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The stalemate over electing a House speaker continues today. Follow the latest live news updates from Capitol Hill.

           

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David Cook ..........After a Global Pandemic and let me explain that for those of you who are simple minded.........that means it affected the whole world. Not just America, so your leadership has to step up, has to take control. They can't just go play Golf.
Of course, you would have a transition period. The thing is, how does your leadership handle it? Do they know what they are doing? Are they putting their people first? Are their policies, plans, Acts, Bills and Executive Orders, working to make things better .......... and they are.
This is a good thing.
Here is proof.
Inflation around the world.
Turkey 83.45%
Argentina 83%
Netherlands 14.5%
Russia 13.7% and climbing
UK 10.1%
Germany 10%
Europe 9.9%
Spain 8.9%
Italy 8.9%
Mexico 8.7%
America 7.7% and dropping because we have a leader who knows what he is doing.

That shouldn't anger you people, it should make you proud.

Facts matter and none of you have figured that out yet and it's getting old.


Dave Messier, that’s not the point. The point is Republicans cannot win based upon the sentiment of the American people, and without the electoral college, they would not have won in 2000 or 2016

That means the republican party on a nationwide basis, does not support conservative values any longer

The last stand for the Republican party in regards to the presidency will happen in 2028 because 2024. They won’t even be competitive and you can guarantee there will be a Democratic president in the White House who will be inaugurated in January 2025. That’s a given.

The republican party. As far as the house is concerned I only have two things they can do, which is to stop Democrats from spending any more money and investigate everybody up until the White House janitor

That will guarantee there will be another blue wave in 2024.

The problem. The average American doesn’t understand is America was based upon a checks and balances system, where each party had a total line because of the fear of the other one taking over, but now, since the republican party is no longer a viable opponent for the democratic party, then they will have carte blanche to do whatever they want

Unless Americans smarten up when it comes to the 2028 election, Democrats will surely retain the White House, and all of Washington, until it becomes permanent when they win the super majority, and then enact legislation to ensure they will never be politically challenged again


David Cook ....... Nothing you say here is accurate, try verifying before you even speak, or type.
No Biden did not say anyone who didn't vote for him was the enemy, that never happened.
There are no countries, with no Inflation.
The way you help fight Inflation is to lower the prices in any way you can on things your citizens must buy. Yes, Inflation was up 40%
but corporate profit is up 70%,
CORPORATE PROFIT IS UP 70% and you can verify that with a little research as well.
The Docks were leaving containers unpacked for weeks in the beginning of this, until Biden threatened to Fine them and all of a sudden, they could work 24x7, it was quite remarkable.

Two clear examples
..................of how this has been going.

1. Biden tried to lower the price of Insulin to 35.00 for everyone, not just the folks on Medicare.
AND REPUBLICANS BLOCKED IT.
2. Biden proposed Fining the Oil, Gas and Natural Gas Companies who were Price Gouging us all to death. Fining them for their actions.
AS THEIR PROFITS ARE UP 70%.
Making the price of groceries, goods and more soar, not just the prices at the pumps.
AND REPUBLICANS BLOCKED IT TOO.

You do remember this, right?
Or do you people just remember what you want to, the way you want too?

Now this is the way Republicans work. They block or attack whatever Biden tries to do to help, then attack him as not doing enough.
Of course, considering their largest donors include
Big Pharma,
Big Oil
and Big Corporations,
you can see who they are putting first as usual and it's not the American people.
Point by point I think you said.
Now do some research before you comment again, it'll be good for you.


Angela Maloney, I’m not a Republican either, but that doesn’t change the statistics.

The only thing that saved the Republican party in the last 30 years was the electoral college. Neither Bush or Trump won the popular vote (with the exception of 2004) and it should be obvious The only thing that kept the Republican party in any sort of power was the electoral college, but not the people

In Presidential elections the Republicans have only won the popular vote once since 1988. That was 2004 when George W Bush defeated John Kerry.

I know you’re bound and determined to blame this on Trump but this has been coming down the pike for 30 years. The Republicans have been a dying breed for decades and they don’t belong in America

But America is going to pay a very heavy price because for over 200 years, political scholars have talked about the dangers of supermajority’s in America, but The American people think it can’t happen to them. The problem is it’s going to happen within the next 10 years and you can bank on that happening

It’s pretty messed up when there are people who are now 34 years old, and in their entire lifetime only once did a republican win the popular vote for the presidency.

That speaks volumes.


Danni Brooks but going home to Maryland is acceptable.
And guess what,you have countries that don't have inflation, you didn't list those so the whole planet speel isn't the truth. Also, for the simple minded you can't spend your way out of inflation or a recession.
I haven't been better of the last two years so you must have rose colored glasses and have a big bank account and don't have to worry about the increases in food,goods,and gas. You proud of that?
You don't pay attention to Democrats because you have so much hate for everyone that doesn't vote the way you do.
Biden called anyone that didn't vote for him the enemy then calls for unity, that clump of lack of common sense thinks people won't remember that?
Simple enough or do we have to go point by point on what you ignore on "YOUR" side?


If they wouldn't worry so much about Hunter Biden who people of America do you really care what happened to Hunter Biden 20 years ago I'm more interested in why my gas prices are high and why my groceries are high I could care less about hunter Biden and that's the only thing I've seen that they're going to do is go after Hunter Biden I haven't heard any other legislature that they've talked about their main thing on their list is to get a investigation going like I said that happened so long ago who really cares McCarthy's got those that's what all their different theories in his hip Pocket and the king and Florida he thinks this is a right hand man well that dude down there didn't help the other guys in their primaries very well did he they lost them all that he backed


Let's see he has now given Marjorie Taylor Greene more committee responsibilities since she said she wanted more power and now he has gotten her vote. He is committing to reducing the threshold that is required to force a floor vote on ousting the sitting speaker of the house. Don't know if it has gone down to 5 votes by now but probably will the way this is going. We don't even know all the things he has conceded to and let's say they finally decide McCarthy isn't the one. Then whoever they do vote into office will also have to concede to those things. Is it even worth being the speaker of the house if you have no say in anything? In the end, I think we just need to give it to the true winner Hakeem Jeffries.


Stewart County Sheriffs Office
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TRAFFIC STOPS TURN UP WANTED FUGITIVE,DRUGS AND WEAPONS
The last week of 2022 and the 1st day of 2023 was still a busy time for the Deputies. Traffic stops produced multiple drug arrest.
On Thursday December 29th Deputy Zack Hawk during a traffic stop on the lot of the Exxon Station on Donelson Parkway found the driver to be under the influence. After the driver refused consent to search his vehicle Sgt. Aaron Page deployed K-9 Borys who gave a positive indication that narcotics were present. A search of the vehicle turned up methamphetamine, marijuana, numerous drug pipes and a drug scale. Arrested was Mohamed S. Hindieh.
On Friday December 30th during a traffic stop for expired tags Sgt. Aaron Page found the driver to have a suspended license. While talking with the driver he observed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle turned up over a pound of marijuana in a backpack which belonged to a passenger in the vehicle. Arrested was Corie Belmont and the driver Ruffin Alsup.
On Saturday December 31st at approximately 8:38pm Deputy Zack Hawk attempted a traffic stop at Bagsby Hill Road and Hwy. 79 when the driver refused to stop. The vehicle ran off the roadway and into the parking lot of the Dollar General Store where deputies used their vehicles to block the vehicle to prevent it from entering back on the highway. Once the driver was removed from the vehicle deputies found 2 female passengers also in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle found marijuana, cut straws with meth residue on them. All occupants were arrested, the driver was found to have an active warrant out of Louisiana and will be held for authorities in Louisiana. One female was found to have methamphetamine in a vial once she was searched in the jail. Arrested was Jesse Breaux, Tonya D. Wallace and Michelle Armstrong.
On Sunday January 1st at about 11:30pm Sgt. Aaron Page during a traffic stop for no taillights detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle turned up marijuana and a loaded AR-15 pistol. The driver was also found to have a revoked license. Arrested was Katreveon Smith and Cornelius Harris.
Another great job Deputies and K-9 Borys getting these people and drugs off the road and continuing to make our county safer.
Paulette Redman
Media Relations Coordinator (These people didn't come from the border).




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