Hmmm. So tell me there Einstein, what did she win? Other than a long (not long enough) time in the woods alone?
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Hmmm. So tell me there Einstein, what did she win? Other than a long (not long enough) time in the woods alone?
Sirthinksalot
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What does it mean if the Republicans buck a longstanding historical trend and the voters decide to keep them in power?
PoliTalker
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Hello Sirthinksalot,
Trump will still believe he has a mandate for social injustice and environmental destruction. He has no conscience. He'll do what is good for rich people because he is rich. If he has to help other rich people, so be it. He really only cares about himself. That much is very clear.
Trump will still believe he has a mandate for social injustice and environmental destruction. He has no conscience. He'll do what is good for rich people because he is rich. If he has to help other rich people, so be it. He really only cares about himself. That much is very clear.
Every nite, msnbc's Steve Kornacki would explain how even if Trump accomplished the impossible ... and won every toss-up ... he could not get more than 180 electoral votes.
Kornacki is a journalist and not a pollster. He makes projections and assumptions the data cannot do.
That is not happening, but if it did it is because Trump lost seats in 2016 and had fewer to lose. Most winning presidents pick up seats in the presidential election and win "extra" seats that party would not have won without a lot of straight-ticket voting for the winner. Those "extra" seats are then lost in the next mid-term.
Sirthinksalot
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Yet, the results of his presidency thus far have been better for middle and lower class Americans than Obama's. And if you're being honest you'll admit the Obama presidency was better for the rich than the middle class and poor. The stock market did reasonably well under Obama, while non government job growth was anemic at best.
PoliTalker
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Hello Sirthinksalot,
And Obama was a more budget-responsible President. The current economic expansion has come partly at the cost of charging it to the young, the deficit climbing under Trump. And that was so unnecessary because Obama already had the economy on track to build toward the current performance. If you can't pay down the debt during a good economy there's no way it can be controlled during the next recession. Totally lacking in good budget guidance.
And Obama was a more budget-responsible President. The current economic expansion has come partly at the cost of charging it to the young, the deficit climbing under Trump. And that was so unnecessary because Obama already had the economy on track to build toward the current performance. If you can't pay down the debt during a good economy there's no way it can be controlled during the next recession. Totally lacking in good budget guidance.
Obama was a President, not a fucking clown
Sirthinksalot
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Most of the budget is outside of Republican's control, ie entitlements and debt service. And let's not forget the near zero interest rates under Obama being raised back up to more normal levels.
Bigdog
Harris - make America a 3rd world shithole
A "journalist" speculating and assuming ... hmmm. So he pulled that shit out of thin air, huh?
PoliTalker
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Hello Sirthinksalot,
I strongly disagree. Republicans had the votes to end the hand-outs IF THEY DARED. And had they done so, they would have lost the Senate, too.
That's normal during a recovery from a recession. It's the right thing to do.
I strongly disagree. Republicans had the votes to end the hand-outs IF THEY DARED. And had they done so, they would have lost the Senate, too.
That's normal during a recovery from a recession. It's the right thing to do.
Sirthinksalot
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PoliTalker
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Hello Sirthinksalot,
Why wouldn't the simple majority they had be sufficient?
It's not like they need to override a veto.
They had 60 votes in the Senate?
Why wouldn't the simple majority they had be sufficient?
It's not like they need to override a veto.
Sirthinksalot
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Are you familiar with the filibuster? I think you are, but I'll explain it if you'd like.
PoliTalker
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There's no reason to be flippant.
I don't really see what good that is. So what. Delay things for a while. It can't go on forever.
Sirthinksalot
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Sorry, you're right. I try to keep my tone polite when debating with you, as you keep your tone very respectful with everyone. But a filibuster doesn't merely delay. It can be used to kill legislation.
Getin the ring
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not very bright are you?
filibuster, Nuclear option, obstruction, all Democrat mainstays
go ask your party "why delay things"
PoliTalker
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Hello Sirthinksalot,
Thanks for your candor. I really do appreciate it. We can't change what others do, but we can certainly control ourselves. I think if we all do, it makes America greater.
Only in some cases when the timing is right.
Thanks for your candor. I really do appreciate it. We can't change what others do, but we can certainly control ourselves. I think if we all do, it makes America greater.
Only in some cases when the timing is right.