It’s time for President Biden to go on primetime national TV and give a speech from the Oval Office.
He has to excoriate the House Republicans for being terrorists, and wanting to destroy the government rather than doing their job of legislating. He should include the following points.
— The US is obligated to pay its debts. It’s the way we do business with ourselves and the world. Without trust, our economy will collapse.
— It’s clear these Republicans can’t be trusted. Many of them actively tried to illegally overturn an election.
— Most of this deficit was created under Trump with the Republican tax cut. They can raise taxes on those who benefited if they want to have an honest solution. Note that they never cared about overspending under any Republican administration.
— They seem to have learned their economic policies from how Trump ran his business — going bankrupt without regard to who it hurts, ruining trust, while blaming others.
— These people seem to have no idea how to legislate, and no interest in learning. They are advocating ridiculous positions that will hurt all Americans, such as getting rid of Social Security, Medicare, and healthcare.
— They are irrational, and impossible to deal with as they don’t seem to care about the consequences of their actions. They just want to get on TV and raise money.
— They are difficult to deal with because we don’t even know who they are. Some can’t even tell us where they worked or how they raised their money. Many are closely associated with white supremacy groups, the same groups that have been convicted of sedition.
— The country needs to tell these people that they swore an oath to the Constitution, not to chaos and secret wealthy donors.
Biden has to do this with a caring, firm tone. He has to start now, and keep hammering away at it so that the country knows who is creating this useless crisis.
I hope he doesn’t look too old and staggering while doing it.
I sincerely hope the circus does indeed turn off voters. But I know those captivated by the Fox News bubble will not change their colors. All they’ll say is democrats are worse, not matter how bad (R)s are, the (D)s will always represent something worse in their mind.
As long as that is our reality, the carnival of chaos caucus is here to remind us (daily apparently) why we can’t have nice things.
"Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who just left his presidential perch at Purdue University, is expressing serious interest in running for the Senate. If he jumped in, it would set up a MAGA-vs.-establishment clash against Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a Trump ally who announced his own candidacy Tuesday."
Rep. Victoria Spartz will probably also run and challenge Banks for the MAGA vote. I wasn't a huge fan of Gov. Daniels. He ran a very loose ship as Governor which led to a lot of the agency heads he appointed being involved in mismanagement and even corruption. But from a policy standpoint, I like Daniels a lot. He would be a better Senator than he was as Governor.
Not that Trump cares, but apparently the Dobbs text was anonymously deposited. Politico has no idea who the leaker actually is. My guess is still on Sam Alito though.
Love you, Charlie, but Josh Krashuuer is a total hack. He’s basically just an anti-anti pretending to be a serious journalist. He’s a “Trump’s influence on the party is waning!”TM guy who was quick to pretend Desantis’s don’t say gay law was awkshally about not teaching six-year-olds how to 69.
Also, McCormick, for all of this credentials and initial nice things to say about Biden post-election, hired STEPHEN FUCKING MILLER to help run his campaign. That’s like claiming a Dem running for senator is normal despite having - solely to “sure up the base” - hired Louis Farrakhan as his or her campaign manager two years prior.
Since Kari Lake loves drag shows, and Santos loves getting dolled up and participating in drag shows, I think Lake Santos 2024 makes the most sense. It would be the most progressive presidential ticket ever: a woman and a drag queen, running on an anti-feminist anti-LGBT platform.
And hey, if y'all are looking for another editor ("eight-wing media," "trouble in parade"), I'm willing to chipp in.
This ruling will stand. It will not be appealed. No attorney, no matter where licensed, should be inclined to touch this with a dirty stick, except of course for that long-standing Supreme Court admittee, George Santos.
The Fair Tax thing is never going to be law, so let them hawk it. Let them vote on it, and let pass the house. And then, tell the American people that their their weekly grocery bill will go from $100 to $130. That the new phone they need for work will but hundreds of dollars more. That a new F150 will cost $10,000 more.
All of the Democrats voted against it though because they thought it was too onerous for working families and small business and senior citizens, but the Republicans thought this was the best way to fix the deficit.
On the "Fair Tax" issue: Charlie correctly calls it a 30% sales tax here, but watch out--its supporters are calling it a 23% tax. That's because while 30 is 30 % of 100, it's only 23% of 130. Get it?! It's imperative that we not fall into the trap of calling it a 23% tax or letting media outlets get away with that misleading number. This is of course setting aside the rapid shift of wealth to the wealthy we would see.
I also think it's worth noting the Marge has said she wouldn't "sign," meaning support, I suppose, a clean debt ceiling bill. So the rules package that included single-issue only bills obviously already doesn't apply to things the GOP likes.
"Of course, a clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower, but it’s going to be impossible for Americans not to notice the bright red noses and floppy shoes of McCarthy’s new crew."
My fear is that most Americans don't follow politics and won't see any of it for what it is. Unless and until a financial catastrophe results, will they be impacted? Even the most dedicated MAGAts don't like it when the clown show impacts them and their families - until then, they'll be perfectly happy to "own the libs" and give Biden what they think the rest of us gave their dear leader....
"The Biden White House is reportedly delighted by the [GOP] picks, seeing them as 'ideal figureheads for a White House eager to deride the opposition party as unhinged.' When McCarthy’s picks were announced, 'the president’s aides sent texts to one another with digital high fives and likened their apparent luck to drawing an inside straight. One White House ally called it a ‘political gift’.”
Therein lies the problem. As someone sitting in the middle, watching both sides blatantly put political gain over functioning governance, I'm distressed at the rejoicing over the possibility of self-inflicted MAGA damage that eventually might be leveraged (or might not) to the advantage of the Democrats, or to a lesser extent moderate Republicans -- as if those exist anymore beyond the ones who have retired or otherwise walked away from the sausage grinder. From where I sit, the optics are lousy in taking joy in MAGA appointments to key committees and gaining tangible power when, as a result, so much damage stands to be inflicted upon all of us (debt default, to start with, accompanied by a heaping dose of investigations instead of necessary work for us constituents) before any accountability can be had.
Is there any off ramp for the constant political battles that are grounded in "we win and you lose" instead of doing what is best for everyone and putting taxpaying citizens first? Or is there now some unwritten rule that all things must be seen and evaluated first through the lens of political victories or losses and only later, if at all, whether it actually is beneficial for anyone other than the politicians?
The White House staff high-giving each other made me think of this:
C.J. Cregg : Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U. S. House of Representatives?
I wonder if John Roberts really expects anyone to believe he doesn't know who leaked the Dobbs opinion? A post below said it was "anonymous" to Politico, but I have never doubted it was Alito. This was his end around on Roberts to insure that Roberts could not sway the wishy washy Kavanaugh or Coney. As for the how, I expect Alito simply gave a copy to one of his evangelical friends who got it to Politico.
It’s time for President Biden to go on primetime national TV and give a speech from the Oval Office.
He has to excoriate the House Republicans for being terrorists, and wanting to destroy the government rather than doing their job of legislating. He should include the following points.
— The US is obligated to pay its debts. It’s the way we do business with ourselves and the world. Without trust, our economy will collapse.
— It’s clear these Republicans can’t be trusted. Many of them actively tried to illegally overturn an election.
— Most of this deficit was created under Trump with the Republican tax cut. They can raise taxes on those who benefited if they want to have an honest solution. Note that they never cared about overspending under any Republican administration.
— They seem to have learned their economic policies from how Trump ran his business — going bankrupt without regard to who it hurts, ruining trust, while blaming others.
— These people seem to have no idea how to legislate, and no interest in learning. They are advocating ridiculous positions that will hurt all Americans, such as getting rid of Social Security, Medicare, and healthcare.
— They are irrational, and impossible to deal with as they don’t seem to care about the consequences of their actions. They just want to get on TV and raise money.
— They are difficult to deal with because we don’t even know who they are. Some can’t even tell us where they worked or how they raised their money. Many are closely associated with white supremacy groups, the same groups that have been convicted of sedition.
— The country needs to tell these people that they swore an oath to the Constitution, not to chaos and secret wealthy donors.
Biden has to do this with a caring, firm tone. He has to start now, and keep hammering away at it so that the country knows who is creating this useless crisis.
I hope he doesn’t look too old and staggering while doing it.
I sincerely hope the circus does indeed turn off voters. But I know those captivated by the Fox News bubble will not change their colors. All they’ll say is democrats are worse, not matter how bad (R)s are, the (D)s will always represent something worse in their mind.
As long as that is our reality, the carnival of chaos caucus is here to remind us (daily apparently) why we can’t have nice things.
"Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who just left his presidential perch at Purdue University, is expressing serious interest in running for the Senate. If he jumped in, it would set up a MAGA-vs.-establishment clash against Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a Trump ally who announced his own candidacy Tuesday."
Rep. Victoria Spartz will probably also run and challenge Banks for the MAGA vote. I wasn't a huge fan of Gov. Daniels. He ran a very loose ship as Governor which led to a lot of the agency heads he appointed being involved in mismanagement and even corruption. But from a policy standpoint, I like Daniels a lot. He would be a better Senator than he was as Governor.
Not that Trump cares, but apparently the Dobbs text was anonymously deposited. Politico has no idea who the leaker actually is. My guess is still on Sam Alito though.
Love you, Charlie, but Josh Krashuuer is a total hack. He’s basically just an anti-anti pretending to be a serious journalist. He’s a “Trump’s influence on the party is waning!”TM guy who was quick to pretend Desantis’s don’t say gay law was awkshally about not teaching six-year-olds how to 69.
Also, McCormick, for all of this credentials and initial nice things to say about Biden post-election, hired STEPHEN FUCKING MILLER to help run his campaign. That’s like claiming a Dem running for senator is normal despite having - solely to “sure up the base” - hired Louis Farrakhan as his or her campaign manager two years prior.
Since Kari Lake loves drag shows, and Santos loves getting dolled up and participating in drag shows, I think Lake Santos 2024 makes the most sense. It would be the most progressive presidential ticket ever: a woman and a drag queen, running on an anti-feminist anti-LGBT platform.
And hey, if y'all are looking for another editor ("eight-wing media," "trouble in parade"), I'm willing to chipp in.
This ruling will stand. It will not be appealed. No attorney, no matter where licensed, should be inclined to touch this with a dirty stick, except of course for that long-standing Supreme Court admittee, George Santos.
The Fair Tax thing is never going to be law, so let them hawk it. Let them vote on it, and let pass the house. And then, tell the American people that their their weekly grocery bill will go from $100 to $130. That the new phone they need for work will but hundreds of dollars more. That a new F150 will cost $10,000 more.
All of the Democrats voted against it though because they thought it was too onerous for working families and small business and senior citizens, but the Republicans thought this was the best way to fix the deficit.
On the "Fair Tax" issue: Charlie correctly calls it a 30% sales tax here, but watch out--its supporters are calling it a 23% tax. That's because while 30 is 30 % of 100, it's only 23% of 130. Get it?! It's imperative that we not fall into the trap of calling it a 23% tax or letting media outlets get away with that misleading number. This is of course setting aside the rapid shift of wealth to the wealthy we would see.
I also think it's worth noting the Marge has said she wouldn't "sign," meaning support, I suppose, a clean debt ceiling bill. So the rules package that included single-issue only bills obviously already doesn't apply to things the GOP likes.
"Of course, a clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower, but it’s going to be impossible for Americans not to notice the bright red noses and floppy shoes of McCarthy’s new crew."
My fear is that most Americans don't follow politics and won't see any of it for what it is. Unless and until a financial catastrophe results, will they be impacted? Even the most dedicated MAGAts don't like it when the clown show impacts them and their families - until then, they'll be perfectly happy to "own the libs" and give Biden what they think the rest of us gave their dear leader....
"The Biden White House is reportedly delighted by the [GOP] picks, seeing them as 'ideal figureheads for a White House eager to deride the opposition party as unhinged.' When McCarthy’s picks were announced, 'the president’s aides sent texts to one another with digital high fives and likened their apparent luck to drawing an inside straight. One White House ally called it a ‘political gift’.”
Therein lies the problem. As someone sitting in the middle, watching both sides blatantly put political gain over functioning governance, I'm distressed at the rejoicing over the possibility of self-inflicted MAGA damage that eventually might be leveraged (or might not) to the advantage of the Democrats, or to a lesser extent moderate Republicans -- as if those exist anymore beyond the ones who have retired or otherwise walked away from the sausage grinder. From where I sit, the optics are lousy in taking joy in MAGA appointments to key committees and gaining tangible power when, as a result, so much damage stands to be inflicted upon all of us (debt default, to start with, accompanied by a heaping dose of investigations instead of necessary work for us constituents) before any accountability can be had.
Is there any off ramp for the constant political battles that are grounded in "we win and you lose" instead of doing what is best for everyone and putting taxpaying citizens first? Or is there now some unwritten rule that all things must be seen and evaluated first through the lens of political victories or losses and only later, if at all, whether it actually is beneficial for anyone other than the politicians?
The White House staff high-giving each other made me think of this:
C.J. Cregg : Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thirsty for the limelight. Am I crazy, or is this not a job for the U. S. House of Representatives?
-The West Wing, “Ways and Means”, 2001
George Santos in that red dress resembles Gretchen Whitmer!
I wonder if John Roberts really expects anyone to believe he doesn't know who leaked the Dobbs opinion? A post below said it was "anonymous" to Politico, but I have never doubted it was Alito. This was his end around on Roberts to insure that Roberts could not sway the wishy washy Kavanaugh or Coney. As for the how, I expect Alito simply gave a copy to one of his evangelical friends who got it to Politico.
Boebert and co. are gonna hand Sleepy Joe a second term. I love it
Democrats should just stick to one single message with regards to the debt ceiling: "We don't negotiate with terrorists."