Streamer,

No insurrection? Only because it failed. It was an attempted insurrection. If not, why did all members of Congress, including the MAGA ones, run away for hours before returning to the job of certifying the election? If you didn't see it, you had to work hard at not looking. The J-6 select committee issued the report to set the record. Then DOJ began the task of holding Trump legally accountable, which failed due to the excessive delays. If Trump was innocent, why all the delay when he could have had his day in court and been acquited, potentially?

I agree that firearms would have likely made the protestors efforts more likely to succeed. That would have led to gunfire on both sides with many lives lost on both sides (my best estimate). But had they not only delayed but prevented the certification, it would have been a successful insurrection, guns or not. The FBI had informants on site. The informants did not instigate the riot, but were collecting information. That's what informants do. Trump was charged with the crimes Smith believed the gov't could prove. Insurrection is difficult because Trump is smart like a mafia crime boss and is careful to limit his personal exposure.

Most if not all J-6ers should be pardoned? Are you including the ones who assaulted police? How about the ones who damaged public property?

Nice whataboutism re Biden's classified documents. You do realize that the FBI determined that the vast preponderance of the documents in Joe's possession were determined to be his personal records from his years serving in the Senate. He didn't know he had any classified docs and readily agreed to return them to the gov't, unlike your buddy Trump who argued he had every right to keep them (he didn't) and the FBI had to raid and seize them from his home. So yes, Trump stole classified documents. Even minded person like yourself has to agree those two situations are not even close to being the same.

Trump is going to bring back inflation because he's not as smart as he thinks he is. Damn near every economist and financial planner worth their salt agrees that the tariffs are going to result in increased prices to consumers. Our buddy here Fish Prince doesn't think that's inflation, but that's what most folks in the money business are calling it. Cutting spending is largely a pipe dream. Increased gov't efficiency is a worthy goal, but the actual cost savings are a pittance of the federal budget of $6.5 trillion. Most of that budget consists of manadatory and entitlement expenses. Only a small fraction is discretionary, like the defense budget, for instance. Mandatory costs include debt service. Do you propose that the US renege on its debts? How about Social Security? Should the seniors who paid into it all their working lives be denied the benefits now? Oh, and Trump said he won't touch SS. If your boy Trump is so fvcking smart, how is he going to do what he promised and not add trillions more to the national debt?

Actually I do call it on both sides. I'm about as even handed a critic as you'll find. I criticised Joe for his handling of the southern border and agree that he, like Trump before him, contributed to inflation by doling out cash to nearly everyone during Covid. I cut them both some slack on the cash however, because Covid created a no-win situation. Not giving the cash to those most in need may have been as bad or worse as the inflation. But hindsight, etc. I think Joe did right with the IRA (inflation reduction act), the chips act, and the infrastructure act; these are all things that make the US better.

And what you call a fixation on gay rights I see as a position in favor of personal freedom, so you can keep your advice.