@RepJackKimble Being a political representative for the people of the US has been a personal sacrifice since the inception of this country as it should be. Making almost 200k for working less than half a yr is comical. I would be elated if I was making over 100k in less than half yr…🤡
Ceasefire's barely 24 hours old, and Israel (our greatest ally) is already blowing it up, literally. Largest coordinated strike on Lebanon since the war began.
But sure, another masterclass in negotiation from the guy who threatened to wipe out an entire civilization the day before.
Stable genius stuff.
This is exactly why Paul writes that the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men.
Sometimes I try to imagine how fatal a mistake it would have been if God had given Israel the warrior-king messiah they desperately wanted. That would have been the most amateur move in history. Jesus would have been one of many strong men, and strong men are the most perishable thing on earth.
Strength intrinsically depreciates. Every generation redefines it upward. Improved technology means faster and cheaper ways to kill more people, and there will always be someone more powerful coming behind you. The power model has a ceiling. It always has.
God chose differently. Jesus did not conquer by force. He was executed by the people with the force. And 2000 years later he is still being followed. His teachings still shape ethics, civilization, and the moral imagination of billions of us. He stands in a class of his own not in spite of the non-violence but precisely cos of it.
Juxtapose him against the most vicious warlord in recorded history and he stands out. Juxtapose him against the most peaceful statesman alive today and he still stands out. Nothing touches him on either end of the spectrum.
Durant who Bibi quotes was describing history, not eternity.
Jesus said the meek shall inherit the earth and in doing so he was revealing a logic that runs deeper than any military strategy. The cross looked like defeat and foolishness to everyone watching. But in reality it was the most decisive victory ever recorded. God is amazing in his wisdom!
A reporter asked JD Vance what he advised Trump before launching the Iran war.
His answer:
“I don’t want to go to prison.”
That is a direct quote from the Vice President of the United States.
Not “it’s classified.”
Not “national security prevents me from answering.”
“I don’t want to go to prison.”
The man one heartbeat from the presidency just told the American press that the reason he won’t answer questions about a war that has killed 14 Americans — including Major Alex Klinner whose twins are 7 months old — is personal legal self-preservation.
He campaigned against endless foreign wars.
He is now in the Situation Room approving one.
And his reason for silence is prison avoidance.
The American people funded this war.
American families are burying their children.
The Pentagon won’t release a casualty count.
The Baghdad embassy just told Americans to flee.
JD Vance doesn’t want to go to prison.
This was a major gamble by Trump. If the Democrats had stood up, they would have one-upped Trump and his attempt to make them look nuts would've backfired. He gambled that they just couldn't do it.....and he was right.
Talking about shame? You have defrauded the American people on countless occasions and believe our culture should be eradicated. You belong in prison or a mud hut in Somalia.
Let me get this straight.
Billie Eilish claims ‘no one is illegal on stolen land’…
but then calls authorities to have @DrewPavlou deported after he jokes about visiting her house.
You can’t make this up.
the fact that Ketanji Brown Jackson stood and applauded when people were shouting abolish ice at the Grammys last night should be enough to get he removed from the bench.
Also quite noticeably a Hispanic ICE agent who is having to lecture, odds are, a bunch of white leftists on how it’s not fascist to arrest child sex offenders