I used to have an office in a building near John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA. The TSA had their offices in that building. There was a little cafe that many working in the building used for lunch. Eventually, the TSA employees drove the others away as they smoked and took all the tables without buying anything. The cafe owner finally sold it. He told me they drove all his business away.

Rush Limbaugh talked about that this week but said if Trump signed the back pay bill, that would cancel the RIF option. I have no idea if any of this is true,.

The first version of the Air Pelosi story listed Egypt as the “war zone,” not Afghanistan.

Sometimes I do this because I’m trying to pass on information that’s been misstated by another commenter without naming any names or being in any way confrontational.

Sometimes it’s because although I do agree with the general opinion, I think that people should be aware of and consider a contrary view. Sometimes the most important thing is who is promulgating the view, but more often it’s the argument or position itself.

I believe I’ve done this here, and I know that I do it sometimes on Samizdata.

And sometimes I just note some facts, without commentary on them. [ ” Old Nick created Spuyten Duyvil.” ]

This particular comment might be an example.

I think her plan was a vacation, and forcing military to listen to her say BS like “you’re doing a great job, but our President is failure”, or somesuch.
Your failure to say what you think about your link indicates you believe it.
It’s PR … BS.
The Dems have basically been voting against the military since they took over Congress in 1974, and voted to allow commies to “win the peace” with war in S. Vietnam, plus commie genocide.
Under Clinton the “peace dividend” was to emasculate the military.
Under Bush, the Dems constantly argued against more for the military.
Under Obama, the Dems ran away from Iraq, losing the peace (again), usually voted against the military, and let the VA hospitals become pits.

There are reasons to vote against Trump, and the Reps; and reasons to vote for Dems (most I disagree with). But few folk would claim “Dems support our military troops”. Not in platform policy, not in votes; usually not even in rhetoric expect PR – BS stunts which seem so transparently false.

Trump shutting down the flight? Good, childish move by Trump to counter the really petty, childish attack move by Pelosi to stop the SOTU.

I heard a rumor(?) that, after 30 days on furlough, Fed workers are subject to Reduction in Force. Maybe Trump can fire thousands of Fed workers? I hope but can hardly believe Trump would do that. There’s a Daily Caller piece of an admin official supporting lots of firing, tho.

I’ve never regarded you as a troll, for what it’s worth. But you do post things that lead to people accusing you of that, particularly if they don’t know your fairly lengthy history here.

I think GB’s statement was hyperbole, but there is a lot of truth to it, and serving in the military does not mean one doesn’t now hate it—or at least now vote with the Democratic pack in ways that work against it.

I certainly have known many people who have served in the military and who came to hate it or at least dislike it.

This might give her a clue.

Or maybe this one will help.