Is Joe the next Jimmy Carter ??

[highfigh]

Well the Vice President is the decider on a 50/50 split. The President then signs the bill. My point is reconciliation is useful to you when you agree with it but complain about it when not. Add in Trump losing everything and it's kinda like crying over your own spilled milk.

VP is the 'decider' only as the tie-breaker in the Senate (interesting that you used a word W was derided for) but POTUS can enact legislation if Congress can't get it passed and the fact that he WAS President of the Senate for 8 years, as well as being a Senator for 39 years, means that he knows what can & can't be done. My problem with that comment is in his way of telling the reporter that he seems to think he's a damn king, or something.

Trump effed up, big time. However, the methods being used now and the long-term damage will be hard to overcome.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Some interesting points here.

I'm not too sure the last election means the popular vote will stay with democrats

The vote was largely based on voting against Trump and a lot of conservatives swung in that direction. A lot did vote against Trump. He really dropped the ball on Covid. Total clusterf$ck then he screwed the Senate with his disastrous fake election and gaslighting the capital.

I think 2022 and 2024 will tell us a lot more where things really stand.

Although if Trump runs again the party stays divided and Democrats have a huge advantage

But as mentioned above they are pushing a LOT of spending and pushing a lot of new ideas very fast and very hard so that puts out intangibles that make it a little harder to predict how people will react in the long term

Very very interesting times

I figured from the get go there'd be some serious spending and/or come 2022 they might all of a sudden become "moderates."

 

[highfigh]

Some interesting points here.

I'm not too sure the last election means the popular vote will stay with democrats

The vote was largely based on voting against Trump and a lot of conservatives swung in that direction. A lot did vote against Trump. He really dropped the ball on Covid. Total clusterf$ck then he screwed the Senate with his disastrous fake election and gaslighting the capital.

I think 2022 and 2024 will tell us a lot more where things really stand.

Although if Trump runs again the party stays divided and Democrats have a huge advantage

But as mentioned above they are pushing a LOT of spending and pushing a lot of new ideas very fast and very hard so that puts out intangibles that make it a little harder to predict how people will react in the long term

Very very interesting times

New gun buyer stats show that people in the states with the most strict gun control have decided that they would rather be able to defend themselves, than not. Also, roughly 40% of the new gun buyers in the last year were women and minorities. It seems that new emphasis is being placed on more spending for police- that will need additional/better training and recurring mental health assessments for officers, especially those involved in violent/extremely traumatic incidents)- if they don't include those, nothing will change.

 

[Dude#1279435]

VP is the 'decider' only as the tie-breaker in the Senate (interesting that you used a word W was derided for) but POTUS can enact legislation if Congress can't get it passed and the fact that he WAS President of the Senate for 8 years, as well as being a Senator for 39 years, means that he knows what can & can't be done. My problem with that comment is in his way of telling the reporter that he seems to think he's a damn king, or something.

Trump effed up, big time. However, the methods being used now and the long-term damage will be hard to overcome.

That's what I said. If there's a tiebreak. The prez can enact legislation if it doesn't pass. Now if they don't have the votes, which it doesn't look like, then I see your point. Biden wants a bipartisan agreement attached with reconciliation, and that's going to be very difficult to achieve. This bill is in the neighborhood of 3.5 to 5 trillion. Bernie would've been even worse as prez. He wants a 6 trillion package!

 

[highfigh]

That's what I said. If there's a tiebreak. The prez can enact legislation if it doesn't pass. Now if they don't have the votes, which it doesn't look like, then I see your point. Biden wants a bipartisan agreement attached with reconciliation, and that's going to be very difficult to achieve. This bill is in the neighborhood of 3.5 to 5 trillion. Bernie would've been even worse as prez. He wants a 6 trillion package!

He SAYS he wants bipartisan agreements, but I really don't think that's the reality.

BTW- Even Bernie has dumped on this one.

They have already spent more than $6T.

 

[Dude#1279435]

He SAYS he wants bipartisan agreements, but I really don't think that's the reality.

BTW- Even Bernie has dumped on this one.

They have already spent more than $6T.

Well yeah he wants bipartisan agreement to use as a cover. I'm sorry to be cold, but even if every Republican votes against this in both branches and the Dems have the votes with a 51 House and a Senate 50/50 tiebreak, well what do you want me to say? Now if they don't have the votes and jam it through than obviously that's terrible. Right now it looks like there might be enough moderate Dems to keep this from passing.

 

[adk highlander]

Umm. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump/amp

 

[Dude#1279435]

Umm. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump/amp

I don't think it's fair to include 2020 due to covid. It was either keep things open and risk a mess, or lockdown and bailouts. It looks like Trump was slightly down from Obama but not much. I can't remember if Obama had a Republican congress his entire two terms? Anyhow, I don't see much a difference in the graph.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Historical Tables

To download the Historical Tables Introductory Text and Section notes as a PDF, click here (21 pages, 135 KB) Spreadsheets To download all Historical Tables in XLS format as a single ZIP file, click here (1 MB) Table 1.1—Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-): 1789–2025Table...

www.whitehouse.gov

This is a good one.

 

[adk highlander]

I don't think it's fair to include 2020 due to covid. It was either keep things open and risk a mess, or lockdown and bailouts. It looks like Trump was slightly down from Obama but not much. I can't remember if Obama had a Republican congress his entire two terms? Anyhow, I don't see much a difference in the graph.

Did you read the article? The rise was going well before covid hit. Obama had to deal with the 2008 recession. tRump made this mess at the start of his presidency when he gave all his friends a tax cut and had to fix other screw ups based on his tariffs. Please read before comparing anything that idiot did to any normal president. Only two that raised it more were Bush 2 and Lincoln and they both had wars.

 

[adk highlander]

Historical Tables

To download the Historical Tables Introductory Text and Section notes as a PDF, click here (21 pages, 135 KB) Spreadsheets To download all Historical Tables in XLS format as a single ZIP file, click here (1 MB) Table 1.1—Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-): 1789–2025Table...

www.whitehouse.gov

This is a good one.

That is a page of downloads. What in particular is applicable to my earlier example?

 

[Dude#1279435]

Did you read the article? The rise was going well before covid hit. Obama had to deal with the 2008 recession. tRump made this mess at the start of his presidency when he gave all his friends a tax cut and had to fix other screw ups based on his tariffs. Please read before comparing anything that idiot did to any normal president. Only two that raised it more were Bush 2 and Lincoln and they both had wars.

My bad. No didn't read it. Did now.

 

[Epsonfan]

wowowoowoowoo

 

[adk highlander]

Obiden =Obama's 3rd Term & their commie socialist march disguised as New Green Deal.

That is very funny considering tRump was in the pocket of Russia. And with Moscow Mitch still around don't you worry about any work for the people if the US getting done.

And please let me know what these socialist agena items are that are being pushed. I am serious. The green new deal is not in any part of the existing agenda. I would like to see what information you have to the contrary.

 

[lovinthehd]

Obiden =Obama's 3rd Term & their commie socialist march disguised as New Green Deal.

LOL Commie socialist march, where do you come up with this stuff? Is that how Faux news terms it or one of their vapid talking heads? To think your drumphy wanted very much to be in the good graces of Putin's regime....kinda silly to complain.