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In the absence of a serious foreign policy and an economic plan not involving massive tariffs – and in the absence of a rational and decent candidate – pro-Trump advocates have fallen back on one argument and one argument only: he’ll be better for the Supreme Court. --- Hillary’s justices will cripple Constitutional interpretation on religious freedom, gun rights, and freedom of speech, among other crucial issues. --- There is only one problem: there is no shot – zero shot – that Trump will appoint a conservative.

Folks: Pardon the vanity, but I've found over the years that many Freepers are tech-savvy people that have come to my aid in the past on a wide range of subjects. Here's the situation I'm in, and the question at the end: 1. I am working to develop some analytical tools for a project I am working on. This project involves travel data for a fleet of delivery vehicles that are tracked by the company managers and archived for their own records. 2. Before I download the client's data I am using my own GPS data to test the tools...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

I recently purchased a new computer, and over the last few weeks I've been transferring files from the old one to the new one. While doing this I've been combing through some of these files and checking to ensure that they will work with new versions of various applications I commonly use. One of the things that caught my eye was the "Play Count" number for each of the MP3 and MP4 files I am moving from one computer to the other. As I went through these tracks on iTunes, I decided to rank them in the order of their...

Years before I ever heard of Lake Placid or the Olympics, before I knew the name of a single Russian hockey player, I was a kid in Massachusetts who wanted to be the next Bobby Orr. I grew up skating on Holmes' Pond, which took its name from our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Holmes, who owned it. A man named Phil Thompson, our postman, was the person who told me I should try organized hockey in the Easton Junior Hockey League. He had already been working on it with my mother. He was a fine postman and an even better...

I'm shopping for a new printer for my business; I'm hoping to buy it early next year. Any advice from tech-savvy Freepers who are business owners? Key features I need are: 1. I'm looking for a color laser printer 2. It has to last a long time (my HP 2100 black & white printer lasted more than ten years before I replaced it a few years ago). 3. Despite the long life, I don't use it a lot. I typically print less than 200 sheets in a month. 4. Printing sheets as large as 11"x17" would be a nice feature,...

He had been appointed to that seat on July 25, 2003 -- nearly THREE YEARS earlier. I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest two things: 1. This man was selected to be a future U.S. Supreme Court justice 15 years ago, not three months ago. 2. He'll douse himself with gasoline and walk through hell before he withdraws his nomination.

After watching the events of the last 7-10 days unfold I really feel a need to post something to get some things on the table here. Some of the posts I'm seeing here reflect a lot of venting without a lot of thought, and the references to various media reports and TV "talking heads" make it obvious to me that a lot of folks should step back and think about a few things related to this Kavanaugh nomination process. I'll lay this out as a list of items that are either factual or are probably strongly likely to be true:...

High-profile celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti emerged on Sunday evening and demanded to have a witness testify to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee before they vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. He claims he has compelling evidence of sexual allegations against Kavanaugh. He claims he can name Kavanaugh's long-time sexual partner, and even presented photos to support his allegation that this relationship involved not one, but TWO pregnancies.

Sen. Charles Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that is scheduled to vote on the suddenly "controversial" nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, only has to call one witness to address the public allegation that has been made against Kavanaugh by a California woman who claimed he assaulted her when they were both in high school. The witness is U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), ranking Democrat on the same Judiciary Committee. 1. She allegedly received a letter related to this allegation 2-3 months ago. 2. She never mentioned it in Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. 3. If...

In a bombshell story that dates back to September 2017, three current and former U.S. military personnel are under investigation by a myriad of U.S. government agencies and Congressional offices, the Office of the Special Counsel (Robert Mueller), and various media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and even Fox News. Details of the story have been breaking overnight in the U.S. The three men are accused of traveling to a former Soviet republic in Asia over a period from September to December of 2017, collaborating with Russian military officials at a secret military installation, and assisting the Russians in a mission...

I'm looking for some input on a piece of equipment I will be using for business and travel. I need a portable power supply that can serve two functions: (1) charge small electronic equipment (mainly a phone and/or a laptop computer) when I have no access to power; and (2) provide power for electronic equipment for hours at a time when I am working in a location where I do not have power. Item (2) is what is driving my need here. I will be working on several projects where I may need to set up a small digital video...

Years before I ever heard of Lake Placid or the Olympics, before I knew the name of a single Russian hockey player, I was a kid in Massachusetts who wanted to be the next Bobby Orr. I grew up skating on Holmes' Pond, which took its name from our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Holmes, who owned it. A man named Phil Thompson, our postman, was the person who told me I should try organized hockey in the Easton Junior Hockey League. He had already been working on it with my mother. He was a fine postman and an even better...

I don't post vanities very often, but I came across this interesting bit of information on another media site. If this is the same mutant from the Las Vegas shooting last night, then he really has all the classic warning signs of a rabid leftist -- pink T-shirt, pink "p#ssy hat," etc. Click Here

After all the excitement and the flurry of media coverage and great posts I've read here on Free Republic in the last few days, I thought I'd post this series of random, rambling thoughts about the self-inflicted demise of what had once been one of this country's iconic cultural institutions: the National Football League. I gathered these from many of the things I've posted in recent days, and I wanted to share them with anyone (everyone) who wants to chime in on this unfolding disaster. I was going to post it as a more serious, formal article, but I figured...

@realDonaldTrump on Twitter: "Even Usain Bolt from Jamaica, one of the greatest runners and athletes of all time, showed RESPECT for our National Anthem!" He's referring to this amazing scene from the 2012 Summer Olympics: Jamaican Legend Shows Respect for U.S. National Anthem