It’s a good idea, but you also have to make sure there’s no mirror trust setup. Former Gov. now Senator Rick Scott put “his” assets in a blind trust while governor of Florida, but his wife’s assets were in a different trust. Scott’s “blind” trust had instructions to mirror his wife’s trust exactly. So Scott issued…

I think you’ret touching upon one of Sanders’ biggest problems: He’s not a Democrat but he wants to be the Democratic nominee for President. It’s like a Methodist running for Pope. You can’t sit there and tell voters that that you’re not one of them, but hey, they should vote for you. It’s not gonna work.

To be fair, Dante’s ninth circle of Hell is a frozen wasteland. It’s where traitors end up. So there’s some literary justification for “cold as Hell.”

“a copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto Mein Kampf which he kept at his bedside”

Shitty neighborhood, though. 

Yes. If a Democrat gets elected, the Republicans will immediately start screaming about the trillion-dollar deficit. Immediately. They’ll claim it’s somehow the Democrats’ fault, and they’ll manage to get their mouth-breathing followers to buy that bullshit. 

Yeah. See my comment to Juliet, above. Legitimate historical preservation is dying off, but racism-fueled activism is apparently strong enough to raise lots of money. 

I hope you’re right. But the city my wife works for (in the South) had a legitimate historical society (non-racist), which is now down to one elderly member. So that your premise. But somehow these racists assholes in Alabama seem to be able to raise significant money for this shit? Hate is apparently a stronger…

Most murders go unsolved. Been that way for decades. Nobody likes to talk about it.

Well, yes, but not late at night. That’s what “executive time” is for. It’s in the name!

She does that, plus yoga and some other stuff. It does help. But worrying about keeping me awake makes it harder for her to stay still, so it’s just easier to be in separate rooms. One less source of stress. 

Married 33 years, separate bedrooms for the last 18. It gets harder and harder to sleep as you get older. I snore, and my wife has restless leg syndrome, so she’s constantly moving. MUCH easier to sleep separately, and everybody’s happier. We even get suites when traveling so we can sleep apart and get some rest.

Your point number 2 is the absolute, hand-to-God, indisputable truth. I hate stepping in anything wet in my socks. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Wet socks should be included in the Geneva Convention as a torture that no one should have to endure. And you know how you get wet socks? When your kid climbs out of the shower…

My best guess is that Trump is an easily manipulated dupe. The GOP is concerned that Pence might think for himself, or actually Mother might tell him what to think. Secondarily, they’re putting all their chips on Trump winning reelection. Pence probably can’t pull that off, certainly not this late in the game.

It would pretty much have to include floating. Humans are pretty buoyant, and it doesn’t take a lot of effort to stay afloat as long as you don’t panic. Rough seas would make it more difficult. Lots of body fat would make it easier. But I think the record is 3-4 days, so 11 hours isn’t impossible. That said, I…

Probably. Of course, that presumes that some of Trump’s properties are not wholly or partially Russian-owned. Considering Trump’s utter lack of any sort of business acumen or expertise, that seems like a long shot to me. He’s been relying on Russian money to prop up his “empire” for years. 

Yeah, I posted a similar thought elsewhere.in the thread. I think he’ll make the government pay for security “enhancements” first though. Why steal just once when you can steal over and over again?

Maybe. My personal theory is that Trump will use this as an excuse to upgrade his crappy real estate, with the taxpayers footing the bill. For the “war against terror,” y’know. 

A lot of that real estate isn’t owned by Trump. A good bit, if not all, is owned by Russian lenders. No one is sure exactly how much, because Mango won’t release his finances. 

Yeah, quite a few people have just strolled in, including a college student who did it as a stunt.