MilnerBear

Retired Chemist, Fortune 500 Corp Exec. & #40 Wall St. I-Banker. Currently a fledgling Playwright & Lyricist. Widower. Catholic. INTJ. Chess, #MAGA Colorado

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@realMAGAForce The OBBBA should prevent defunding ICE and Trump still has the Veto over new legislation Democrats might pass. Of some concern is how closely some in Republican Congress will hold ranks.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@dandinohill @SenJohnBarrasso Sen Barrasso isn’t up for re-election until 2030. He fooled a lot of Republican voters electing him in ‘25 and should have his personal finances & possible offshore accounts probed by DOGE. Where there’s smoke…….

[Dotsthoughts @DorothyStangle]

TODAY I still struggle to understand why Trump, even as a billionaire, continues to maintain habits like this. What if I told you that the billionaire President of the United States does something every single morning that he refuses to allow ANYONE else to do for him — a tradition his father taught him more than 60 years ago, and the reason behind it carries a powerful lesson about what TRUE character really means?
For over 60 YEARS, Donald Trump has reportedly polished his own shoes every morning.
Not his staff. Not hotel workers. Not professional shoe polishers.
TRUMP himself.
With his own hands. His own polish. His own time.
White House staff have reportedly offered on numerous occasions:
“Mr. President, we can take care of polishing your shoes.”
Trump’s response has always been:
“NO. My father taught me when I was a young boy: A man polishes his own shoes. It builds CHARACTER. It reminds you that no matter how successful you become, you should never think you are above basic discipline.”
Think about that.
Trump has reportedly maintained this shoe-polishing routine since his childhood in the 1950s.
Throughout the building of his business empire.
Throughout becoming a billionaire.
Throughout becoming PRESIDENT.
Still.
Every.
Morning.
He polishes his own shoes.
Staff members have reportedly seen this routine: Trump wakes up, and before important meetings, presidential briefings, and the responsibilities of running the country — he sits down with his shoe polish and brush and takes care of his own formal footwear.
“My father said: ‘The day you become too important to polish your own shoes is the day you lose your character.’ I never forgot that.”
For over SIX DECADES, Trump has reportedly continued to practice the lesson his father taught him.
More than 60 YEARS of everyday discipline that nobody photographs, nobody applauds, and something most people might never even know about.
Simply a son remembering a promise he made to his father:
“I will never become too important to do this myself.”
Here's the lesson this teaches us:
True character isn't built during the biggest moments of life — it develops through the small daily disciplines you follow for DECADES, even when nobody is watching.
👞🇺🇲 Drop 👞 if Trump's reported 60-year discipline motivates you.
Comment: What lesson did YOUR father or mother teach you that you continue to follow even today?
Share this so others can understand:
Character = daily habits.
Follow if you believe the lessons our parents teach us can become lifelong promises.
Trump's shoe polishing = a 60-year promise! 👞🙏🇺🇲

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@marinarapatriot The likely corrupt GOP Senate is the Republican electorate’s Achilles’ heel, preventing codification of Trump’s EO’s; GOP House having a slim majority under Speaker Johnson did a fine job in passing hundreds of bills including the SA, only to see them ignored by the GOP Senate.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@ToscaAusten Jeffries is nuts……. the one issue the Dem & Republican electorates agreed on was keeping non-citizens out of America.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@dandinohill @SpeakerJohnson @LeaderJohnThune Possible, but likely falls under hindsight is 20:20. Doubtful whether a pitched battle between GOP House & Senate would have accomplished anything other than to further split the Party. Spkr Johnson felt a savvy GOP electorate wudda rightfully only blamed the Senate. Misjudged.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@dandinohill @LeaderJohnThune Pervasive corruption is the Occam’s Razor answer. Having just lost ~7 Senate Seats one might rationally anticipate GOP Senators up for ‘28 re-election would be petrified with fear, from further alienating constituents. But if illicit $ gained is hi enough, they don’t care 🤷‍♂️.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@tspooky @CaptMarkKelly @DeptofWar Isn’t that Hegseth’s call? Why hasn’t he made it? Didn’t do it for Gen Milley either. Does he fear doing so would increase his chances for Senate Conviction following next year’s inevitable Dem House Impeachment?

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@Ravious101 Wasn’t this an anonymous vote? The blackguards didn’t even have enough respect for the Republican electorate to reveal where they stand. Why should any of them be re-elected?

[Trump Girl @TrumpGirlLove]

I love this story from Katharine Hepburn’s childhood; in her own words.

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve.

Their clothes were neat and clean, but you could tell they didn’t have much money.

The children stood two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands, excitedly talking about the clowns and animals they were about to see.

Their father and mother stood at the front, proud as could be.

The ticket lady asked how many tickets they wanted. The father said, “Eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, please, so I can take my family to the circus.” She told him the price.

His wife let go of his hand. His lip began to quiver. He asked the price again. He didn’t have enough.

My father reached into his pocket, pulled out a twenty-dollar bill, and dropped it on the ground.

He bent down, picked it up, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man understood.

He took my father’s hand in both of his, held the bill tightly, and with a tear on his cheek said, “Thank you.

This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to the car and drove home. That twenty dollars was what we had planned to use for our own tickets.

We didn’t see the circus that night, but we both felt a joy greater than any show could have given us. That day I learned the value of giving. 🌹

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@marinarapatriot That this man still remains in the Senate even until January speaks volumes of the train wreck that is the GOP Congress.

[Joe Oltmann @Joeoltmann]

So one week after the voters handed the Senate to the Democrats, Senate Republicans walk into a room, close the door, and pick their leader by secret ballot so none of you will ever know who voted for what… and they want you to call that accountability?

They lost at least seven seats. Seven. And the man who ran the show is running unopposed, like nothing happened, like the SAVE America Act didn't die because he would not touch the Senate rules to get it across the line, like the base didn't spend two years begging to see the agenda move while the cool kids club kept telling us to be patient.

Ron Johnson put it in writing with Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Ted Budd and John Kennedy, asking for a delay so they could at least have the conversation about what went wrong before crowning anybody. Johnson said flat out, "If you hold the election, I'll leave the room." Josh Hawley said, "I'm not going to pledge my vote to leadership." Good. That is the bare minimum of a serious person.

Let me explain why the secret ballot matters. When you vote in the dark, you never have to own it. Every one of them can go home and tell you they fought for change, and you will never be able to check. How is that representation? How do you lose that badly and decide the fix is less sunlight?

Here is the reality… if you think voters walked away because they fell in love with Chuck Schumer, you are not paying attention. They watched Republicans hold the majority and refuse to use it, and now the same leadership wants a fresh term with no review, no plan, and no names on the ballot.

I have watched this movie for six years. The uniparty always protects the room first and the voter last… and then they act shocked when the voter stops showing up.

So here is my ask, and it is simple. Every Republican senator in that room, put your vote on the record today. Tell the people who sent you there how you voted and why. If you can't do that, you have no business asking for a dime or a vote in 2028.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@Gr8fulSusan A meataxe needs to be taken (figuratively) to the GOP Senate to restore any sense of credibility to voters. This process begins with Primarying out of office any GOP Senator not pushing for replacing Thune as leader. No exceptions.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

At this stage it’s almost impossible to tell which votes reflect the true will of the people and which are the product of fraud & rigging. And the corruption allowing this exists on both sides of the aisle. No easy solution.

[SASSYCHICK @KT07500539]

We can’t make this up. Detroiters just elected a judge who can’t even work until 2029. This is exactly why everything is so corrupt. The same thing happened in the last election cycle many rats won their races that should be in jail.
This is the problem. People who have no right to run are still allowed to run. Why isn’t there a mechanism to stop this insane practice? They are all Democrats, and they get elected anyway.
This is treason against American voters. The rat party continues to get away with this. When will it stop?

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@dandinohill Trump has the veto, so unlikely that any onerous legislation will pass. Wild card is whether myriad of inevitable House Impeachments, including Trump himself, will result in Senate Convictions. RINOs simply cannot be trusted.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@Ramona64946744 No contest, I’d remove biscuits & gravy!

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@realMAGAForce Missed you! How’s it going?

[Dr. Mari Nara⚕ @marinarapatriot]

It’s wrong, wrong wrong. 😡

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@Joeoltmann Agree completely.

[MilnerBear @modelerr]

@PamelaHensley22 It’s crystal clear that any GOP Senator not voting for Thune’s replacement as (now) minority leader should be Primaried out prior to election ‘28.