A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick – you will go far." If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble, and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power. In private life there are few beings more obnoxious than the man who is always loudly boasting, and if the boaster is not prepared to back up his words, his position becomes absolutely contemptible. So it is with the nation. It is both foolish and undignified to indulge in undue self-glorification, and, above all, in loose-tongued denunciation of other peoples. Whenever on any point we come in contact with a foreign power, I hope that we shall always strive to speak courteously and respectfully of that foreign power.
President Donald Trump is the very kind of "obnoxious man" that Roosevelt described 125 years ago. He is always "loudly boasting," engages repeatedly in "undue self-gratification" and the "loose-tongued denunciation of other peoples." But he always backs away and his position has become "absolutely contemptible."
Unlike most of my readers and the country as a whole, I completely supported the attack on Iran. But not a half-assed attack that has put us in a worse position than we were in before we did anything.
On Friday, Trump brayed, "“The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II.” But as he has done too many times now, he has backed away, claiming that the perimeters of a "deal" exist."
This is news to Iran, which is now claiming that he has backed away from hollow threats "and presented his retreat to the world as a favor."
He has made himself and this country a joke.
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We are now a laughing stock to Iran. We are weakened globally because of the narcissistic, dim-witted, decision making capabities of our current president. Why listen to the intelligence experts or your generals? Never fear, Trump is here!😂
You are wasting your time. Trump is not a candidate for office.
It doesn’t matter. His supporters are zealots. This is about belief, not logic.
They believe a draft-dodging, thrice-married, six-time bankrupt was sent by God.
Meanwhile he’s making the country weaker, pushing the deficit to $40 trillion and lying prolific.
Tell me Maggots, did you vote for war, higher prices and a ballroom?
Just last year he said the Iranian nuclear program was obliterated.
He’s the worst of all time. .
Trump's continuous threats to not only Iran but other adversaries has led to the inevitable lack of credibility. This policy has been underway for decades by other presidents, but it is now obvious that the U.s. no longer has the power to enforce those threats as it once did, or that actually following through will result in global chaos and economic misery.
The world has changed dramatically if slowly, U.S. power was backed up by a massive manufacturing base and a dollar that was " as good as gold" Neither still apply, we are left with threats of raw military power and it is no longer working. A change in policy is needed not more war or threats of war.
He was a joke LONG before attacking Iran.
As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
H.L. Mencken Baltimore Sun 1920
tRUMP's only accomplishment is making me pay $4 for gas. Most unpresidential president ever. 2028 cannot come soon enough.
WoW! Took you a whole weekend to come up with this drivel? Slippin', man....
Everything is news to Iran. They're still living in the Seventh Century, remember?
This country has been a joke for a long time lol. Even before Obama sent the pallets of cash.
I voted for Trump because Kamala is a mentally defective drunk. But Trump lied about endless wars. He started a war with Iran that he lost badly while completely tanking the economy. The mullahs are still in charge and they're not going anywhere. Every US president for over 60 years has had an Iran problem. Now, Trump does, too. He's still not a drunken babbling idiot like Harris. But he's pretty stupid. Maybe we should elect one of the Democrat Nazi guys, from Maine, or perhaps Kamala's husband. He knows how to slap his problems around.
Kamala Harris is currently leading the 2028 field. She now supports packing the Supreme court, abolishing the electoral college, and making DC and Puerto Rico states. You rail against Trump, while your party wants to destroy the country. Trump is done, the day after the election he’ll be lame duck. I’m not a fan but he’s still better than open borders, packing the court, defunding the police and Pentagon, and implementing socialism.
We had the choice between me me trump or giggles harris. What a sad state
There is no one as strong and sagacious as Teddy on either side of the aisle eyeing up 2028. The Republicans have too many "Trump 2.0" wannabes and the Democrats are searching within their own kakistocracy for their next candidate.
Well said, TR.
Trump is a huge dead weight on our country. China is eating our lunch economically and we are falling behind the world in quality of life among the top industrialized nations. Our continual reliance on BS wars and raping the taxpayers pockets to support bloated military budgets instead of taking care of our own society has been greatly accelerated by this administration. Those you who thought he was good for "the people" were duped again. Stop getting your sources for information from Fox, Newsmax, etc al. And no, Kamala Harris is NOT going to run for president again, so you can stop beating that dead horse. My picks are Mark Kelly or John Ossoff.
That’s pretty much where I’m at. Bernie calls the DSA “fringe” but they are now a third of the Democrat party.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/politics/cnn-poll-a-third-of-democrats-now-identify-as-democratic-socialists
It does matter! Campaigning for 2028 begins in about 15 months. The choice will be between America First and Globalism. There’s huge difference. It’s between maintaining our national sovereignty and our unique Constitution, or losing self-determination of our future under a more “United Nations-like” existence.
Now is the time to evaluate likely candidates as already shaping up within both parties.. The Vance, Rubio, etc. versus the hard liberal California options of Newsome, Ocasio, etc. Obviously, more names to come soon.
I’ll say the same thing here that I’ve been saying for over a decade as a Trump voter (not necessarily a supporter).
Democrats offered me Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris as alternatives to Trump. I rightfully said no thank you all three times.
Trump isn’t the problem for Democrats, and neither are those people who voted for him.
Democrats are the problem for Democrats.
I’ll be voting for Fetterman next time as a registered Republican, returning to my blue collar Democrat Party roots back when the Democrat Party didn’t support abolishing the police and allowing men with beards and a penis to share bathroom and locker room space with teenage girls because they identify as a she/her.
Democrats are a self inflicted wound. Trump exploited your insanity.
I don't think either parties' extremes are resonating in any positive way. In PA last week, Ds' registered voter edge shrunk from 56,006
25,811 in a single week. It was about 300,000 a year and a half ago.
The Democrat Socialists and Communists are actively making themselves a legitimate component of the next presidential election. This should not be taken lightly by either Republican of Democrat voters.
If you voted for him you are a supporter of him and everything he does.
Keep drinking the Kool-Aid 7:30am. The "$100 billion given to Iran" was the unfreezing of Iranian foreign assets that were locked in international banks as a result of global economic sanctions. It was not a direct payment or gift from the U.S. government, but rather IT WAS IRAN'S OWN MONEY much of which came from previous oil sales.
Admit it. Trump fooled you, too, and you were too dumb to do your due diligence.and research Trump's lies.
Why was it released?
Maggots? LOL
Even Carvelle said it’s with him or Piker lol.
Fetterman is the only honest guy out there in politics today. I’ll be voting for him.
LOL! Trump didn’t fool me. Neither did Kamala when she was saying that the border was closed, she wasn’t for packing the court, eliminating the electoral college, or making DC and Puerto Rico states. All positions she has now flip flopped on. Trumps an asshole, But he closed the border in two seconds when Biden said it couldn’t be done. Bottom line, it was either a bad Trump or a worse Kamala. Trump is President because of the Democrat parties incompetence. They lost the white working class. That’s how we got Trump.
The party of course doesn’t do those things but low-information voters like talking points.
Repeating nonsense is easier than thinking.
Trump has ceded the solar power industry to China, which already had a lead.
The U.S. auto industry may be next.
Yeah but a lot of Republican Senators are, as is the entire House of Reps. Their support of Trump and/or inability to serve as a check against Executive power is what is going to cost most of them their jobs and likely flip both the senate and house making Trumps lame duck years very miserable. Whistling past the graveyard betrays your nervousness.
How has Trump not won the Nobel Peace Prize yet?!?!? He has personally stopped the war with Iran at least a half dozen times so far this year!
Consider Seth Moulten or Andy Beshear before abandoning the party
The only “extreme” party is the MAGA maniacal GOP..
No Dems ever stated they wanted to hurt Republicans or place seniors and children at risk.
4:10- To date, 37 times with the longest pause lasting 10 days.
Arrogance is certainly a trait...most presidents have it but are not so open about it. Letting your feelings override everything that you can't see any good things that have been done only hurts you. The democratic socialist are said to account for over thirty percent of the democratic part now. If that doesn't scare you and you cant see what's happening to the democratic party you are letting your fellings for trump cloud your judgements. Even some democrats see the problem.
Perfect
Try to understand this. America’s biggest political problem right now is NOT Trump. What’s hurting America is a dysfunctional and often corrupt CONGRESS.
Although I’ve been registered as NO PARTY for more than 15 years, I can tell you many registered Republicans would like to vote out about 25 Republicans congressmen/women for their poor performance and resistance to Trump’s agenda. Already, about 8 of those Republicans slugs have been voted out in their own primaries.
Despite how despicable some of those senior Republicans are, and how pleased many voters already are for removing some of those losers, trying to support a Conservative agenda, by voting for any Republican at midterm is still citizens’ BEST OPTION to fight off the Democrat movement toward Socialism and Communism.
There are good Dem candidates out there, but what I hear from most folks here is that they are focused on the more extreme candidates. Why, because that's who Fox and Newsmax, et al tell them are the choices. It's not true, just like when they said Trump was a glorious candidate for the Republicans. We have this thing called the internet, you're using it now. Use it wisely to find credible sources for information. Where to start? Try this group called ALLSIDES that researches all of the articles and broadcasts for perspective and puts them on a political liberal or conservative spectrum chart. https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/center
Thank you. Looks interesting. I try to read all news to try to find the truth in between. Looking forward to reading this as well
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