Nice Comment

Comment by Stephen on February 24, 2020 at 6:12pm

From a  outsider it would seem that a joint ticket of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren could be unbeatable. But I have to be honest your system confuses the life out of me. 

Comment by Neal on February 24, 2020 at 5:33pm

I see Doone has been on a roll. =)

Stephen: I am not a fan of Bernie, and I think if he gets the nomination it would hurt our chances of keeping the House and changing the Senate. Worried about his health, age plus heart attack. 

That being said, whomever gets the nomination I'll be voting for. Millennial voters are now the majority, and they do want Bernie. If they come out and vote they will shape a new America.

Comment by Stephen on February 23, 2020 at 1:49am

Good news for Bernie supporters, but don't forget what the establishment and right-wing press can do against the left of centre candidates. It happened in the UK with Corbyn, there are some really powerful interest groups allied against him.

Bernie Sanders' Nevada win forces Democrats to reckon with the potential impact of his nomination

WASHINGTON – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' decisive win in the Nevada caucuses Saturday is forcing the Democratic Party to reckon with the strong possibility that a democratic socialist who views himself as fighting equally against the Democratic and Republican establishments will be the nominee.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/bernie-sanders-nevada-win-forc...

Comment by Stephen on February 22, 2020 at 7:31pm

(In my own opinion, for what it's worth, I would much prefer to give up Trident missiles and the Vanguard nuclear-powered submarines in which they are carried in a negotiated SALT agreement. But if we are going to replace the missile system then we should build them ourselves. )...

Pentagon reveals deal with Britain to replace Trident

Trident missile-carrying Vanguard  Nuclear Submarine, HMS Victorious.

Britain has committed itself to buying a new generation of nuclear warheads to replace Trident, which will be based on US technology. The decision was revealed by Pentagon officials who disclosed it before an official announcement has been made by the government.
The revelation has dismayed MPs and experts who question why they have learned of the move – which will cost the UK billions of pounds – only after the decision has apparently been made. It has also raised questions about the UK’s commitment to staunching nuclear proliferation and the country’s reliance on the US for a central plank of its defence strategy.
Earlier this month, Pentagon officials confirmed that its proposed W93 sea-launched warhead, the nuclear tip of the next generation of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, would share technology with the UK’s next nuclear weapon, implying that a decision had been taken between the two countries to work on the programme.
In public, the UK has not confirmed whether it intends to commission a new nuclear warhead. The Ministry of Defence’s annual update to parliament, published just before Christmas, says only: “Work also continues to develop the evidence to support a government decision when replacing the warhead.”
But last week Admiral Charles Richard, commander of the US strategic command, told the Senate defence committee that there was a requirement for a new warhead, which would be called the W93 or Mk7. Richard said: “This effort will also support a parallel replacement warhead programme in the United Kingdom, whose nuclear deterrent plays an absolutely vital role in Nato’s overall defence posture.”
Ed Davey, acting leader of the Liberal Democrats, said: “It is totally unacceptable that the government seems to have given the green light to the development of new nuclear weapon technologies with zero consultation and zero scrutiny. Britain under Johnson increasingly looks like putty in Trump’s hands. That Britain’s major defence decisions are being debated in the United States, but not in the UK, is a scandal. Under Johnson, it seems that where Trump leads, we must follow.”
Alan Shaffer, Pentagon deputy under-secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, also made reference to the new UK programme in a briefing session at the annual nuclear deterrence summit, in Alexandria, Virginia. “I think it’s wonderful that the UK is working on a new warhead at the same time, and I think we will have discussions and be able to share technologies,” Shaffer said.
David Cullen, director of pressure group the Nuclear Information Service, said: “The UK’s reliance on US knowledge and assistance for their nuclear weapons programme means they will find it almost impossible to diverge from any development path the US decides to take. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/pentagon-reveals-deal-with-br...

Comment by Doone on February 22, 2020 at 4:09pm

Sorry, it is obviously a penguin and not a pelican.  Oddly, i see pelicans all of the time but rarely penguins/  Here is another bird proud to be not related to Scump

Comment by Mrs.B on February 22, 2020 at 3:56pm

Too cute to be related to scum......

Comment by Stephen on February 22, 2020 at 3:51pm

 Penguin 

Comment by Doone on February 22, 2020 at 3:59am

Scump's relatives are much nicer than him.  Here is one feeding a fish to a Pelican

Comment by Doone on February 21, 2020 at 5:28pm

Andrea Junker

@Strandjunker

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4h

Take Nixon, add pedophilia, add child concentration camps, add sexual assault, add rape, add nepotism, add despotism, add murder cover-up, add genocide, add treason, add Twitter, add Putin, add 300 pounds, subtract 97 IQ points, and you have Trump today. #TrumpIsARussianAsset

Comment by Doone on February 21, 2020 at 5:27pm

Last week an intelligence official named Shelby Pierson gave a classified briefing to the House Intelligence Committee. Russia, she said, was already interfering in the 2020 election to try to get Donald Trump re-elected. Shortly thereafter, Trump met in the Oval Office with the acting Director of National Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, and went ballistic on him. A few days later Trump announced that he was replacing Maguire with Richard Grenell, a loyalist who has no intelligence experience.

White House officials insisted that the timing was just a coincidence.

You betcha. The New York Times reports that Trump was angry because he was afraid Democrats would use this information against him. And I suppose he’s right. Another alternative, of course, would be for Trump to do something about Russian interference, which would neuter any possible Democratic complaints. Apparently, though, that’s out of the question. Don’t you know there’s an election coming up?

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