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Economic sanctions are violations of free trade. They are almost never successful in achieving stated goals, and there is real, tragic collateral damage to the innocent civilian population. https://t.co/Rf0k30Mfvm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
No. Our Constitution, one which strictly enumerates the powers of the general government and constrains the scope of the majority. https://t.co/oFIztLPCKY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
It's called dereliction of duty, and it's an impeachable crime. But not the charge the Democrats voted on. https://t.co/1hphfYK9gW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
This is somewhat disingenuous. These economists believe in a Goldilocks inflation. They worry general price deflation signify slowing economic growth and/or rising unemployment. https://t.co/L8Kt3o5SJo
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
I don't think that an endorsement of a small group of politically motivated legislators means anything. The Constitution provides the limited construct of impeachment. The Justice Department must decide if it has sufficient evidence, can establish motive and intent. https://t.co/z4dughQDbr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
Big revelation here! Politicians will say almost anything to ensure their election. So what if they try to signify solidarity with Trumpkins? It can backfire with independents who decide elections. https://t.co/28KQqIopOg
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
Stop being a scientific illiterate. Not all vaccines are sterilizing, particularly when you're dealing with a rapidly changing virus. Look at the crossbreaks from any state reporting on breakthrough infections like MN. You're still less than half as likely to get infected.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 25, 2022
This is beyond stupid. You don't understand how vaccines work. You are not focusing on the disease. Look at hospitalization and deaths by vaccine status. The original vaccines were not designed for Delta and omicron.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Abortion is a state issue and always has been. It may be relevant for state/local offices, totally irrelevant for federal office. National laws, for or against, would be unconstitutional. In the NY special election for a Dem House seat Pat Ryan (D) running on abortion won by 3.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
No, the "right" to murder a preborn baby is not a "HUMAN RIGHT": it's GENOCIDE. You pro-aborts always exaggerate the relevance of your support, Even after 50 years of judicial tyranny, one of every 2 Americans is pro-life.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
This is irrelevant pretentious rubbish. This system was NEVER DESIGNED for decades in retirement. The SSA actuaries figure in the "savings" of those who don't survive. You're stupidly assuming payroll taxes are being invested. No. They are skimmed to pay current retirees.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
At least he isn't promising them virgins in paradise. #sarcasm https://t.co/t7H0gwzGDq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Someone lost his spot as a starter. The same dude whose career highlight was losing in his only Super Bowl. The other 2 quarterbacks won Super Bowl. You care about crap that has nothing to do with football.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
I agree. Newsom sucks and need to resign.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Just to remind everyone, the real purpose of a vaccine is to prevent disease, not infection. In other words, the real concern is whether he has to be hospitalized or dies: over a dozen times more likely if one is not vaccinated. https://t.co/oakIAEpZXr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
No Democrat is worthy of election. But Trumpkins are even less worthier. https://t.co/PmMaVnjb2H
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Considering leftists who also can't find 'abortion' or 'gay marriage' in the Constitution are suddenly embracing originalism...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
I wonder if Snowden will be conscripted to serve in Ukraine... https://t.co/VtEcOoCUZZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
I've had 5 shots, the latest the bivalent booster from Moderna. Walmart had to give me a new vaccine card because my old one was full.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
"No Covid"
First of all, I assume you are talking about the federal First Amendment. N/A: the issue is any comparable state constitutional protections.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Second, the issue probably doesn't affect any personal opinions you express off the clock, with any necessary disclaimer.
Nope. Snowden violated his voluntary contract to gain access to privileged information. Cardinal sin for real libertarians
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Snowden also violated the conditions of gaining access to classified information and has not faced responsibility for violating his contract. Abusing the classification system to hide official misconduct is a separate issue. The end does not justify the means.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
Leftists like democracy, until they don't like democracy. https://t.co/BtsvZD9kBs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 26, 2022
The fact that Sinema moved on from Olbermann, of her capacity to learn from her mistakes gives strong evidence of her growth as a human being. https://t.co/gTUmDxBtL3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Analysis-paralysis by the failed, incompetent Biden regime. END THE JONES ACT! https://t.co/qQ1cgbhNPR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
The "domestic terrorist" was a Catholic father of 7 who had been protesting near an abortion clinic with his 12yo son. A pro-abort geezer got into the son's face, and the dad separated them. The geezer sued, and the case got tossed. The FBI is targeting pro-lifers. https://t.co/bGgi1AvRao
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I think a far more compelling case was when my college psychology textbook pointed out that homosexual behavior has been observed across hundreds of other species.https://t.co/0gDckghm5M
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
This makes for a fairly compelling case that Trump himself knew that classified documents had been moved to MAL and he knowingly withheld them after the subpoena. https://t.co/KjFA04sSUV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Biden's "Justice" Department has turned a blind eye to post-Dobbs pro-abort extremism while abusing power by siccing the FBI on a pro-life dad of 7 whose minor son had been harassed in his face by a pro-abort geezer outside an abortion clinic.https://t.co/dagj4rfJ2p
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Acceptance of religious diversity and responsive generosity to other faithful in need are beautiful reflections of the American experience. https://t.co/AdWvSEL7Nc
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Jesus! Biden's failure of leadership is making this his own version of Katrina. END THE JONES ACT! https://t.co/1x0aoPfVEv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I love women who respect preborn lives.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Biden is in a state of denial that the decline in gas prices since mid-June has reversed over the past week. It may reflect vulnerability of our Gulf refineries to seasonal weather events. A lot depends on the price of oil as recessionary fears cut global demand, production cuts
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
USG spending is down, not because of austerity but the vast pandemic expenditures are expiring. Global uncertainty during the pandemic has favored the dollar which is world reserve currency. But the long-term picture is darker, with rising debt service, other currencies improving
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with change. It's not necessarily racist. Me, I don't care. I've dated white, black and brown ladies. They're all beautiful.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
That being said, I hate Clapton's acoustic version of "Layla", and Journey without Steve Perry isn't Journey.
No, they aren't. Coal amounts to about 22% of US power generation. Natural gas is about 38%, nuclear is about 19%. Renewable sources, led by wind and hydropower, accounts for the rest. In CA, non-hydro renew 38%, natural gas 37, hydro 15, nuclear 10.https://t.co/kGuF1jOciV https://t.co/LHC7rFDeGa
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Just a work of genius. Unlike any song I've heard before or since. I marvel at your creativity
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Yeah, it's like our geek version of winning the Super Bowl. https://t.co/9ra8u87I5G
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
You're not smart enough to understand if a big rock hits the earth, the last thing you'll worry about is local government failures in MI or MS.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Good luck with that. I found that I really didn't understand research and its limitations that I covered in doctoral seminars until I started doing research. And then the same papers I had thought were genius, the emperor was wearing no clothes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I guess I'm too Christian to understand this. I thought "oy" was short for "oy veh" vs. "mazel tov". Unless maybe he was trying to make you feel better in your predicament.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Interesting. Pacific Legal Foundation is filing suit against Biden's unconstitutional, illegal student loan forgiveness scheme, using the fact it creates a related state tax liability in Indiana and other states for debtors.https://t.co/uLn1gcY8YF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I wonder what Musk will tweet when the Fed's interest rate hikes crash the economy into recession.... https://t.co/TY15ubaU9W
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
That's what progressives thought about fascism about a century ago. Including FDR.https://t.co/2Mv62iZcsl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
It does matter. There has to be accountability. You hypocritically want accountability but on a different level.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
Well, when Trump made Bush his whipping boy, guess who Trump was really criticizing...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
My latest essay looks at the border crisis; no easy answers, but I try to summarize some key issues.https://t.co/lKqmyzXYy9
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 27, 2022
I guess Ben Carson took offense when Trump asked him to fill his water glass. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
"Donald Trump Assumed Staffers of Color at White House Were Waiters, Book Says"
Nope. He violated his contract and must be held responsible.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
There is little doubt that one-party government has been successful in adding trillions in government debt. But at what price? We have the highest inflation in decades, real income is falling, interest rates are climbing,the stock market is crashing, crime is rising. https://t.co/Fpi9YpggXQ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
You need to stop this kind of naive Ron Paul rubbish.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
I'm not arguing that US intervention didn't happen and bear some responsibility for the results. But the theocracy went beyond US locus of control.
No to corrupt political intervention in the economy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
Biden is a hopelessly economically illiterate buffoon. Shortages are a natural consequence of storm damage. Prices naturally reflect demand and supply. Price increases naturally attract suppliers. Transactions are voluntary in nature.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. Time for Biden to listen to some classic Aerosmith: https://t.co/Y0Uy2nT5lF https://t.co/bgujYQtbJi
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. The Jones Act is a corrupt protectionist law that is hampering Puerto Rico recover from a weather disaster. Even Billy Paul knew his arrangement with Mrs. Jones was wrong: https://t.co/X6oqXDQQGU
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
I'm willing to bet any captive under gunpoint concedes support for his captor.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
"Kremlin-installed officials claim victory in Ukrainian annexation vote"
This is Soft Rock America. Peg, as she is known to her friends, has a favorite Steely Dan song:https://t.co/NPV0tYUwgA
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
Peggy https://t.co/3eK2ETTvMI
Only a lunatic Ron Paul cultist could come up with such a conspiracy theory!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. Kamala Harris isn't worried about Newsom as competition; she already has a campaign song: https://t.co/KxXNRSup1g https://t.co/awf0EFnHCZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. According to the Commodores, Jackie is on the night shift. https://t.co/FFF9Mpfr7P https://t.co/SCofnEDhhH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 28, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. Someone is playing Madison's flute: Jethro Tull's "Living in the Past": https://t.co/ZZqbq7QDGy https://t.co/h0gsijDRct
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. Jackie is always on Joe Biden's mind: https://t.co/rENwM6YWIq https://t.co/SCofnEDhhH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Hypocritical leftists like Joy Behar love to point out how red states are more takers than givers. They forget to point out Florida is frequently one of the top 5 sources of federal tax revenue.https://t.co/BBGm52T3QS
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Joy Behar, a science illiterate, nevertheless believes in climate change alarmism as her choice of secular religion.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
"Observations have shown little change in the overall frequency of tropical cyclones worldwide."https://t.co/Y9INIrFzJL https://t.co/fpslUr3x3d
Trumpkins are not conservatives.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
No, they aren't. There is a difference between conservatives and right-wingers. https://t.co/I3CyP6tgzM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
FINALLY. Getting Biden to do the right thing is like pulling teeth. https://t.co/Buv7xWsWJW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
What's the symbolic meaning of twerking to Madison's flute? F* the Founding Fathers? https://t.co/yWoTBmheBM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Trump obviously vetted this dude before endorsing him. The stolen valor thing was bad enough. The GOP needs to replace him. https://t.co/8ycKj2J6PH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
I'm an AL fan, although that usually doesn't include the Yankees. What is refreshing is no one is mentioning McGuire, Sosa, or Bonds. It was amazing to see Judge tie the Babe. To legit share the AL season record is phenomenal. https://t.co/r2xNOjKHJR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Roger raised a classy son who made his dad proud. https://t.co/VyvT6xyyLM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Well, that is a lot worse than a Virginia Dem governor in blackface, or an iconic WV Democrat senator who actually was in the KKK, isn't it?#DeSatan https://t.co/VtINBaT7yI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
None. They are smarter than you.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Yes. There are procedures for whistleblowers. There is no legal right to violate your contract.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
There is nothing even a little bit conservative about Trump's self-serving ideology. https://t.co/ViR9zhHPY3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
If you work too closely with Joe, you're bound to become your own gaffe machine. https://t.co/5l9IHZe2dT
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
It took 14 years for Bonds to reach 49 and then the next season he improved on that by 50% to reach 73. Judge, on the other hand, hit 52 in 2017.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
Trump is probably pissed Harris is taking credit for his long courtship of Kim Jong-un. He has the stolen love letters to prove it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
"Dan Quayle"
Public funding is finite. I don't have an issue with community standards playing a role. E.g., I wouldn't want my tax dollars spent on child pornography. https://t.co/nYhiJgOjkn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
No. How about we reduce the deficit?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 29, 2022
I do not understand this leftist obsession with Ginni Thomas. She is simply the spouse of a senior SCOTUS justice. She is simply a crackpot Trumpkin. She has no political power or influence. She serves as a proxy for leftists who resent any conservative judge in the judiciary. https://t.co/pDqCmDXw9P
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
I seriously doubt that the former Narcissist in Chief would notice any ship if it didn't have his own name or logo on it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
Six years later? This seems to be some broad reference to the Trump era.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
28 U.S.C. Sec. 455 (recusal): mainly financial, legal, personal, or professional interests of the Justice or a family member. Note NOT "political".
Do we expect justices to recuse if they/spouses voted?
This is a deliberate distortion by the Gray Lady--and she knows it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
The vote in question was over HOW Hurricane Sandy relief should be funded, not WHETHER (which is what the NYT implies). Gov. DeSantis would probably agree that Hurricane Ian relief should not add to $31T debt. https://t.co/jqwskUixYf
Not a chance that NATO agrees to join Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia. This move is really saying Ukraine rules out a negotiated settlement with Russia.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
Just a reminder, Ukraine in March (AFTER the invasion) had agreed not to seek NATO membership. https://t.co/yIrwJIGFyH https://t.co/701yCRSrb2
Note this is all politically correct rubbish. All they are really saying is if you were born with a womb and ovaries, you can theoretically conceive a child. This excludes trans- vs. cis women. https://t.co/DaiEnfgqOI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
Whether or not Ginni Thomas ever discusses politics with her husband is irrelevant. Whether Thomas has his own political opinions is irrelevant. Clarence Thomas has 3 decades on the court. Now if Ginni Thomas was accused of a crime & her husband was asked to adjudicate the case. https://t.co/WvkDJexpRZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
Leftists refuse to report inconvenient truths.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
“It goes without saying that everyone is free to express disagreement with our decisions and to criticize our reasoning as they see fit.” Alitohttps://t.co/LZ208QdPdJ https://t.co/GdYegj8Yeg
This is Soft Rock America. A Trumpkin judge is giving Trump more time to "prove" his lie that the FBI "planted" evidence during the MAL search. Let Tom Petty express our frustration with the waiting game.https://t.co/obBe3VEz7r https://t.co/9s8jJ51mDR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
At least Pelosi didn't suggest they should pick cotton. #sarcasm Is she suggesting that migrant women and children should be working farms?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
We need broad based immigration reform, including more funding for infrastructure and adjudication, clearing immigration backlogs, etc. https://t.co/Vd8FgArzgy
Some would argue Iran has been a disaster since CIA intervention in the 1950's. https://t.co/keLRjpPXO6
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
It turns out Luke Skywalker REALLY IS Darth Vader's son. https://t.co/DKOoHOdM93
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
If Tua walks out of a huddle like Biden wanders aimlessly about after a speech, I'll be the first to sound the alarm.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
Bipartisan "Ultra MAGA" guy. https://t.co/AGeI1Zm9i4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
The problem is the Left Coast is dominated by leftist zoning NIMN czars. https://t.co/1lbBZjKgZ4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
No. POTUS nominates judges, but the Senate confirms them.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
I see all the chicken hawk leftist shills defaming a unarmed victim, a veteran, of an unprovoked cop murder who was guilty of trespassing on public property, not a capital offense.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) September 30, 2022
There is something grossly immoral in scapegoating people who disagree with you.
"Ashli Babbitt"
How stupid is Biden? I'm pro-immigration, and I support a path for Dream legal residency and citizenship. But this isn't the way to make the argument.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
Migrant kids have been raised in American communities. This is the only home many have ever known growing up, in our schools. https://t.co/ksoLe68vRb
The twice impeached ex-POTUS thinks he is relevant. McConnell was the one pushing for fiscal sanity when Trump dealt away sequesters to Chuck and Nancy in the process of adding 40% to the national debt. If Trump's election meltdown hadn't cost the GOP both Senate seats in GA... https://t.co/8vPePI58Hn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
I'm sure Ted Cruz knows all about Trump's personal insults or racial slurs of politician wives, never mind past employees. Trump's denigration of Elaine Chao, Mrs. Mitch McConnell, a Cabinet officer in 2 administrations, including his own, is beyond inexcusable.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
Wow. CPAC stopped talking for us real conservatives years ago. Among other things they got infiltrated by right wing nationalists like Trumpkins. But comparing peaceful migrants to unprovoked Russian invasion forces? Where are the criticisms of Biden's economic sanctions? pic.twitter.com/ga1sHkOXAK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
This is an old trick of leftist Dems. They label you a hypocrite if you accept infrastructure funds but you reject the 93% of other spending. Or criticize DeSantis over his vote against deficit spending for Hurricane Sandy relief. https://t.co/O0HrEpmrKe
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
Trump is an irrelevant old man who likes to yank the chains of leftists, knowing they'll call him out as racist and he uses that to motivate his base. He thinks he's got McConnell boxed in, that McConnell loses face if he doesn't stand up to defend his wife.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
"Coco Chow"
I have never figured out how "once, twice, three times I've married", a notoriously unfaithful Trump has appealed to evangelicals. Never mind how his current wife is the only Presidential spouse to have nude pictures published. Why would he attack others' wives?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
"Coco Chow"
Wow, someone wants to make Russia commie again... https://t.co/yjmxGyrizc
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 1, 2022
Twitter users are implying NARA is suggesting the FBI didn't recover all the missing classified documents from MAL. The reports I've seen suggest NARA is worried about unofficial communications of WH staffers like Navarro. https://t.co/rTkNLnGHmH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 2, 2022
Yeah. Sugar protectionism has corrupted American politics since the First Congress.https://t.co/JF7NyDnp7y
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 2, 2022
No. Make your reputation on the field as a starter, not riding the bench and drawing attention to yourself by violating the NFL code of conduct.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 2, 2022
The overriding mandate of public policy is protection of life, liberty, and property. It should not be guided by incidental priorities like racial identity. Harris' raising the issue is intrinsically divisive and politically motivated. https://t.co/lUpFB7aLXS
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 2, 2022