Until these Republicans like Pence, Christie, Sununu, who are now getting credit for criticizing Trump, can say they will not support a nominated Trump for election instead of hedging and saying that Trump won’t get the nomination, you can ignore their statements as worthless. All candidates who make it to the debate stage will be asked if they will support whoever is nominated, and they will all check that box - except, of course, Trump!

Well, let’s see. Comer, Boebert Gomert. Anybody notice a trend? Maybe that’s why Stephen Colbert changed the pronunciation of his last name?

I think I figured it out. The PGA Tour must have been in financial trouble - because they raised the payouts for tournaments to compete with LIV. Apparently, they used money they didn’t have. So they went crawling to the Saudis. I’m disgusted by the whole thing.

@Sandywb14 Yes, it is. I wonder how many PGA players will quit the tour now. No, I don’t. Because, with this new monopoly, their careers would be over. They’ll hold their nose and keep playing. Me? I hope LIV players never win another tournament.

WTF? The PGA Tour is merging with LIV! Unbelievable! Even worse than the merger of the NFL and the AFL. Saudi killers weren’t backing the AFL. I’m thinking of ending my fantasy golf participation if Koepka , Smith, Mickelson, Johnson, et al. are in regular tournaments next year - those who sold their souls for guaranteed money. Yikes!

@thedisasterautist Yeah, no matter how much Dems talk about that “carried interest” loophole for hedge fund managers, they can never do away with it. It’s like a third rail or something, like the sugar subsidy and depreciation allowance for the oil industry. Go figure.

Okay, the Fed will pause interest rate hikes for this month. Good news for Wall Street, right? Wrong! After blaming interest rate hikes for the stock market decline, now the word is that analysts are concerned about the pause in the hikes.Yikes!

@Priestess Should have happened a long time ago!

@TheNewsOwl Well, that eliminates Trump from participating, doesn’t it?

I know that many of you have quit Twitter to come here, and I get it, what with all the nasty trolls. But I joined Twitter to promote my books and commune with fellow writers and others who don’t have axes (mainly political) to grind. Good people. I still have those friends - the only ones I interact with - and have stayed on Twitter.

But I love CoSo, where I feel free to opine on various topics, including politics, without pissing folks off. Bottom line- I’m happy to be here and meet you all.

@JulesofJoy 👍

@Idissent Encouraging!

@Idissent I’ve had a knee done about 17 years ago, and I don’t want to go through that again! But they say hips are much easier to take. Shoulders are the worst, seems to be the consensus. I couldn’t find any research on brain replacements, unfortunately.

@JeSsA Me too! Thanks, Jesse.

@JeSsA Wow! Looks great!

On a positive note, my orthopod recommended Voltaren (oral) for my hip pain while I’m waiting for my replacement. It works! Some nausea, but it’s worth it.

@TheresaVermont Thanks, Theresa.

@LlamaMountainStudioArts Thanks for your concern. I’ll be fine. It’s just a pain - literally! 😉

@EliasJMcClellan Thanks, Elias. Wasn’t expecting that on top of everything else. As my mother used to say, “Getting old is not for wimps.”

I promised my wife that after we got settled into our downsized place at the beach which is now our permanent home, I would take care of my medical issues. So I’ve got my hip replacement scheduled at the end of the summer and have an appointment to see a surgeon for my hernia. I went to a dermatologist to look at a crusty thing on my back. She wasn’t impressed and focused instead on a pigmented area on my neck. Shave biopsy: melanoma. Not invasive, but I’ll need an excision. Aargh!