The Constitution is silent on the question of secession. The general government is limited to enumerated powers. Some states specifically noted their right to withdraw, and states have equal rights. Note that President Buchanan didn't invade 7 states.https://t.co/CGh0czhocy
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
It's humorous when leftists cite SCOTUS for settling the question of constitutional secession (Texas v White). Victor's justice. Ask me how many times SCOTUS has had to overturn bad precedents. It's like an abusive husband arguing that marriage is perpetual.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
I really don't care what MTG thinks about a national divorce. I think she's all about yanking leftists' chains and using it to promote her political career. Me, I don't care if she comes to a SOTU wearing Hulk Hogan's boa.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
Well, we know Ann Coulter checks out Drudge Report; the photo is still up. The right-wingers are all griping one of 2 things they see as higher priority: the Southern borders; the Ohio train disaster.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
I get whipsawed between leftists and Trumpkins, each group claiming I'm in the other camp. They don't acknowledge they are different sides of the same Big Government coin, and there are a lot of us who are both Never Trump and Never Biden.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
Update: Lincoln is still dead. H/T Chevy Chase
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
Um, who gets custody of the federal government and the $31.5T debt after we divorce?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
MTG https://t.co/7v2v2hYFPB
This is Soft Rock America. Time for classic Little Peggy March: https://t.co/aMJDal3zGb
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 20, 2023
James O'Keefe https://t.co/IxSoMfNZ2V
However hypocritical you may judge pastor Osteen's lifestyle, from the IRS:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
"Regardless of whether you're a minister performing ministerial services as an employee or a self-employed person, all of your earnings../ are subject to income tax."https://t.co/WvHJJTuzfk.
Just a reminder: Ken Burns is not a credentialed historian.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
"He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in film studies and design."https://t.co/vdiJqB1TZC
#IKnewIWasRightAbout Democrats and Republicans are all Big Government shills with unsustainable deficits and debt.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
#IKnewIWasRightAbout Democrats and Republicans are all Big Government shills with unsustainable deficits and debt.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
I didn't expect Kevin Owens to reject Sami Zahn's offer to team against the Usos at Wrestlemania, especially after Owens intervened against Zahn's post-match beatdown at Elimination Chamber. Maybe he's playing hard to get?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
#TheReasonIJoinedTwitter is I needed something else to do on my dateless Saturday nights.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
I earned my BA in San Antonio, and a few years returned there to start my IT career. It was impossible to watch local TV without his car dealership commercials. And imagine the surprise of this rare Vikings fan Texan when he bought the team.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
"Red McCombs"
Well, I did think that an Omos/Lesnar match was inevitable but I didn't think it would be at Wrestlemania. I expected a no holds barred Lesnar/Lashley feud finale. I'm not sure Lashley wants Omos fighting his battles for him.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Voting for either Trump or Biden #WasAHugeMistake
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
No, the purported undocumented claim from Trump has been widely debunked. This seems to be a distortion of Trump's concern his supporters were going to be attacked by Antifa. The House Sergeant of Arms is one of 3 members of the Capitol Police Board.https://t.co/M8CgTYMWmY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
No, the purported undocumented claim from Trump has been widely debunked. This seems to be a distortion of Trump's concern his supporters were going to be attacked by Antifa. The House Sergeant of Arms is one of 3 members of the Capitol Police Board.https://t.co/M8CgTYMWmY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
"Even CNN knows Biden's Kyiv visit was staged!"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Great. Hillary claimed to have survived sniper fire in Bosnia, and now Joe Biden survived a missile attack in Kiev... #sarcasm
Business taxes, globally noncompetitive at 35%, was reduced to 21% under Trump. Have corporate tax revenues dropped off a cliff? Nope: now expected 3.8T versus pre-cut 3.9T in revenues over a decade. Not to mention increased investments, more jobs, income tax revenues.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
It's hard to overestimate the economic illiteracy of these disingenuous leftists. Take the talking point that the Trump tax cuts would add $2T to the deficits over a decade. Yet under Trump the national debt grew nearly $8T over 4 years.https://t.co/KhoIxQTGMf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
FNC: "Putin blames the West for starting the war in Ukraine."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
I think Putin ate too many magic mushrooms in Wonderland. #sarcasm
Is Tom Brady the Harold Stassen of the NFL? I think not...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
"Stassen ran for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992. " https://t.co/KQloiTTJA8
"The nation’s annual budget deficits are projected to average $2 trillion over roughly the next decade, according to figures released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
And yet Biden refuses to negotiate over the debt ceiling. https://t.co/t3s7s6y5fs
Nobody ever taught leftists two wrongs don't make a right.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
If anyone had more access to national secrets than Hillary Clinton, it was probably Obama. Using a private account for USG purposes violated government policy. She indisputably had classified info on her server. https://t.co/o7xKs3oy17
@elonmusk I don't like criticism but I'm used to the give and take from my days in academia. However, in a reply to a tweet I wrote on Tom Brady, I seemed to get an unrelated spam reply: pic.twitter.com/X8x3t8aCDK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
I don't think one can generalize a trend from a couple of datapoints, but Walmart is selling its budget box of 60 eggs for 9.92 down from 13.xx and 19.xx Over the last couple of weeks at Lidl from about $5/dozen to 3.52. Not cheap, compared to less than $1 a couple of years back https://t.co/t1P0Q8Id7r
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Isn't it Mardi Gras today? I thought for sure it would be trending on Twitter.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
The postal service eventually committed to universal delivery service but demanded the protection of Private Express Statutes, arguing that private carriers would skim off profitable urban routes. https://t.co/CvQ74iuZOv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
The USPS is a constitutional anachronism. On home delivery: "In practice, the post offices of these days did not generally deliver mail to households or businesses directly, but only from post office to post office."https://t.co/1JcCv7KuFw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Their core revenue services are essentially in a death spiral and they expect to lose $160B over the coming decade. They're dumping retiree healthcare into Medicare & are hoping Congress will cut their retirement share.https://t.co/kEbRwem35p
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Not to mention I've had close relatives who have worked for USPS and are not particularly happy with my privatization views.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Times I've watched MSNBC over the past 10 years: zero.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Times I'll watch Psaki on MSNBC over the next 10 years: zero. https://t.co/y4oFawrNTO
The American Corollary to Thatcher on socialism:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
The problem with democratic socialists is they run out of the upper 1%'s assets, but the bills never stop.
or
Once you eat the hen laying the golden eggs, no more eggs.
"Asked whether the jurors had recommended indicting Mr. Trump, Ms. Kohrs gave a cryptic answer: “You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science,” adding, “you won’t be too surprised.”https://t.co/Rhu6ah2z7W
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
DeSantis got 59% of the vote over former Gov. Crist, the biggest percentage in 40 years.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 21, 2023
Trump got 46.1% of the vote against Clinton. He got 46.8% of the vote against Biden.
The Flaming' Hot Cheeto got tired of "winning". https://t.co/TGKr3YvkhN
I'm sure you'll both enjoy your time together in prison.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Nope. There's a reason he was called 'Silent Cal'.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
The progressives are going to demand a lot of alimony.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Why is Kinzinger afraid of transparency?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Unlike Biden, Paul McCartney never needed to plagiarize.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Just hearing Paul McCartney play on a Stones album is worth the price of the album. But it staggers the imagination what would be possible from the Stones and the Beatles collaborating on songs together.https://t.co/jbPdDeOzUY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
All the money you'll save not being admitted to the ICU. #OtherVaxxSideEffects
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Just a reminder how you end up with a Trump or Biden... pic.twitter.com/xuIRAkpf2r
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Yes, I despise Biden, but no, I despise Trump just as much.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
I guess Trump wants to see what his rollback of the ECP brakes mandate meant for East Palestine. https://t.co/T0zetKd8EI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Anti-vaxxers are like if doubting Thomas met the risen Christ and later attributed it to some wild mushrooms he ate at lunch.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
"Damar Hamlin"
John Lennon is trending, and one of my favorite covers of his songs is the Lettermen's version of "Love". I have to admit I missed the infectious early Beatles' love songs. Harrison's "Something" is the only exception I recall from their later material.https://t.co/bbH4NDkBrf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
I've never met Jacob Hornberger, but I was a high school classmate of his little brother, Charles. I supported his candidacy for the LP nomination in 2020, and I'm supporting him in this coming election also.https://t.co/BjmtpnRCYK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Remy is back with "Uncle Sugar".https://t.co/mfJcxavnFj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
I agree when Hannity had RINO-in-Chief Trump on his show, he sold out his conservative street cred. Pence, however, is not a traitor; Trump is.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
I've never understood this politically correct obsession with symbols and team names. Personally, if I hear 'Uncle Ben' or 'Aunt Jemima', I think of them as part of my ethnically diverse extended family. (I also have biracial grandnephews/nieces.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
"Aunt Jemima"
South Park couldn't get better publicity than a thin-skinned estranged royal couple in exile. https://t.co/Fi1xunCJUV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Our American-born Duchess of Sussex has words for South Park: https://t.co/1HPJC1Zynj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
The problem during the pandemic has always been what I call the Typhoid Mary problem. Some people can get infected and transmit the disease without their knowledge; like Mary herself, they can be in a state of denial. Obviously, you need to be cautious around symptomatic people.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
Let me be clear: there are problems with masking in public policy: people often don't mask effectively; often used cloth masks have limited utility (especially against bioaerosols); they are morally hazardous; policy tends to be paternalistic.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
"The Mask Mandates Did Nothing"
If FNC viewers are wondering why Martha MacCallum has a smudge in the middle of her forehead, it's Ash Wednesday. I don't think Wikipedia lists her faith, but she got married in a Catholic church.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
OMG, there really are Trumpkins of color. I was waiting for my Walmart pharmacy to reopen after lunch when a senior gentleman started a conversion. He likes Trump's direct style, dislikes Biden putting Ukraine over the Ohio train disaster, ranted about Hunter's laptop, etc.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
(continued) Dan was distraught how his parents who claimed to love him couldn't accept the love of his life and their own grandchildren by blood, part of them. I didn't know what to say; racism is not only stupid and ugly, but sad and tragic.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
All I see is an elderly self-serving incompetent twice-impeached plutocrat.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 22, 2023
"Real President" my ass. He's an ink stain on American history.
There is no such thing as "the best President of our time". There is only 1 Sorest Loser, Twice-Impeached Ink Spot on American History who has never won 47% of the national vote and never will.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
This may be the stupidest lying meme on the Internet. The Sore Loser-in-Chief promised to eliminate the national debt of $20T. Not only did he fail to reduce it by a single penny, but added 7.8T in one term, setting q new Presidential record. It takes a lot to outspend Obama.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
Imagine the dude who is responsible for rollback of the ECP brake mandate, which exacerbated the damage of the Norfolk Southern derailment disaster, having the audacity to show his face and try to exploit political opportunity out of Biden's absence!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
Not the Best President Ever https://t.co/5J2gaBOgfU
"Nor have rail regulators in Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's department proposed reinstating the safety rule in question...A spokesperson for the FRA told the outlet that it was continuing to evaluate ECP brakes to improve safety."https://t.co/ltdA0qMcHJ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
Biden is losing the stupid PR war to Trump. Not only did Biden fail to get to East Palestine before Trump, but he's in the doghouse with the national football champ Georgia Bulldogs with no invitation to the White House.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
I speak with some authority on dorm food. My first semester at OLL I worked my way up from dishwasher to assistant cook. We would deep fry fish filets with slices of lemon, also mix in prior leftover filets. The latter lemon slices would pucker up. I avoided the fish.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
I'll tell you what. I once worked for a college software company and visited Biola University; I had to eat at the college cafeteria. OMG! Not like I remember dorm food. They had a burgers-and-fries island, a bread island, two buffet lines, one with more natural entrees.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
he wasn't going to get any sleep that night if I didn't give him the answer to that particular question.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
Writing good exams is an art & a science. I am one of the best in my discipline. It's hard work; I've read literally thousands of research articles in psychology & education
It turns out Bill Clinton and Trump have another thing in common besides pissing off Hillary.https://t.co/yWoTqHTnIS
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
McDonalds
Hmmm.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world;"
The REAL President: George Washingtonhttps://t.co/74wioW3E70
No, Trump cannot bribe me with a 44 G. carb Big Mac. Maybe Bill Clinton.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
"Big Macs"
You mean. this isn't a Trump nickname for the Transportation Secretary?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
"Sneaky Pete"
I'm not a Dem or Republican, but the Dems have been politically exploiting and propagandizing Jan. 6 events for 2 years. What are Dems trying to hide? I do think Speaker McCarthy should avoid the appearance of bias in support of transparency and disclosure.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
"Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his darkness retreat." What the hell does this mean? Did he see his shadow? Does Packers training camp open later than expected this summer?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 23, 2023
Norfolk Southern is responsible for the hell in East Palestine. The fact remains, the accident occurred on Biden's watch, after 2 years of 1-party rule in Congress and the Obama ECP rule did not apply to Class 2 flammable gases, i.e., the relevant cargo.https://t.co/Xkbri8aD2n https://t.co/rQTQpQN5oI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
Let's see if Biden can lead a bipartisan consensus for a more comprehensive ECB brake mandate over all flammable cargoes, with industry tax incentives if necessary. https://t.co/LzfseJ9e99
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
Leftist trolls are not telling folks in trying to blame the Trump Admin for the Obama 2015 ECP mandate rollback is in 2014 NTSB wanted comprehensive flammable cargo coverage, not just Class 3 flammables like ethanol and crude oil. So, let's scrutinize that admin's motives.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
Oh, wow. Marianne Williamson had about 1% support in 2020's Dem primary. Biden must be worried.https://t.co/NtlB8qTvpC https://t.co/30o9mTOT0H
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
MTG and Trump have been to McDonald's too many times. #sarcasm https://t.co/MkuDlKoM8D
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
WRONG! I was BOTH Never Trump and Never Clinton. https://t.co/uCUHFqRbAO
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
East Palestine citizens could use more breathing room. https://t.co/yJWX7jTao5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
He flushed his fair share down the toilet.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
It's like government spending. https://t.co/GOp6XyY8CN
The Trump Administration needs to explain why instead of rolling back the limited ECP brake mandate it didn't broaden it to cover East Palestine relevant hazardous cargo. Norfolk Southern essentially transferred part of its risks to the general public.https://t.co/kpWwdR5d9H https://t.co/Sis1ioHUWk
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 24, 2023
Democrats are usually savvy about symbolic appearances, but Biden seems to be satisfied with his Administration's "early" response to the East Palestine train disaster and doesn't seem to have any near-term plans to visit the area. I'm not a political pundit, but this is mistaken
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
Well, Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, infamously called Trump a "clown genius". I thought of Dilbert as a weird dude who can't wear ties, a clever cartoon mocking the corporate workplace. One instinctively knows sooner or later a satirist would be victimized by cancel culture.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
Selected clips from the PC police. What's your point?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
Biden says if anyone of color doesn't vote for him, he "ain't black". Pete Buttigieg is probably more worried about the racial cross breaks of first responders than the health and safety of East Palestine residents. You have a military hierarchy obsessed with minority rights.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
I knew the area had a reputation. One of my former MIS students noticed me coming out of Cougar Place one day and asked me to escort her to satellite parking a few blocks away. I agreed. She told me she was newly married since our class.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
An unprovoked random crime of violence. I reported it to campus security, but there was little they could do. It was dark and I wasn't looking at them as they passed other than keeping my distance from their path. There was no warning; I could feel his knuckle on my eyeball.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
I don't give a damn what other people think or when demand me to do something. As far as I'm concerned, they can do something that won't perpetuate the species. (Twitter Mommy doesn't like me to be direct, but it's a common saying.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Here's the Queen of Soul: https://t.co/s3C0IF7RAl https://t.co/DNneg2Og4h
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
What the HELL does Biden mean here? He has erotic dreams of the East Palestine train disaster?https://t.co/OAxH3n8Saj. https://t.co/DNneg2Og4h
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
I didn't know Harrison did remakes but this song was originally from the 60's. I told my niece recently that whenever I hear this one, I think of her adorably dancing to it back when she was 3.https://t.co/4fdlDbCuK8
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
I remember one of the first times I heard myself on radio was calling in a request to an Austin radio on George Harrison's birthday. Here's a favorite:https://t.co/hX9PCrkIs0
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
#YoureOutOfTouchWhen I compare today's "pop music" to what I listened to growing up. But don't remind me of the disco era. It killed the Bee Gees' career.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
Some of my earliest music album purchases were from black artists like Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, and the Four Tops. My best friend in fifth grade was a black dude Henry whose dad was also in the USAF.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
Scott Adams should know better than to take a single poll seriously.
I bet a lot of Twitter users are like me: what the hell is Slack? Apparently, an enhanced text messaging system analogous to Microsoft Teams, which I've used at work for years.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
"Libs of TikTok"
Well, the first thing I noticed was this tiresome leftist troll's censorship rant/tweet is nearly 900 characters long; it's apparently something known as a Twitter note that is available to a select number of users. So now these hypocrites get to filibuster us.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
"Libs of Tiktok" https://t.co/bD3SinN3DY
Boy, did I get this trend wrong. I thought Google's browser was trending...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 25, 2023
#Chrome23
This is Soft Rock America. Linda Ronstadt is trending. My Navy supervising officer heard "Poor, poor pitiful me" one too many times. But my adorable niece M loved Fievel and this remains my favorite Ronstadt tune.https://t.co/Jq89b8C7II
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 26, 2023
"Linda Ronstadt"
I haven't cared about British politics since the War of 1812. But, in my opinion, the real Queen was headed by Freddie Mercury.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 26, 2023
"Queen Consort"
This is Soft Rock America. I'm not sure if WHO (COVID-19) or "My Generation" is trending. A former Brazilian girlfriend once giggled to me, "Your eyes are SO BLUE." So, I guess that's why this tune is my favorite...https://t.co/qNDsjOSh6F
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 26, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. For some reason, I felt like playing the B-52's biggest hit...https://t.co/qtTKz0EDkq pic.twitter.com/sA3Zu8Ruwa
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 26, 2023
Pence is right. What is Trump going to say? He already threw Pence under the bus on Jan. 6. I'm thinking of becoming a Republican for a day just to vote for Pence over Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 26, 2023
‘We’ll Have Better Choices Than My Old Running Mate’
