I have never understood why people think repubs are so good on the economy. In my life time, the only presidents who reduced the deficit were Clinton, Obama, and Biden. All gop presidents from Reagan to trump have ballooned the deficit. Dems should run on fiscal responsibility-campaign jujitsu.
When ice invades a city, it is incumbent on white citizens to don apparel that makes them look like the people ice targets. Waste their time, clog the system, like Danes who wore the yellow star after the nazis invaded.
It seems like scotus has given trump procedural wins while not ruling on the substance of the issues. He keeps getting “wins” but when I look at details it’s a win because the plaintiff had no standing, for example. When will they actually rule on the substance?
If this comes to pass, we can look to history to see possible scenarios. There were times when an org was temporarily split (Roman Empire, Catholic Church), with two heads of state. I can see that happening here-2 presidents, one elected and one self appointed. Best make a plan for it.
More likely, he will ignore any results unfavorable to him. His goon squad will support him. If regular law enforcement, including military, resists, he will fail. The lesson of WWII isn’t that nazis perpetrated horror. It’s that regular folks supported and enabled it, esp in occupied Europe.
It’s that old trope…people are poor because they are lazy. If only poor people worked they wouldn’t need help. Ugh! What a sanctimonious, entitled pos.
By implication, they believe in the myth of the lazy poor vs the deserving rich. They are delusional, stupid, and it galls me that we have to listen to this nonsense. No amount of facts or statistics will sway them. When reality hits, I expect to see convicts forced to harvest crops.
There have been times in world history when human population has declined rapidly, most obviously the Black Death (50% decline?). Humans did not go extinct and the resulting labor shortage eventually led to the end of feudalism. Panic about this is uncalled for. As a species we will survive.
The gop has tossed aside one of their most effective cudgels against the dems-the deficit. In addition to the immorality of transferring wealth from the poor to the wealthy, the dems have a golden opportunity to hammer the gop on the explosion of the debt.
I’m the meantime, the gop has ceded their perennial top campaign message-the deficit. Dems should take it up and hammer the gop for fiscal recklessness. The deficit as a campaign issue is up for grabs. Pick it up and run with it. Added benefit, reducing the deficit is the right thing to do.
This doesn’t get said enough. This is what they always do-take from the poor and give to the rich. Explode the deficit. It’s who they are. The only way to stop them is to vote them out. They are banking on enough people “getting over it” to stay in power.
Rules only apply to democrats. “For my enemies, the law. For my friends, everything.” Ruling on procedure lets them off the hook-no need to uphold the constitution because it’s a mere procedural thing.Ts EO will be overturned years from now as the main issue gets slow walked thru the courts.
What people crave is someone who will say what they think and believe what they say - also, tangible ideas that address real issues. Mamdani is authentic, isn’t afraid to speak his mind, and had a simple message. Dems can learn from that.
We must start holding the GOP accountable for all of the chaos and law breaking. It’s all very well to blame trump but he is impervious to shame and enjoys the limelight. Stop labeling this as a trump problem. Start blaming the GOP. They are ultimately responsible for this mess.
Completely agree! A handful of gop’ers in the house and senate can put a stop to this tomorrow. The fact that they are going along with everything says they are ok with it. If they are not ok, then they need to act like it. Cross the aisle, work with dems to bring sanity back to government.
All of this could end tomorrow…A handful of repubs in the house and senate can make this stop. This is a GOP problem. We should be putting gop feet to the fire. Ask them, “What are you going to do about this?” Don’t accept excuses. Through their actions we know them.
I would ask him if he was lying in his confirmation when he said he would not do what he has done so far. I would ask him to what does he attribute the sudden drop in childhood deaths in the 1950s. I would ask him, point blank, if he understands disease processes, ie bacteria, virus, inflammation.
The GOP’s best and brightest, brilliant strategists and tacticians, threw themselves into the work of creating a massive pile of dog doo. Some, like you, have seen the light, but there are still too many who are willing to pervert and subvert the system in service of said doo. Ugh!
Very sad…but I wonder, has the opposition used the overturning of Chevron against doge? Clearly, doge has usurped congressional authority. Isn’t that the basis of overturning Chevron? Or does that only apply when a dem is president?
Amen! When I read that Pelosi is pushing for Rahm I rolled my eyes. Seriously? She revealed just how out of touch she is. First, blocking AOC from ranking member on oversight, now pushing for Rahm. She should retire and go out with dignity. Time to let others step up and fight.
