A remarkable speech delivered by Marco Rubio. A not so subtle jab at western Europe reminding them that the end is near. And reminding us that we are not far behind. Republicans HAVE to find enough balls in the Senate to END the filibuster.
News is flying around the internet that The Trumpster will drop the hammer on the 2020 election interference by foreign countries. Maduro may be talking.
That’s not actually true. She and her team were actually the ones who tracked and exposed the entire Venezuela and international tentacles attached to the rigging, amongst a plethora of other shenanigans that took place.
She was shamelessly and mercilessly excoriated and suffered greatly by the powers that be because she was such a threat to their whole gambit.
She has since, albeit left handedly, been vindicated by the actual revelations of the very things she tried to expose back then.
Yes. I hope we will see more of Sydney Powell. They went after her viciously, and she paid a price for standing up for fair elections.
There was another attorney, a white man, who was also leading the charge against fraud, can't remember his name. They went after him too, may have disbarred him.
Sydney was strong, and I think she has more to contribute once she recovers and Trump finds the right job for her.
Problem isn't Bondi, it’s that the DOJ has too many investigations and cases they are handling. These cases are terribly time consuming to prosecute. If you want to blame someone then Trump deserves part of it. He’s pushing too hard on them. They need to go after the ones that really matter and prioritize the rest.
No didnt ruin her career. She is alive and doing well today. Just a piece of the big jigsaw puzzle like everything else that happens. It will all coalesce in next couple years. The GOP will either get busy actually fixing things or they will be gone.
I trust him as I also still trust Sydney Powell. They were gagged and threatened if they went further.
Like the holocaust victims, we are seeing those two as they emerged from deep state threats that are woven into the fabric of the Federal government. Nothing direct mind you, but rotting under the surface.
Bongino didn't do his abrupt turnaround because he believes what he had to say publicly.
Anyway, that's the skeptic in me speaking and I believe it. There's not another good explanation for why so much ISN"T getting done.
he's a hustler. always chasing the bucks. nothing wrong with that (trump always did) but he showed he wasn't a leader, just... a hustler. magan kelly is another one. they're not anti-american or even lefties...just hustlers.
i should have put owens on the list and in fact she would be number one. carlson is worth some $400 million. he's more like kelly...love the notoriety.
Oh, I’m not saying he isn’t always factually right, and of course he has great sources.
But when those sources are other public breaking news outlets on the conservative side, all of whom struggle for visibility, I just could do with a little more attribution where it’s warranted on both the facts and the predictions.
So we can agree to disagree, and not even that much on my side.
yup. wanting to trust thune would be like wanting to trust the turtle...but the turtle had so much baggage and a long track record to boot whereas thune is still shaddow boxing us.
never happen. it's not a matter of balls, it's all about who writes the checks. congress doesn't make it's money with a salary. that's just pocket change...walking around money to those miscreants. the reality is they secure millions and tens of millions by selling their votes.
If enough people called Thune's office and told him to get off his arse, maybe these cowards would get a clue. It worked during the Tea Party era. We remain silent at our peril.
You are right, easy to overlook this as it seems so low-level, but it does matter. They keep statistics on calls and extrapolate it on a formula--they know for everyone who does take the trouble to call, there are XXXX number of other people that feel the same way but didn't call.
I just called. 202-224-2321, no live person, but did leave the message. They tally them up. If you want to opine a bit with a live person, call one of the South Dakota local offices--often they will really listen to you for a few minutes. Sioux Falls 605-334-9596; Rapid City 605-348-7551; Aberdeen 605-225-8823. Heck--this guy is from South Dakota, he should be hard-core MAGA. Don't be deterred from calling cuz you're not from South Dakota. Tell them "politics is national" now, as are our financial donations.
Just also called the two Senators from my state as well.
Was more of a rhetorical statement... all of us knowing there not a whole lot of "balls" in the Republican congress. Even more noticeable now knowing Democrats are going to end the filibuster the first second they get the chance.
Spain, once the most Catholic of the European nations who defeated the Muslim hoards in the 15th century after hundreds of years of Muslim tyranny is now allowing itself to be reconquered. They have lost faith in their civilization and its pews are as empty as are the uteri of their indigenous women. Its communist leader is also the most anti-Israel leader in Europe. It’s only a matter of time until Spain once again becomes a Muslim vassal state.
I believe Spain is the last hold out to paying their fair 5% fee for NATO. All other European nations have upped their fees to 5% except Spain. Bastardos.
Nato is no longer necessary under its original charter. If Socialist Europe wants defense, then let it defend itself. What the hell are we paying for and fighting their wars for today if they wont take the lead in their own survival?
Boris Johnson has an op ed in the WSJ (yes behind paywall, though I've found a way to read it without subscribing—it is tedious but it works)
Though I found his record as PM to be singularly unimpressive, his piece issues a clarion call to the Europeans to MAN UP; if they want to disdain US help, fine, just make the moves and end their addiction to the energy grift and welfare spending.
My prediction is that the Euros will continue in back biting and caterwauling while a peace deal (very similar to the 2022 proposal tanked by Johnson in 2022) is reached in the Ukraine war, likely by July. The Russians are now relying on middle aged men for their cannon fodder. This conflict rivals WW1 as feckless, civilization destroying and enabling corrupt actors.
That pretty well sums it up. Boris was a terrible leader. Europe thinks they will wait out Trumps presidency and then things will go back to past practices. Boy, are they wrong……….again. Regarding Ukraine conflict, it appears to me that Zelensky is bound on destroying his entire country. It makes no sense. The Russians are taking huge losses but they are gaining and keeping ground now. I believe Zelensky will never agree to a peace deal to save face. He will let Trump force it on him and then claim he was never for it. It all might be moot now as Ukraine has a serious warfighter shortage. Sadly, once the fighting is over, Ukraine will be smaller and we will be paying to reconstruct it.
The Russians are taking the grounds that the Ukrainians allow them to take. With the loss of the ability by the Russians to use starlink, their command and control is in shambles. They are rapidly falling behind in their ability to finance the war.
Yeah, its called delaying the inevitable. Ukraine cannot win this war. Russia can out die them. If you know Russian history, the facts have always been the same. Russians dislike their government but they will fight for Russia to the last man and woman. The war has always been about numbers. Russia can lose more people than Ukraine can. By supporting Ukraine, unless we are willing to go to war with Russia, we are only dragging out the inevitable. If Ukraine had brokered a deal on day three, they would have come away with more territory than they will get with a deal now. It has always been about the same thing, is Nato and uS willing to go to an all out war with Russia over a dispute or not? The answer is always the same, no. Russians are not going to remove Putin either. So what is the point of prolonging this war?
And like the European countries after WWI and WWII, a whole generation of strong young men who would have been the backbone of the recovery of Ukraine are GONE, DEAD. So the soyboys who are still alive will be what they have left to work with, just like Great Britain, France, etc.
When they are on their own and threats are imminent, Spain will pay their fair share at the pressure of their neighbors instead of Trump. If not, I won't care either way. We must stop coddling Europe.
Far too much French influence in Europe's decisions for decades. We enabled Europe for too long by paying the bulk of NATO expenses. Now they feel entitled to it.
I guess their students, like ours, are not being taught their history.
I saw a video a few months back of a protest in Spain against the Muslim invaders. It gave me hope for them at the time. Elections have serious consequences.
It took the Spanish some 800 years to evict the Muslims; they finished the job right at the time when Columbus was discovering America for them.
There is a plausible theory, posited by a reputable historian, that because of all those centuries of being completely occupied in fighting the Muslims, Spain never went through the process of designing a functioning, stable system of government, and they never had philosophers who devoted themselves to designing such governmental systems -- nor much experience in determining which worked and which didn't.
And this, he felt, was the root cause of the observable fact that by and large, Latin America has been plagued by political instability, far far more than elsewhere.
I was in Spain over Christmas. There were beautiful Christmas decorations along all of the streets and squares. At Christmas Mass, very few in attendance.
How about a Rubio/Vance ticket in 2028 then a Vance/ Rubio ticket in 2032. Then wait for it...a Rubio / Vance ticket in 2036 and a Vance /Rubio ticket in 2040.
JD is no slackard in that department. It has to be Vance/Rubio first. Then Rubio/?. We have a chance for 16 more years minimum to continue Trump policies. Marco has already said he won’t run against BFF Vance. Don’t you think he’s aware he’d be on the ticket as VP? They will be the most powerful team in the world, mentored by PDJT.
I guess I worry a bit about being hasty. Trump's only been in office for 1 year, and a lot can happen yet. In other words, let's not count our VPs until they're patched.
I do like Vance, but Rubio has far more experience, especially now on the international scene, and would be the stronger face while Vance gains more experience by another term as VP. Am I too pragmatic here?
I have a different take on this. Vance to me is the completely logical choice to succeed the greatest president of the past 150 years, not just because he is VP, but because he is the most dynamic VP any of us can likely remember. Rubio would of course be a dynamic VP, but the job he already HAS is actually more significant in a worldwide sense than the VP slot. I would love to see Marco do a John Foster Dulles thing, and stay on for quite a while, across administrations. As to the VP slot, have we forgotten the nation's most powerful and arguably most accomplished governor? Mr. DeSantis deserves to be part of this mix. IMHO, of course.
I presume they will team up. The Democrats have a weak bench of out of touch incompetents and virtue signaling fools with indefensible records. Vance-Rubio would be the strongest GOP ticket in my 50 years of voting.
They both know the threat of ass*sination will hang over them, so I think there is a bit of pragmatism as to who "leads" the ticket. I'll be grateful for either one.
A lot is going to happen globally between today and 2030 with 2028 positioned in the middle.
In that time, Western Europe could fail and fall (it's more than halfway there now) and islam will have achieved their aggressive pursuit of footing everywhere on planet earth.
What role will the US play in this consolidation and change? My thought as of today is Rubio will rise to be seen as a global leader that can unite the fragments of the global states that will be in tatters, leaving Vance behind dealing with local 'America' issues. The origin of that is Rubio/Vance are playing GOOD COP-BAD COP on the world stage and ae doing a good job of it. The good cop will win the hearts of Europe.
2026 is the unknown in this. If America ramps-up and the R's win in 2026 and actually DO something, the rest will have a different ending.
There are way too many variables to even predict what is going to happen this week much less in the 9 months or 3 years from now. My focus is on “If you build it, they will come”.
We have some wonderful candidates. That is true, but don't become too confident. It will still take time and hard work to set things right. The GOP needs some spine growth, and to lose some feckless politicians. Thune makes my blood boil.
I've been living in Kyoto for 3 months now, and dipping my toes in the Japanese Political life and I am quite sure that Japan will do all they can to stop the flow of Muslims into the country. Unless I'm mistaken, there are quiet rumblings of Muslims trying to push their agenda forward.
Wishful thinking. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party is not in complete control - has never been. The RINO's are still in control of the House & Senate.
I don’t have much hope for the conservatives in the US to correct anything: the politics is such a stinking mess and it would take more than the Trump Administration to successfully put us back on course.
Please enjoy for me!! Lived in Hikone, Shiga-ken, first as a student, then again after graduation, for a total of about four years... This was before the great earthquake and a good friend and i would take the train to Kyoto every Sunday, to St. Mary's Anglican Church, where they had an English service after the regular one in Japanese. We would breakfast afterwards and it was a wonderful time for the pastor and family to converse with us, as well. Then it was a day of walking around that wonderful city and just enjoying being alive.
I was.conflicted between Japan and Poland. I lived in a Polish neighborhood and observed how loyal they were to their culture and language. Third and fourth generation children were taught to speak Polish along with English. I never considered China because they already have large Muslim populations and they do not fear Muslims. They crush the Muslim religion like the Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. So they aren't worried.
You have to bear in mind that for some 200 recent years the Poles in the US had no real national home to refer to. All Polish lands had been occupied, directly or indirectly, by other European nations: Germany, Russia, Austria ... So that knowledge may well have strengthened their determination to keep the Polish language and customs alive, while they lived in a kind of foreign refugee status.
I’m in Japan now. I’ve been shocked to see women in hijabs in several places—not a lot, but some. I always thought the Japanese were adverse to foreigners and especially religions other than Buddhism. Japan has a population problem so I don’t know how that ends.
Conversely I went to a Christian church today for an Ash Wednesday service. It was noon so I wasn’t surprised that there were few worshipers. What did surprise me was the ages of the attendees—all ages, 20s to 70s. Except me, all Japanese, and only spoken in Japanese which I do not speak. Google Translate saved me, that and an online bible from which I could read the text (Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount). Also, it was primarily an organ concert, which was beautiful.
I'm thinking AI will save Japan and South Korea. Many jobs will be automated and robots will come of age as well. They would rather have robots and AI than Muslims.
Thinking out of the box, what is wrong with a slightly smaller population if you can maintain the culture and standard of living. Switzerland is currently voting on limiting their population to 10 million essentially regulating immigrants. Japan and Korea can do it with automation and robots. I just came from Mexico for 2 weeks and now in Florida. In Mexico they controlled the seaweed on the shore with rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows working ALL day long. In Florida 1 man spent 1/2 an hour on a John Deere tractor with a rake attachment. Human ingenuity should be able to handle this once it's decided how you want your country to survive.
I really appreciate the parts of Rubio’s speech you included, wouldn’t it be great if high schools all across America would have their students read (or listen to in the case of a high % of public school students) to just these passages. If even 5% of students were able to understand the message, it would be a great start!
I’m still trying to come up with a better description than “white guilt”, though. Because in my mind white Democrats/Libs/Socialists really don’t feel guilt. I think, at their core, they feel superior. But they need to disguise that so their brains came up with “guilt”, kind of like a humble brag sort of? I’m just naturally better than the rest of you, not my fault at all, but I can’t actually say that, so I think the rest of “them” are dumb enough to buy my magnanimous gesture of calling my “natural superiority” guilt. But that’s too wordy. 🤣
You are right, Amy. And their pretense of "guilt" actually makes them feel even more superior. Their "superiority" is not something they're going to budge on. It is actually the chief "hook" the Marxism Left has sunk into them and feeds continually.
No, you are right, that phrase "white guilt" has been needing some closer examination. On one hand it is similar to that "suicidal empathy", on the other hand it is like the kings and queens deigning to give lip service and a few "crumbs from the table" to the "unfortunates".
If push ever came to shove, the white liberals have ZERO, ZERO, ZERO intention of giving up any of their actual wealth or power.
Which shows how stupid they are, because if they continue 'enabling' the Communists and Islamists, all their wealth and power is "for real" going to be stripped from them, along with their lives.
You and Amy did a great job of describing liberal motivations. I had that sentiment bouncing around in my empty head but the two of you nailed it and helped in analyzing them.
Well I selected Poland because they have been ahead of the game as they have not allowed any in since this crap started. At least that is what I have been hearing.
Chy-na likes having the Uyghurs around. Because they are a ready supply of kidneys, hearts and other vital organs. It sucks if you are a healthy living Uyghur and happen to be a perfect match for an ailing member in the Commie hierarchy.
Where’s Joe McCarthy when we need him? Oh, wait, we have Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio, and J.D. Vance, and Pete Hegseth, and Scott Bessent, and Tulsi Gabbard… the list goes on. Now, if we can keep them…
Little Marco is standing tall. It was a remarkable address, one that everyone should listen to. Those who style themselves as Democratic Socialists are treacherous snakes. Free this, free that, tax the fich give to the poor,,, it is all bullshit.
As they say, "demographics is destiny". Governments talk about economies as if GDP is a measure of success for nations, but if that simple measure of "economic prosperity" comes at the cost of displacing the citizenry, destabilizing societies, and replacing them with people who don't speak their language, don't believe in nor adhere to their traditions, and who ultimately seek to impose their own governing doctrines, what has been accomplished? What is the difference between that and being conquered? They would have been better off going to war and fighting for their country than being peacefully invaded and ultimately disappearing from history.
Isn’t Japan already rounding up illegal immigrants after their recent election? I read that somewhere. The sane countries are sovereign countries. But the globalists are still fighting, including all that Rubio was speaking to. I feel like we’re actually realigning, but I’m scared of cheating on the midterms.
I’m not so much worried about the cheating aspect as I am about people not getting out and voting by the droves. We are literally in the middle - or just the beginning, really - of the battle to save this country from utter ruin.
Not getting out to vote is tantamount to surrender, and suicide.
That's exactly why the GOP has lost every special election (even in red districts) since Trump took office in 2025. GOP voters have to wake up - now is not the time to be complacent.
Just because Muslim terrorists are dark-skinned and look Hispanic doesn’t mean they have similar beliefs.
Spain, like New York City & ChiCongo, are getting exactly what they allowed to happen - that “warmth of communistic poverty” that won’t be shared by the Ruling Class. Rubes all!
Pedro Sanchez doesn’t realize it yet but the Spain he knows will cease to exist, as will he. Just look @ England?
Whoever wrote Lit’l Marco Rubio’s brilliant speech wasted his time & talent. It fell on the self-described “global elite’s” deaf ears.
The only ones listening were Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Hungary’s Victor Orban & Poland’s Donald Tusk.
Yes, Gang of 8 was then, and this is now. He's far more savvy now about the duplicity of the RINO's and the Left. I don't feel a need to beat up our own candidate over previous mistakes; he totally gets the immigration issue now. Rubio also would cement the Hispanics into the Republican (soon to be MAGA) Party.
Agreed. The issue is that the Gang of 8 was complicit in much of the Russiagate hysteria that severely hindered Trump’s first term. Mark Warne most implicated but still.
Maybe upcoming revelations from Tulsi Gabbard on the Fulton County and Maricopa County votes will also address this. The Conservative Treehouse (Sundance) sees the IC targeting Gabbard relentlessly.
A remarkable speech delivered by Marco Rubio. A not so subtle jab at western Europe reminding them that the end is near. And reminding us that we are not far behind. Republicans HAVE to find enough balls in the Senate to END the filibuster.
"Republicans HAVE to find enough balls in the Senate to END the filibuster."
There are three things the Republicans are bad at doing: Action, action, and action.
Amy is spot on Shrugged.
News is flying around the internet that The Trumpster will drop the hammer on the 2020 election interference by foreign countries. Maduro may be talking.
Dan Bongino interviewed John Soloman who predicted that Trump will soon release the Kraken.
https://x.com/thestormredux/status/2023832117751230695
The Kraken was released in 2020 and it ate Sydney Powell.
She’s still in one piece.
But that there is funny! 🤣
LOL! sure is funny!!!
She ruined her career by promising so much & delivering nothing.
That’s not actually true. She and her team were actually the ones who tracked and exposed the entire Venezuela and international tentacles attached to the rigging, amongst a plethora of other shenanigans that took place.
She was shamelessly and mercilessly excoriated and suffered greatly by the powers that be because she was such a threat to their whole gambit.
She has since, albeit left handedly, been vindicated by the actual revelations of the very things she tried to expose back then.
Yes. I hope we will see more of Sydney Powell. They went after her viciously, and she paid a price for standing up for fair elections.
There was another attorney, a white man, who was also leading the charge against fraud, can't remember his name. They went after him too, may have disbarred him.
Sydney was strong, and I think she has more to contribute once she recovers and Trump finds the right job for her.
She is tremendous and was criminally treated along with Rudy and others. She had the receipts but lawfare blocked her from presenting it.
I wonder if Pam Bondi is a relative…
Problem isn't Bondi, it’s that the DOJ has too many investigations and cases they are handling. These cases are terribly time consuming to prosecute. If you want to blame someone then Trump deserves part of it. He’s pushing too hard on them. They need to go after the ones that really matter and prioritize the rest.
No didnt ruin her career. She is alive and doing well today. Just a piece of the big jigsaw puzzle like everything else that happens. It will all coalesce in next couple years. The GOP will either get busy actually fixing things or they will be gone.
“The GOP will either get busy actually fixing things or they will be gone.”
Would love to see the former but past performance suggests it will be the latter. The question is where does MAGA go?
From your lips to God’s ears.
She's gotten a lot quieter since then. Once bitten, twice shy I suppose?
Hope springs eternal!
Really, really wishful thinking. Hope he is right but to me, pie in the sky stuff.
And can we really trust anything that comes from Dan Bongino? Something wrong with him...
I trust him as I also still trust Sydney Powell. They were gagged and threatened if they went further.
Like the holocaust victims, we are seeing those two as they emerged from deep state threats that are woven into the fabric of the Federal government. Nothing direct mind you, but rotting under the surface.
Bongino didn't do his abrupt turnaround because he believes what he had to say publicly.
Anyway, that's the skeptic in me speaking and I believe it. There's not another good explanation for why so much ISN"T getting done.
he's a hustler. always chasing the bucks. nothing wrong with that (trump always did) but he showed he wasn't a leader, just... a hustler. magan kelly is another one. they're not anti-american or even lefties...just hustlers.
Would now add Tucker and Candice to this list...
i should have put owens on the list and in fact she would be number one. carlson is worth some $400 million. he's more like kelly...love the notoriety.
Lettrts in the wtong order... Boing. No?
Unfortunately Solomon has a watch that has been tick-tocking for 9 years now.
His predictions seem to pan out mostly when somebody else with less reach already stated them. IMHO of course.
well stated.
Well, I disagree on Solomon. He has one of the best insider networks anywhere and hes one of the true straight shooters.
Oh, I’m not saying he isn’t always factually right, and of course he has great sources.
But when those sources are other public breaking news outlets on the conservative side, all of whom struggle for visibility, I just could do with a little more attribution where it’s warranted on both the facts and the predictions.
So we can agree to disagree, and not even that much on my side.
not saying that can't or won't happen but soloman always has a lot to say.
Just read this long and fascinating article explaining how Thune could actually use the talking filibuster.
If only I trusted him not to have $$ incentive to screw it up.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/17/what-the-wall-street-journal-gets-wrong-about-the-talking-filibuster/
yup. wanting to trust thune would be like wanting to trust the turtle...but the turtle had so much baggage and a long track record to boot whereas thune is still shaddow boxing us.
Read that too and posted it on several threads on X. The Federalist does superb work.
Thune is a showman. Lots if talk, little else.
never happen. it's not a matter of balls, it's all about who writes the checks. congress doesn't make it's money with a salary. that's just pocket change...walking around money to those miscreants. the reality is they secure millions and tens of millions by selling their votes.
i live in realville mam. how about you?
If enough people called Thune's office and told him to get off his arse, maybe these cowards would get a clue. It worked during the Tea Party era. We remain silent at our peril.
You are right, easy to overlook this as it seems so low-level, but it does matter. They keep statistics on calls and extrapolate it on a formula--they know for everyone who does take the trouble to call, there are XXXX number of other people that feel the same way but didn't call.
I just called. 202-224-2321, no live person, but did leave the message. They tally them up. If you want to opine a bit with a live person, call one of the South Dakota local offices--often they will really listen to you for a few minutes. Sioux Falls 605-334-9596; Rapid City 605-348-7551; Aberdeen 605-225-8823. Heck--this guy is from South Dakota, he should be hard-core MAGA. Don't be deterred from calling cuz you're not from South Dakota. Tell them "politics is national" now, as are our financial donations.
Just also called the two Senators from my state as well.
showing moxie is becoming. even adding phone numbers...that's leadership!
Sarcasm, my dear dbw?
not in the least. i'm not very good at sarcasm anyway.
Was more of a rhetorical statement... all of us knowing there not a whole lot of "balls" in the Republican congress. Even more noticeable now knowing Democrats are going to end the filibuster the first second they get the chance.
The Rs either end it or you can safely bet that the Ds will. End the filibuster now!
I am not totally behind the filibuster issue, but I do agree, Republicans need to find some balls.
Spain, once the most Catholic of the European nations who defeated the Muslim hoards in the 15th century after hundreds of years of Muslim tyranny is now allowing itself to be reconquered. They have lost faith in their civilization and its pews are as empty as are the uteri of their indigenous women. Its communist leader is also the most anti-Israel leader in Europe. It’s only a matter of time until Spain once again becomes a Muslim vassal state.
I believe Spain is the last hold out to paying their fair 5% fee for NATO. All other European nations have upped their fees to 5% except Spain. Bastardos.
Nato is no longer necessary under its original charter. If Socialist Europe wants defense, then let it defend itself. What the hell are we paying for and fighting their wars for today if they wont take the lead in their own survival?
Boris Johnson has an op ed in the WSJ (yes behind paywall, though I've found a way to read it without subscribing—it is tedious but it works)
Though I found his record as PM to be singularly unimpressive, his piece issues a clarion call to the Europeans to MAN UP; if they want to disdain US help, fine, just make the moves and end their addiction to the energy grift and welfare spending.
My prediction is that the Euros will continue in back biting and caterwauling while a peace deal (very similar to the 2022 proposal tanked by Johnson in 2022) is reached in the Ukraine war, likely by July. The Russians are now relying on middle aged men for their cannon fodder. This conflict rivals WW1 as feckless, civilization destroying and enabling corrupt actors.
That pretty well sums it up. Boris was a terrible leader. Europe thinks they will wait out Trumps presidency and then things will go back to past practices. Boy, are they wrong……….again. Regarding Ukraine conflict, it appears to me that Zelensky is bound on destroying his entire country. It makes no sense. The Russians are taking huge losses but they are gaining and keeping ground now. I believe Zelensky will never agree to a peace deal to save face. He will let Trump force it on him and then claim he was never for it. It all might be moot now as Ukraine has a serious warfighter shortage. Sadly, once the fighting is over, Ukraine will be smaller and we will be paying to reconstruct it.
The Russians are taking the grounds that the Ukrainians allow them to take. With the loss of the ability by the Russians to use starlink, their command and control is in shambles. They are rapidly falling behind in their ability to finance the war.
Yeah, its called delaying the inevitable. Ukraine cannot win this war. Russia can out die them. If you know Russian history, the facts have always been the same. Russians dislike their government but they will fight for Russia to the last man and woman. The war has always been about numbers. Russia can lose more people than Ukraine can. By supporting Ukraine, unless we are willing to go to war with Russia, we are only dragging out the inevitable. If Ukraine had brokered a deal on day three, they would have come away with more territory than they will get with a deal now. It has always been about the same thing, is Nato and uS willing to go to an all out war with Russia over a dispute or not? The answer is always the same, no. Russians are not going to remove Putin either. So what is the point of prolonging this war?
Got it in one Reddog.
So unnecessary! So much loss of life!
And like the European countries after WWI and WWII, a whole generation of strong young men who would have been the backbone of the recovery of Ukraine are GONE, DEAD. So the soyboys who are still alive will be what they have left to work with, just like Great Britain, France, etc.
Agree 1000%
When they are on their own and threats are imminent, Spain will pay their fair share at the pressure of their neighbors instead of Trump. If not, I won't care either way. We must stop coddling Europe.
Far too much French influence in Europe's decisions for decades. We enabled Europe for too long by paying the bulk of NATO expenses. Now they feel entitled to it.
Super-spoiled children. They all act like it.
Yes, and previous American Presidents were the ones who coddled them.
I guess their students, like ours, are not being taught their history.
I saw a video a few months back of a protest in Spain against the Muslim invaders. It gave me hope for them at the time. Elections have serious consequences.
It took the Spanish some 800 years to evict the Muslims; they finished the job right at the time when Columbus was discovering America for them.
There is a plausible theory, posited by a reputable historian, that because of all those centuries of being completely occupied in fighting the Muslims, Spain never went through the process of designing a functioning, stable system of government, and they never had philosophers who devoted themselves to designing such governmental systems -- nor much experience in determining which worked and which didn't.
And this, he felt, was the root cause of the observable fact that by and large, Latin America has been plagued by political instability, far far more than elsewhere.
Charles Martel must be flipping in his grave.
I’m betting another reason the Catalonians want to break away from Spain.
So True.
I think the UK may beat them.
Ironic when you consider the immense struggle Spain endured to rid its land of the Moors. El Cid must be turning in his grave.
I was in Spain over Christmas. There were beautiful Christmas decorations along all of the streets and squares. At Christmas Mass, very few in attendance.
2028, a tough choice between Rubio & Vance.
Marco has really impressed me as S of State.
Thank you for a very informative review
How about a Rubio/Vance ticket in 2028 then a Vance/ Rubio ticket in 2032. Then wait for it...a Rubio / Vance ticket in 2036 and a Vance /Rubio ticket in 2040.
I seriously doubt that Vance would be willing to take the VP slot again, so Vance Rubio should be the ticket in 2028 to start the ball rolling.
Both make great speeches ... for what it's worth.
JD is no slackard in that department. It has to be Vance/Rubio first. Then Rubio/?. We have a chance for 16 more years minimum to continue Trump policies. Marco has already said he won’t run against BFF Vance. Don’t you think he’s aware he’d be on the ticket as VP? They will be the most powerful team in the world, mentored by PDJT.
I guess I worry a bit about being hasty. Trump's only been in office for 1 year, and a lot can happen yet. In other words, let's not count our VPs until they're patched.
And it would be nice to see the vice presidential office actually be worth more than a bucket of warm spit.
I do like Vance, but Rubio has far more experience, especially now on the international scene, and would be the stronger face while Vance gains more experience by another term as VP. Am I too pragmatic here?
I like the way this is going. 👍
I have a different take on this. Vance to me is the completely logical choice to succeed the greatest president of the past 150 years, not just because he is VP, but because he is the most dynamic VP any of us can likely remember. Rubio would of course be a dynamic VP, but the job he already HAS is actually more significant in a worldwide sense than the VP slot. I would love to see Marco do a John Foster Dulles thing, and stay on for quite a while, across administrations. As to the VP slot, have we forgotten the nation's most powerful and arguably most accomplished governor? Mr. DeSantis deserves to be part of this mix. IMHO, of course.
Wait these are all white men. You patriarchal racist. lol lol lol...
Yes, and isn’t that the face of western civilization? Perfect! Let them howl!
That's a fun idea
I presume they will team up. The Democrats have a weak bench of out of touch incompetents and virtue signaling fools with indefensible records. Vance-Rubio would be the strongest GOP ticket in my 50 years of voting.
They both know the threat of ass*sination will hang over them, so I think there is a bit of pragmatism as to who "leads" the ticket. I'll be grateful for either one.
A lot is going to happen globally between today and 2030 with 2028 positioned in the middle.
In that time, Western Europe could fail and fall (it's more than halfway there now) and islam will have achieved their aggressive pursuit of footing everywhere on planet earth.
What role will the US play in this consolidation and change? My thought as of today is Rubio will rise to be seen as a global leader that can unite the fragments of the global states that will be in tatters, leaving Vance behind dealing with local 'America' issues. The origin of that is Rubio/Vance are playing GOOD COP-BAD COP on the world stage and ae doing a good job of it. The good cop will win the hearts of Europe.
2026 is the unknown in this. If America ramps-up and the R's win in 2026 and actually DO something, the rest will have a different ending.
There are way too many variables to even predict what is going to happen this week much less in the 9 months or 3 years from now. My focus is on “If you build it, they will come”.
Well, I’d celebrate the R’s in Congress getting off their asses and doing ANYTHING, but most importantly passing the SAVE act.
Anything, Sheila. They’re not building anything.
Whoever of those 2 is the nominee, we can't lose.
We have some wonderful candidates. That is true, but don't become too confident. It will still take time and hard work to set things right. The GOP needs some spine growth, and to lose some feckless politicians. Thune makes my blood boil.
Why not both on the ticket. It would be close to a slam dunk.
I agree, but they are both leaders. Maybe they should pick at straws.
Understandable ; but we need sixteen years if at all possible .
I've been living in Kyoto for 3 months now, and dipping my toes in the Japanese Political life and I am quite sure that Japan will do all they can to stop the flow of Muslims into the country. Unless I'm mistaken, there are quiet rumblings of Muslims trying to push their agenda forward.
They never stop.
I do wonder, now that the Conservative Party is in complete control, what measures will be taken.
Wishful thinking. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party is not in complete control - has never been. The RINO's are still in control of the House & Senate.
I believe he was referring to Japan.
Mea culpa - assumed he was referring to the USA
I don’t have much hope for the conservatives in the US to correct anything: the politics is such a stinking mess and it would take more than the Trump Administration to successfully put us back on course.
Muslims are the original colonizers.
Yes, muslims have been colonizing for 1400 years with no end in sight.
Please enjoy for me!! Lived in Hikone, Shiga-ken, first as a student, then again after graduation, for a total of about four years... This was before the great earthquake and a good friend and i would take the train to Kyoto every Sunday, to St. Mary's Anglican Church, where they had an English service after the regular one in Japanese. We would breakfast afterwards and it was a wonderful time for the pastor and family to converse with us, as well. Then it was a day of walking around that wonderful city and just enjoying being alive.
I was.conflicted between Japan and Poland. I lived in a Polish neighborhood and observed how loyal they were to their culture and language. Third and fourth generation children were taught to speak Polish along with English. I never considered China because they already have large Muslim populations and they do not fear Muslims. They crush the Muslim religion like the Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. So they aren't worried.
You have to bear in mind that for some 200 recent years the Poles in the US had no real national home to refer to. All Polish lands had been occupied, directly or indirectly, by other European nations: Germany, Russia, Austria ... So that knowledge may well have strengthened their determination to keep the Polish language and customs alive, while they lived in a kind of foreign refugee status.
I’m in Japan now. I’ve been shocked to see women in hijabs in several places—not a lot, but some. I always thought the Japanese were adverse to foreigners and especially religions other than Buddhism. Japan has a population problem so I don’t know how that ends.
Conversely I went to a Christian church today for an Ash Wednesday service. It was noon so I wasn’t surprised that there were few worshipers. What did surprise me was the ages of the attendees—all ages, 20s to 70s. Except me, all Japanese, and only spoken in Japanese which I do not speak. Google Translate saved me, that and an online bible from which I could read the text (Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount). Also, it was primarily an organ concert, which was beautiful.
I'm thinking AI will save Japan and South Korea. Many jobs will be automated and robots will come of age as well. They would rather have robots and AI than Muslims.
Thinking out of the box, what is wrong with a slightly smaller population if you can maintain the culture and standard of living. Switzerland is currently voting on limiting their population to 10 million essentially regulating immigrants. Japan and Korea can do it with automation and robots. I just came from Mexico for 2 weeks and now in Florida. In Mexico they controlled the seaweed on the shore with rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows working ALL day long. In Florida 1 man spent 1/2 an hour on a John Deere tractor with a rake attachment. Human ingenuity should be able to handle this once it's decided how you want your country to survive.
Clever nom de plume.
I really appreciate the parts of Rubio’s speech you included, wouldn’t it be great if high schools all across America would have their students read (or listen to in the case of a high % of public school students) to just these passages. If even 5% of students were able to understand the message, it would be a great start!
I’m still trying to come up with a better description than “white guilt”, though. Because in my mind white Democrats/Libs/Socialists really don’t feel guilt. I think, at their core, they feel superior. But they need to disguise that so their brains came up with “guilt”, kind of like a humble brag sort of? I’m just naturally better than the rest of you, not my fault at all, but I can’t actually say that, so I think the rest of “them” are dumb enough to buy my magnanimous gesture of calling my “natural superiority” guilt. But that’s too wordy. 🤣
You are right, Amy. And their pretense of "guilt" actually makes them feel even more superior. Their "superiority" is not something they're going to budge on. It is actually the chief "hook" the Marxism Left has sunk into them and feeds continually.
Yes! You said it better than I could!
No, you are right, that phrase "white guilt" has been needing some closer examination. On one hand it is similar to that "suicidal empathy", on the other hand it is like the kings and queens deigning to give lip service and a few "crumbs from the table" to the "unfortunates".
If push ever came to shove, the white liberals have ZERO, ZERO, ZERO intention of giving up any of their actual wealth or power.
Which shows how stupid they are, because if they continue 'enabling' the Communists and Islamists, all their wealth and power is "for real" going to be stripped from them, along with their lives.
And they’ll never see it coming. 🤷♀️
THIS!!!!
You and Amy did a great job of describing liberal motivations. I had that sentiment bouncing around in my empty head but the two of you nailed it and helped in analyzing them.
Not too wordy at all for a Dim! You nailed them.
Embracing “White Privilege” works.
I hadn’t even read your article yet, Mr. Surber, when I took your poll. Japan was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, the rest of Asia isn’t as intelligent.
Well I selected Poland because they have been ahead of the game as they have not allowed any in since this crap started. At least that is what I have been hearing.
And they aren't shy in saying it is crap. 😂
China already squashes dissenters. Any Muslims who already live there know that and any that wander in will join the other slaves.
Chy-na likes having the Uyghurs around. Because they are a ready supply of kidneys, hearts and other vital organs. It sucks if you are a healthy living Uyghur and happen to be a perfect match for an ailing member in the Commie hierarchy.
There’s that. Another of its horrible business practices.
Agree ; although Red China is already enslaving Muslims . You will never hear about it through media .
Where’s Joe McCarthy when we need him? Oh, wait, we have Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio, and J.D. Vance, and Pete Hegseth, and Scott Bessent, and Tulsi Gabbard… the list goes on. Now, if we can keep them…
This was one of your best substacks Donnie. Your pen was smoking. I could smell it all the way down here in Va. Thank You.
I’m thinking Spain peaked after Cortez conquered the Aztecs and Spain exchanged Christianity for gold.
Going out of your way to import Muslims is insane.
But haven’t we been doing the same until Trump 2 came along?
I believe it was far more silver than gold -- but still, an awful lot of it. And then they managed to waste it all, on wars.
Little Marco is standing tall. It was a remarkable address, one that everyone should listen to. Those who style themselves as Democratic Socialists are treacherous snakes. Free this, free that, tax the fich give to the poor,,, it is all bullshit.
Personally, I am in favor of taxing the fich.
And let's not be fichle about it.
Hey, fich you! And the forse you rode in on!
Is that your way of saying, "May the forse be with you"?
Ha ha!
As they say, "demographics is destiny". Governments talk about economies as if GDP is a measure of success for nations, but if that simple measure of "economic prosperity" comes at the cost of displacing the citizenry, destabilizing societies, and replacing them with people who don't speak their language, don't believe in nor adhere to their traditions, and who ultimately seek to impose their own governing doctrines, what has been accomplished? What is the difference between that and being conquered? They would have been better off going to war and fighting for their country than being peacefully invaded and ultimately disappearing from history.
Isn’t Japan already rounding up illegal immigrants after their recent election? I read that somewhere. The sane countries are sovereign countries. But the globalists are still fighting, including all that Rubio was speaking to. I feel like we’re actually realigning, but I’m scared of cheating on the midterms.
I’m not so much worried about the cheating aspect as I am about people not getting out and voting by the droves. We are literally in the middle - or just the beginning, really - of the battle to save this country from utter ruin.
Not getting out to vote is tantamount to surrender, and suicide.
That's exactly why the GOP has lost every special election (even in red districts) since Trump took office in 2025. GOP voters have to wake up - now is not the time to be complacent.
Staying home will defeat the Republicans in the mid-terms.
Just because Muslim terrorists are dark-skinned and look Hispanic doesn’t mean they have similar beliefs.
Spain, like New York City & ChiCongo, are getting exactly what they allowed to happen - that “warmth of communistic poverty” that won’t be shared by the Ruling Class. Rubes all!
Pedro Sanchez doesn’t realize it yet but the Spain he knows will cease to exist, as will he. Just look @ England?
Whoever wrote Lit’l Marco Rubio’s brilliant speech wasted his time & talent. It fell on the self-described “global elite’s” deaf ears.
The only ones listening were Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Hungary’s Victor Orban & Poland’s Donald Tusk.
You never know, God works in mysterious ways.
God’s kinda busy, Amy, it’s up to US. You up for the challenge?
The "We The People"s of Europe were listening to Marco very intently; his speech was to and for them.
I’d rather have people in the USA listening than any of the Europeans.
deaf ears, steph, our ruling class doesn’t listen either.
look how they’re demonizing law enforcement, ICE & the Border Patrol just doing the jobs they were trained to do.
too bad there isn’t an open season on all political grifters.
I read that Rubio penned much of it himself. (I think in the NY Post but don’t remember the source).
“Little Marco”, (as our favorite president once nicknamed him) has been hitting it out of the park!
Definitely, future presidential material. He will, however, need to first come clean on his involvement with the ‘gang of eight’.
Personally I don't care about ancient history. We need 8 more years of leadership after the Trumpster leaves office.
Yes, Gang of 8 was then, and this is now. He's far more savvy now about the duplicity of the RINO's and the Left. I don't feel a need to beat up our own candidate over previous mistakes; he totally gets the immigration issue now. Rubio also would cement the Hispanics into the Republican (soon to be MAGA) Party.
Remember - Trump used to be a Democrat. People can change.
Ah yes. I have forgiven but not forgotten.
Agreed. The issue is that the Gang of 8 was complicit in much of the Russiagate hysteria that severely hindered Trump’s first term. Mark Warne most implicated but still.
Maybe upcoming revelations from Tulsi Gabbard on the Fulton County and Maricopa County votes will also address this. The Conservative Treehouse (Sundance) sees the IC targeting Gabbard relentlessly.
Agree, sir.
I chose Red China because they seem to me the largest (and most evil) power in the poll that is not also going suicidal.
Yet.
Same. Although I have a hard time thinking of them as "more evil" than the EU, who seem bent on civilizational suicide.