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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 1500 federal troops to border
Date: 01/23/25 12:30 AM
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Correct, but I wanted Mike to answer, because - troops, border patrol, civilian police, national guard - doesn't matter, because that is the border and that is the law. - Lapsody

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I really don't know what you are getting at when you out this string of words together. Are you putting words in my mouth that the organizations listed don't matter, don't matter to who, for what. Quite the opposite, we need more of them in all manner and fashion.

Back to the question you want me to answer. I watch a lot of news and get a lot of information off this boards too. I think I have a pretty good grasp of the elements of Trumps plan for the border. But it is vastly complex issue and there certainly will be modifications made along the way.

You seem to be chiding me become some sort of press sec for Trump. To homogenize and paraphrase Trumps plan for the border and feed it back to you along with a guarantee that this is exactly what is going to happen. When it doesn't, as it inevitably will, I will have brought a lie to the pristine chamber that is this board. I certainly don't want to do that, "again".

If you want to criticize Trump you are well equipped to do it directly without dragging me into committing a lie that you can use to enhance the criticism.. It would be pretty naive of me to engage with that.

Lastly, I answered your question twice in responses to other posters before I wised up.

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