Having said that, I'm going to now say something that will make a lot of people go, "WTF!"
Trump is right about NATO.
I know, I know, it's weird I would say that but hear me out.
For the past 75 years, since it's founding in 1949, NATO has been the defender of most of Europe. The US has been the largest contributor to the NATO budget but that isn't the big problem. The big problem is that most member nations contribute 1½% of their GDP while the US contributes almost 4% of our GDP. If anyone should be contributing 4 or 5% of their GDP to NATO, it should be the nations most served by NATO.
I find it fascinating that the Europeans, after 75 years of having their defense basically paid for by the US, are suddenly getting together to talk about increasing their collective defense spending.
The US has been Europe's personal security guard for decades and, to be honest with you, it's about time for them to step up and defend themselves from whatever perceived threats they see.
It is cold, it is windy and the power is out over most of western Massachusetts.
But not where I live.
I like to think we didn't lose power because I have a generator. If I didn't have a generator, the power would go out everytime a fly farted.
Yes, the USA will face off against Sweden this evening.
Yes, I will be watching the first two periods.
No, I do not expect the Swedes and the US to go at it like the Canadians and the US did. I expect this will be a nice polite hockey game with maybe only one fight in the first few minutes of the game...
Here are some links:
- Only in Florida.
- Funeral home name that is a lie: "Compassion and Serenity Funeral Home".
- Key photo caption in this story: "Just Another Day in Arizona..."
- I hate to be the one to break it to you but I'm seeing white smoke in his near future.
- Dam beavers...
- Best western city name ever: Gun Barrel City.
- Surprisingly enough, these did not come from Australia.
- This, however, is from Australia.
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