Trump Effect

[baddog]

1 hour ago, thetragichippy said:

That is Really high. I pay $314.88 a month, for medical, dental and vision for me and one dependent, with 25 dollar co-pays and a $1200 deductible. This is the first year they offered this plan. Last year I as paying less, but the deductible was $2500.00, so it was like I didn't have insurance because I never met my deductible. It worked out because I'm having neck issues and about to go see a specialist. The only catch is Doctor has to be in network, and so far so good - Even the Fondren Clinic in Houston is in network. 

Fondren Clinic is a good place. Wife had carpal tunnel surgery done there. 

[thetragichippy]

1 hour ago, baddog said:

Fondren Clinic is a good place. Wife had carpal tunnel surgery done there. 

Hopefully injections in my neck will fix me up, and my Doc told me Fondren is where he recommends. I said, well that's a far drive, you recommend anyone local. Without hesitation he said no, it's your neck....... lol

[Reagan]

 

Love it!

[tvc184]

On 5/21/2026 at 2:25 PM, SmashMouth said:

Yep. They're in my regular "bean" rotation ever since you told me about them several years ago. I love 'em! I usually can only find them locally at HEB though.

I used to order them off of Amazon until I found them at HEB on FM365 in Port Arthur.

 I like most beans but Anasazi are my favorite.  

[Porter]

Yep

 

[Reagan]

45 minutes ago, Porter said:

Yep

 

He needs to ask the snake George Soros how it can be done!

[OlDawg]

Good WSJ article about tension between Senate Republicans and the White House.

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[OlDawg]

2 hours ago, Porter said:

Yep

 

The voters that voted for Gallrein didn’t care that he wanted to bring back the draft. They didn’t care he was a rubber stamp for Trump. The majority of Gallrein’s voters were white, 56+, and fairly well off financially. Everyone under 56 went big for Massie. With the demographics in KY-4, 56 and unders outnumber those 56 and above. That tells me the Boomers turned out to vote, and the younger crowd didn’t.

Incidentally, other articles point out that older folks are the only group that still believes the U.S. should always aid, support, and believe Israel unconditionally.

Younger folks are a little more skeptical.

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[Porter]

12 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

The voters that voted for Gallrein didn’t care that he wanted to bring back the draft. The majority of Gallrein’s voters were white, 56+, and fairly well off financially. Everyone under 56 went big for Massie. With the demographics in KY-4, 56 and unders outnumber those 56 and above. That tells me the Boomers turned out to vote, and the younger crowd didn’t.

Incidentally, other articles point out that older folks are the only group that still believes the U.S. should always aid, support, and believe Israel unconditionally.

Younger folks are a little more skeptical.

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Big outside money didn’t hurt either. 

[ErroneousBIG]

All of us saw what happened in J6 and are well aware that serious crimes were committed. The fact that Trump pardoned everyone, including those who’d already been convicted, and even those who admitted their crimes in plea deals was just wrong to any decent, law-abiding person. The idea that the guys who smeared their own human feces on the walls of Capitol offices during their attempt to overturn the results of the election are somehow entitled riches from the American taxpayer is an idea that no reasonable person will agree with.  Trump and his followers might have finally blown past their last exit with a lot of former Republican voters. 

[OlDawg]

11 minutes ago, Porter said:

Big outside money didn’t hurt either. 

Many older folks (not the only ones, but more susceptible) are easily fooled by AI. AIPAC aligned ads falsely portrayed Massie in numerous ways. They didn’t vote for Gallrein because they knew what he stood for because they never even heard him debate or campaign. He was an unknown who said he would do whatever Trump wanted, and reinstate the draft.

Yes. Money made a big difference.

[OlDawg]

4 minutes ago, ErroneousBIG said:

All of us saw what happened in J6 and are well aware that serious crimes were committed. The fact that Trump pardoned everyone, including those who’d already been convicted, and even those who admitted their crimes in plea deals was just wrong to any decent, law-abiding person. The idea that the guys who smeared their own human feces on the walls of Capitol offices during their attempt to overturn the results of the election are somehow entitled riches from the American taxpayer is an idea that no reasonable person will agree with.  Trump and his followers might have finally blown past their last exit with a lot of former Republican voters. 

According to the article in the WSJ I posted above, Senate Republicans have—apparently—finally had enough.