Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:09 pm
I think most people would.
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Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:58 pm
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:33 pm
McConnell had a chance. He chose to press the bet on the midterms. And so here we are.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 4:46 pm
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 4:55 pm
Someone who’ll give the globalists hell. Trey Gordy or Josh Hawley would be great, but I don’t think either would run.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:00 pm
Hawley, the chambers sprinter?
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:36 pm
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:38 pm
Biden has surprised me with the competence. An indicator of that is he is attacked for his age relentlessly but not the policies. China has about gone to the mat financially too, incidentally. Having a stable president has allowed the U.S. to lead the reset of the international order. If we can rid the Republicans of their Russia Today spin and policies, we might make real progress on important existential issues. In Texas it is extremely hot, but the grid has survived because it has been bolstered immensely by solar power by folks not listening to MAGA politicians here.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:43 pm
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:51 pm
The same Biden on whose watch the Chinese have been buying up American farm land and industrial sites? How well will you like him when China is taking most of our produce and shipping it to themselves?Sparko wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:38 pm Biden has surprised me with the competence. An indicator of that is he is attacked for his age relentlessly but not the policies. China has about gone to the mat financially too, incidentally. Having a stable president has allowed the U.S. to lead the reset of the international order. If we can rid the Republicans of their Russia Today spin and policies, we might make real progress on important existential issues. In Texas it is extremely hot, but the grid has survived because it has been bolstered immensely by solar power by folks not listening to MAGA politicians here.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pm
How much American land has China bought during the Biden years?JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:51 pmThe same Biden on whose watch the Chinese have been buying up American farm land and industrial sites? How well will you like him when China is taking most of our produce and shipping it to themselves?Sparko wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:38 pm Biden has surprised me with the competence. An indicator of that is he is attacked for his age relentlessly but not the policies. China has about gone to the mat financially too, incidentally. Having a stable president has allowed the U.S. to lead the reset of the international order. If we can rid the Republicans of their Russia Today spin and policies, we might make real progress on important existential issues. In Texas it is extremely hot, but the grid has survived because it has been bolstered immensely by solar power by folks not listening to MAGA politicians here.
According to Forbes, not known as a liberal-leaning source, Chinese ownership of American farmland skyrocketed during Trump's last year in office:
Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000).
...Chinese agricultural land ownership only increased about 550 acres from 2015 to 2019. Then ownership jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, from some 247,000 acres to roughly 352,000. U.S. companies with Chinese shareholders more than doubled their acreage that year, accounting for 102,000 acres of the growth....
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pm
https://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 021-06-11/Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pmHow much American land has China bought during the Biden years?JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:51 pmThe same Biden on whose watch the Chinese have been buying up American farm land and industrial sites? How well will you like him when China is taking most of our produce and shipping it to themselves?Sparko wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:38 pm Biden has surprised me with the competence. An indicator of that is he is attacked for his age relentlessly but not the policies. China has about gone to the mat financially too, incidentally. Having a stable president has allowed the U.S. to lead the reset of the international order. If we can rid the Republicans of their Russia Today spin and policies, we might make real progress on important existential issues. In Texas it is extremely hot, but the grid has survived because it has been bolstered immensely by solar power by folks not listening to MAGA politicians here.
According to Forbes, not known as a liberal-leaning source, Chinese ownership of American farmland skyrocketed during Trump's last year in office:
Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000).
...Chinese agricultural land ownership only increased about 550 acres from 2015 to 2019. Then ownership jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, from some 247,000 acres to roughly 352,000. U.S. companies with Chinese shareholders more than doubled their acreage that year, accounting for 102,000 acres of the growth....
China, aka Blackrock. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:52 pm
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:58 pm
Smart, tough, driven, America first mindset. I like him.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:18 pm
Smart?
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:37 pm
This from a guy who thinks that Biden is doing a great job? But you’re right. Only idiots graduate from Stanford and Yale.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:38 pm
If you have a point to make that's in that article, feel free to post it, because I'm not going to spend time looking for it.JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pmhttps://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 021-06-11/Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pmHow much American land has China bought during the Biden years?
According to Forbes, not known as a liberal-leaning source, Chinese ownership of American farmland skyrocketed during Trump's last year in office:
Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000).
...Chinese agricultural land ownership only increased about 550 acres from 2015 to 2019. Then ownership jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, from some 247,000 acres to roughly 352,000. U.S. companies with Chinese shareholders more than doubled their acreage that year, accounting for 102,000 acres of the growth....
China, aka Blackrock. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:45 pm
It's simple:Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:38 pmIf you have a point to make that's in that article, feel free to post it, because I'm not going to spend time looking for it.JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pmhttps://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 021-06-11/Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pm
How much American land has China bought during the Biden years?
According to Forbes, not known as a liberal-leaning source, Chinese ownership of American farmland skyrocketed during Trump's last year in office:
Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000).
...Chinese agricultural land ownership only increased about 550 acres from 2015 to 2019. Then ownership jumped 30% from 2019 to 2020, from some 247,000 acres to roughly 352,000. U.S. companies with Chinese shareholders more than doubled their acreage that year, accounting for 102,000 acres of the growth....
China, aka Blackrock. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.
Blackrock is buying up all of the land.
Blackrock is the only "American" company operating in China.
China does not allow companies to operate there unless they own a majority share of them.
Hence, "Blackrock," er . . . China, is buying the land.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:57 pm
Not to dismiss the entire thing. I'm not big on foreign citizens owning US land.JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:45 pmIt's simple:Feral wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:38 pmIf you have a point to make that's in that article, feel free to post it, because I'm not going to spend time looking for it.JKLivin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pm
https://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 021-06-11/
China, aka Blackrock. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.
Blackrock is buying up all of the land.
Blackrock is the only "American" company operating in China.
China does not allow companies to operate there unless they own a majority share of them.
Hence, "Blackrock," er . . . China, is buying the land.
But....Blackrock isn't owned by the Chinese. It's majority owner is Vanguard Group.
And...Bill Gates is now the largest agricultural land owner in the US. Which, is an entirely different set of strangeness and concern.
Re: We Lost the Battle for the Republican Party’s Soul Long Ago
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:06 pm