The Mercury’s Sound Off for Saturday, Dec. 23

Jay Miller, the counterpunch to the Black Friday spending. Yes, it may have been high but credit card debt has reached over 1 trillion dollars this year the highest it has ever been in a single year. So where people might have used cash to buy them gifts, they are using their credit cards because their savings have gone away.

Think About It

Peaches, I support Israel’s right to protect themselves. I, however, don’t support killing a couple of thousand civilians to “get” a handful of Hamas terrorists. Israel prides itself on the training and skills of their troops, obviously, their tactics are lacking. I support the US Navy shooting down drones aimed at Israel. I also think The US should send funds to support both Israel and Ukraine. Pull your head out of the dark hole in your nethers because you obviously don’t know squat!

The Moderate

From Jimmy Kimmel: Just because you think Alfred is too old to take care of the Batcave, you don’t replace him with the Joker. For the low-IQ radical Republican voters, Biden is Alfred, and Don the con is the joker in this analogy.

Patriot54

Anonymous on Dec. 17, bless your heart — the 2020 election was stolen! Republican moderators were kept from count rooms in Philadelphia for days and 230,000+ unsigned ballots, all Biden votes, arrived in a truck with NY tags in the middle of the night with no chain of custody in a state where mail-n ballots were illegal! 5-2 Democrat Supreme Court said to count them the folks forgot to sign them! Stolen, yes!

Just the facts!

Abortion is between a woman and her God, for those who do abortions it is between them and their God. A law for or against is not in the Constitution. Yes, life begins when a male sperm and a female egg combine. Do you believe in the God of Abraham?

Night Light

Let’s get this concept in line. Hunter Biden has been investigated by the House Oversight Committee for years. Whistleblowers ended up being paid witnesses who did not testify to wrongdoing. The only fact “uncovered“ by the Republicans is that Joe Biden is, indeed, Hunter Biden’s father. Investigation money well spent.

Jay Miller

My dad always used to say, “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging,” Wonderful man. Terrible archeologist.

Bill Wilson

President Joe Biden’s poll numbers continue to slide downward, while former President Donald Trump is enjoying poll numbers that are at a higher point than at any time over the past year, spelling trouble ahead for Biden’s chances at reelection. Sounds like we’re in store for a few more indictments and a new pandemic.

Fact Jack

Joe Biden lied when he said he advised Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the 1967 Israel-Arab war. The big problem with that lie is that Golda Meir became Prime Minister in 1969 — after the war ended.

Twenty-twenty

Rudy Giuliani boasted for months that he couldn’t wait to tell his story concerning the defamation suit in Georgia. So just like every do-nothing Republican Maga cult member, he refused to testify. Dig deep for that $148 million Rudy LOL.

JR

Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan summed up Donald Trump in three words: Populist, authoritarian, and narcissist. I could add a few more goodies, but why pile on?

Portly

Jay Miller, Patriot54, and all the loyal Democrats. Have you read the reports about poverty in the U S under Biden? It has increased to 11.5% of the population or 37.9 million. This is from an article published by a sister newspaper to The Mercury out of Berks County. Time to recognize you are having a problem as a Democrat trying to convince others to join your way of thinking.

I pray people realize Democrats are the only party trying to reform the tax system so that billionaires pay their fair share instead of leaving the burden on the poor and middle class. Why can billionaires and corporations get away with paying zero, or $750 in federal income tax, while I pay thousands? Why should we disproportionally pay for the infrastructure, security, courts, etc essential for to them conduct their money-making businesses?

KC

Advice to US Congressional Democrats, 21st-century progressives, and Biden voters: It’s hard to live in color when you just see black and white. In a world of hate, vote Red and be a light.

Patriot45

The more you know: Complaints about prices not declining — Fed’s target rate of 2% inflation will not reduce prices. Prices will still increase, not decline, by 2% per year. Prices decline through market forces affecting companies, i.e. the consumer. Avoid products from corporations maintaining high profit margins. If they truly cared about consumers, they’d settle for lower profit margins. Price gouging is a real thing. More than 10% > 15% is simply greed.

Attention “Still Amazed”: Six years of Trump’s tax returns were in fact released at the end of 2022, but they were not “turned over” by Trump. Your appreciation should go to the Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee. Trump fought their release all the way. You might also check what those returns revealed. You could even “Google it”

MendaciousD

Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, advisors to former President Trump, were charged and convicted of contempt of Congress by Biden’s DOJ for their refusal to comply with subpoenas from the J6 Committee. Now, James and Hunter Biden are refusing to comply with subpoenas from House committees investigating allegations of the Biden family’s influence peddling and bribery. Will James and Hunter Biden also be charged? If not, why are there two standards of justice in Biden’s DOJ?

Robert Minninger

Hey, Rudi how is following the standard GOP defense going? Lie, deny, and delay don’t seem to be working but you’re no Trump. Speaking of the Con how about that $100K-a-plate fundraiser he held for you, have you seen any help yet? But don’t worry it’s not you, when not need you just trash ask any of his former associates.

JB in Limerick

Just watched a documentary on JFK. He was one of our great Presidents. Then I turned on my tablet and saw Donald Trump trying to sell his new players cards. It’s sad but you can’t make this stuff up. Historians are now saying that he will go down as the biggest political mistake this country has ever made. Wake up, my friends.

Stay Tuned!

I saw where they expect the President to be in 3 states today — Unconscious, semi-conscious, and confused.

Jim Fitch

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