differently. But you keep buying tickets to watch the movie.

It’s always some variant of “them” coming to take your [FILL IN THE BLANK]. Always.

A good half of society is all but ready to overlook Trump’s:

- 34 felony convictions for fraud covering up an illegal campaign contribution (Michael Cohen was sent to prison for his part of the scheme BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION).

… - A federal indictment for taking, refusing to return documents containing nuclear weapons info, war plans and the vulnerabilities of both the U.S. and our adversaries. And then trying to destroy the evidence.

The only reason that the election may even be close is because Donald Trump is singularly held to the most generous grading curve ever applied to any politician in U.S. history.

He is held to a different set of rules. The lowest standard ever applied to an elected leader. Trump can lie, multiple provable lies every minute he speaks, and it’s not considered news. He’s just being Trump.

But if his opponents mess up even minor details in any statement they make - that becomes a matter of concern to the public.

The choice for President in 2024 is a really easy one when you look at some basic facts. It doesn't matter whether or not you're conservative, moderate or liberal. Republican, Independent or Democrat.

The question is, do you want a criminal who wants to be a dictator?

Suppose that Kamala Harris were to became the nominee.

Let me tell you exactly how that would play out. If it happens, let’s review this thread in a few months to see if I called it right. In the same way that a canine absolutely cannot resist the smell of chicken, the bastardized mixture of white grievance and overgrown brattiness that makes up the most vocal and energized faction of “conservative” leadership cannot help but attack black women. It’s instinctive.

7 of the 9 U.S. Supreme Court Justices Would Not Be on the Court if:

Presidential Elections in 3 or fewer states decided by less than 3% had gone the other way

AND/OR

If U.S. Senate Elections in 3 or fewer states decided by less than 3% had gone the other way.

Vote! Here's how YOUR votes, just regular people deciding to vote or not vote in Presidential and U.S. Senate elections, affects who gets onto the Supreme Court for life.

Where they no longer have to answer to anybody and make decisions about all of our lives.

Both major political parties have l extreme factions.

I find the Democratic fringe more annoying than scary since they don’t tend to be planning a civil war.

I find the Republican fringe frightening because they seem to be daydreaming about it.

But there’s another difference. The farthest-left Democrats do not control their party. There have been countless examples over the last few years of a more left-leaning Democrat losing a PRIMARY to a more moderate Democrat.

Ilhan Omar nearly lost the Democratic Primary in Minnesota in 2022.

The Presidential Election, like every other election, is a job interview. We're down to two candidates, exactly one of whom is going to get the job next January.

Let's look at the candidates on paper.

Age/Medical Information: Criminal History:

If you look at public polling, the approval ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court have fallen by about 26 points or so in the last three years. A lot of people disapprove of the Court today.

But they don't understand how their own votes in elections shapes the Supreme Court. In the most significant example, the decisions of voters in just three states in the 2016 Presidential Election effectively determined the composition for one-third of the Supreme Court.

Another election in which many people disliked both candidates. And many didn't vote.

The reason why some people think of Trump as some sort of powerful he-man, which he’s absolutely not, is because many people can’t tell the difference between macho performative crap and actually being a strong, solid man. Trump is the guy who will flex for the cameras, growl at WWE matches and do all the things that middle school boys who are trying to prove to everyone else that they’re tough do. That’s why he does well with folks who gravitate to hype and showmanship.

So that bogus "weaponization of justice" charge that the Republicans have been making about Trump's trials can easily be turned around.

Hunter Biden is now on federal trial for lying on a gun form in 2018 or so. It's a charge which non-violent criminals are rarely charged for. And, guess what? The trial is occurring DURING AN ELECTION YEAR. And it was urged on by Congressional Republicans who certainly applied public pressure on the Republican Special Prosecutor and who have spent many days during the 118th Congress investigating Hunter Biden.

YouGov Poll: “Do you approve or disapprove of the jury's verdict against Trump?”

All adults:
47% approve
34% disapprove

today.yougov.com/topics/overvie… YouGov Poll: “Do you approve or disapprove of the jury's verdict against Trump?”

People living in the Northeast:
54% approve
28% disapprove

People living in the Midwest:
48% approve
37% disapprove

People living in the South:
42% approve
38% disapprove

Many “Christian” politicians ignore Rev 21:8. Why?

“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” The verse starts out with a scary prophesy about the fate of the cowardly.

And it ends with a scary prophesy about the fate of all liars.

It also condemns idolaters.

I remain convinced that one of the reason a lot of people who most view Republican Party membership as integral part of their identity cannot bring themselves to admit that Biden and Trump are not equally flawed individuals is because to do so would introduce a personal crisis. It’s hard enough to exist in a social bubble in which everyone around you is MAGA or MAGA-amenable and to say you don’t like Trump.

Those of you who live in towns, go to churches and work at jobs in which not liking Trump is a strike against you know what I’m saying.

I urge people to take note of those in Congress who vote against aid to Ukraine. And vow to never vote for them again under any circumstances.

Vladimir Putin invaded a sovereign country for no reason. Killed innocent civilians. Kidnapped children. His soldiers raped women. Some Christians have been deeply deluded into believing that Vladimir Putin “shares our values” in some way or had good motives. He is a MURDERER! And a THIEF! If you think he shares your Christian values, it’s really time to evaluate where your relationship with the Lord is.

Today is the day that we commemorate the day on which Jesus the Christ, God the Son, who took on human flesh and lived a perfect human life, willingly died in our place and took the ultimate punishment for our sins.

And then this happened. “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

I don’t get how some people feel as devoted to their political party as we’re supposed to about more important things.

You divorced your wife.
Stopped speaking to your dad.
Cut off your best friend.

But you just can’t bring yourself to cast one vote for the other party! I understand a little bit - far less than the struggle that some of my friends have had or are having.

I’m pro-life and though I always had a problem with Trump, I also had an issue with Democrats. Would not vote for them for any office.

And then came two years of Trump.

Joe Biden has a long list of accomplishments in office and I'm going to spend some time comparing his versus the other recent presidents. Because that's a hobby of mine.

But you also have to take a look at what he inherited. Versus what Trump inherited. Very different. Of all the Presidential terms that began during the last 30 years, Biden started his term with the second shortest time since the last recession (Obama inherited one).

And Trump started his with the second longest time since the last recession. A relative cakewalk. Good times.