CardinalBacker

Another day, another “what about” from the red hatters 

Ok, so when Trump told the reporter “I’m not even supposed to have these” he was wrong?
 
Y’all so badly want for Trump to be right on this one that your arguments are getting more and more unhinged. If Jessie Waters is right and the DOJ is wrong, then a judge will clear the air. Regardless, if trump doesn’t understand the law as well as Waters, then the right guy for job got elected in 2020. 

I was kinda wondering what kind of fishing expedition they were on when they found the docs. It makes sense now.  They already knew what he had because he’d been showing them to reporters. Then he had an aide move a lot of the boxes before he even let his own attorneys inspect them. He left his own attorneys in the dark-it’s not surprise that they quit on him today. 37 counts!
It’s not just that he took them by mistake, he took them, described them (and the illegality of him having them) in his own voice, showed them to civilians, and tried to hide them from the feds (and his own counsel). This is bad. Nothing may come of it, but it’s bad. 

I was kinda wondering what kind of fishing expedition they were on when they found the docs. It makes sense now.  They already knew what he had because he’d been showing them to reporters. Then he had an aide move a lot of the boxes before he even let his own attorneys inspect them. He left his own attorneys in the dark-it’s not surprise that they quit on him today. 37 counts!
It’s not just that he took them by mistake, he took them, described them (and the illegality of him having them) in his own voice, showed them to civilians, and tried to hide them from the feds (and his own counsel). This is bad. Nothing may come of it, but it’s bad. 

I was kinda wondering what kind of fishing expedition they were on when they found the docs. It makes sense now.  They already knew what he had because he’d been showing them to reporters. Then he had an aide move a lot of the boxes before he even let his own attorneys inspect them. He left his own attorneys in the dark-it’s not surprise that they quit on him today. 37 counts!
It’s not just that he took them by mistake, he took them, described them (and the illegality of him having them) in his own voice, showed them to civilians, and tried to hide them from the feds (and his own counsel). This is bad. Nothing may come of it, but it’s bad. 

Biden's only chance is if Trump gets the R nomination.  If Biden picked a different VP, he'd win by a huge margin over Trump.  
Trump will be the next Republican candidate, I'm almost certain.  But Trump will lose to ANY Democrat, even Joe Biden if he makes it to November.  
That's what is so stupid about the whole scenario.... Any number of Republicans could beat Biden if they were nominated, except the Republicans are going to nominate the one guy (Trump) who has repeatedly driven millions of people to vote for "the other guy." 
Since Trump squeaked out a win in 2016 and became the unofficial "head" of the Republican Party, the Rs of " have come up short in 18, 20, and 22.  Why do you think things will be different this time around? 

The sad thing is that Trump's fanboys hear him say "classified? I can de-classify anything I want to, just by thinking "this doesn't need to be classified.... bigly!" and they all yeah "YEAH!   What He said!!! No crime was committed."
 
What do you think would happen if they found you with boxes of top secret classified docs in your attic? 
I'll give you a hint... "Enjoy Leavenworth."  
For some reason Trump loyalists literally believe that He CANNOT commit a crime.  Nothing He has ever done is wrong, despite the mountains of evidence that you can find at any turn.  They'll listen to talk radio and be like "Oh, yeah?  Hunter Biden smoked crack and knocked up a stripper... BIDEN needs to go to prison!!!" and then turn around and hear Trump's actual voice trying to get election officials to steal the election and go "that prosecution is a witch hunt!" 
Y'all are unhinged.  

I was kinda wondering what kind of fishing expedition they were on when they found the docs. It makes sense now.  They already knew what he had because he’d been showing them to reporters. Then he had an aide move a lot of the boxes before he even let his own attorneys inspect them. He left his own attorneys in the dark-it’s not surprise that they quit on him today. 37 counts!
It’s not just that he took them by mistake, he took them, described them (and the illegality of him having them) in his own voice, showed them to civilians, and tried to hide them from the feds (and his own counsel). This is bad. Nothing may come of it, but it’s bad. 

I was kinda wondering what kind of fishing expedition they were on when they found the docs. It makes sense now.  They already knew what he had because he’d been showing them to reporters. Then he had an aide move a lot of the boxes before he even let his own attorneys inspect them. He left his own attorneys in the dark-it’s not surprise that they quit on him today. 37 counts!
It’s not just that he took them by mistake, he took them, described them (and the illegality of him having them) in his own voice, showed them to civilians, and tried to hide them from the feds (and his own counsel). This is bad. Nothing may come of it, but it’s bad. 

Good post...
It's the reason that I've almost completely tuned out of any tv/radio coverage anymore.  I hit the headlines and then research whatever I'd like to know more about... I don't need opinions from the talking heads.  It just takes the fun out of life.  

Locker room talk - Doesn't count. 

I believe a majority in this nation believe in the rule of law, not the infallibility of one man.  I know he can run regardless. I also know he cannot win.

Nah.... you just "play" football by putting on a jersey (but no pads) and just chill on the sideline, helping the qb warm up or whatever.... but you're on the team, right?
 

Mark my words... the Cards won't do any worse in than they did last year. 
1.  Lowest scoring team in 4AD2
2. Winless in District
3.  We've got nowhere to go but up.  Or stay right here at the bottom.  But we won't be any worse. 

I'm on Travelocity booking my room in Arlington as week speak. 

I'm on Travelocity booking my room in Arlington as week speak. 

I'm on Travelocity booking my room in Arlington as week speak. 

You could have cut that down to, the problem is spending.
Local, county, state or federal or even school districts, once they decide to spend the money, they are going to get it.
 The means of taxing will make the people that bear the biggest burden or maybe any burden. No matter how it is shuffled around, we are still going to pay. 

^^^^^THIS^^^^

I misspoke. 
The state has little control over what is done with the revenue generated by property taxes.  None of money collected in property taxes make it back to the state.  If collection was centralized via an income tax, consumption tax, etc.... that money would then be dispensed back out to the local entities in the way that Austin sees fit.    
The scary part is how the "savings" promised in this legislative session are being funded (17b) by roughly half of the surplus (33b).  
The problem isn't taxes... it's out of control spending in local government, some of which is being mandated by the State. 
We were involved in heavy equipment... in the old days, the County Barn was the home of the most raggedy equipment you'd ever seen.  These days the governmental entities have nicer iron on the ground than the for-profit operations.  Ten years ago the sheriff's office used cars... these days everybody has a Tahoe at double the cost.  Almost every stadium in SETX has new turf, big scoreboards, and the schools themselves are amazing... but all of it comes at a price.   When I was in high school, we had a principal, assistant principal, and two counselors for roughly 800 kids.   Today the admin for that same sized school probably approaches 40 salaries.  There were about half a dozen kids in SPED back then... today the SPED department in a school that size probably has 50 kids in it.  Why?  They get more funding for SPED.  
Almost every town in SETX has a new city hall, or plans to sling one up.  Every city has an EDC.  The list goes on and on and on.
 
The problem isn't taxes, it's out of control spending.  

I misspoke. 
The state has little control over what is done with the revenue generated by property taxes.  None of money collected in property taxes make it back to the state.  If collection was centralized via an income tax, consumption tax, etc.... that money would then be dispensed back out to the local entities in the way that Austin sees fit.    
The scary part is how the "savings" promised in this legislative session are being funded (17b) by roughly half of the surplus (33b).  
The problem isn't taxes... it's out of control spending in local government, some of which is being mandated by the State. 
We were involved in heavy equipment... in the old days, the County Barn was the home of the most raggedy equipment you'd ever seen.  These days the governmental entities have nicer iron on the ground than the for-profit operations.  Ten years ago the sheriff's office used cars... these days everybody has a Tahoe at double the cost.  Almost every stadium in SETX has new turf, big scoreboards, and the schools themselves are amazing... but all of it comes at a price.   When I was in high school, we had a principal, assistant principal, and two counselors for roughly 800 kids.   Today the admin for that same sized school probably approaches 40 salaries.  There were about half a dozen kids in SPED back then... today the SPED department in a school that size probably has 50 kids in it.  Why?  They get more funding for SPED.  
Almost every town in SETX has a new city hall, or plans to sling one up.  Every city has an EDC.  The list goes on and on and on.
 
The problem isn't taxes, it's out of control spending.  

Yep.
My property taxes went down $500 a month!!
My annual vehicle registration is now $600 a year, my gasoline costs $250 more per month and my grocery bill after the new sales tax is costing me $400 more monthly….. but I am saving $500 a month on property tax!

I have said that for years in another forum and maybe a time or two in this one.
An across-the-board consumption tax is a terrible idea for people living paycheck to paycheck and an awesome idea for people who make anything at all more than what they need.

Already there…. And that’s anywhere!

My opinion is that it's all smoke and mirrors. 
As it stands, your local government collects property taxes that fund counties, a large portion of schools, cities, fire districts, etc.... all of your local entities.   The state has little control over those taxes, except by mandates they hand down to the entities and the occasional tax relief bill that limits the amounts collected by local entities. 
The plan is for the state to move in and take over all of those funds.  There won't be an "Orange County Consumption Tax Office."  That money will be collected at the state level and you'd better hope that all of those hairy-legged women in the Peoples' Republic of Austin see fit to send some of that money back this way instead of funding studies to determine the gender of trees or whatever.  
My personal opinion is that state government will get the supposedly "low tax" conservatives to agree to a consumption tax while they "phase out" property taxes.... then they'll forget about the "phase out" part of the process.  Nobody seems to understand that those thousands of dollars that they're taking annually will still have to be paid.  I guess the question is whether or not you'd like to pay them as a property tax or a consumption tax.  
Don't even get me started on the fact that consumption taxes hurt lower income people way worse than the wealthy.  Think about this... If that consumption tax sets in, it'll bump the costs of you're consumables that you need to survive.  If a person has to spend every nickel that they earn just to survive, that tax will affect them.  I know a guy whose wife works and she puts 100% of her bi-weekly paychecks into savings... she's literally working to provide health insurance and contribute towards and early retirement.  The consumption tax won't affect her income/savings AT ALL.  But it you are a large corporation like CBL that owns Parkdale Mall, your multi-million dollar tax bill goes away and the only thing you're paying a consumption tax upon is the toilet paper they put in the mall bathrooms.   Does that sound fair to you?