Definition of Opinion:  A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.

Please be respectful to others with differing opinions. 

Frank Wiley

God Almighty!  I just watched the Jesse Waters interview with the DOGE Team.  It is amazing what they are doing for America.  One of the team said that the vast majority of the Government workers left after the either self imposed purge, or the buyouts, or the firings, the Government Workers are now truly dedicated to helping Americans and are suggesting other ideas, and most importantly saying that they were always afraid to say anything about the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse!!  God Bless America!!  God Bless Elon Musk! God Bless DOGE!

Michael Kelly

Frank W. Elan's cleaning up the Wasteful Spending going on in all the Government Agencies is just what this Nation needed. Trump's determination in bring that about is just what the doctor ordered, The Minerals Deal was signed with Ukraine, and from what I am hearing from the Ukrainian commentators it is a much better Deal than they had heard. These are smart, self reliant, and strong people with  a very strong Nationla Identity. They joke about the Deep voiced Lavarov, the  Russian Spokesman, who they mock when the say  "Inside Every Ukrainian is a Russian just Screaming to get out and become a Truly Free member of a Gulag Work Force in a Siberian Labor Camp in the Northern Reaches of Siberia". The Arabian have agreed to keep the oil prices per barrel way down and that is destroying Putin's main source of income for his War Machine. The Ukrainians now are smelling Victory, since yesterday they forced the Russians out of  Pokrovsk. A key place to capture  in order to dominate access to all the Mineral Wealth in that Region. 

Frank Wiley

Jobs up by 40,000 in April and that number includes a reduction of 9,000 Government Workers (who are paid with our taxes).  Great news!

DeWitt Bacon

Our 'SHIP OF STATE' has been sinking under the weight of the waste and fraud we have endured for many years. It's about time we start jettisoning some dead weight that has had our country floundering for so long. Then we can ride high and move our nation along better and faster. Thank you, Elon and DOGE. And thank you, President Trump, for putting them to work for us.

I watched that DOGE round table as well. It was eye-opening.

Judy Baier (DeFOREST)

Is th Politics the only thing you people can talk about.  We are all senior citizens these day how about letting us know about other class mates and what is happening with them. This Politics thing is wearing a person out.

Bill RIHS

Judy, please participate with what you know or ask. There have been quite a bit of non political posts if you go back and look.

Doug McCLELLAND

DeWitt Bacon

Judy, thanks for your post. Many attempts have been made here to get us away from politics. I agree that there are many other topics that we could discuss. In the past, we have posted on music, movies, hobbies, careers, successes and failures, vacations, etc. If you have a topic you would like to discuss, please feel free to post it. I'm sure most of us  would all like to get away from the politics and learn more about each other. That's what this forum was designed for.

Today, we live in a world that is defined by politics, both domestic and foreign. Our country is so divided that it seems we will never come together again. Politics has come to the point that it consumes our everyday life. That is why, I feel, there is so much political banter here. 

Will you be at the reunion? If so, I would love to sit down with you and discuss anything non-political. I hope you are doing well, and I look forward to hearing from you again.

Michael Kelly

"Sounds like a Problem for the Chaplain!"  Comment common to multiple thousands of Drill Seargeants in Army's etc World Wide. To me it serves as a reminder that to enter into the Gristmill of Exchange of Ideas you must be prepared to Stand Alone on occasion, which really serves to make us engage in Introspection about how strongly we Believe in our Assertions. Another way of stating this is the Question  "Is this the Hill you want to Die On"?

DeWitt Bacon

I find it equally incumbent upon a thinker to evaluate concepts contrary to a person's perception when presented practically and logically,  consider them, and choose wisely which hill you prefer to die on. Using this method, I can say confidently that I am presently satisfied with the hill I have been on all along.

Frank Wiley

Artic Ice has actually grown for the last 2 years in a row!  Hmmm?

David Rainwater

Frank...source for your statement??  Google AI says both arctic snd Antarctic ice are receding. 

DeWitt Bacon

There are ice ages and there are ages when the ice melts. Torrential rains cause floods, then there are droughts., It's been that way since the beginning of time; Earth's weather has always been in a constant state of flux, and my burning fossil fuel in my Chevy Impala has nothing to do with it.

Jim Coats

David.  I saw that "report" or "statement" re: ice NOT receding too, but I can't remember the source.  I think what is receding is my hairline....whoops!!  Too Late!  All done.

Frank Wiley

I am retracting my statement about Article Ice and I apologize!  After some study I see that it is receding slower.  Thanks!

Michael Kelly

if the Polar Icepack is receding again, it is a good thing, because last time that happened some Government Agency or another discovered a complete baby Woolymammoth which lead to Cloning Experiments. For elephant connoisseurs it means more to eat. Makes you wonder (or maybe not) what Barbecued Woolymammouth tasted like. Perhaps we will know soon. Keep on receding Polar Icepack. I hope that this doesnt mean that some Progressives will also Thaw Out, of course, they would just Migrate north to Russia. Sorry for all you sensitive types, I just couldn't help myself.

Michael Kelly

A Doctor I know in Ukraine sent ne a picture of a Statue that has been erected overnight in Warsaw, Poland of Putin, Helmet and all, and it is shaped like a man's genitalia, with the Helmet on top of the "Head of Putin:" with a Giant Z on the Helmet for the Russian armed forces. This Statue is making the Rounds of all the Capital Cities in Europe and drawing much laughter. A Happy May 9, 2025 for Putin, now known through out Europe for what he  really is. 

Bill RIHS

Mike, please post that picture of Putin😁

Frank Wiley

You may have seen or heard about our dangerous Air Traffic Control System.  On November 15, 2021 Biden signed the 1.2 Trillion dollar Infrastructure Bill.  In that bill there was Billions of dollars for upgrading the Air Traffic Control Systems.  In 3 1/2 years none of that money for Air Traffic Control has been spent!  Where is it?  

DeWitt Bacon

Sorry to report that there may be a glitch in my plans to attend the reunion and beer summit. I let May 7 slip up on me and had forgotten all about the new ID requirements for air travel. I went to the DMV to obtain it, but I had lost my Social Security card, which is required, so I rushed to the Social Security office and was told that it could take up to 14 days for a duplicate to arrive. I heard from someone that if you check in without the new ID, they may still let you board if you have certain other forms of identification. So here's where it stands. If my Social Security card arrives in time, I can obtain the ID. If not, I will go to the airport, check in, and see what happens. Either way, if I get on the plane, I will see you there. Otherwise, have a great reunion.

Jim Coats

Bill RIHS

DeWitt, I watched an official on TV day that if you show up without the new driving license you can still get on the plane with some extra time checking on you.

Michael Kelly

Germany, France, England, and Ukraine, and I believe it was Sweden, along with Zelenskyy, met and then called Trump and told him they were completely on Board with his 30 Day Cease Fire Proposal and want him to  Call Putin and Demand that he Cease Fire according to the Terms of the Agreement. Ukraine will not be forced to give up any of its territory, including Crimea, and Russia must withdraw from all Ukraine Territory it temporarily holds, and must Meet and Negotiate to end the War. Putin has been given a Drop Dead Date to Agree by May 12, 2025 to get out his Peace Pipe. Most beleve he will pony up yet another Lie and Grandstand for the World, but his Game is wearing thin Meanwhile the EU has formed a Committee of the Willing and they are going to have at all times, a group of 125 Fighter Jets patrolling the Skies over Europe and Ukraine in order to Keep the Peace in the Airways over Ukraine and all of Europe. The Ukrainians are ecstatic over this Deal, because it puts all the Burden on Putin to make the Peace, which they  don't believe he willingly do, but some of his Staunch Backers may Force him to Do in order to keep his own little duck pond operational. As Frank W. astutely observed, Trump has had the opportunity to see for himself what a Liar Putin happens to be and Trump has had a Change of Heart towards Ukraine and Zelenskyy. JD Vance is being sent to Charm School while all this is going on.

Frank Wiley

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!  You are special people!!  De Witt, a couple other possibilities are a Passport or a Veterans Administration Card.  Good Luck!

Jim Coats

HAPPY MOMMY'S DAY!!!!!