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This says everything: Ukrainian diplomat Volodomyr Shalkivskyi stated, “Russian soldiers going into Ukraine did not have extra ammo or food in their packs. They did, however, have a parade uniform for a Russian victory parade through Kyiv.”
Feeling safer with Biden: In response to the reader who thought we were all safer and more financially secure with Trump in office, please consider the following statistics: the unemployment rate was 6.3% when the ex-prez was exiled to Florida, compared to 3.9% today. What’s more, three million jobs were lost during his four years in the White House. As for feeling safer, the fact remains that 402,269 Americans died after Mr. Trump called the COVID virus a “hoax” that would soon disappear. All things considered, I feel safer and more secure with Joe Biden at the helm.
Hard to tell difference: Does it seem like the bad guys are the only winners these days and that it’s no longer a sure thing that anyone wearing a white hat and riding a white stallion is a bona fide superhero?
Putin seizing opportunity: Putin has taken advantage of our weaknesses to pursue his only real opportunity to realize his lifelong desire to reestablish the Soviet Union.
License plate costs: I’m looking for an Illinois secretary of state candidate who will bring down the cost of license plates. We only need one license plate. That would alleviate the tremendous cost. Also, senior citizens and veterans should have a discount instead of raising it. Give them a break.
He’ll love prison: What is all this big deal about Mike Madigan going up before a judge and all. Everybody knows if he goes to prison, within a month the prison guards and everyone else will be working for him. What’s he got to lose. He’s got everything to gain. Look at all those people he’s got to corrupt.
We need the labor: People trying to enter the U.S. want to work. Train the aliens, offer jobs and eventually citizenship. And we all know immigrant farmworkers are essential. They feed American and American’s farms face a labor shortage crisis.