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Uhhh, so most of the complaint stems from things that happened 25+ years ago?

There have been two Democratic Party Presidents since Clinton, and they received plaudits to no end. Trump struggles to get credit for anything, even for the most common sense proposals.

And speaking of double-standards, Langley Outdoors Academy posted a clip of what happened when Clinton mentioned the harms of illegal immigration during his 1995 SOTU address, compared to the reception Trump got from Democrats on Tuesday night.

(Spoiler alert: They applauded Cinton.)
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Remember Steve Bannon?

Or Peter Navarro, or Roger Stone?
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The DUmpster / Re: Health Insurance Premiums
« Last post by Ralph Wiggum on February 27, 2026, 11:45:00 AM »
I though 0bamacare fixed all that?

And a 40-year old with $25k in gross earnings? Is he mentally challenged or something?
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The DUmpster / Re: Health Insurance Premiums
« Last post by SVPete on February 27, 2026, 11:34:46 AM »
OhBummer!Don'tCare, the lyingly named Affordable Care Act was never affordable.

Further, by forcing companies' health plans to conform to ACA provisions, OhBummer!Don'tCare significantly increased the cost of company health plans by hundreds of dollar per year, a hit on employees who contributed toward their insurance plan costs (ACA cost me some $1500 at my previous company, which I left in 2016).
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/25
« Last post by SVPete on February 27, 2026, 10:51:22 AM »
Another Joe Biden FBI Scandal

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/02/another-joe-biden-fbi-scandal.php

Emphasis in the original.

1. How in Hades is what Wiles's attorney did ethical, and possibly even not illegal?

2. Did LIEden's FBI coerce Wiles's attorney into carrying out what appears to be a gross ethical breach?

BTW, the author of this blogpost, John Hinderaker, practiced law for 41 years, so he has substantial awareness of attorney-client relationship ethics.

Oh. my:

Wiles' Attorney: No, I Did Not Give FBI Consent to Wiretap Our Call

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/02/27/wiles-attorney-no-i-did-not-give-fbi-consent-to-wiretap-our-call-n3812347

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Someone's lying. And in this case, I'd bet it's not the lawyer.

Yesterday, Reuters reported that hidden files within the FBI revealed communications surveillance on now-FBI Director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in 2022-23. The "toll records" surveillance supposedly came as part of the Department of Justice probes into Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified material at Mar-a-Lago and the January 6 riot. Neither Patel nor Wiles played a role in either, however, although both had begun working for Trump's nascent presidential campaign during that same period.

This alone raises significant questions about the nature of Merrick Garland's DoJ and Jack Smith's actions as special counsel, which I explored yesterday. The real bombshell from Reuters came further into the article, however, when they reported that the FBI had recorded a call between Wiles and her attorney at the time without her knowledge:
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Note well that this does not involve "toll records." This was a direct wiretap of the phone call itself, the kind of surveillance that crosses lines in several ways. First, the FBI would be required to get a warrant for this kind of recording, or it would have to get consent from at least one party to the call, assuming the call took place in a one-party consent jurisdiction. Wiles ran Save America at the time, located in Virginia, which is a one-party consent state.

The FBI claimed it had the consent of Wiles' attorney to record their call, which would satisfy that legal issue – but opened up another huge controversy. What kind of attorney would allow the FBI to record a privileged conversation with a client? Amid calls for disbarment and prosecution, Wiles' attorney reached out to Axios' Marc Caputo to categorically deny ever consenting to a wiretap with his client:

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Here’s what the lawyer told me: “If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t – have a license to practice law. I’m as shocked as Susie.”

I should have known better than to believe a claim in a Reuters skews article. Mea mucho goofa!

This may help explain why some 10 FBI agents got canned.
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The DUmpster / Health Insurance Premiums
« Last post by CC27 on February 27, 2026, 10:36:42 AM »
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Health Insurance Premiums

As a retired CPA, I still prepare income tax returns pro bono for friends and neighborhood widows and orphans.

One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act was the required reporting of the cost of employer provided health insurance. It's reported in box 12a (Code DD) of Form W-2.

My most recent return was for a 40 year-old single male (the son of a very good friend). His gross wages were $25,778. The cost of his employer proved health insurance for 2025 was $7,744, which is 30% of his gross income and he has no chronic health problems. If it wasn't employer provided, there's no way he could afford coverage.

There is something terrible wrong with our system.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221052850

Obama care is garbage. No symphony from me. Wait, you do tax returns for orphans?
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Remember Steve Bannon?
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The DUmpster / Re: Who here skipped Trump's SOTU?
« Last post by SVPete on February 27, 2026, 09:42:33 AM »
Hatred and wisdom are estranged strangers, Flippy.
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If I remember correctly, and I'm old so I could be wrong, Willie C was NOT impeached for sexual impropriety, he was impeached for perjury.

Unlike many DUmmies, you have memory and you are correct.

Speaking of missing and defective memories, Ken Starr was accused of having had an affair, but with zero evidence. The claim is as credible as a claim that I left footprints on the planet Neptune.
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The DUmpster / Re: I believe that I know why Patel went to Milan
« Last post by FlippyDoo on February 27, 2026, 09:31:05 AM »
I really think that the PCIntern DUmbAss is trying hard to steal the "internet laughingstock" title from the SparkingClown DUer.
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