Are we tired of winning yet?
All the Americans here in this forum, aren't we tired of all this winning yet? Wow, it's so amazing. Stock market tanks, economy in the shitter, everybody's 401 k and IRA are basically worthless now, but at least eggs are cheap again. Wait a doggone minute! Eggs are more expensive than they've ever been! I'm so tired of all this winning. I can't wait for even more good news. I don't give 2 fucks about the end of a department of education, cause I ain't got no damn annoying kids and I'm too damn old be ever be edumecated again.
Apparently no one believes in vaccines anyway and everyone loves measles. I guess I have to love measles too now. To hell with all of that. Just make me my damn brokerage account green again! I'm so tired of seeing all this red. Just red everywhere. Let's make America Recession again! Let's get those interest rates down so my damn REITS can go up 1 percent at least. Christ on a stick!
To hell with this, let's just fast forward to WWIII, I'm so tired of all this great news. Can you guys imagine if things get even better? Might as well stab myself in the neck.
Ok, this is why actual links and not just quotes might matter
[QUOTE=AxelHeyst;2991019]I don't know why I have to do your homework Xpartan. But here are a few recent polls on the 80/20 issues I spoke of in my posts for your enlightenment. I noticed that in your post to me you are trying to obfuscate and change the subject to more contentious issues. How do You stand on the issues below #1), #2), #3) AND #4). I would appreciate a direct, non-evasive answer if possible.
1 a) Harvard CAPS / Harris poll March 3: 76% of Americans favor DOGE's efforts to reduce government waste.
1 b) Harvard Poll Feb 2025:70% of respondents believe government spending is rife with waste and fraud, 69% support cutting spending by $1 trillion, and 60% of voters support DOGE's efforts to make significant cuts.
2 a) Axios / Ipsos poll January 19,2025 66% support deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally. Republicans (93%) are more likely to show support than Democrats (43%) and independents (67% Few Americans (11%) support deporting immigrants who are in the country legally.
2 b) It is too early to see a poll on recent Tren de Aragua gang deportation, but I bet you it is higher than 75% favorable. Only a Woke moron would be against this one.
3) New York Times / Ipsos poll: 79% of Americans do not want transgender-identifying men competing in women's sports.
4) ICC Poll 1000 USA Adults surveyed: 81% support Israel's right to defend itself and, 82% believe a final ceasefire deal should require Hamas' removal from power in Gaza.[/QUOTE]Of course, Xpartan can and probably will reply in his own way. But since this issue is also a pet peeve of mine or at least an often cited problem with MAGA obfuscation that I have pointed out, I'm chiming in too.
And I will just reference your very first unlinked "quote" here:
[QUOTE]1a)Harvard CAPS / Harris poll March 3: 76% of Americans favor DOGE's efforts to reduce government waste.[/QUOTE]Uh. Where is the actual link for that poll? The fact that MAGAs resist so often to include links for their assertions strongly suggests THEY know there is more information in that link that refutes or greatly diminishes their supposed point. And when I do their homework for them to search out and post that link, sure enough that is what we discover.
On that 1 a) point, I don't know anyone of any political leaning who doesn't want Waste, Fraud and Abuse found and eliminated.
Has any "Lib / Dem" spearheaded an effort to FIRE Inpectors General whose ongoing job has been to find Waste, Fraud and Abuse and whose records show they manage to do exactly that every year?
Nope.
Only TrumpMusk has spearheaded an effort to FIRE them and did so as one of their first moves.
Without an actual link for the "quote" you posted, I would naturally suspect the whole report would tell us that the big objection anyone has is on the [I]methods[/I] TrumpMusk and their Hitler Youth Hackers are using to NOT find Waste, Fraud and Abuse. Especially since to this day they have not produced a single shred of evidence of Waste, Fraud or Abuse as a result of their Chainsaw methods. Contrary to what the IGs they immediately fired accomplished quite regularly.
[B]Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?[/B]
[URL]https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-claim-government-fraud-110450412.html[/URL]
[QUOTE]So far, neither Musk nor the Trump White House have shown evidence of criminal activity.
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Trump has torn down governmental fraud-finding tools. He fired more than a dozen inspectors general whose job was to ferret out fraud and inefficiencies. He paused the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits businesses from taking bribes from foreign officials.
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Government reports show that fraudulent spending is a measurable problem for the federal government. But the evidence that DOGE has uncovered new examples has not yet been proved.
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The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency issued an annual report for 2023 that highlighted federal efforts to combat fraud, waste and abuse. The report showed that inspectors general work led to more than 4,000 prosecutions and that inspectors general identified nearly $93.1 billion in potential savings.[/QUOTE]As of this writing, TrumpMusk's ineffective, wasteful, fraudulent and abusive Chainsaw methods have possibly, possibly uncovered about 4. 8 billion in unproven waste, fraud and abuse. Which is a tiny fraction of what the IGs they and only they FIRED find and prodecute in a year.
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MAGAs Finally Got Their Wish Granted
I guess we're lucky he's such a sarcastic kidder about everything important.
[B]Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy.[/B]
[URL]https://theintellectualist.com/black-saturday-us-constitutional-crisis-2025/[/URL]
[QUOTE]Saturday, March 15,2025, may have seemed unremarkable to most Americans. But in time, history will remember it as Black Saturday the moment the United States ceased to function as a constitutional democracy.
For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president openly defied a direct federal court orderand nothing happened. No intervention. No enforcement. No consequences.
A legal ruling was issued, and the White House simply ignored it.
Inside the White House, the decision was not about lawit was about power. A federal judge ruled against the administration. The debate inside Trump's team was not whether the ruling was legal, but whether they could get away with ignoring it. They decided they could. And they were right.
This was not a clash between equal branches of government. It was the moment the judiciary was exposed as powerless. The courts do not have an army. They rely on compliance. But a court that cannot enforce its rulings is not a courtit is a suggestion box.
And a presidency that can ignore the courts without consequence is no longer constrained by lawit is an untouchable executive.
Trump did not declare the end of judicial authority in a speech. He demonstrated it in practice.
This is how democratic systems collapsenot with a single act, but with the normalization of defiance, the expectation that a ruling can simply be brushed aside.
This moment did not happen in isolation. It happened because every prior attempt to hold Trump accountable has failed. The system tried and at every turn, it proved incapable of stopping him.
Impeachment failed twice.
Criminal cases stalled.
The Supreme Court refused to rule on his disqualification.
Congress never moved to check his power.
At each step, Trump tested the systemand the system flinched.
He learned that laws are only as strong as the institutions willing to enforce them. And so, when faced with a court ruling, he did what he had been conditioned to dohe ignored it. And nothing happened.
The Supreme Court's Role in Making the Presidency Untouchable.
The judiciary was already weakened by years of erosion, but in 2024, the Supreme Court itself ensured that when this moment arrived, there would be no legal recourse left.
In a landmark ruling, the Court expanded presidential immunity to such an extent that the office of the presidency is now functionally above the law.
A president can commit crimes while in office and face no immediate accountability.
And now, with Black Saturday, Trump has proven that he can ignore court rulings entirely without consequence.
This is not the separation of powers.
It is the absorption of power into a single branch. The courts were supposed to be the last line of defense. Instead, they have been reduced to issuing rulings the executive can freely ignore.[/QUOTE]
You've failed to answer again.
[QUOTE=Xpartan;2990805]- Or if you pulled them out of the same place most right-wingers get their news from -- but even if they are, I'm curious: do your 80% of American people support Trump violating courts orders to achieve the results they favor?
[b]Can the government break the law and do whatever they feel like as long as the majority of the population might be supportive of some of their objectives?
I would appreciate a direct, non-evasive answer if possible.[/b][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=AxelHeyst;2991019]I don't know why I have to do your homework Xpartan. But here are a few recent polls on the 80/20 issues I spoke of in my posts for your enlightenment. I noticed that in your post to me you are trying to obfuscate and change the subject to more contentious issues. How do You stand on the issues below #1), #2), #3) AND #4). I would appreciate a direct, non-evasive answer if possible.
1 a) Harvard CAPS / Harris poll March 3: 76% of Americans favor DOGE's efforts to reduce government waste.
1 b) Harvard Poll Feb 2025:70% of respondents believe government spending is rife with waste and fraud, 69% support cutting spending by $1 trillion, and 60% of voters support DOGE's efforts to make significant cuts.
2 a) Axios / Ipsos poll January 19,2025 66% support deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally. Republicans (93%) are more likely to show support than Democrats (43%) and independents (67% Few Americans (11%) support deporting immigrants who are in the country legally.
2 b) It is too early to see a poll on recent Tren de Aragua gang deportation, but I bet you it is higher than 75% favorable. Only a Woke moron would be against this one.
3) New York Times / Ipsos poll: 79% of Americans do not want transgender-identifying men competing in women's sports.
4) ICC Poll 1000 USA Adults surveyed: 81% support Israel's right to defend itself and, 82% believe a final ceasefire deal should require Hamas' removal from power in Gaza.[/QUOTE]I asked if it was OK for the government to break the law even if the majority of the population might be supportive of some of their objectives.
The fact that you chose to ditch this simple question makes me believe that you approve or don't care when Trump and his sycophants break the law as long as you support his actions.
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From Envy of the World to Worst Jobs Record Since Hoover qualifies
[QUOTE=Tiny12;2991144]I don't think he is catastrophic Xpartan. As I've told Tooms repeatedly, the President doesn't have nearly as much to do with the economy during his term as other factors. However, Biden with his overboard spending and stimulus, and Trump with his tariffs seem to have done their darndest to fuck things up.
The OECD revised its forecasts, assuming the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are imposed, and the tariffs on China and steel and aluminum are maintained. Here are the numbers from their December forecast ("before") and the forecast on Monday ("after" for 2026, the first full year after the tariffs would take effect, for the USA.
Before: 2. 1%.
After: 1. 6%.
The OECD also revised its estimates for inflation up by 0. 7 percentage points for 2025 and 0. 6 percentage points in 2026.
That's not catastrophic.
But it's possible he's just getting started with the tariffs. As a big believer in comparative advantage, and a big critic of crony capitalism, I believe he's chosen the wrong path.
Is this more harmful than what Biden and the Democrats did? I suspect not. The $1. 9 trillion American Rescue Plan ignited inflation, which rose by 7%. If you calculate inflation the way Larry Summers does, using the method used before the early 1980's, inflation rose over 15%. That's a lot more than what the OECD's predicting. After adjusting for inflation, median wages and salaries didn't go up during his term in office, even though we were rebounding from a deep recession. Biden's over-the-top spending did boost GDP, but at what cost? It also made the national debt higher than it would be otherwise and increased the size of government relative to the private sector.
Would Kamala Harris and a Republican Congress and Senate have worked out better for the country than a Trump presidency and Republican Congressional control? I don't know. Possibly. Normally divided government is better for controlling budget deficits But Trump appears to be set on decreasing the size of government during this term. I'd say that would be a good thing, but I don't like what's happening to aid to third world countries, in healthcare in particular. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions will die. Perhaps you believe that shouldn't be a priority for us when we're running huge deficits. Fair enough, but withdraw the money gradually over two or three years so the countries can adjust. I like what Trump is doing in Ukraine, and you don't, but I guess that's neither here nor there as to the economy, except if he's successful it will lower USA Government expenditures, and energy prices, a little.
What's a piehole?[/QUOTE]And when you factor in Trump adding TWICE as much government spending than Biden did for his Trump's Pandemic AND his non Trump's Pandemic government spending, I would say that would qualify as a Spectacular Historic Economic Catastrophe!
Yes, I know it was the Biden-Harris economic hand off this year that was justifiably characterized as The Envy of the World Economy. But the positive economic trajectories handed to Trump's Pandemic Part 1 term by Obama-Biden could just as well have qualified as such too.
As could the positive economic trajectories handed to Bush2-Cheney by Clinton-Gore.
And the positve economic trajectories handed to Reagan-Bush1 by Carter-Mondale.
And from JFK / LBJ to Nixon.
And FDR / Truman to Eisenhower.
And in every case the incoming Repub squandered the gifts handed to him on a silver platter, At Best, and / or converted it into Crap, At Worst. More commonly the latter.
With the Worst of the Worst turn-around being in Trump's Pandemic Part 1 term, even surpassing Bush2's Spectacular Historic Economic Catastrophic turn-around.
There is zero reason to expect what Trump has been doing with the latest Envy of the World Dem Economy he inherited from Biden-Harris will lead to anything but another Trump's Pandemic Spectacular Historic Economic Catastrophe.
But, ok, let's be optimistic about it this time; it is possible the Biden-Harris Envy of the World Economy Trump inherited was SO DAMN GOOD even TrumpMusk can't totally fuck it up in the next 2-4 Lame-Duck Trump Years with a typical Great Repub Depression or Great Repub Recession and maybe it will turn out to only be as dreadful as, say, the Eisenhower 3 middle-sized Resession and one of the worst jobs creation record presidency with just the usual 2-3 times as much government spending to get there as with Reagan instead of another one of his Worst Presidency in USA History and Worst Jobs Record since Hoover results.
Trump's piehole is his big fat mouth suitable only as a hole into which he can shove large portions of pie and never useful as a source of truthful or positive communication.
Wokie Tears: Don't Cry for me Argentina. LMFAO.
The headline read "Florida city council members tear up at vote over ICE partnering with local officers" What morons. They keep on giving. Catch the video here:
[URL]https://www.foxnews.com/media/florida-city-council-members-tear-up-vote-over-ice-partnering-local-officers[/URL]
The bottom line is "Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson argued in favor of the memorandum, emphasizing that it would not give officers the authority to go out in search of illegal immigrants "kicking in doors," but simply the ability to arrest and process illegal immigrants who had been charged or convicted of a crime. ".
But "the motion failed to pass on a 3-3 vote with one council member not in attendance. " So Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier responded to the vote on Tuesday with a letter demanding the city council change its position or risk civil or criminal penalties for being a sanctuary city. " Saying, "Sanctuary policies are illegal in Florida. Your vote last night makes you a sanctuary city. Fix this problem or face the consequences," Uthmeier wrote on X, along with a copy of his letter.
FANTASTICO! I LOVE this Shit.
MAGA's gleeful ignorance, meanwhile China builds 5 nuclear reactors, a week...
Whether MAGA cultists are too blind, too numb, too dense, or too busy reveling in the lawless carnage, to see their own rights and freedoms, being trampled on, by their American Fuhrer, hellbent on dividing the country, instead of uniting it, is all just political cannon fodder, for Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, as the spectacle of fake American leadership and democracy, cannibalizing itself under it's loony MAGA Fuhrer.
Oblivious, ignorant and gleefully cheering for the plight and suffering of their fellow Americans, as they gleefully witness, the methodical unraveling of American democracy, under a leader whose Project 2025 playbook reeks of demagogic authoritarian tyranny. Meanwhile...
[U]China's Green Energy buildouts == 5 nuclear reactors a week:[/u]
The expansion of green energy continues at a record pace in China, and is showing the world, they are on pace to meet their greenhouse emissions goals.
[i][b]Last year (2024), solar and wind power equivalent to approximately 320 nuclear reactors were installed,[/b] March 16 2025[/i] [URL]https://swedenherald.com/article/chinas-green-energy-boom-like-320-nuclear-reactors[/URL]
China is consolidating its dominance in the green energy revolution, deploying solar, wind, and pumped hydropower, at a scale that dwarfs global competitors, adding more renewable capacity last year than the rest of the world combined, all at a staggering pace, equivalent to 5 reactors a week.
China is kicking ass and revolutionizing their country!
[b]PS:[/b] And what is the U.S. doing? Arhhh...yes, let me guess, "drill baby, drill!" and dismantling democracy!
Cool I finally agree with the CCP on something
[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/world/asia/china-canada-drug-executions.html[/URL]
The US should start today with Ross Ulbricht on LIVE TV.
In case you don't know the CCP is our Mortal Enemy
[QUOTE=Spidy;2991301]Whether MAGA cultists are too blind, too numb, too dense, or too busy reveling in the lawless carnage, to see their own rights and freedoms, being trampled on, by their American Fuhrer, hellbent on dividing the country, instead of uniting it, is all just political cannon fodder, for Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, as the spectacle of fake American leadership and democracy, cannibalizing itself under it's loony MAGA Fuhrer.
Oblivious, ignorant and gleefully cheering for the plight and suffering of their fellow Americans, as they gleefully witness, the methodical unraveling of American democracy, under a leader whose Project 2025 playbook reeks of demagogic authoritarian tyranny. Meanwhile...
[U]China's Green Energy buildouts == 5 nuclear reactors a week:[/u]
The expansion of green energy continues at a record pace in China, and is showing the world, they are on pace to meet their greenhouse emissions goals.
[i][b]Last year (2024), solar and wind power equivalent to approximately 320 nuclear reactors were installed,[/b] March 16 2025[/i] [URL]https://swedenherald.com/article/chinas-green-energy-boom-like-320-nuclear-reactors[/URL]
China is consolidating its dominance in the green energy revolution, deploying solar, wind, and pumped hydropower, at a scale that dwarfs global competitors, adding more renewable capacity last year than the rest of the world combined, all at a staggering pace, equivalent to 5 reactors a week.
China is kicking ass and revolutionizing their country!
[b]PS:[/b] And what is the U.S. doing? Arhhh...yes, let me guess, "drill baby, drill!" and dismantling democracy![/QUOTE][URL]https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/communist-china-is-our-enemy/[/URL]
You really should stop publicly rimming and blowing them 24/7 its not a good look.
Unity? OMFG how unifying was Scumbag Autopen Joe? He is the most divisive piece of shit on the planet!!
But I don't remember you ever bitching about it, not once.
BTW I'm just telling you now I'm stealing Mein MAGA Fuhrer.
Ever hear of paybacks are a mofo?
You bastards fraudulently tried to impeach him twice.
Raided his castle in Florida with SWAT.
To charge him with 93 Kangaroo court felonies to put him in prison to die.
Fabricated a complete BS lawsuit to bankrupt him financially and tried to let two assassin's actually kill him.
I'm sure this will go down in history of the most deserving cases of poetic justice the world has ever seen.
320 reactors in CCPland? Awesome 320 Fukashimas coming right up LMFAO ET you better start running now lololololololololololol.
Maybe they will use them to make some nukes to reach all the blue cities that love them so much and wipe out all the loons Mein MAGA Fuhrer doesn't.
BTW you like to use that inane platitude I'm sure you picked up from MSNBC "dismantling democracy".
Please elaborate if you dare ROTFLMMFAO.
Lastly as the axiom states "If you come for the King you had better kill him".
If not, it will suck to be you! LMFAO.
Allahu Akbar.
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TrumpMusk Social Security Hilarity!
77.3 Million voters and a few stray "Bothsider / Neithersider" Third Party voters gave this dude access to the Nuclear Codes. Lolol.
[URL]https://youtu.be/G6IBF3YpYuA?si=LEIzHTIISNheWAQT[/URL]
I fully support the next Dem President designating anyone who speaks, writes or implies anything positive about Repubs and negative about Dems as "terrorists" or "enemy combatants" and therefore subject to Constitutionally-sanctioned execution or transference to a foreign prison without a moment of due process.
Starting on Day One.
