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Without the deal there was still a lot of leverage..like sanctions for instance? Again, you guys are engaging in serious verbal gymnastics to completely exonerate the Biden/Harris administration from their failures. Is it fair game to go after Harris for the huge crime spree in California or is that also out of bounds? https://anncoulter.com/2024/07/24/the-prosecutor-vs-the-felon

Who was in charge during the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal? Is it Trump's fault that billions in military hardware was left for the Taliban? Do you honestly believe the Ayatollah's are going to abide by any agreement to not pursue nuclear weapons? Next you're going to tell me that Iran does not sponsor terrorism.

How is it Trump's fault that the Taliban are better armed than they've ever been? And how could Trump be responsible for the Iran of today? It wasn't him that freed up billions of dollars to this huge sponsor of international terrorism.

I guess this isn't surprising when people on the left believe a person can identify as pretty much anything without regards for reality.

I think immigration levels have a huge impact on housing and health care. How could they not? https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/trudeau-immigration-housing-health-breaking-point In the fall, the federal government said it was on track to admitting a record 431,000 immigrants in 2022. That number doesn’t include the many “non-permanent residents,” such as guest workers and international students (and their families), who all need places to live, and some of whom gain access to Canada’s crumbling and understaffed universal health-care system. CIBC’s report said the total number of newcomers in 2022, including “non-permanent residents,” was an estimated 955,000, which represents “an unprecedented swing in housing demand in a single year that is currently not fully reflected in official figures.” According to Benjamin Tal, managing director and deputy chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets, “Any discussion regarding the housing market in Canada starts and ends with references to the growing number of new immigrants and to the government’s aggressive targets that are aimed at lifting the number of new immigrants by no less than 75 per cent relative to pre-pandemic levels by 2025. This in an environment in which the rental market is getting tighter by the day.” This is one of the reasons why health care is flailing, housing is unaffordable, roads are clogged and infrastructure projects never keep up with demand — and it’s only going to get worse as the government continues to let in record numbers of newcomers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is reducing the living standards of Canadians while at the same time attacking the country’s economic base and resource industries.

Why isn't she running on the actual Biden/Harris record? Securing the border? Hitting 40 year highs in inflation? A resurgent Taliban? An enriched and more belligerent Iran? A costly proxy war with Russia?

That's an awful lot of charts. But perspective changes when we fill up our car or go to buy groceries. There is a housing shortage. There are serious issues with health care, specifically long wait times and way too many people without a family doctor. We have had mass immigration for a long time, so if it's so beneficial, why do we still have these chronic issues? Multiculturalism is another can of worms.

I would guess that most 'right wing' people would just simply speak in their normal way regardless of the makeup of the audience.

According to this article, Haniyeh had a net worth of $4 billion. That was an awful lot of aid money that went to Gaza. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/hamas-leaders-wealth

I learned a lot about the NDP when Bob Rae was running Ontario. After the NDP won a majority, I was curious about how they were going to perform. I'll never forget my coworker going on a rant about how we have to watch out for these 'effing' socialists. He was 100% right and after experiencing an NDP government for the first time, I've had an intense dislike for that party ever since.

I know some of you are going to roll your eyes at this link because it's Lauren Southern, but she states that the suspect is second generation, parents from Rwanda. She got kicked out of the UK for criticizing radical Islam, just words. If you watch it, can you honestly point to anything she says that is wrong?

So is Bernie Sanders but he isn't exactly a supporter of Israel. You guys are ignoring the fact that there is a significant element within the Democrat party that do not like Israel I should have stated it in a better way, it's more about Israel itself. She is unlikely to pick anyone 'too pro-Israel'.

Her team will weigh pros and cons of picking a VP who is Jewish. Especially one who is supportive of Israel. Of course not all Jews share that sentiment when it comes to Israel. Bernie Sanders is Jewish and he is not a supporter of that state. The only thing Kamala's team cares about is whether or not the running mate they choose will help her win or not. There are a lot of Jews in the US but most of them already vote Democrat. They will soon be surpassed by the rapidly growing number of Muslims in the country. It's not unreasonable to point out that most Muslims do not like the state of Israel. In the streets of Michigan recently, people were chanting 'death to America'. Democrats want their support which is why I think it's unlikely they'll choose Shapiro.

These are names that are bandied about by the media. I'm merely pointing out that if Shapiro was actually chosen, that will anger the radicals within the Democrat party. AKA the Squad. Shapiro has been outspoken about Israel's right to defend itself. That doesn't sit well with the Squad. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-811492 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/07/24/josh-shapiro-kamala-harris-leading-vp-candidate-pro-israel/ Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania governor, is too “pro-Israel” to be selected as Kamala Harris’ running mate, a New York Times columnist has claimed. Michelle Goldberg, an opinion columnist for the Left-wing newspaper, has warned Mr Shapiro’s support for Israel could lead to issues within the Democratic party.

One of the names mentioned as a possible pick was Josh Shapiro. Now that seems very strange given the fact that he is Jewish and we know how radical Democrats like Kamala feel about Jews.

How many 'prosecutors' go the extra mile to bail out rioters? On the subject of raising taxes for Americans, here is a bit of Kamala in her own words: This is not an attack on her. It's what she actually will do if she wins.

This story won't be long in the news cycle. It's mentioned on the CBC website but they too do not mention the name of the suspect. They do say that the police do not consider the attack an act of terrorism. It's as though they have already concluded their investigation and that's the end of it.

The result of the Biden/Harris Afghanistan debacle. "The boys are back in town!"

So this guy was walking around freely until this attack? And just a day or so ago, authorities arrested Tommy Robinson on some absurd terrorism charges. Al Jazeera didn't see fit to publish any details about the suspect they arrested other than his age.

I made no such assertion that she was corrupt. I merely pointed out the hypocrisy that she was never called out for it while she was alive. Not called out for it by the same people that call out Clarence Thomas.

You didn't read the link I posted earlier. The Democrats claim they need to strengthen the recusal provisions for justices, but they never had any problem with Justice Ginsburg’s husband’s firm appearing repeatedly before the Supreme Court. Justice Ginsburg never recused, and in fact, she voted in favor of her husband’s firm’s client in the 2007 KSR International case. Nor did she recuse when Marty Ginsburg’s former client, Ross Perot, who had gifted him an endowed chair at Georgetown Law Center, appeared before the court in 1997. No Democrat or the media ever raised concerns about this. The Democrats and media have claimed the court has become too partisan, with no basis for this claim. But Democrats had no problem when Justice Ginsburg accepted the Eleanor Roosevelt Award (and statue) from the National Women’s Democrat Club, a partisan organization dedicated to electing Democrats. NPR Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg even emceed this partisan event! But neither Democrats nor the media had any criticism when Ginsburg traveled with billionaire Morris Kahn and toured three countries in the Middle East in 2018 right after the court ruled in his company’s favor. Kahn paid for transportation, food, and lodging. No Democrat or reporter criticized this. In fact, while Kahn’s company’s case was still pending before the court in 2017, the Genesis Prize Foundation, a group to which Kahn was involved and provided significant financial support at the time, announced it was awarding Ginsburg a lifetime achievement award. (And the foundation appears initially to have wanted to award her its $1 million dollar Genesis Prize). Less than two weeks later, the Supreme Court ruled in Kahn’s favor.