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[eddiememphis]

Theater.

Much like trotting out the Park Service employees during a "shutdown", these measures will have little effect on the overspending.

The debt ceiling was just raised by Republicans from $36 to $40 trillion.

That does not indicate seriousness about reining in deficit spending.

Until someone has the balls to tackle Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, Doge cuts are removing pennies from total spending.

I do like that someone is doing something to expose waste and fraud, and every little bit helps. But it's not enough.


The Zelenskyy thing is theater as well.

He is in way over his head, not knowing how negotiations work. He went in there, thinking he could get everything done in one deal. These things are done in steps.

He reached for the cookie jar and got his hand slapped. Flew to England to lick his wounds and was taught how things actually work. He will be back this week to sign the mineral rights deal and then it will be Russia's turn for some concessions.

Much ado about nothing. Had this been done behind closed doors as the usual case no one would know about it. The fact they did in front of the press, and the overreactions to it, are hilarious.

Yet predictable.

[Clint45]

The Zelenskyy thing is theater as well.

He is in way over his head, not knowing how negotiations work. He went in there, thinking he could get everything done in one deal. These things are done in steps.

He reached for the cookie jar and got his hand slapped. Flew to England to lick his wounds and was taught how things actually work. He will be back this week to sign the mineral rights deal and then it will be Russia's turn for some concessions.

Much ado about nothing. Had this been done behind closed doors as the usual case no one would know about it. The fact they did in front of the press, and the overreactions to it, are hilarious.

Yet predictable.

Ukraine is a surprisingly complex situation, and a lot of the data is classified.

Zelenskyy is dirty, we all know that, but so is Putin and possibly even Trump... they conduct themselves like mobsters, not that that's a bad thing.

I am fairly certain that Trump and Putin already agreed to a ceasefire on the condition that Zelinskyy sign a mineral rights partnership, which would mean thousands of American citizens flying to Ukraine for employment... and Putin bombing American citizens is kind of a big deal, especially during a ceasefire.

That wasn't good enough for Zelinskyy. Instead of signing the deal, as agreed, he flipped the script to appeal directly to the American public, on live television, basically demanding entry into NATO... which Putin stated, 3 years ago, would likely result in Kyiv being nuked. Instead, Vance gave him a wedgie and Trump sent him home without lunch... so now he's singing his sad song to the EU. Zelinskyy was riding the gravy train for 3 years, with billions unaccounted for and front line troops not getting the supplies we paid for... I honestly do not believe Zelinskyy wants peace... he is being unreasonable and petulant. I would not be surprised if he is served a bowl of polonium borscht soon.