“The Congressional Budget Office projects that this year’s deficit will be $897 billion — a 15.1 percent increase over last year’s imbalance of $779 billion. In the coming years, the CBO forecasts that the deficit will keep rising, top $1 trillion annually beginning in 2022 and never drop below $1 trillion through 2029. “… Continue reading Milestone: National Debt Tops $22 Trillion For The First Time In History
Trump gets the bigger dressing room.
The life span of Trump Cabinet members is shorter than Spinal Tap drummers. Hello Washington! Are you ready to bullshit! Dozens of political appointees combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported. In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, an ancient race of people… the True Conservatives. No one knows… Continue reading Trump gets the bigger dressing room.
‘It’s way too many’: As vacancies pile up in Trump administration, senators grow concerned
It’s like Spinal Tap and drummers. They don’t last long and their exits come with nearly impossible to believe stories. “The Trump administration is slower to fill jobs and has higher turnover than any administration we have records for,” said the group’s president and chief executive, Max Stier.” From: washingtonpost.com
Almost Half Of Voters Are Dead Set Against Voting For Trump
The math doesn’t look good for Trump. “Eight percent said they would probably vote for someone else, but 47 percent said they would definitely vote for someone else. In total, that’s 55 percent of respondents who seemed unlikely to vote for Trump.” From: fivethirtyeight.com
The Real Governments of Blue America
Paul Krugman correctly summarizes why the Republican party can not solve the problems they promise to solve. “they have systematically deprived themselves of the ability to analyze policies and learn from evidence, because hard thinking might lead someone to question received doctrine.” From: nytimes.com
Sorry, Republicans. You can’t call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.
They don’t actually care about what the governor did. This is an opportunity to score points and accuse liberals of hypocrisy. That’s the only reason why the right is interested in this story. “But while Democrats, and decent people everywhere, have a right to demand that Northam step down, Republicans who continue to support a… Continue reading Sorry, Republicans. You can’t call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.
Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion At The Ballot Box. The GOP Is Trying To Undo It.
The Utah GOP is more concerned with what the funding class wants than what the voters voted for. “The Utah GOP clearly is prioritizing overturning the voters, considering the Legislature has been in session since just Monday and the bill made it out its Senate committee Tuesday and to the floor Wednesday. The fact that… Continue reading Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion At The Ballot Box. The GOP Is Trying To Undo It.
Pelosi: Trump ‘Doesn’t Seem To Have Attention Span’ To Listen To Intel Chiefs
That’s another possible explanation. ““One dismaying factor of it all is that the president just doesn’t seem to have the attention span or the desire to hear what the intelligence community has been telling him,” Pelosi said, calling Trump’s comments “cause for concern.”” From: talkingpointsmemo.com
Five Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
This is worth reading. “If we want to make America great, we need an updated understanding of the economy. The jobs of the future aren’t going to come from industries that belong to a fading past. Trump’s promises to revive coal and protect steel reflect an image of the economy and sources of employment that… Continue reading Five Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
To Fight Democrats’ First Bill, GOP Calls in Discredited Advocates of Voter Suppression
This is a long game tactic and worth the time and effort in pushing it. Everything that the democrats do to make it easier to vote will work to prevent the GOP from stacking the deck. Automatic voter registration. Election day as a holiday. Early voting, upgraded voting stations, mandating the the number of polling… Continue reading To Fight Democrats’ First Bill, GOP Calls in Discredited Advocates of Voter Suppression