America seemed to want a businessman as President.
And here we are with the 'Home Office of the USA' in shut down mode because an incompetent leader is refused funding for a capricious project and a boardroom of directors ( Congress ) too wimpy to say 'You're fired'.
America wanted a businessman for President.
But all we seemed to get was a lousy malevolent opportunist that wouldn't last long on his own reality TV show for pulling the same stunts.
Maybe real estate developers/third rate reality TV actors don't make the best leaders of a society after all
Whilst few and far between, not all "businessmen" are grifters nor imbecils such as DJT. Hopefully, this trial by fire will cure the nation of "experimenting" when electing a POTUS - I'm not optimistic they will learn from this enormous (as in YUGE) error in judgement.
Too much to copy and paste, but it's obvious there is a conflict of interest.
every quarter point rate hike by the Fed could raise Trump's borrowing costs by more than $1 million per year. So the seven rate hikes since Trump took office may have raised his borrowing costs by at least $7 million, on a rolling basis, with the bill getting bigger as rates rise further.
Many corporations made good on promises to raise wages and pay bonuses. But others announced layoffs, even as the $1.5 trillion tax cut added billions to their bottom lines.
Making America Great = Inhumanity Trump style
Does anyone care?
Obviously not Trump and his supporters
Not the Evangelicals that grant him mulligans
Congress? if so what have they done to stop it. Nothing to not much.
Of course a segment of our society cares.
But Trump leads and followers enthusiastically obey.
So here we are, in the season of rejoicing the birth of Christ, in a nation that prides itself in being a nation of Christians... and this is one of today's headlines:
Two migrant children recently died in Border Patrol custody. There were documented warning signs
I was never taught to treat people like wild animals.
What has changed so drastically in the Christian communities as to allow the above to happen let alone continue?
This is a longish article, too long with important revelations to be broken down to simple extracts.
It's about the depth and complexity of Russian and Trump relations.
Read it and consider: How many people involved in Trump's campaign did so for the best interests of our society / how many did so in the best interests for themselves and how many did so for the best interests of a foreign nation many consider an enemy?
Na.... It's the same here.
I've had Facebook " Friends " unfriend me for me pointing out some of the BS they've posted.
I'm ok with that cuz the more stupid outa my life the better.
Illegal entry by individuals from Mexico has plummeted by more than 90% since FY 2000, according to Border Patrol apprehensions data. Changed demographics and improved economic conditions mean large-scale illegal migration by Mexicans to the U.S. - the original public justification for building a wall - is over.
The idea for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border came from political consultants seeking a way to keep Donald Trump's mind focused on illegal immigration.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that while 15 gigawatts of coal-fired plants were shut down in Obama's first four years, Trump's first two years have seen some 20 gigawatts retired (with more than two thirds of those occurring last year).
As a result, U.S. coal use dropped 4 percent in 2018 to a level not seen since 1979, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In fact, the EIA now projects that the decline in coal consumption will speed up in 2019 - with power sector coal use forecast to drop a whopping 8 percent this year.
So what went wrong? After all, Trump had said he would end Obama's supposed "war on coal."
The answer is there never was any such war. The fundamental problem for coal was - and still is - economics, not politics. Indeed, as one leading industry analyst explained back in May, "the economics of coal have gotten worse" under Trump.
But coal also has another problem. While the administration is run by climate science deniers, including the president himself, the utility industry is increasingly reality-based.
What with positive proof that Trump lies about a supposed worsening immigration problem, he says he's considering to declare a national emergency to get the funding to build his wall.
Trump is weighing declaring emergency to get border funding without Congressional approval
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering declaring a national emergency to secure money for a border wall - a move that would curtail Congress on an issue that led to the ongoing government shutdown.
Have to disagree on this one. Constitutionally, the U.S. President clearly has the authority to perform this action. As long as Trump does not exceed discretionary funds allocated to the Departments that the President oversees, there is a very slim chance that a legal challenge would overturn the action, existing laws for border security, and existing legal precedence concerning border security. Well, at least outside of the 9th Circuit.
As for Trump being a "dictatorial malevolent opportunistic alt right fascist...," if this were truly the case, the media and every elected Democrat would have been marched to a mass grave for summary execution within a month of assuming office. To ues a more realistic and less inflammatory example/question though..., Would a true dictator have placated the opposition party and the court system, by enduring 5 attempts at a travel ban? Very, very, very doubtful.
President Donald Trump told Democrats Friday he is prepared to allow the partial government shutdown to go on months or even years if that's what it takes to get a border wall.
"I will do whatever I have to do," Trump said at a news conference after a budget meeting that he and Democratic lawmakers described as contentious.
Democrats emerged from the meeting say the president had threatened a long shutdown if they continued to reject his demand for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump acknowledged telling Democrats that the shutdown could last months or years. "Absolutely I said that," he told reporters.
When crazy people with extremist agendas are put in power, this is one of the results........the people that provide the food for a nation wind up being put at risk and so do those dependent upon them for food sources.
Government shutdown could wreak havoc on farmers - and the timing could hardly be worse
When a nation winds up dependent upon insane/crooked politicians with extremist agendas, it's future is going to become questionable.
And now, that's where we are.
Diverting defense money to other causes isn't going to be as simple as the Stable Genius believes he can do. I suspect we're in for another Orange Scourge temper tantrum.
Looks like the 'F' bomb variant seen recently is becoming popular in diplomatic circles.
Trump speaks down to those using it....but he's used it in the past, also.
Civilization takes a big hit ( imo ) as this becomes acceptable behavior.
Looks like the 'F' bomb variant seen recently is becoming popular in diplomatic circles.
Trump speaks down to those using it....but he's used it in the past, also.
Civilization takes a big hit ( imo ) as this becomes acceptable behavior.
100% agree. Regardless of the speaker's political affiliation, this type of language and discourse may be protected speech; however, it in no way brings individuals together.
That even made me laugh!!! It is readily apparent that the most of the media, almost all Democrats, every Never Trumper, and some Republicans feel that the President is responsible (at varying levels) for the current lack of civilized dialog on political issues.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. The rhetorical discourse from this presidency and the loss of decorum and respect for the position is pretty much dead because of the man currently holding the office. A pure scourge if ever there was one.
Re reference to wrestling match welcome for our fearless leader - absolutely, he will be welcomed with open arms by the low brow wrestling crowd - he acts, dresses and looks like Gorgeous George of old.
I'm not so sure.
Many of those at that economic level are likely taking the recent economic hits more seriously given they live closer to the fringes of economic survival.
But, the question would be, whom do they recognize responsible for their plight?
The way education has deteriorated over the past few decades, the rise of facebook and twitter propaganda machines and the recent love for a retired KGB officer now leading an enemy nation......hard to tell.
Appears the networks will allow rebuttal to his lies tonight. I'm kinda hoping he goes for the emergency order to build his stupid wall so we can watch the wheels come off this republic he is so determined to destroy.
He did look a bit squinty eyed as he read the teleprompter.....must have been a first for him lol.
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