The only reason they forgive and forget is because they are on the same side. And, let's be honest, anyone who dares defy Trump gets primaried so many of them are in it for self preservation.

But, back to the point I was making, this isn't just a left behavior, it is a 2026 American politicians behavior. Nobody has any ethics or integrity anymore.

(03-19-2026 10:53 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:38 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:24 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:09 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Billy Dee, I could not disagree more. Paul didn't win anything. He looked petty.

"Petty" is the default demeanor leftists expect from their politicians.

Wait a second...

Trump has called Cruz's wife ugly. Called reporters "piggy". Constantly has childish nicknames for his opponents. But the leftists are the people with bad demeanor? Quite clearly this is a 2 way street.

When did I ever say Trump wasn't petty?

You clearly said it is a "leftist" expectation. Maybe you should have said it is a 2026 political party expectation.

(03-19-2026 10:50 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:38 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:24 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:09 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Billy Dee, I could not disagree more. Paul didn't win anything. He looked petty.

"Petty" is the default demeanor leftists expect from their politicians.

Wait a second...

Trump has called Cruz's wife ugly.

He did that after Cruz operatives released nudes of Melania. That was dumb because the Melania nudes probably got Trump a lot more votes than they lost.

Quote:Called reporters "piggy". Constantly has childish nicknames for his opponents.

The truth will sometimes hurt


The difference between Trump and the petty left is that Trump and his target can forgive, forget, and move on. Like Cruz. Like JD Vance. The left cant. The reason the milk goes sour the moment Kamala walks her nasty crotch into the Kitchen is because she's been holding on to grudges for decades. Hell the CLintons will simply put you on a kill list.

Rand Paul's video showing Mullen challenging Sean OBrien to a fight blew up in Pauls face because Mulolen said he and Brian had gotten over that, and both agreed they could have handled the situation better.

But Paul cant against Mullen. Rand Paul is acting petty just like Kamala.

That wasn’t the point. The point was that grown men act like that.

So now this is about Trump now lol

Rand Paul is a twerp, weirdo, do-nothing like his father

(03-19-2026 11:11 AM)shere khan Wrote:  So now this is about Trump now lol

Rand Paul is a twerp, weirdo, do-nothing like his father

His name was only entered because people said it was a leftist behavior. Clearly both sides act like imbiciles.

I know, you hate it when people point out the hypocrisy of one party because they attack the other party for doing the same thing as they do. But it is what it is...

You guys sound like Mullin and Rand Paul, lol.

I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

(03-19-2026 10:30 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:27 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 10:09 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 09:51 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I favor Markwayne Mullin's appointment. He will be better than Noem. I like his background, his story. He's a self-made man. I respect that.

But Rand Paul "won" the "debate" in that Mullin squirmed, looking weak and flustered in the process.

Mullin should have said one of two things:

"I find you reprehensible, Rand Paul, and I'm fully fine that you were attacked."

Or

"After time and reflection, I realize that what I said was disgusting. I sincerely apologize."

Billy Dee, I could not disagree more. Paul didn't win anything. He looked petty.

And Mullin said very clearly that he still felt exactly the same way, and refused to change his statement, or apologize, even though Paul asked him more than once.

And I have no love for Mullin. What he pulled on Sean O'Brien in that hearing was ridiculous, although they later became good friends.

Other than that, I know little about him, other than his interviews, which seem fine to me. He's fairly smart, and seems to have a backbone. Exactly what you need in that position.

Paul looked petty. I give you that.

But I disagree with you (at least somewhat).

But when Paul asked Mullin (if I recall this correctly) about how he felt about violence (in this case regarding the attack on Paul) and Mullin stumbled. Maybe I'm not recalling corrected and will need to change my take.

Mullin was a bit unclear the first time. I'm guessing he was trying to soft-peddle it a bit.

But IIRC, he later came straight out and said he wasn't apologizing or changing his mind about what he said originally. I know he said that, I just don't recall his exact words.

Your take might be accurate, T-A. I watched the Paul vs. Mullin exchange on my phone (via YouTube) whilst laying in bed last night at about 11 p.m. So I was a bit groggy.

My take was that Mullin struggled to condemn the use of violence for times when violence is not needed. That seemed his flaw. But, again, I was not fully alert.

I would like to say that, while I watched in bed and feeling drowsy, three purring and busty sex kittens were lustily attempting to coax Uncle Dazzy out of his onesie adorned with dandelions and baby rabbits. Sadly, that was not the case.

Dang, son, you are obsessed with onesies.

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Paul looked pretty reasonable (in the very short clip I saw, there may have been stuff I didn't see) asking reasonable questions. Can Mullin behave like a grownup decent human being? Mullin didn't have an answer.

There don't seem to be a lot of adults in DC. Nobody on the Democratic side. Mullin doesn't seem to be one.

Threatening someone you disagree with publicly to a fight is not adult behavior and is not something you want to see from people in positions of authority.

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Its not the same thing when its ongoing with the left and you have to go back 11 years to point out something about Trump.

(03-19-2026 12:34 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Its not the same thing when its ongoing with the left and you have to go back 11 years to point out something about Trump.

Dude, you can't be this ignorant. Trump does it almost every day. He called a reporter piggy just a couple months ago. He's made personal attacks on Massie within the last month. He makes personal attacks in every press conference, every rally, and quite often on his posts on Truth Social... both sides do it, both should grow up and start behaving as a person in those positions should.

Quote:Threatening someone you disagree with publicly to a fight is not adult behavior and is not something you want to see from people in positions of authority.

Burr and Hamilton would like to have a word with you :)

(03-19-2026 12:39 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 12:34 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Its not the same thing when its ongoing with the left and you have to go back 11 years to point out something about Trump.

Dude, you can't be this ignorant. Trump does it almost every day. He called a reporter piggy just a couple months ago. He's made personal attacks on Massie within the last month. He makes personal attacks in every press conference, every rally, and quite often on his posts on Truth Social... both sides do it, both should grow up and start behaving as a person in those positions should.

All in response to their continuous pettiness.

Its not the same.


Them: All the freaking time

Trump: He said something last month. He said something over a decade ago.

You guys are just having a hard time adjusting because the pettiness is getting called out.

(03-19-2026 12:49 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 12:39 PM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 12:34 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Its not the same thing when its ongoing with the left and you have to go back 11 years to point out something about Trump.

Dude, you can't be this ignorant. Trump does it almost every day. He called a reporter piggy just a couple months ago. He's made personal attacks on Massie within the last month. He makes personal attacks in every press conference, every rally, and quite often on his posts on Truth Social... both sides do it, both should grow up and start behaving as a person in those positions should.

All in response to their continuous pettiness.

Its not the same.


Them: All the freaking time

Trump: He said something last month. He said something over a decade ago.

You guys are just having a hard time adjusting because the pettiness is getting called out.

No single individual makes more petty attacks than Donald Trump. If you can't see that then I don't know why we are still posting about it. Just because you agree with his petty attacks doesn't mean that he doesn't do it all the time.

That being said... no single person receives more petty attacks than Donald Trump. At some point I'd like the grown ups to show up.

(03-19-2026 12:22 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 11:26 AM)mlb Wrote:  I just get tired of each side pointing fingers at the other side when they both do the same thing. Both sides and their lack of decorum and decency are an embarrassment to this country.

Paul looked pretty reasonable (in the very short clip I saw, there may have been stuff I didn't see) asking reasonable questions. Can Mullin behave like a grownup decent human being? Mullin didn't have an answer.

There don't seem to be a lot of adults in DC. Nobody on the Democratic side. Mullin doesn't seem to be one.

Threatening someone you disagree with publicly to a fight is not adult behavior and is not something you want to see from people in positions of authority.

I watched the whole thing. Paul was extremely petty in the beginning. Made it personal, not about Mullin's qualifications. Tried to force an apology from Mullin more than once. It was pitiful.

Mullin refused to apologize, said he still felt the same. Not sure how that's not an answer.

And the guy he threatened to fight in a hearing? Sean O'Brien, head of the Teamsters, who sat directly behind Mullin during the entire hearing, as his biggest supporter. They are good friends now.

Maybe Paul could learn a lesson from that. And after he pitched his little hissy fit, then he went back to a normal presentation. Maybe that's the part you saw.

(03-19-2026 11:14 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(03-19-2026 11:11 AM)shere khan Wrote:  So now this is about Trump now lol

Rand Paul is a twerp, weirdo, do-nothing like his father

His name was only entered because people said it was a leftist behavior. Clearly both sides act like imbiciles.

I know, you hate it when people point out the hypocrisy of one party because they attack the other party for doing the same thing as they do. But it is what it is...

I never said it was a leftist thing. Both sides suck.

TDS is bad amongst the “I’m not a leftist” crowd today

(03-19-2026 01:13 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  TDS is bad amongst the “I’m not a leftist” crowd today

Being blind to equally poor behavior by Trump is bad amongst the "if you say anything negative about Trump then you have TDS" crowd today.

(03-19-2026 12:46 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Threatening someone you disagree with publicly to a fight is not adult behavior and is not something you want to see from people in positions of authority.

Burr and Hamilton would like to have a word with you :)

Hamilton was killed and Burr had his career ruined.