Congratulations to the KC Chiefs for their come-from-behind victory with a solid second half. I thought Mahomes was done near the end of the first half. However, I'm not a fan of the strategy to run off the clock for a chip shot field and the win. It's not sporting.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
It's embarrassing to hear revisionist Dems gushing over Jimmy "Lust in my Heart" Carter. There are reasons why Carter got wiped out in his reelection, even worse than Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
@elonmusk I'm still getting shadowbanned. You are losing credibility with me.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
Yeah, everybody knows Jesus had a policy against swords. That why, during the Passion, He told apostle Peter to stand down.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
Matthew 26:52 #sarcasm
Because Musk's Twitter has been shadowbanning me, I'm not sure who is able to read my tweets (maybe my followers?). Leaving Twitter is an option. I may resurrect my abridged messages blog (https://t.co/Wr6khzhnKc) and/or migrate content to a different blogging platform.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. The Biden Administration is telling Americans after object shootdowns not to worry about aliens (from outer space). They stumbled upon a Carpenters' hit song: https://t.co/iF4HEDFbnk#sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
Carter was good on airline and trucking deregulation. He appointed Volcker to head the Fed. On pretty much everything else he sucked. Ted Kennedy ran against his reelection, and he got his ass kicked by Reagan.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 13, 2023
"President Carter"
This is the same economically illiterate rubbish behind Wickard v. Filburn. FDR wanted to restrict food supplies to support prices, reassuring farm solvency (servicing loans). If struggling people and charities get cheaper supplies, it diminishes demand.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
"Atlas Shrugged" https://t.co/c3fsVIR8mD
It is a shock when a classmate suddenly dies, a life done too soon. During one's years as a young adult, mortality is something that seems to happen to older people, not ourselves. I was not close friends with SG (RIP), but class was different without him and he was missed.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
Former Gov./Ambassador Nikki Haley is the first new generation GOP candidate alternative to Trump for the 2024 Presidential nomination. As governor, she did something Trump never did--balance the budget.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
This partisan battle over which party has been more authentically anti-Chinese economically and militarily is very troubling; be very careful of what you wish for.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
The CORRECT response to Boebert is that football games have nothing to do with anthems or nationalism, period.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
No, the Confederate flag has nothing to do with division. It, like the original US flag, had to do with free association of states.
Some Civil War Republicans were slave owners: pic.twitter.com/BUhT98k9jK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
Just a reminder: there were 4 slave states in the Union during the Civil War.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 14, 2023
"On December 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment was adopted...immediately freed more than 100,000 enslaved people, from Kentucky to Delaware."
Delaware adopted the 13th in 1901.https://t.co/PdpglpixVl
This is Soft Rock America. It's time for Simply Red's signature hit: https://t.co/7OEaHdCOi6 https://t.co/yg2wucqbIY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
I can just Imagine Palin saying, "I could see that Chinese balloon from my house... I almost shot it down on my own."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
"Sarah Palin"
Yes, although arguably in better health. He hasn't formally announced for reelection yet. Trump has.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
Isn't Biden 80 ?
— Molly Marsh (@IamMOLLYMarsh) February 15, 2023
I'm not sure of the prosecutor's reasoning behind issuing a subpoena. Trump's position on Pence violates the 12th Amendment and the Electoral Count Act, but I don't think it's been addressed in court.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
No. "Pence is expected to make arguments raising the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause." Trump is expected to cite Executive Privilege. But Pence's argument that his tie-breaking vote makes him a legislator benefiting from Speech or Debate exclusion is dubious at best. https://t.co/0y04JBdUdM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
I see Sen. Feinstein has finally announced she will not seek reelection next year. The fact that at least 2 Congressmen already announced their candidacies already signaled the aging senator's vulnerability, but her job approvals (around 30) made her retirement inevitable.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
The US remains obsessed with Biden shooting sporting clays. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
What? Are we talking about Biden's lifetime scholastic record in studying economics?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
"0.0 GPA"
Apparently, the 0.0 GPA trend is taken from a Tucker Carlson show guest's discussion of comedienne Chelsea Handler's bit on the joys of being a childless woman. I'm a childless bachelor, and it's sad, because I love my 6 younger siblings and 21 nephews and nieces.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
I am somewhat amused by all these indignant progressives tweeting about a Tucker Carlson show clip when you know they've never watched an episode. I used to like Carlson back when he was a conservative and used to wear bow ties.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
I've been following the East Palestine, Ohio rail tragedy, but the partisan sniping on both sides is nauseating. Dems try to point fingers at Trumpist deregulation, and the GOP is reborn environmentalism. Give me a break!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
First of all, you are assuming a POTUS has anything to do with economic growth. Dem policies of high taxation, debt and regulation are a drag on growth. Dems were in control of the House during the most recent recessions. Reagan, unlike Obama, inherited sky-high interest rates.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
I'm getting annoyed at economically illiterate pro-Biden trolls disingenuously taking credit for the economy. The fact is we had record low growth under the Obama "recovery" and even Biden's own budget assumes similar lackluster growth.https://t.co/Yom2nWFrkt
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
Leftist trolls cherry-pick and distort statistics. McCarthy just went through an unprecedented week-long Speaker election process, Statistica shows Pelosi with both higher and lower favorables, more undecideds on McCarthy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
Just stating exams can be misleading. My MIS comprehensive was literally 2 days long. I'm a lefty with a natural hook writing style. The outer edge of my cramped hand was stained purple at the end of each day. The accounting (minor) exam was more humane, like 3 hours
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
Joe Biden started his career in the Senate while Haley was in diapers. Trump hadn't bankrupted his daddy's company for the first time yet when Nikki was born. 12 years as legislator and governor doesn't equal Biden's 36 as senator plus 8 as VP. Plus her 2 years as UN ambassador.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
For UT, I didn't take an exam. I ran into academic politics during my first year and lost my grad school stipend; I needed financial assistance to go beyond the Master's. I think, though, UT at the time saw a glut of math PhD's on the market and did its part to restrict ABD's.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
The coursework, comp exams (I had 3: major, minor, oral), and residency can be brutal.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
But to give an example, I originally intended to seek a PhD in math. UT/Austin then required 6 math exams to get to ABD. I knew one couple: the wife made it; the hubby stalled at 5.
Um, this is Bo Derek, not Raquel Welch. Trust me, I'm straight.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
Source your tribute images. One person posted an image of Bo Derek. Believe me, as a straight Boomer, I know the difference
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 15, 2023
"Raquel Welch"
Since when in a country which explicitly espouses religious tolerance is it necessary for Damar Hamlin to apologize for expressing his religious beliefs? https://t.co/Dp19kktnLt
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
The last I heard; it was a likely case of commotio cordis, more typically in sports with projectiles like hockey. It accounts for about 20% of sudden cardiac deaths among young athletes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
Damar Hamlin
I loathe crackpot conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers. Pfizer shares vaccine revenue with a partner and competes against others in the space, and it was a giant pharmaceutical company before COVID-19. Millions have been vaccinated/boosted without serious health issues. https://t.co/QQgiUKZ5BR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
Not a Gaetz fan, but these leftist trolls are out for right-wing blood. There are reasons prosecutors decide not to pursue a case including evidence or lack thereof, unreliability of witnesses, or whether they can win a jury trial. Gaetz has denied charges.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
"Merrick Garland"
The math doesn't work. There are 51 Dems and independents. Two Senators did not vote. According to your logic, Nelson should have gotten 54 votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
Wow! Biden, Schumer and Jeffries are playing Russian roulette rejecting any concession to fiscal discipline. In real life, you can't raise your credit card limit without the means to pay it off. https://t.co/HikKtu7qjs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
I see Meathead Trumpkins attacking Nikki Haley as a "RINO". Never mind the fact that Trump the Twice-Impeached One is the very definition of RINO. Haley was a South Carolina GOP legislator while Trump was a registered Dem supporting Hillary Clinton & Barry Obama.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
"John McCain"
Personally, I don't care for abstract art and I wouldn't buy the Kanye West jacket in question. But as a Catholic and Christian, I care more about people finding Christ in a way meaningful to them. If the Kanye West design speaks to Hamlin's faith, good for him.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
I thought Biden said something stupid again.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
"Congrats Brandon"
Just a reminder Lemon is older than Haley.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
"Don Lemon"
What the hell? How does medical data of any person not fall under the constraints on state searches under Article 1 Section 10 of the Virginia Constitution?https://t.co/zY1t3UxxrF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
I do think voters have a right to know about the general health of POTUS and relevant candidates; I think that's clear from the context of the 25th Amendment. We have the recent example of stroke victim Sen. Fetterman (D-PA)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 16, 2023
I have personally known and interacted with people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's. I have issues with Biden's politics, but I know he doesn't suffer from dementia.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Coolidge was indisputably the best POTUS of the twentieth century. I do disagree with his immigration restrictionist policies. He is not responsible for disastrous Fed Reserve policies. Harding and he made the post-WWI depression short-lived. Hoover and FDR's policies prolonged. https://t.co/Fsg68CJfdw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Dems are desperately trying to blame the Trump Administration for the Ohio train disaster. The fact is Congress in 2016 required cost/benefit analysis of expensive new rules like the ECP braking system mandate.https://t.co/00aeyrqqoz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
"President Barack Obama"
You have a reading comprehension problem. The Trump Administration did not pass the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. Obama himself signed the BIPARTISAN FAST Act into law on 12/4/15. The Trump Administration simply completed the cost-benefit analysis required by law.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Price-gouging is a fake crime. When demand exceeds supply like last year, prices go up and so do profits. It doesn't imply profits are sustainable. Why aren't we still paying $5.02/gallon for gas?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Wow! I'll have to settle for charging my phone the old fashioned way--at home without paying $66K for an EV.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
My first MIS prof used to mock people paying $3K to buy a computer to store recipes when a 99-cent recipe box would do the job. https://t.co/5IxzoG52m6
You're too stupid to read the FAST Act that Obama signed into law.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Ms. Coulter seems to have forgotten the whole birther kerfuffle...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 17, 2023
Only native-born citizens are eligible to run for POTUS. Ms. Haley was born in Bamberg, SC.
"Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to ‘go back to your own country'"
My latest essay takes on long-overdue senior entitlement reform, and I attempt to flesh out a practical solution comparable to the 1983 compromise.https://t.co/bKoLAmatLt
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 18, 2023
Leftist wingnuts are resurrecting the discredited crackpot October Surprise conspiracy theory. https://t.co/iWszmlw9u9
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
For a second there, I thought WWE might book Carmella over Asuka. A Bianca/Carmella Wrestlemania match would suck. Be careful, Bianca: the green mist is coming.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
Contrast that to Joe Biden, who had policy responsibility over Ukraine while the US was investigating the Burisma oligarch and looked the other way when his own son took a lucrative seat on the Burisma board. Off the charts unethical Biden.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
The insane hero worship of Carter due to post-Presidential charity work is understandable, because he sucked as POTUS.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
"Jimmy Carter"
It's odd what one remembers about past Presidents. For me, it was a photo op involving Carter and Adm. Rickover. (I once had an interview with Rickover.) Rickover told POTUS Carter where to stand, and Carter meekly complied. Dude, that's NOT how the chain of command works.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
I thought he was more of a Flamin' Hot Cheeto.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
I figured that the Lesnar/Lashley rubber match wouldn't be decided at WWE Eliminator Chamber and the WWE would book some kind of inconclusive finish. But disqualifying Lesnar for a backwards low blow while Lesnar's head was locked in a full nelson? First time I've seen it called.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
I wish Jimmy Carter comfort and peace in his final days as he says his goodbyes to loved ones. My thoughts and prayers for Jimmy and his extended family.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
No one expected the WWE to put Sami Zahn over Roman Reigns. They did make Sami look credible with near-falls. I cringed when the Uso brother attacked Zahn and draped an unconscious Reigns over him. Not again. Most intriguing: for a second there I thought Uso was going to turn.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
PROVABLY WRONG, STUPID!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
The quote came straight from the Social Security Administration. You weren't smart enough to Google it. https://t.co/jtppGeu3TA.
You're not smart enough to know I've ALWAYS been Never Trump, literally hundreds of anti-Trump tweets and blog posts.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
I'm a conservative (Trump isn't). And I know more about social security than most people; I read trustee reports.
Everyone knows or should know that there was a social security fix signed into law by Reagan in 1983. This included increases in payroll taxes, deferred eligibility and progressive taxation of benefits after a certain income threshold. This deals with its self-financed nature.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
After I go through the process of blogging on social security, I find myself trolled by leftist know-nothings who don't know the basics. Senior entitlements are a self-financing pay-as-you-go system funded primarily by payroll taxes and if necessary, from the reserve.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
This meme is factually wrong on so many levels. First, the upper rate cut to 28% was part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (not 1984), and that rate wasn't phased in until 1988. Taxation of social security benefits for some was signed into law in 1983 and those dollars went to SSA.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
Not really. Most Republicans see themselves as championing small businesses. Many small businesses during the early pandemic faced existential threats from public policy shutdowns.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 19, 2023
Now why Scott mentioned senior entitlements was a tactical error, except in this sense: Medicare reserves will be exhausted by 2028. I don't see a sharp cutback as politically viable and if reform is not addressed in the short run, I could see general revenues tapped.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
Obviously, the pay-as-you-go model of senior entitlements is vulnerable to economic shocks (unemployed people don't pay payroll taxes). But the reserves should ride out the bumps. The point is, these expenditures don't rely on general revenues and don't contribute to deficits.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
The most interesting thing I'm seeing in RCP averages:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
1) Trump is only leading Biden by 0.1% and with worse percentage than in 2016 and 2020;
2) Biden is only winning his own primary with just over a third of the vote.
It sounds like VP Harris' racial identity hasn't made much difference in the Biden USDA.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
