"Meatball Ron" Desantis.

[Khandro]

It isn't really news, but I thought this was too good not to pass on;

Peggy Noonan, Ronald Reagan's former speech-writer, has offered a neat explanation for his failure to capture the popular imagination: DeSantis "carries a vibe ... that he might unplug your life-support to recharge his cellphone".

:0)

[Peter Pedant]

Salmond made women's ( all women's) flesh creep....
Nixon - wd you buy a second hand car from this man?
Churchill - whose finger on the trigger? 1951 election

Mitt Romney ( gave rise to the verb - "to be mitted")
carried his dog in a dog-carrier on the roof of the car, which then proceeded to drench the car with diarrhoea 1983

[sandyRoe]

Was it DeSantis who planned a Winter holiday for his family and himself while much of Texas was freezing and the electric supply had collapsed?

[Gromit]

It is a very funny quote, though I don’t know the man so I don’t know if it is accurate. Made me laugh though :-)

[tomus42]

It's true and funny, but the fact you think Trump's any different is even funnier.

[rowanwitch]

Ooh that's nasty.... Funny though.

[rowanwitch]

Strange that some politicians have an image so different to who they are in their out of office mode. I know two people who met MT on multiple occasions, one worked at the HOC, one lived in East Finchley, both said how lovely she was, The HOC worked also said how surprising John Major was, charming, interesting and warm. However I think there are far more where what you see us what you get....

[ichkeria]

It is very worrying to me that there do not appear to be any sane serious challengers for the White House.
No good Republicans in sight of the nomination while on the Democrat side Robert Kennedy jnr is plainly a lunatic if his pronouncements on Ukraine are a true reflection.

[Khandro]

ichi; It looks like it's going to be Donald. It would be better is Ukraine get advanced as far as possible should he get into the Whitehouse again, Russia will do all it can to assist that.

Upbeat assessment in the DT today;
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/11/ukraine-could-be-about-to-experience-its-own-monte-cassino/

[ichkeria]

Trump could never win an election.
I despair really.
Although I am a Democrat supporter and people like Trump and DeSantis are obviously beyond the pale, Mikes Pence and Pompeo have come out very strongly for Ukraine - and humanity.
Biden is really the only likely winner. Only death can stop him returning to the White House. Were he up against a sensible younger Republican I might consider who I’d back.
Trump would sell Ukraine down the Dnipro and I’m astounded if anyone would think otherwise

[ichkeria]

Looks interesting khandro but I may have to buy the DT later ;-)

[Khandro]

ichi ; This should be somewhere else, but as it's my thread, breaking news;
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1801560/russia-su-30-fighter-crash-two-dead

[ichkeria]

The Kerch bridge has been hit again today at least twice