Trump is just promoting Trump.  Win or hopefully lose the election, he wins.

It's all about a brand for him, pure and simple.

" There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. "

Oscar Wilde

So very true. How good is that brand? I can't think of any Trump branded anything that is worth a damn, an immediate success, or even all that popular. He's the Kim Kardashian of politics except I think she has been more popular and successful with her brands. I bet she has more money too.

This guy will literally say anything to keep momentum on his campaign and get elected. The sad thing is his supporters will make all kinds of excuses for the dumb crap he says for him. American politics has reached a new low I think.

I can dream, can't I?

btw - where are all the democrats that own guns?

There actually are quite a few. They just aren't single issue voters and either don't care about gun rights as much as conservatives, or believe that the guns they have will never be taken away as long as we use "common sense".

They would still be represented by the House and Senate.


The difference being that any taxation or spending would need to be approved, additionally, by this third chamber.


So, are you saying that today that people under the age of 18 should be exempt from taxation, well, maybe 20, because there are 19 year olds who were not old enough to vote last time.  How about lawful immigrants?  I pay plenty of taxes, and have no right to representation.

OK, so this third congress is just sort of an oversight committee? Taxation bills still originate in the house, or senate and are only approved by this committee and has final say? I'm assuming for both tax increases and reductions. It sounds like changing anything to do with taxes would be even harder than it is today. Likely a long status quo.

As to minors paying taxes, that's a good question, but I'm not a lawyer. I would guess it is covered by the fact that a minor is not a full US citizen yet, so we are free to exploit them. This definitely the case with immigrants. They are not citizens so we can exploit the hell out of them! Hopefully soon you will be a citizen! 

Let's see, Mr. Scowcroft is a "strategic partner" with Torch Hill Investments, a company that is heavily involved in various government contracts.  Having a pal in the WH will certainly benefit him there.

 Then he is a director of Enron Global Power, so having a friend in high places will be an asset also considering the international business they are involved in (TPP will also be a huge boost to this company).

 Then he is also a director of Quallcom Spinco, so that WH connection will com in handy there as well. He's even a director for Pennzoil-Quaker State so again, a WH connection will help grease the skids.

 So please tell me again how this is not financially motivated?

Neat, but riddle me this- Why didn't he endorse Mr. big businessman and fellow conservative? Would he not enjoy all the same exact benefits from Trump, a guy who totally understands how government connections can help your business? I'll put it like this. OK, it is about money and basically Scowcroft is saying that Trump would be bad for business, his business, so he is pragmatically picking the other one.

Well, then it would be their money.


Want to "tax the rich", well, they get more votes out of the deal, and can thus vote to lower their taxes.  Exempt 47% of people from taxes?  Now they get no votes at all.

And that basically goes back to what started all this- taxation without representation.

Then what's up with the Mexican flags at La Raza rallies and people reclaiming the southwest for Mexico? Are they first generation, later, what?

There are two separate houses in my neighborhood that fly Irish flags along side the US flag. Having never lived anywhere else, I can't really say what it's like, but I think you always have some pride in where you are from and the people that you descended from. I imagine that if I were to move to a foreign country I might still display the US flag from time to time.

I hear people in the south still fly Confederate flags and they used to say stuff like- "The South will rise again!". What the hell is up with that?