"We owe it to ourselves to have a smart efficient government. Not a cave full of moon bats."
Many people I know can't stand the former Democratic Speaker of the House. Me - I appreciate her. As I have said a hundred or so times before, there is nothing so bad the Right can do to hurt the Left than what the Left does to themselves. And with many (and I mean many) of them, each time they open up their mouths is an opportunity to display how clueless they are, or how our government education system has failed them.
Yesterday was a huge day for many hurting families in America. President Trump declared opioid abuse to be a "health emergency" for this country. It has a huge step in the right direction, as this opioid crisis has gone from bad to worse. Right now we are losing about 150 people a day to the effects of opioids.
Right after the speech was over by the President, Ms. Nancy made her way to a hot mike. Instead of giving him a "Bravo, Mr. President!" like so many did, she said something incredibly stupid (again). In fact this ranked right up there with, "If you want to know what is in the bill, we must first pass the bill." She grabbed the mike and said, "Mr. President, show me the money."
Unlike her hero, Barack Obama who loved to unconstitutionally allocate money from the Executive Branch, President Trump understands our Constitution. He knows that in accordance with Article One of the Constitution, only Congress can allocate money. So when the Minority Leader of the House asked the President to allocate the money for this new initiative, that explained quite a bit. Like why the Democrats continue to lose market share in the House, the Senate, and governing seats all across the nation.
More examples now of moon bats. One Democrat member of the House thinks we have too many people stationed on Guam. So much so, he thinks the island might tip over. Another Democrat member of the House said she feared Trump would lead us into war with North Korea if North Korea launched a nuclear attack on us. Another Democrat member of the House thinks our Constitution is 400 years old. There is much more in this treasure trove, but I will stop here.
Somehow, our government continues to function (sort of). The thing we need to do as voters is to quit electing, and then re-electing, idiots. Listen to what candidates say on the trail. If they are running for re-election, look at their record. We owe it to ourselves to have a smart, efficient government. Not a cave full of moon bats.
Maybe voting for independents would increase the chances of passing multi-partisan legislation.
ReplyDeleteBoth parties have swung to far to the edge. The centrist politician of years past have disappeared, replaced by fringe candidates appealing to fringe voters.
On a related note....
I would guess Flake, McCain and Corker have now become swing voters along with Murkowski, Warren and Collins and and I have full confidence they will do well for most Americans.
Tax breaks for the rich GOP donors will have to be mitigated with something for the rest of us.
Healthcare changes will have to include pre-existing conditions and subsidies for the poor.
Infrastructure will have to include much more than an unnecessary border wall.
And hopefully, the entire Congress will pass some legislation preventing some idiot from waging war with "little" anybodies/anywhere.
Snow not sticking in SW St. Paul, home of the very small "right" wing of the city.
Dave Gjerdingen
ReplyDeleteYesterday, House Republicans alone passed the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. It fast tracks lavish tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, slashes health care for families, guts investments in America’s future, and forces working families to pay for it all. Twenty Republicans joined 192 Democrats in opposing the budget blueprint.
The purpose of passing the budget now was to advance Republican tax cuts. Although actual legislative text remains secret, President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have released a framework that should be deeply concerning to Minnesota taxpayers.
The Trump-Ryan-McConnell plan would deliver big tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations, raise taxes on middle class families, and add trillions of dollars to the federal debt. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has found that 80 percent of the benefits in the Trump tax plan will go to the top 1 percent of Americans.
The top 1% pay over 40% of the federal income tax. The top 10% pay over 90%. Lets make everyone pay 100% of their income into taxes and then we can refrain from this fairness nonsense. Everyone would be equally as poor.
DeleteHow many generations from now will your "fair" tax be the law of the land? Until then, a progressive tax is the "fair" tax. Suck it up, buttercup.
DeleteLooks like 45's pressure finally got to Mueller. First indictment coming down from Grand Jury. My guess is Flynn. He will surely turn and provide damning evidence on any number of campaign folks. Fun starts Monday, just as 45 was gaining control of the narrative. Now it's lost til next year. He got what he asked for because he doesn't think linearly.
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