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Hey Congressman Tom Barrett - isn't it time Pete Kegseth was shown to the door?

That Warrior Ethos really works!

Oh, THIS ought to be good...

Congressman Tom Barrett - do you endorse this person's policies?

U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, will be joined by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday in Charlotte to discuss health policies.

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Happy Monday, friends! And welcome to peace... for as long as it lasts.

Yes, it was quite an eventful weekend! Not only did we get to see our nation's capitol disfigured and disgraced by a UFC tournament, and not only did our President celebrate his 80th in (a lack of) style and class, and not only did we learn evil Democrats are to blame for the biological processes of algae, but at long last - and after many false starts and stops - we have a peace agreement on the table with Iran!

No, it's not a hoax, this time! It's really real! A peace deal that achieves the many lofty goals of this military endeavor has finally been drafted and is awaiting official signatures. We can finally breathe easier knowing that the Strait of Hormuz is open once more, and those lovely oil tankers can finally set sail.

No, really. We're not lying to you. It happened. Though we can definitely understand if you are, like us, more than a little skeptical by this point. Especially when you consider that nothing's going to change on the water until this rough beast is actually signed, hopefully Friday.

(And especially when you consider that Israel leaving Lebanon is one of the key points, and Israel has already said they won't play ball. But hey, what's a military tantrum between friends and allies?)

But hey, that's all small details, right? We have peace! Hooray, peace!

And we're sure our friend Congressman Tom Barrett must be breathing a very big sigh of relief, seeing as how he jumped on board the peace train - right next to Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) - and said it was time for Congress to rein in the war, much to the President's consternation. If this thing had dragged out any longer, Tom might have had to put some action behind those words, and we're sure he wasn't looking forward to that...

But hey, he's said his say and, thankfully, it seems to have worked out. So when the oil starts getting really low before those tankers finally make it back here, and costs start rising, and people really get upset for paying more at the pump, he can at least say "well, I tried."

And he did. Eventually.

But we're going to have to ask him some tough questions, eventually. Especially when the deal is signed, and we're forced to admit that what we've gotten, all these lives and dollars later, is a more expensive rehash of what Obama was able to achieve without a peripatetic bombing campaign.

All because Trump hated Obama so much that he ripped up the deal, and because Trump is so gullible that he let himself be talked into this war by Israel, and because Trump is so greedy that he figured there was money to be made from all this.

War should never be a first response. And when it's entered into, it should be done for clear, sober reasons. This was done out of the same kind of stupid paranoia that got us into Iraq after 9/11, coupled with financial ambitions and resurrected neocon pipe dreams.

Tom Barrett shared those, at least at first. Kudos to him for realizing the ends were no longer justifying the means, eventually, but he really should have gotten on that peace train from the start.

Now he's left holding the bag, AND in the President's cross hairs. Not a great place to be.

Maybe this would be a good time to CALL TOM BARRETT and ask what his next trick will be?
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If you're ever feeling unsafe, just remember that this guy who does this when people "peacefully tour" the Capitol is in charge of Homeland Security...

Hey folks! If you feel like saying hi to the ever-elusive Congressman Tom Barrett, we have it on good authority he will be here...

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Say Congressman Tom Barrett - were you planning on boating about the great lakes this summer?

Many Michiganders’ favorite summer hobby runs on gas. And this year, President Donald Trump's war with Iran has pushed regular gas prices 34% higher than a year ago.

Diesel is even higher. And near some Michigan lakes, ethanol-free fuel is selling for $7 a gallon.

For some boaters, it’s enough to stay home.

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Congressman Tom Barrett - surely you have Mormon constituents, as well as constituents from some of the many faiths who got thrown under the bus. Why not say something?

It's 2:30 on a Monday, friends - do you know where your automated attack routines are?

Well, if they're not keeping the neighbor's schnauzer from peeing on your prize-winning rose bushes, or keeping the spam out of your mail, there's a good chance they might have put on a red hat and sauntered over to Congressman Tom Barrett's page to call him some mean names. Because after he took what could be described as a principled stand on Iran, last week, there's been a serious uptick in so-called "supporters" suddenly excoriating him for his vote and follow-up statements.

And, frankly, we suspect bots.

Of course, it IS just possible these are not AI-generated agent provocateurs, let loose by facebook to generate "engagement" (read "flame wars") on Barrett's page. Goodness knows he has enough people taking him to task as it is.

That said, isn't it odd how many people just suddenly flipped on him over this one issue? They didn't complain when he cheered DOGE, they patted him on the back over the BBB, they continuously grin and eat poo when he tells them it's actually chocolate.

But then, when a combat veteran says "enough" to endless wars, and asks that Congress rein in a White House that's clearly not anywhere near an end to this conflict, suddenly they're saying he's just not their friend, anymore?

There's a chance it is genuine, of course. We wondered if, the moment the President narrowed his tan little eyes at Tom, the MAGA Mob might be unleashed. Look what happened to Massie and MTG when they refused to play ball over the Epstein affair!

But even then that seemed like a lot of harsh traffic. Don't these people have anything better to do? Like maybe raise money to pay for gas if this nonsense keeps going on?

Who knows? But over here, we say "keep it up, Tom." We asked you to show some leadership on this matter, and indeed you have.

But while you're standing up to the President on this one matter, maybe you could be good enough to stand up to him on a few other matters.

Maybe you could finally speak up and denounce the Secretary of W***e as the drunken bigot he is, and demand he be replaced before he does any more damage to our armed forces.

Maybe you could ask why our military is being integrated with Israel - a move that can only weaken us.

And maybe you can ask if we're really planning on invading Cuba, or still after Greenland, or Mexico, or whomever....?

Who knows if he will. But maybe we could CALL TOM BARRETT and tell him that, now that he's found himself under notice, it's time to act up even more.

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