Same reasoning behind not giving infants anesthetics during surgery.

So we oppose US intelligence agencies overthrowing democratically elected leaders in other countries but not their own?

In fairness to Colin Powell, my understanding was he didn't know it was a lie/ trumped up evidence at the time, and was pretty bitter about it in later years.

Attacking the commenter personally is not helpful. Obviously the whole destruction-of-American-Democracy thing is very different. But let's look at some salient issues.

As far as the war in Gaza, Biden/ establishment Democrats still stood behind Netanyahu in the wake of Oct 7th. There was only slight functional differences in Biden's America's stance on Israel in Gaza and Trump's.

Less salient, adding a cap on mortgage interest deductions on taxes. Republicans under Trump I did it to punish wealthy coastal (high home value) residents who rented to vote blue. Democrats left it in place because they approved of people who have more home value paying more taxes.

It goes on. Both Democrats and Republicans failed to close Guantanamo, advance voting reform, advance marijuana legalization, end the war in Afghanistan, or take ANY action about climate change for decades, etc.

It's not every issue mind you, but Democrats are frustratingly adherent to the status quo while the United States has needed meaningful reform for decades.

Smite! Smite! Smite! Smite!

I'm in favor of sticking him out there and seeing if Zeus is ready to smite him yet.

I can't laugh because Uvalde still makes me choke up.

Everyday, some new horror to discover about the world. Goddamn.

Anything can be pappered over with greenbacks.