2026 Mid-Term Elections

[Tigers!]

Also, I wish we did not betray the Kurds just to appease Turks.

Have we ever formed an alliance that we did not, eventually, betray? We burn through international friendships like Joey went through Friends.

Reminds me of the Lord Palmerston quote

We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow."
(Spoken in the House of Commons on March 1, 1848, defending his foreign policy)

 

[Elixir]

My faith in American democracy is restored, but not competently.

It's funny how when your tribe wins, "democracy has been restored!!"

Reading comprehension fail.
Steve stated that his FAITH had been restored.
Democracy might be somewhat restored a few years hence, when justice can be meted out, and laws passed to prevent Trumpy self dealings and tight controls, with harsh punishment defined for profiting from opportunities provided by public trust.
If, that is, the elected democrats don’t decide to follow Trump’s despicable example, now that he has paved numerous paths to self enrichment at taxpayer expense.