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Just a dream: Joe Biden has taken more than his fair share of abuse for his many verbal missteps and forgetfulness but even his biggest critics have to admit that exchanging Brittney Griner for Donald Trump was a pure stroke of genius.
Issue not resolved: The Senate voted to impose a labor agreement between rail companies and their workers. This really took me by surprise. I thought it was a done deal months ago when President Joe Biden negotiated a deal. Since the deal did not address pay increases and sick time, it was once again addressed by the unions. With the new agreement, workers will receive a 24% increase in wages over five years, with more schedule flexibility and one additional paid day off. Once again, it failed to include sick leave because it was rush for President Biden to sign. Therefore the elephant is still in the room.
Leave things alone: Once again, I heard on the radio Republicans want to stop Medicare at 65 or possibly push it back to 67 or 70. I’m a 70-year-old man. I paid into Social Security for 30 years. There are people out there getting checks and Social Security who never paid a dime. Now, you’re going to tell me that I have to work an additional two or five more years to pay for them. I am a conservative, but I will actively campaign against any Republican that’s going to make me work harder for the irresponsibility of others.
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Griner deal embarrassing: I just heard the news that Brittney Griner’s been released. That’s all nice and good, but she’s the one that kneels when “The Star-Spangled Banner” is being played. She has no respect for the United States. They trade her for a known arms dealer who supplied guns and weapons to kill, probably Americans. Yet they leave another guy still in prison, they don’t try to work him in a deal. She’s the one that could care less, she knew the law. So it’s embarrassing for the United States to do that.
Why trade Hendricks? Being a White Sox fan, I am shocked they are shopping around the No. 1 closer in baseball, Liam Hendriks. They were a .500 team last year. What would they be without Hendriks? Cellar dwellers.