[PhiKapMom]

Stop these vanities -- it is beyond ridiculous -- you could have posted this on a number of threads. Why is your opinion worth more than the rest of ours? Been around here a long time and most of us that have been posting for years don't do vanities except on a rare occasion. The time table is already set -- what part of that do you not understand? Hagel pulled out of any deal and there is no compromise. Tuesday the hammer falls but leave it to someone who signed on before the election last fall to put up a vanity and ignore the facts.

I have had it with vanities that should be part of the threads. They serve no purpose except to rant against Republicans in this case. Does make one wonder about the agenda.

[JesseJane]

I believe it's my first vanity.

Sorry you and I don't agree.

[Final Authority]

If you don't like the topic or the fact that it is a so-called vanity, then why did you reply? You did not have to click on it and promote it did you?

See, I think there should be more vanity posts or reasonable long form comments on the issues of the day. Unless of course, the purpose of this forum is, to just repeat after me, GOP good, Dems bad, GOP good, Dems bad.....

[layman]

Tuesday the hammer falls

The boarder will be closed on Tuesday? They never tell me anything.

[pa_dweller]

If a thread like this, discussing an issue of truly national importance crowds out a thread of the Scott Peterson/Michael Jackson ilk, I'm all for it.

BTW, IMO, the border will be THE issue in the upcoming elections.

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[Utilizer]

Bravo. *clap-clap-clap*

Thank you for putting the finger on something that has been bothering Me about some of these threads for some time now. I agree with you wholeheartedly.