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Ring It In
Humanity will ring in a new year in the week ahead.
Here's hoping 2025's every bit the horrific, bl
H, care to share details of your planned NYE festivities? Perhaps you will have some aftershocks of your own?
Nails it; “ penchant for unironically justifying the most godforsaken behavior by reference to the Divine.”
Yes!
Yes seconded, profound.
Hopefully the MAGA “civil war” over H-1B visas will put paid to the “I only oppose illegal immigaration” justification. The base does not want ANY immigration. Stepehen Miller gets that, DJT does not, so far…
H-Man, interesting piece in the NYT today about populist leaders, like Trump, and their policies being not the best of ingredients for a healthy economy due to the relatively short term time horizon for those policies. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/trump-business-populism.html
After former president Jimmy Carter died at 100 years old, several politicians shared condolences, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Gov. Abbott’s full statement:
“Cecilia and I mourn the loss of former President Jimmy Carter alongside millions of Americans across the country. Our nation remains the greatest beacon of freedom and opportunity in the world because of our fearless chief executives who are our guiding force through the best and worst of times. For that, we owe President Carter our enduring gratitude for his service as the 39th President of the United States. Having led a life marked by selfless service to the American people, President Carter leaves behind a great legacy as a husband, father, naval officer, governor, and Nobel prize winner, and he will be greatly missed by many. Cecilia and I send our prayers and deepest condolences to First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the entire Carter family.“
That smacks of unpaid intern or Chat GPT ghostwriting for someone who neither knows nor cares.
Not to mention – sending condolences to a wife who some sime ago preceded him in death! Wouldn’t a true Christian instead suggest they now are together again, for eternity with the Creator?
Given his history, I suspect Abbott’s true feelings were closer to those expressed by fellow (less diplomatic) MAGApublican Matt Soper: “Opened a bottle of Champaigne tonight! The world is rid of a despot! Thank God he finally called Carter home! The worst president in the history of the U.S.! We are still recovering! He destroyed the U.S. in such a way that even the 4th generation is still suffering!”