War with Iran

[MU82]

it would be too moronic.

For Captain Bone Spur?

[forgetful]

For Captain Bone Spur?

That might even be too far for him.

[GB Warrior]

The demented man just wants to be a general contractor and you can't build a hotel on a nuclear wasteland

[pbiflyer]

Pete Hegseth wanted people to watch a public execution, well they're seeing it tonight.

[jesmu84]

Why haven't the Dems stopped this war yet??

[pbiflyer]

Why haven't the Dems stopped this war yet??

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfT7Dh9Fk_7/?exln=MTl3cTl0MmdrYTdybg==

[forgetful]

It says a lot when the majority of the world is truly excited about the outcomes of a US election, and that Russia is extremely upset that the President in powers party did not win the midterms.

[Uncle Rico]

Why haven't the Dems stopped this war yet??

They will.  Once they impeach Gin Diesel.

[MU82]

Ever the opportunist, JV is blaming his boss' war for the GOP losses. If he calculates that it'll help him somehow, it'll only be a matter of time before JV's calling "America's Hitler" again.

From the NYT:

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday placed the blame for Republicans' wipeout in the midterm elections squarely on the war with Iran, in a remarkable break from President Trump's defense of his decision to attack.

In a more than 600-word post on social media, Mr. Vance also offered a broader critique of the Trump administration's agenda and messaging in what appeared to be an effort to separate himself from the president.

"The reason we lost is the war," Mr. Vance wrote. "The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest."

In fact, Mr. Trump told The New York Times on Tuesday night that he had no regrets about the war, though he acknowledged voters "weren't happy with the oil price."

"That's a decision that was a very wise decision for the future of the country and the world," he said.

Since he became Mr. Trump's running mate, Mr. Vance had been widely seen as the front-runner to succeed the president and inherit the mantle of the Make America Great Again movement Mr. Trump started. But after Tuesday's disastrous results, Republicans are already rethinking what the future of the party looks like, and Mr. Vance's post suggests he is willing to separate himself from Mr. Trump as he considers his own political future.

Mr. Trump did not immediately react to Mr. Vance's public critique of his policies.

In his post on social media, Mr. Vance said that many of the voters who supported him and Mr. Trump showed up in the elections, but that they chose to elect Democrats. He said a Republican pollster he called "one of the smartest people I know in politics" identified the four main reasons voters abandoned Republicans: They wanted to end the war, focus on inflation, put America first and change the country's relationship with Israel.

That implicitly put Mr. Vance at odds with Mr. Trump, who has steadfastly defended the war with Iran, dismissed affordability concerns as a "hoax" and has closely aligned himself with Israel and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Everyone knows why we lost," Mr. Vance wrote. "And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there."

[Scoop Snoop]

"Everyone knows why we lost," Mr. Vance wrote. "And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there."

 

[Jockey]

Vance doesn't yet realize that he is the 2028 version of Mike Pence.

[Uncle Rico]

Vance doesn't yet realize that he is the 2028 version of Mike Pence.

He'll be the first one we put in a re-education camp.  Power to the proletariat.

[jesmu84]

Vance doesn't yet realize that he is the 2028 version of Mike Pence.

I think that's gonna be hegseth

[tower912]

The circular firing squad should be interesting.   Usually it is the dems doing it.   How can you avoid blame, blame someone else, position yourself as the leader for '28, while unifying the base and without alienating everyone else? 

[Uncle Rico]

I think that's gonna be hegseth

No re-education camp for him.  Political prisoner of the Khmer Rouge.  Power to the proletariat

[jesmu84]

No re-education camp for him.  Political prisoner of the Khmer Rouge.  Power to the proletariat

He'll be made senator in Tennessee

[MU82]

Vance doesn't yet realize that he is the 2028 version of Mike Pence.

After 1/6/21, Pence quickly became more popular with Democrats and Independents than he was with Republicans. By 2024, he had no chance to win a GOP primary.

Hard to tell what the GOP base will feel about JV 1+ year from now and how he'll do in a primary. Overall, he is just as unpopular as his boss is - moreso in some approval polls. Since 2016, I've learned not to take anyone for granted.

[tower912]

He'll be made senator in Tennessee

I am actually ok with that.  Within the current structure, it keeps him out of any real power, while still getting to use him as a punchline.

[Uncle Rico]

He'll be made senator in Tennessee

He'll still be sent to prison by the American Khmer Rouge and rightfully so.

Power to the Proletariat

[Uncle Rico]

You guys may not believe this but Trump's diesel deal with Russia looks to be DOA.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

You guys may not believe this but Trump's diesel deal with Russia looks to be DOA.

Why would we expect anything different?

[pbiflyer]

Vance doesn't yet realize that he is the 2028 version of Mike Pence.

He's going to hang around in 2028?

[Pakuni]

Good way for make another southern Senate seat blue come 2028:

@ChristopherHale
NEW: Republican sources in Tennessee tell me President Trump is "encouraging" Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn to appoint Pete Hegseth to her U.S. Senate seat.

Blackburn could resign imminently.

That would let outgoing Governor Bill Lee name Hegseth quickly and give Trump time to get a new Pentagon chief confirmed during the lame-duck session.

[Uncle Rico]

Good way for make another southern Senate seat blue come 2028:

@ChristopherHale
NEW: Republican sources in Tennessee tell me President Trump is "encouraging" Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn to appoint Pete Hegseth to her U.S. Senate seat.

Blackburn could resign imminently.

That would let outgoing Governor Bill Lee name Hegseth quickly and give Trump time to get a new Pentagon chief confirmed during the lame-duck session.

Don't let your daughter be interns in his office.

[Hards Alumni]

Good way for make another southern Senate seat blue come 2028:

@ChristopherHale
NEW: Republican sources in Tennessee tell me President Trump is "encouraging" Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn to appoint Pete Hegseth to her U.S. Senate seat.

Blackburn could resign imminently.

That would let outgoing Governor Bill Lee name Hegseth quickly and give Trump time to get a new Pentagon chief confirmed during the lame-duck session.

What does Hegseth know, and when did he know it?