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. 

Jim Coats

"Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives?  Because if not, there is absolutely no point."  Helen Mirren

SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!

Richard Deshong

Paid $3.49 per gallon for gas in Kingman today. Damn Biden for ruthlessly enforcing the expensive blending of gas required in Maricopa County to reduce air pollution. A regulation put in place during the Bush administration.

Michael Wetzel

Damn biden for our high gas prices! Especially since our blending of fuel doesn't start until June 14th...I also could have installed several pages of how President Bush was working dilitently, and tirelessly, to improve all the burdensome tasks associated with all phases of the fuel prices, etc.etc............

Excellent Jim... I'll remember that one.......................

Frank Wiley

Some good news--Google: Climeworks       They build plants that reduce carbon.  Just opened a new one.  

Richard Deshong

Maricopa County gets its gas from California refineries which changed to the summer blend on April 1. The rest of Arizona gets their gas from Texas refineries and aren't required to use a different blend.

In case you didn't recognize it, this is what is called "proof". You should try using it sometime.

DeWitt Bacon

Does anyone know anything about Dennis? He suddenly disappeared from the forum. We may not have always agreed on things, but I loved his style and humor. I hope and pray that he is ok.

Michael Kelly

Coats Your 13632 Hit the Nail on the Head. Apparently Biden wants to have Israel turn over its War against Hamas to Biden and Austin. This because he wants to abandon Israel if they are Insane enough to do so, then he can leave the Weapons shipments behind just like he did in Afghanistan. 

So Katie if Trump loves dictators do you think he will give them as much money as he supposedly gave Stormy Daniels? We know Biden has given Iran Billions, so he must love the Mullahs more than Trump loves Stormy. 

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

Kelly, and for that matter the rest of the trumpies. I will post as I want when I want, as you are doing, but until there is some discussion with factual information and/or reasoned opinion I'm just not that into what you are saying, to me it's laughable.  Again your words mean nothing without something to support them, your grievances meaningless because all you are is against. Anything to whine about and get your tighty whities in a wad.  It was said very well on Morning Joe this morning. All the trumpies want is to be against an issue because they have no ideas. Enjoy each other, we Progressives and Richard require more. 

Michael Wetzel

About proof. You should have searched further. Yes, everyone knows who supplies our fuel. Did you know, that our governor, put off the blending until June 14th. Apparently not..............

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

Fate whispered to the warrior, "You cannot withstand the coming storm."  And the warrior whispered back, "I am the storm."  Easy.......

Richard Deshong

Please provide proof that the Governor of Arizona has the power to make refineries in California delay their change over to summer gas blends just to satisfy the needs of Maricopa County. Do you have any idea what is involved with the changeover at a refiner? It's not a switch that is thrown. It requires the refinery to be totally shut down for almost a week to purge their systems, change input lines, and empty enough storage tanks to start accepting the summer blend once the refinery starts up again. California’s demand is so large that no refinery is going to delay making their changeover just because Arizona’s Governor says to.

Due to a pipeline maintenance issue between California and Arizona, the EPA allowed a one-time exception to the April 1, Arizona change date allowing the California refineries to ship the winter blended gas from their storage tanks to Maricopa County. The EPA did not allow California to delay their May 1 change over deadline. The pipeline repairs were made, and the summer blends started being shipped to Arizona ahead of schedule. Of course, since the refineries had already made their changes they automatically increased the cost Arizona distributors had to pay, who then promptly passed it on to Maricopa drivers, which in turn immediately resulting in Jim C.’s post complaining about what he pays.

You would have known this had you taken the time to “research” the facts before spouting what you learn from Fox News. So go ahead and keep digging yourself into a deeper hole. I’ll gladly keep filling it in on top of you.

Can’t wait to see how Mike Kelly defends you.

Michael Wetzel

Dude, I found it, you find it...Try using a good research tool for a change, like Duck Duck go...If you want help, just let me know...I'll spell it out for you. Your partially correct, it involves the EPA...........

Frank Wiley

And here I thought the Gas we get in Phoenix Metro was brought in by Tanker Truck from Tucson after being piped in to Tucson?  N.S.--Have you seen where the illegals around Denver have sent demands to Denver City Hall of the handouts they want?  Ridiculous!!

Jim Coats

So now the traitor in the Oval is withholding armament voted for and promised to Israel that they need to put Hamas down.  Once again that empty suit is pandering to the radical, progressive wing of the democrat party plus Iran and so on.  It seems to me like Trump was impeached for something similar, but I don't remember exactly.  I'll let one of our anti-America classmates research it for all of us.

SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!

VOTE THE DEMOCRATS OUT!!

Michael Wetzel

" Gov. Hobbs secured the EPA waiver on Thursday " (no date ) As to the delay in starting the sale of blended fuel....Where I made a mistake was on the dates. It continues, " Under the rules, most gas stations in the area can sell winter blend gas until June 14th, this year ". It continues, " Normally, gas stations are required to switch to the summer-compliant blend which is more eco-friendly but more expensive and harder to get "...At least, I mention my mistakes, You should try it once in a while, you might enjoy it... Like when I showed you wrong about K 12 schools, eons ago. You said nothing..............

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

Looks like another Republican has come to his senses. Mike Lawler called Marjorie Taylor Green "Moscow Marge" today. Now if all of the Republicans would meet with the trumpies to educate them, maybe the party will have a chance.  Well cofeve!  

Frank Wiley

MTG is a wacko but so is "The Squad" who are Anti-Americans!!  N.S.--Remember when feckless Joe Biden took office and Russia started building their invading army along the Ukrainian border?  Biden was asked what would happen if Russia crossed into Ukraine?  He said it might be O.K. if it was a Minor Incursion!!  

Jim Coats

Re: House vote to oust Mike Johnson as Speaker.  NOTE:  A YES vote was a vote to table the motion to kick him out.

359 voted YES (keep him)

43 voted NO (kick him out)

7 cowards voted PRESENT (gutless "representatives" who didn't want to be on record either way)

Included in the 43 who voted NO (meaning they wanted to move forward to kick Johnson out), "The Squad" (what a surprise) and Gosar and Biggs from AZ plus more of the usual suspects.

I do NOT care about the "ins and outs of a duck's ass," this should have been a vote to protect the country and show some unity....and it did to a degree.  The USA is so screwed right now (I don't think I have to reiterate the reasons), that "WE" MUST pull our pants up and govern for WE THE PEOPLE.

SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!

THERE IS BUT ONE FLAG AND THAT IS THE STARS AND STRIPES.  THERE IS BUT ONE LOYALTY, AND THAT IS TO AMERICA.  IF YOU CAN'T AGREE, GET OUT.

DeWitt Bacon

Congress passed, and Biden signed the bill to send aid to Israel, Taiwan, and, of course, mainly to Ukraine. And then promptly stopped the flow of assistance to Israel. What more proof do you need to see that he is anti-Semitic and supports Hamas and the Palestinians? He has done nothing to stop the riots on University campuses, seemingly encouraging the Hamas-led protesters. Of course, he wants to continue sending Ukraine billions of our money. After all, he received millions from Ukraine through his son. And there is plenty of proof of that. Biden is a dictator by his own admission. During the 2020 campaign, he said, "Only a dictator would use executive orders. Then, he used several EOs to undo everything Trump had put in place, including the securing of our borders. Biden has sided with dictators his whole time in public office. This is more proof that everything the left accuses Republicans of doing, they are doing themselves. 

STOP THE COMMUNIST/FSCIST DICATERS. AMERICANS WANT TO BE FREE!

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

It looks like the oil executives are drawing up trump's executive orders just in case he becomes President again.  They are concerned he will be too distracted to give them everything the want.  Remember the profits they are are already reaping from trump's last term.  Trump will help them even more........how about drilling in our beautiful National Parks and Forests.  Sure, why not, what could be wrong with doing exactly what the oil companies want.  New campaign for trump, "Go see Yellowstone, visit Old Faithful, see the boiling mud pots, visit the oil rigs."  All of this because the oil companies making billions in greed profit really isn't enough for them. 

I am torn about withholding resources from Israel for a time.  Of course the trumpies held up funding but now are whining because President Biden is researching his options to hopefully protect as many of the innocents as he is able.  I saw a post, I'm not sure if it was here, of someone saying no Palestinian is innocent, they voted for Hamas at a very high rate.  I have to assume that whoever had this "thought" doesn't understand that the population of Palestine is about 50% under 16.  Anyway, I too want to save as many innocents as possible.  So,if there is a way to do that I'm for it.  Hamas needs to be wiped of the face of the Earth, but children don't.  It always amazes me what some who believe in "right to life" say when the find out about the thousands of children, babies whose deaths are being considered unintentional consequences.  This has been going on for thousands of years and I don't think anything that happens will fix the issues  but hopefully all this death and destruction will make something better.  

Rick Scott is still with the trumpies that believe only trumpies can win, if anyone else wins, the election is rigged.  Watch him stumble and evade when asked a simple question, "will you accept the results no matter who wins."  It was laughable.  He joins a long list of trumpies who are rooting for the end of democracy as we know it.  
 

DeWitt, where is this PROOF that President Biden got millions from Ukraine via his son.  Last time I watched the committee hearing they were so discombobulated they adjourned with no outcome.  I know you've heard the words, it doesn't make it so, even though I know you so want it to be true. You're not Captain Kirk, "make it so" doesn't work in the real world. So far all the impeachment investigations have fallen flat, last I checked Myorkas was still there too.  You would have to think maybe the trumpies just don't have the evidence. 
 

Hey, I just noticed.  My spell checker now accepts trumpies. I win!  

Jim Coats

Hey, look.  My spell checker accepts Harpies.

SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!

Michael Kelly

GARGOYLES WORKS TOO!

Michael Kelly

NOTICED THAT LIZ CHENEY ALSO SUPPORTS GETTING THE WEAPONS TO THE ISRAELI'S IMMEDIATELY ALSO. THAT ONLY LEAVES THE FECKLESS FEW WHO DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN, BIDEN, AND U KNOW WHO!

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

Liz Chaney has always been pro-Israel. She was also against holding up funds for Israel by the trumpies. She is consistent in her views and that is to be respected.  I don't have to believe in everything she does to consider her an honorable person. I continue to believe if withholding weapons for a time to determine how they can be used with the least innocent loss is good.   
I just keep on forgetting that on this site the trumpies are always right and everyone else has to lock step with them.  There is something quite freeing about being able to think for myself.  I don't like having to see what trump has to say to determine my belief. Silly me, I was educated to  learn the issue, develop a stance, then continue to reassess as time and circumstances change.  It would save me so much time just to walk the trumpie lock step.  I have to think about ways to save lives of the innocent, as President Biden is doing, when I could just say kill them all, who cares, they are Palestinians, not worth much. Faster but inhumane and immoral.  A new dance, the trumpie lock step, it takes no learning, just follow the "leader."  

Michael Kelly

KATIE  Us Trumpies as you call us, would put you in for Sainthood, your so virtuous, just ask you, but you don't belong to any Church that has Saints. Your Religion believes in Recycling and next time around who knows what you may be.