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Posts Made By: David Cotterell

June 22, 2026 06:28 PM Forum: Politics

Trump Says His Surrender Document To Be Signed Soon...

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Ain't that the truth.

And the resident narcissist of the forum is AWOL and has nothing to say about this awesome deal his fearless leader has made with Iran. 

They both are shameless asshats.
I don't really see how trying to goad Rich into posting is any sort of goal worth the effort.  He will show up suddenly, like a back spasm, or a  migraine, unwelcome, unwanted and painful to endure, drop a couple of turds and then return to his compound to polish his spear.

Are the Straits open today?  I've lost track.

Dave

July 1, 2026 03:05 PM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
....open the Gordie Howe Bridge.  The entire construction of which was paid for by Canada.  The use of which would improve the efficiency of goods flowing across the #1 busiest crossing  between the USA and Canada to the great benefit of both countries...

But Trumpf's buddy owns the old, rapidly deteriorating, narrow and outdated Ambassador Bridge and will lose a lot of money if the new bridge is opened,  so he gave a $million to Trumpf and the opening is put off. 

Aside: how is it that important international infrastructure, such as the Ambassador Bridge, is under private, for-profit ownership?

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is jointly owned by the Government of Canada (through the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) and the State of Michigan. While ownership is shared equally, the Canadian government funded the entire construction cost upfront. Canada will collect toll revenues until its investment is recouped, after which toll profits will be split with Michigan. 

Dave

July 1, 2026 08:13 PM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

Dave,

I'm not sure if you noticed, but we are currently being governed by the most awful and incompetent administration in our nation's history. Sorry about that. Not my fault.

Brian
You have my deepest sympathy.

I hope November of this year and then November of 2028 will be stepping stones to normality.

Dave

July 12, 2026 07:36 PM Forum: Politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
The Ruskies are reporting he suffered a heart attack. 

Whatever the cause, he was a staunch supporter of Israel and Ukraine. He was also a staunch supporter of Trump although, in the past, he called him a xenophobic bigot, among other things. He got it right the first time...
A line from an old Tom Lehrer song describes Graham rather well....

"A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience....."

Dave

July 18, 2026 12:11 AM Forum: Politics

GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
As someone who's been breathing this shit for the last three days I wish they'd try to do something about it. It stinks. The AQI yesterday was over 500. Maybe Trump can sell them some rakes.

Obviously, it's climate change that's causing it. Thanks to the GOP climate policies under Trump we're screwed.
Our Conservative Provincial Premier, the godawful Doug Ford, reduced Ontario's forest fire fighting budget last year by $200 000 000.   

The sheer magnitude of the size and number of the fires in NW Ontario defies imagination.  

"Do something about it?"  What exactly do you DO to prevent forest fires in tens of thousands of square miles of impenetrable, roadless boreal forest?   Access only by float plane or lengthy canoe trips.   The Ontario boreal forest is more than twice as big as the entire state of Michigan.  DO?   DO?   

The summers up there are much drier now and noticeably warmer due to global warming.  Dry lightning strikes start the vast majority of these fires.   Then the winds blow the smoke wherever.

My pessimistic view, sadly, is that the forest fires will continue and become even more frequent over the years.  The new reality.

Dave

July 18, 2026 10:37 PM Forum: Politics

GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke

Posted By David Cotterell
This document is going round now.

Dave

July 22, 2026 01:00 AM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by James Brown

The plot thickens…. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/carney-gordie-howe-bridge-comments-deal-criticism-mps-details-9.7276991
We do know what's in the new agreement.  Well publicized. The original agreement had Canada getting all the toll money for a couple of decades from which would have been deducted the  debt pay down, ongoing maintenance etc.  We would have kept the profit too.  What little there was. After 15 (or was it 25 years?) the tolls would be split 50/50 and the expenses too.  

The 'new' agreement  has us giving  up 50% of the profits from the tolls after expenses from the get-go.   

There won't be very much 'profit' from the tolls for many years so, yeah we 'gave up' something to Trump's renegotiation but it is going to be a vanishingly small amount of actual money.

Trump 'won' by going from half of nothing to half of not-very-much.  Carney 'won' by giving up half of not-very-much  and getting the god damn bridge open to let commerce flow which is worth billions to both countries.

Dave

July 22, 2026 01:47 AM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by James Brown

Thanks for the clear explanation.   In Trumps mind, he won biggly, and that is everything to a narcissist.   I enjoyed the story from your youth!  😀🧨🎆
Jim's.

D

July 25, 2026 06:49 PM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
Not being able to get along with Canada is like not being able to make friends with a Golden Retriever.
True, but  a Golden Retriever knows when they are in the presence of someone who routinely kicks dogs.   And what to do about it.

Dave

July 25, 2026 07:43 PM Forum: Politics

Today would be a good day to...

Posted By David Cotterell
I'll be crossing the bridge in early October as I head for the OkieTex Star Party....  

Assuming the orange stink-rectum doesn't reneg on the deal.  Again.

Dave

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