Really? What could Biden have done differently to have any effect whatsoever? Be specific, Elizabeth.

Not take Ukraine's membership in NATO off the negotiating table. Very unwise move.

Just like your contributions to Sunday Night Dance Party shows how into change and spicing things up you are, right?

Ouch.

Where do you draw the line on Appeasement, Elizabeth? How is this situation any different than Munich 1938?

Non-serious.

i can think of better ways to lose sleep than having to change the clocks twice a year. i'm sure you can too.

Absolutely, positively, unequivocally!

Besides, that was kind of my point about wanting to end it on falling back instead of springing forward ... you know, so we would gain an hour of sleep, ultimately. :)

Cause growing up is awfuler than all the awful things that ever were
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up... no sir

JL troll

Since you skipped the copy and paste routine I clicked on this link and FYI it wouldn't load up for me, either.

Mtn Caddy (14)-
"You didn't respond to any of my Ukrainian stuff...."

Go away.

Fuck off, Fredo. Of the two of you, Michale is of greater interest to me at the moment.

I'll get to you the moment I feel like it. Better sharpen up your reading comprehension abilities so that you won't be wasting my time.

When this thing ends, Putin will have secured a big chunk of Eastern and Southern Ukraine, including an all important land bridge denying Ukraine unimpeded access to the Black Sea.

Gee, this sounds a lot like Russia's battle plan! How's that working out? Seems the Russians grabbed the periphery in the South and east...and haven't made much progress since. Looks like the top ten Ukrainian cities are still in Ukrainian hands. Looks like Putin is bombing civilians because his Army doesn't have the skillset to defeat Ukraine. Best of all, it looks like Ukrainian grandmothers won't have to personally kill Russian invaders because the men folk got this.

Are you paying any attention to the facts on the ground? In light your pacifism, should the City of Detroit demand tribute from Ontario because y'all don't believe in sticking up for yourselves?

Actually, it doesn't really surprise me that most of Weigantia isn't into change and spicing things up, every now and again ...:(

Just like your contributions to Sunday Night Dance Party shows how into change and spicing things up you are, right?

2- In doing so they demonstrated more spine than the West and spine is the only deterent that bullies respect.

So Ukraine should have rolled over to avoid war? What about the Baltics, Poland and all the rest of the former Warsaw Pact countries? Should Western Europe roll over for Putin, too?

Where do you draw the line on Appeasement, Elizabeth? How is this situation any different than Munich 1938?

I blame the Biden adminstration mostly ... for a failure of leadership and a failure of imagination.

Really? What could Biden have done differently to have any effect whatsoever? Be specific, Elizabeth.

the NNL filter seems to be eating up all my attempts to answer that question, but suffice to say there are PLENTY of visual responses to go around.

JL

i can think of better ways to lose sleep than having to change the clocks twice a year. i'm sure you can too.

JL

i'm a thousand percent with you on this. choosing not to join NATO on their own would be one thing, but choosing not to under the duress of an invasion and forced settlement is another thing entirely. i would say that after this, every other country in eastern europe should join nato STAT.

JL

Disney is fighting for the right to teach abnormal sexual/gender issues to Kindergartners...

Only in America.. :^/

Better to die on their feet than live on their knees...

Z is getting close to that stance but, he has paid a heavy price for his tardiness.

Z made clear that Ukraine will never surrender..

Promising not to join a military alliance with the US is surrendering..

That is a huge price to pay for holding on to a choice that would never materialize.

Z is getting close to that stance but, he has paid a heavy price for his tardiness.

The problem with your stance is that you would take away Ukraine's sovereignty and choice.

Not at all. But, if Ukraine and the West keep insisting that Ukraine be a part of NATO, then there won't be any sovereignty left for Ukraine to protect.

Before the war, Ukraine was NOT destined to become a member of NATO, despite pronouncements by Biden and his administration.

It seems to me that there has been altogether too much death and destruction to arrive at that same point.

The problem with your stance is that you would take away Ukraine's sovereignty and choice..

If Ukraine CHOOSES not to be a member of NATO, that's fine...

But for Ukraine to be FORCED to??

"That's no bueno.."
-Agent J, MEN IN BLACK III

Putin's actions is a perfect example of WHY Ukraine NEEDS to be part of NATO...
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Here's Beau of the Fifth Column addressing an LEO's question about minimizing bad shootings and other unnecessary mayhem.

At the 12:00 mark, Beau is talking about his friend who was "seconds away" from shooting an SO because the SO was shutting down his illegal food vendor whatever...

And ya'all wonder why cops are the way they are??

Because there are people like Beau's friend out there who would SHOOT an LEO simply because...

Before the war, Ukraine was NOT destined to become a member of NATO, despite pronouncements by Biden and his administration.

After the war, Ukraine will not ever be a member of NATO.

It seems to me that there has been altogether too much death and destruction to arrive at that same point.

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DOG

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Both highly recommended...

Not victim blaming but, I will get to your Ukraine stuff ...

That's a silly question..

Of course, it's 3.14 minutes... :D

Of course, that would be MARCO Rubio.. DOH!

The winds of change are indeed ablowin'... :D

While I would prefer to keep it at DST, it doesn't much matter cuz I am up at 0400 +/- every morning anyways..

I just hate the bi-yearly change... So, lock it at DST or regular ST... Just lock it..

I'm just saying that recognizing the obvious would have prevented all of this chaos and bloodshed.

I blame the Biden adminstration mostly ... for a failure of leadership and a fairlure of imagination.

Switching sucks.

And life offers plenty of both change and spicy things that don't involve sleep disruption. Harumph.

1- Ukraine, a sovereign nation that gave up her nukes in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the UK and America, refused to take orders from Putin.

2- In doing so they demonstrated more spine than the West and spine is the only deterent that bullies respect.

3- NATO and the whole world (besides the Chinese, fuck 'em) are united against Putin's threat to our peaceful world order.

4- Russia cannot beat Ukraine and even shelling civilians won't break them.

5- Sanctions are strangling Russia's economy, the bodies are arriving back home and it's just a matter of time before Putin is toast.

6- At the cost of a lot of Ukrainian blood we will have learned the lessons of Munich, 1938.

Sounds like that's light years away from where things stood before the invasion, no?

Too bad Ukraine and the lives of its people are being as smashed up as they are just to get to the point where things stood before the invasion.

Victim blaming again? You didn't respond to any of my Ukrainian stuff before and you're still missing the big picture.

I'm glad you asked.

A Russia retaliatory strike has safeguards built in, just like ours does.

A Russian deliberate first strike requires authentication by the Chief of General Staff as well as the Minister of Defense. Sounds good, right?

Well, the current guys are Putin loyalists and Putin could always replace them with somebody else at the last moment.

Of course, they'd know that they were committing suicide. In that event, my money would be on bullet in Putin's brain.

Actually, it doesn't really surprise me that most of Weigantia isn't into change and spicing things up, every now and again ...:(

Too bad Ukraine and the lives of its people are being as smashed up as they are just to get to the point where things stood before the invasion.

[O]f course, you've blatantly omitted the most important time there is, which is the baking time of a pie. will there be no end to your anti-pie bias?

I keep telling you trolls that just because there's a shortage of pies doesn't mean taking time to bake more is automatically the solution. *yeesh*

There are tons of Ukrainians within Russia. And some of them will seek vengeance on the Russian population, lone wolf style. Once this genie is out of the bottle we can start the countdown to Putin's death, because stability is the top priority of the Russian oligarchs, military and people. (6:15)

Let each state decide which time they want, if need be.

If it ever happens here in Canada, then I think I would prefer to have it end on falling back. The idea of gaining an hour has always rested well with me as opposed to losing one, so ...

Of course, I only care about how much time the sun's rays actually make it to my neck of the woods and what time we're on doesn't really matter.

of course, you've blatantly omitted the most important time there is, which is the baking time of a pie. will there be no end to your anti-pie bias?

JL