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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Maybe but I think the overall market would flip out if Trump started controlling the Fed. It's not like Trump would appoint an industry respected candidate. He would appoint someone with two qualifications: loyalty to Trump and willing to do whatever Trump wants. And it wouldn't stop with Powell. Trump would start to go after each Fed board member who pushed back. Can you imagine a Fed Chair whose main message would be praising Trump?
  2. Those kids have the look on their face that they were forced to attend. Most likely they spent all weekend asking Mom if there was anyway they could stay home. Of course, Hegseth couldn't attend an easter Monday (???) at the WH without his kids.
  3. Presumably this drop is entirely due to Trump's public statements of wanting to dictate Fed actions including firing his appointee, Powell. The relative day-to-day independence of the Fed has long been viewed as a stabilizing force. Obviously President have influence via Fed appointments but since their term is 14 years, one President cannot fully appoint the board. By all accounts, Trump is afraid to fire anyone in person or on the phone. He didn't mind firing Bret Michaels in the Apprentice boardroom but cannot do the same for an actual professional. Not that he's believed to be able to fire Powell, he obviously has the ability to ask for his resignation. Or anyone's. But he's too much of a coward to ask Powell directly.
  4. If Putin/Xi wanted a game plan to erode America's global influence wouldn't their plans look exactly what we're doing?
  5. Interesting. Im a non-church goer. In the few times I go, I dislike the group singing aspect and too much (any?) of it would actually turn me away. Probably another reason why I’m not a good fit.
  6. This is a big problem. Why work a super stressful job, and be effectively miserable the rest of the time. If it’s to pay for the house and cars, the priorities are wrong. Or if the goal is to get the C-suite office, the stress isn’t going to ever drop. i had a stressful job once where I only wanted to sleep when I wasn’t working. Looking back on it, what in the world was I doing wasting my life for that job?
  7. Great advice but if someone is not serious about #1 then they’re not going to lose weight. It takes a tremendous amount of exercise to lose weight. On the other hand, most can lose weight lay relatively easy if they just lay off the snacks and high calories restaurants meals. Why not go a month or two without beer. It’s really not that big of a deal. Sounds like it’s just a habit for you that most likely can be cut in a short time.
  8. You don’t have to file a tax return even with $36k of income per year?
  9. Maybe it should be expected but Gayle King, Katy Perry and Bezos’ girlfriend were complete tone deaf about how to interact with the media afterwards. Dont they have PR reps that give them advice? Dont ever compare yourself to an actual hero and astronaut like Alan shepherd. Even if you think you are the best astronaut ever, no one wants to hear it. if I were the other women on the flight, I would be pissed at the others for ruining the overall experience. ”I thank Blue Origin for making this experience possible for me. I hope that we brought attention to space travel and encouraged more young people to enter science so space can be broadly opened in the near future.” It’s not that difficult. You could also find a 7 year old girl who wants to be an engineer and mention her by name. Maybe take her favorite (tiny) stuffed animal to space for her. Everyone eats that up.
  10. Listening to the FSU press conference where the officials are praising the response by the university and local law enforcement. I can't help but recall Gov. Abbott heaping the exact same praise on Uvalde ISD and local police as well as the DPS troops immediately following that tragedy. Then of course we later learn that they actually did worse than nothing. Another victim of Greg Abbott's reign will be even less trust in public officials' statements.
  11. Many think that Powell (& others) has performed a masterful job in dealing with the post-COVID economy. Not perfect and after-the-fact analysis can point out issues. But how if Powell supposed to deal with a trade strategy that varies by the day. And the variance is something never before seen. No CR but nothing worse than someone who continually threatens to fire someone, terminate a deal or sue. If you want to take an action, then do so but stop with the threats.
  12. I believe children are under zero obligation to help their parents. You would hope they would do so, but it’s their call. I shake my head whenever someone says that one benefit of having kids is that they will care for you later on. No, the child never agreed to that deal, or asked to be born. The care obligation only exists in one direction. not talking about your situation but there are always plenty of horrible parents that are ignored later in their life by their adult children. Think about neglectful or even abusive parents who unfortunately continually exist. Their adult children may be indifferent at best.
  13. Really fixated on me. Cool.
  14. Grow up child. I'm telling you how the real world works today. If you can't handle it, that's your problem. I never said I agreed with Trump.
  15. No, from Trump's standpoint bringing him back is a sign of weakness. And fully admitting a mistake which is not allowed under Trump. The guy is not coming back. Anyone thinking that John Roberts can or could force it, is mistaken.
  16. Trump would never bring back an illegal immigrant into the country. This was never going to happen. Since this is a political board, its bad politics for Dems to make this an issue. Arguing for an illegal/undocumented immigrant to be forced back is a loser issue. Dems need winning issues. Even calling it a constitution crisis is a losing issue based on this case itself. Now for the poor guy himself. I don't think any of us know whether or not he is associated with MS-13. His problem now is that he's in his home country where they don't care. If he's innocent of these accusations, he's screwed. El Salvador has decided that they would rather lock up innocent people rather than letting one MS-13 member free. He could literally spend the rest of his life there.
  17. Recently I've caught a few clips WW on Tiktok. I had to shake my head in relation to today's world and WW's naivete of politics. There was one when Bartlett was on the fence about federal death penalty and he didn't want his decision to cause issues for the next President. My reaction.
  18. Ugh. Sorry for him and you. Sounds like he's in for a bad time dealing with all of this. I've promised myself that I will be a hypochondriac when I get old. Live at the doctor's office when anything doesn't feel right. Of course I realize that this will require funds, transportation, etc. And not everyone is lucky to have all of that.
  19. Folsom Field should be renamed Sanders Field. Because why not.
  20. Important to remember that this isn't about Trump bringing one person back to the US. This is him telling SCOTUS to f-off. Hell, the Admin has even admitted there was a "clerical" error. It would be nothing to just bring that guy. Other than of course, every news agency interviewing him about his experience. I hope the El Salvador President eventually learns about the US penal system from the inside.
  21. America was always looked upon as the highest rule of law country there was. Not perfect but the law would normally win out because our govt & businesses followed the rulings from the judicial branch. If the President ignores the Supreme Court, whats to stop Trump from telling China that America will not honor any financial liabilities that are not held from Americans or friends of Trump? And I guarantee that TexAgs would celebrate if we "outsmarted" China by defaulting 100% on the US debt they own. If I were other countries, I would be dumping US debt as much as I could as quietly as I could. hahaha. next President. lol.
  22. Blue origin flights are just a fancy IG flex that you overpay, or get to ride because of being famous or who you know. Your celebrity is the cost of your ticket. Odds are that eventually there will be an accident and possible fatalities. Then everyone will start talking how they knew there was a problem. Think of the recent Titanic sub disaster even though I don't have any reason to believe Blue Origin is as reckless as that sub company.
  23. GenX here. I don’t agree that many in the 80s or 90s really thought Trump was much more than a self aggrandizing fool. I knew a few conservative types (think someone who looked up to Alex P Keaton) who referred to him as The Donald. trump was never someone that deserved any respect. I would have effectively said the same in 1990.
  24. When I see 1776 or We The People on a flag, shirt or tattoo, I’ve seen everything that I need to see about that person. Stereotypes exist for a reason. the basic idea being that it’s 2 types: one who has never or will never sacrifice anything. Or someone that has sacrificed (military service) and that’s their entire personality. I respect the latter, to a point, but everything out of their mouth is about their service.
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