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History lesson: Many Americans ask why we should care about Ukraine? German History 101: 1938 Austria and Czechoslovak taken; 1939 Poland invaded; 1939 Britain attacked; 1940 Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France invaded; 1941 Yugoslavia and Greece invaded; 1941 Soviet Union attacked. We, Americans, were guilty of standing by and watching these atrocities take place. This is why we can’t stand back any more and do nothing. Russia cannot be allowed to spread their empire as Germany once did!
Surcharges will backfire: I’m rooting for my favorite restaurant to do well now that the COVID crisis is mostly over but does it have to make up for its losses all at once? By the time I got done paying all the surcharges the other night, my bill had increased substantially and I began searching for a less expensive alternative.
AK-47 justification: When will you need your AK-47? You will need it when your own government becomes tyrannical enough to come to take your AK-47 away.
What he didn’t say: Donald Trump visited the Ohio site of the most horrific train derailment in recent memory. As per usual, he turned the solemn event into just another campaign stop while calling out the Biden administration for their inadequate handling of the catastrophe. Missing from his hyperbole, but not lost on the national media, was the fact that his own administration made train travel much more precarious and the environment less safe for all of us.
I don’t understand: I just wish somebody could explain to me how three 13-year-olds steal a car, kill somebody and are now home with their parents. I don’t know how this could be happening. Thank you, Kim Foxx. Another great job.
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What a team: Is it me, or does Joe Biden seem like a deer in headlights when addressed with a serious questions from the press? He pauses, stares, then walks away. Some transparency. Look at Vice President Kamala Harris. After she delivers a word salad of mumbo-jumbo, she cackles like comedian Phyllis Diller. Even worse is the press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre. She provides frenetic hand gestures while telling you absolutely nothing relevant. What a team.