Jim Walton

[Melanie Phillips @MelanieLatest]

Reportedly, the US believes Iran when it says, with a straight face, that it won’t now pursue a nuclear weapons programme (the lie it’s told for four decades).

US Vice-President JD Vance says, with a straight face, that every war including WW2 ended with a negotiated settlement.

Are all these Trump administration staffers total imbeciles? No. They’re treating everyone else as an imbecile. They’re redefining victory and surrender to cover the fact that they’re proposing to surrender to Iran and pluck defeat from the jaws of victory.

If the idea is that, once the oil price comes down and the mid- terms are behind it, the US will return to war with a bunch of reinvigorated, resupplied and pumped-up apocalypticists, I’ve got a bridge to sell you. This is how the free world dies. @realDonaldTrump

[Aimen Dean @AimenDean]

With all due respect, Mr. Vice President, World War II is probably the worst example you could have chosen.

The whole reason World War II happened in the first place was because World War I ended with a deeply flawed post-war settlement. If anything, it is a warning about what happens when you fail to properly resolve the causes of a conflict.

And when World War II did happen, how did it end? Not through negotiations. It ended with a decisive military victory. In Germany, Allied forces were literally within meters of Hitler’s bunker. In Japan, it took two nuclear bombs before the Imperial leadership finally accepted reality and surrendered unconditionally.

I don’t even need to go digging through distant history or obscure corners of the world to find examples. Let’s stay in your own backyard. How did the American Civil War end? It ended with a decisive Union victory, the surrender of the Confederacy, Reconstruction, and accountability for those who had taken up arms against the Union. It did not end with everyone sitting around a table and agreeing to disagree.

The lesson from history isn’t that wars should end through vague compromises that leave the underlying issues unresolved. Quite often, the lesson is the exact opposite: unresolved conflicts tend to come back, usually bigger and bloodier than before.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB It’s your first sentence that is the lie. Entrepreneurs, scientists, and creative people drive the engine for innovation. Government often stands in the way, complicates it with regulation and permits; it’s part of the problem and an obstacle.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@SenPeterWelch Because of Joe Biden‘s incompetence and terrible economic policies, we were paying more for gas back then than we are now. I didn’t hear your words of complaint then. You are just a purveyor of partisan politics.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB Once again, you’re being ridiculous in your petty partisan politics. Plane travel has been awful for decades: cramped, leg space, elbow to elbow jammed in seats like cattle, long lines, surcharges, and extra fees. Don’t blame Trump for anything. The industry needs rebuilding.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@megynkelly He knows he has a condition where he can’t function properly, and he has the integrity to step away from his job. Our Congress men and women should learn from his example.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

Trump touted America first, but his focus has been Venezuela, Iran, Ukraine, Cuba, Israel, and Nigeria. Meanwhile, our economy is volatile, prices continue to rise, inflation rises, national debt rises, and tariffs don’t seem to have helped us. Hey Trump: help America.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@libsoftiktok If—IF— she is truly an American citizen, and if that is the case, since she was fairly elected by a congressional district, then she should not be thrown out of the US. We have something called freedom here.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB State should run state elections, and the federal government should run federal elections. But in any case, non-citizens should not have a vote. There must be some kind of perks to citizenship, and voting is one of them. And voting without ID is a sure recipe for fraud.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@TheFP It’s a free country and we have free speech. She should not be deported because she’s critical. If she has a green card and is in the country legally, she’s free to say what she wants. That’s one of the things that makes America great.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB We are texting the wealthy. The ultra wealthy are paying their fair share: 40% of all income taxes in America come from the ultra wealthy. And most of the poor in the country pay minimal taxes. What’s unfair about this system?

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB One proven way to reduce gun violence is to tighten our borders, stopping illegal immigrants come across who have violent propensities and do not share our values as a western culture. For some of them violence is a way of life, and they continue that here. There’s a problem.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@TheRabbitHole Making everything worse so everyone suffers the same—that sounds like socialism. It’s one of many reasons t ha if socialism doesn’t work as public enemy policy and equity never works in the schools, in business or in public policy.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepMaxwellFrost @RepBeccaB @Netroots_Nation @taxgreed 1. The rich do pay taxes
2. They pay their fair share: 40% of all of US income tax revenue
3. If the govt wants more revenue, kick tariffs into gear
4 if the govt wants more revenue, stop fraud and prosecute offenders.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB @Netroots_Nation @RepMaxwellFrost @taxgreed What do you consider to be their fair share? They pay far more than anyone else, and they pay 40% of the country’s income tax. What’s not fair about that?

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@chalavyishmael @RubinReport Elected officials often put like-minded people in office with them. They knew this when they elected him.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@libsoftiktok He won’t bend the knee to Washington DC, but he will gladly bend the knee to the LGBTQ religion.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@libsoftiktok Kudos to those teams standing against the proselytism by the LGBTQ religion.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@ConceptualJames @RubinReport Moscow is beautiful; so also I hear is St. Petersburg. Other cities in Russia, meh. Most of Russia, not at all. I’ve been there; I’ve seen it.

[Jim Walton @The3rdChoiceJim]

@RepBeccaB @SecScottBessent It’s a free country. Someone can make the choice of homosexuality if they want. What we shouldn’t be doing is glorifying that choice, indoctrinating children, or shoving it down people’s throats.