(01-26-2020, 09:48 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-26-2020, 07:41 AM)Last42min Wrote: Even so, JJ constantly links to sources. I used to, before I realized you're a pretentious blowhard that holds everyone else to a different standard than yourself. You stand only on what is convenient to your current argument. I can understand why progressive posters do this: They are operating with a different world view. You don't make this same claim, so your motivation to argue seems to be driven by unearned pompousness. Even after people address every point you make, you just go back to using your original premise to support your position with zero regard to the conversation that came before it.  

Imo, you are the most disingenuous person on this board. You seem to be oblivious to the fact that almost everyone on this board has a problem with the way you argue, which should give you pause, but it doesn't. I would much rather be involved in the point/counterpoint parts of these debates, but your involvement renders that moot. So, I instead choose to waste my time berating you. Fortunately for everyone on this board, I only have the stomach to do it in spurts.

There aren't a lot of people who persistently discuss politics on this board. There's about 10 of you, and 9 out of the 10 have a point of view somewhere to the right of Fox News. There's RJ, but he is satisfied just to tell you that he thinks you're wrong. I'm trying to show you why I think you're wrong. Maybe that makes me a bad person. It obviously annoys you. 
I'm trying to understand what you want. What would be better for you? Do you just want no one to disagree ever? Or do you want people to only disagree briefly without ever explaining why?

(01-25-2020, 10:19 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-25-2020, 10:11 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: Are you claiming that the factoid in red was something you happened to keep in a corner of your mind? Or did you read it somewhere like CNN as refutation (a failed one at that) of today's "many countries" statement? If so, are you confident that Schiff didn't just make it up for them like he has so many other lies?

Well I remember the withholding for Lebanon and the one for Pakistan being in the news, and the administration was quoted in those articles saying it was because they were concerned that bad guys might skim that money/ weapons away. I assume they must have told Congress why, if they told the press why.
But also one of the articles I read today had a quote from Senator Stabenow confirming that Congress was informed in all cases but Ukraine. I guess Debbie is kind of like Nancy.  But I digress. Neither Congress nor the oress about Ukraine's aid getting withheld until there was a whistleblower.