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. 

DeWitt Bacon

Mike L. Many of us feel the same way, not only about Putin but Xi as well. But let's use some common sense here. All the free nations look to the United States for strength. Right now, Putin does not see strength in Biden. He sees a struggling economy, a lack of leadership at our border, rampant crime in our cities, and the botched retreat from Afghanistan. He knows that we do not have strong leadership. So I don't think he would be too worried about such a coalition today. I know you hate Donald Trump; many here are not enamored with him today. But he is the only one with the guts to stand up to these people. None of this would be happening if Trump were in office today.

Frank Wiley

The Russian People are getting their noses bloodied.  I've heard estimates that the Russians have lost 200,000 men so far.  Based on experience that means they have at least 200,000 men who will be coming back to Russia seriously wounded.  I think the Russian people (including most of the Duma--Google it) will sooner than later say enough.  The Russian economy is in tatters.  I think Putin is about ready to quit but he doesn't know exactly how to do it and save face.  He's crazy.  Imagine the outrage here in this Country if we put American Lives on the line.  Remember Vietnam?  We don't need American Deaths and dismemberments.  We have hundreds of commercials on TV advertising helping disabled Patriots from our last War.  

Frank Wiley

1. After 50,000 Gallons of Whiskey leaked from a ship into the Sea, no Tern was Left Unstoned! (A Tern is a Seabird)  2. You really have to hand it to Short People------------------mostly because they can't reach it.  3. My Wife's Feminine intuition is so highly developed that she sometimes knows I'm wrong before I even open my mouth!

Mike Lorts

DeWitt,

Perhaps you forgot the infamous press conference where Trump took Putin's word over his entire intelligence agencies.

Frank, 

There were a number of coup attempts on Hitler that failed while he massacred thousands more innocent people. Putin still has the majority of the Russian people supporting him because they only hear what is broadcast on state TV. What kind of war is this that Ukrain cannot fire into Russia?

Mike Lorts

Those annoying regulations. Who needs to update those railway brakes?  Updating all of those brakes will cost stockholders millions and these old brakes have worked just fine since the Civil War. What could go wrong?

Frank Wiley

I'm not sure the Russian people are supportive of what's going on in Ukraine, but I promise if Ukrainian troops or rockets starting penetrating the Russian Homeland the People WOULD support Putin and the War against Ukraine.  Remember, the American Public didn't support us getting in to WW 2 until the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor.

Mike Lorts

Frank,

Hitler wanted world domination. Putin wants world domination. He doesn't want to engage in diplomatic peace talks because those talks would require him to exit Ukraine. I say we do exactly like Putin did prior to his invasion. Amass a monstrous military force comprised of every allied army at Russia's borders and demand Putin withdraw from Ukrain or else. 

Frank Wiley

It might work?  Who knows?

Mike Lorts

It would be essential that the US not attempt this alone. We must have a coalition of every democracy. Putin needs to know the free world stands together against him. If we did this it would send a message to all of the other autocrats that the world will not tolerate that type of behavior.

DeWitt Bacon

Mike L. Please send me a link to that press conference. I'm sure you are taking that comment out of context like most of your ilk like to do. Like when Trump told people they should drink bleach. Ya, right. 

Mike Lorts

DeWitt,

Google Helsinki 2018 and take your pick.

Michael Wetzel

DeWitt,

I personally do not, will not, use google, as it is a true leftist leaning organization. Despite what they claim on their site. I utilize Duck Duck Go for almost every project, research, that I conduct for myself. I trust them completely, and I strongly suggest  that use them as well.........

Michael Kelly

Frank Wiley  The reason prosecutor's and to some extent Defense Counsel are told to zip their lips about the criminal cases they are involved in is because of the inevitable argument of contamination of the Jury pool and that has to do with the Constitutional right of being "Tried by a Jury made up of your own Peers" and the Right to a Fair Trial. Soooo as of right now I am looking for the Defense Counsel in the infamous Idaho Murder cases pulling the old Motion like a Rabbit outofthehat and arguing that the Defendant must be given a Fair Trial in some other community than Moscow, Idaho. The Motion has been handed to her on a platter by all the various News Networks including FOX but I ain't dropping any hints herein. nuff said! 

Michael Wetzel  I agree with Mike Lorts perhaps for the only time in our entire combined Lifetimes, but wholeheartedly nevertheless, and to the point, none of the other modern day tyrants have gone to the lengths that the Rabid Dog Putin has gone to, that is loosing rapists, baby killers, and professional slaughterers which is what the Wagnerians happen to be, they call themselves "Mercenaries" but Murderers they are hellbound nevertheless. Putin has gone beyond Human, same as and perhaps equal or more with Hitler. That is why a Union of the Civilized Countries threatening Russian is somewhat justified. I happen to have communication with some Russian civilians, and also those who live in Donbas, and the region whiich Russia took in 2014 under the obama-biden watch when biden admittedly coerced the President of Ukraine to let Hunter Boy off from being prosecuted in Ukraine for Fraud and Corruption by threatening to withhold Aid from the USA in the amount of 1.6 Billion dollars if the President of Ukraine did not fire the prosecutor that was going to prosecute Hunter Boy for his forays into corruption of sundry sorts which are memorialized on what used to be called by 51 of our highest up the ladder Intelligence officials as fictional, Russian disinformation but most recently has been revealed to be all true, forgive the run-on sentence here, Anyhoo MW the point I am seeking to make is that Zelenskyy is not as corrupt as some of our own touted Conservatives are Wont to Accuse him of. He aint perfect, but in my opinion, God has placed that Jewish man in a place of leadership because he is distinctly suited for the purpose at this time. Slaughter is being prevented, and i know this first hand because of Ukraiinians I also communicate with. I won't repeat here what the Russians are doing to them, women, children, old people, it is physically sickening and inspired by the devil's own putin. If you have ever heard of a concept called "FORCE OF PERSONALITY" then you must understand that Donald J. Trump has that Gift, and it worked for our Country during his Presidency, and he scared the putin's of this world, even the one's in this Country. But long ago our Country turned its back on Christian Mores and began to slip from a Place which I consider the Favor of God, and now under obama and biden we suffer for our national malfeasance which has us struggling economically and in every other way. No telling what terror is going to materialize from our Neglect of Guarding our Borders. I think you get my opinion, agree or otherwise, and can see how the entire World is shaping up. 

Frank Wiley

So here's my question?  We get a coalition of let's say 50 countries.  We put Troops from those countries (fully equipped for battle) on the Russian border.  We tell Putin to withdraw all his troops from Ukraine, but instead he fires on our coalition.  Then what do we do?  Bomb Moscow?

Mike Lorts

This can't be a bluff!

Frank Wiley

Damn, I finally found something (besides lying) that Lyin Biden is better at than anyone else in the World.  That's Falling "UP the Stairs".  He did it again yesterday!!  

DeWitt Bacon

To paraphrase: "WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS A GOOD UNBIASED SEARCH ENGINE."

I agree with Michael W. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc., aint it. 

I can't believe that some are still touting the 'Russia, Russia, Russia' scam that has been debunked six ways from Sunday. That scam was perpetrated by, Yes, Mike L., our own INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, to help Hillary Clinton win the 2016 election. Trump knew it, Putin knew it, and half the world knew it. Too bad you still don't see it.

Frank Wiley

Something interesting, especially to Mike L.--My Son-In Law is a Production Supervisor with Ashley Furniture.  (Probably the largest furniture manufacturer in the United States).  He is very involved in Ashley going into Robotics.  So far they have converted 60 jobs from Humans to Robots.  No sick days, no vacation days, no unemployment insurance, no Medicare, no 401K matching.  Maybe a good suggestion for your Grandchildren would be to go into the Robotics area.  I know some colleges are delving into robotics but I don't know at what level.  

Mike Lorts

DeWitt,

I looked on DuckDuckGo and found the same news conference from Helsinki. You keep looking for search engines that direct you only to sites that confirm your beliefs. 
How do you explain Comey announcing the the FBI was opening an investigation into Hillary's emails ten days before the election? 

I wish you would look at the YouTube video Newhart/Amazon explorer. Hilarious but maybe too close to the reality of today.
 

Mike Lorts

Frank,

Ashley is the largest furniture manufacturer in the US. Robotics and tech in general are changing everything. I have mixed feelings about whether this is good or bad for society. Amazon has brought down the cost of everything, but we lost thousands of small businesses that employed thousands of people.

Michael Kelly

I just listened to the Grand Jury Foreperson of the Georgia Grand Jury assigned to oversight of the Grand Jury Function in her County. She expressed the opinion that she hoped the GJ would be finding anything they could Charge Donald J. Trump with. This of course, in my opinion is in order to stop him from ever running for political office. This woman is not suited to be a Walmart Greeter let alone a Jury Foreperson. She broke a Cardinal Rule of All Grand Juries, SECRECY, she expressed the Opinion that she would be Happy if the Grand Jury would find anything to go against Trump on, no matter what. I don't know her education, or lack thereof, but even in High School the concept of what a Grand Jury is supposed to perform is, as a Function DOES NOT INCLUDE RUNNING YOUR MOUITH IN FRONT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OVER POSSIBLE OUTCOME(S) OF THE PROCEEDINGS. One of Trumps Lawyer's expressed the Opinion that her idiocy would lead to a nullificaction of the Grand Jury Proceedings. These Events seem to be Repetitive, and indicate how far down the slopes of learning our educational institutions have slipped in the last 50 years. Her demonstrated Lack of Understanding was right along side of hearing Kamala Harris break into uncontrollable laughing, or watching an I Love Lucy re-run.

Jim Coats

One of "Ours" sent me a cute Archie Bunker Video and commented that we couldn't get away with that today.  It made me think of Archie & Edith's song.  Here are the lyrics.  You decide if we're in a better or worse place today.

Boy the way Glen Miller played

songs that made the Hit Parade

Guys like me we had it made

Those were the days.

Didn't need no welfare state

Everybody pulled his weight

Gee our old LaSalle ran great

Those were the days.

And you knew who you were then

Girls were girls and men were men

Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.

People seemed to be content

Freaks were in a circus tent

Those were the days.

Take a little Sunday spin

Go to watch the Dodgers win

Have yourself a dandy day

That cost you under a fin.

Hair was short and skirts were long

Kate Smith really sold a song

I don't know just what went wrong

Those were the days.

BTW, a fin is $5.00, a LaSalle was a low-end Cadillac and I have a good idea what went wrong.

Frank Wiley

Maybe I'm in on the giant international military force on the Russian border but only if we take a page out of Putins war book.  The American contingent should be made up of people from our prisons.-----------------------------------just Kidding!!  Jim, the key word in the last stanza of the song was, "were", and I miss them!'

Michael Wetzel

DeWitt,

Google owns Youtube....Duck DuckGo, happens to be one of the top premier research engines you will ever use, totally lacking your typical liberal slant. If it's truth your looking for in your research, they have it. I know of only a very few liberals who will utilize that site, for the obvious reasons..........

Jim,

That program was one of my favorites. I enjoyed that song, now it just makes me reminisce about the great days we used to live in, back when.....

Regarding the idea of surrounding Russia with our, and other allied nations troops, weapons, a ridiculous and ignorant proposition. I believe you forgetting just exactly who we are dealing with. Putin is in control of the big ' button ', and I believe he is crazy enough to just push that ' button '. With our weak-woke, socialist government and the same weak-woke leaders of our Militaries, we are in shit deep, serious trouble. In my opinion !  And thats not even including just how China will react. We need a strong minded, strong bodied intelligent President, that we all trust, to lead our Nation. Especially now. Not a mentally deficient individual, who slips and falls constantly, because of age and weakness. Yeah, I would just love seeing lying biden taking Trump behind the wood shed, as he has stated. !...Again, this is just my opinion, for what its worth........

I have told this story before, but I will mention it again. My Fiancee's Daughter's husband is from the Romanian area. Those people know the Ukrainian government, and its people extremely well. And they know just how currupt Zelenskyy and his government actually are.....

Michael K.,

I agree with you regarding our government having its share of Zelenskyy's. But in this case, the difference is biden is sending billion upon billions to a country, without any over-sight, or knowledge of just where or how that money is being used ! I am quite sure he and his cronies have rat-holed all the millions they can carry off, with kick-backs to the biden crime family.........

Michael Kelly

Jim Coats  It was somewhat surprising to see another side to your multi-faceted Personality. Who would have imagined that you have a hidden sentimental side, to the extent that you would have committed to Memory the words that only I thought were committed to memory by anyone else, me. And to add insight into your demonstration of very good memory, you wrote the words to the Theme Song of that very popular TV Show "All in the Family"  very accurately. My question is when you're singing the song, are you playing a piano? .