TenuredVulture wrote:First time since thw 1920s a president deliberately made the economy worse.

thephan wrote:

The times we live in.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/mar ... cnn.com%2F

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

The times we live in.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/mar ... cnn.com%2F

Just more proof that nothing has really changed in my lifetime

06hawkalum wrote:

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

The times we live in.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/mar ... cnn.com%2F

Just more proof that nothing has really changed in my lifetime

Far fewer people feel that way now than when you were born. Most people with those outmoded views will be dead within 20 years.

PTOITWCFTPP wrote:

da_bad_ass wrote:

JUburton wrote:also have you sent td11 his cheque

he owes a 1000 dollar cheque to each of td11, me, tomatopie, PTOITWCFTPP, pacino uncle milty, thephan, phred, werthless, barry jive, shadow, and jflnyc. and thats only those who have pm'd me. pay up brantt.

Yeah pay me Brantt

Uncle Milty wrote:

06hawkalum wrote:

Uncle Milty wrote:

thephan wrote:

The times we live in.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/mar ... cnn.com%2F

Just more proof that nothing has really changed in my lifetime

Far fewer people feel that way now than when you were born. Most people with those outmoded views will be dead within 20 years.

What are things Uncle Milty said in the 80s, Alex.

"This isn't my trade war," Trump said. "This is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago by a lot of other presidents."

"I am the chosen one," Trump added, looking up at the sky. "Somebody had to do it. So I'm taking on China. I'm taking on China in trade, and you know what, we're winning."

A top surrogate for President Trump, who holds a senior campaign position in Iowa, said Wednesday night that the president has done more for women than anyone else she could think of besides Mother Teresa.

National Farmers Union condemns new tariffs: 'Trump is making things worse'

Brantt wrote:

td11 wrote:Brantt is doing a great service by giving everyone a peek into the conservative mind. Very cool stuff

I'm not a conservative. Really not even close.

Brantt wrote:

Grotewold wrote:Brannt, just out of curiosity, have you posted here about the Trump presidency thus far versus what you expected/wanted?

Overall I have been pretty satisfied with Trump. I think he's done a good job stimulating the economy through tax cuts and more specifically deregulation that at least attempts to get back to leveling the playing field in the manufacturing sector. Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were solid picks for the Supreme Court. I give him a ton of credit for taking on China head on when the easy thing to do would be just continue on with business as usual and ride the strong economic wave to re-election. We'll see how that turns out, but I'd do the same if I were him and hope the short term pain leads to a much better deal for the US long-term. Like that he's ready to bring our troops home from the endless wars in the middle east. Like that he's engaged Kim Jong-Un directly in an attempt to denuclearize the peninsula.

The two main big misses are healthcare and immigration. In both cases though, I would say they are a bigger indictment of the Republican party and their complete lack of solutions rather than Trump himself. Trump gave them a golden opportunity to reform both issues and they were completely clueless.

Could do without some of the theatrics, but a lot is warranted given how he is treated by the media.

It's actually amazing what he has accomplished and that he is still standing given who he has gone head to head with (basically by himself) in the last 4 years.

"I love this place. Look, what’s not to like about Vermont in terms of the beauty of it? And what a neat town, this is like a scenic, beautiful town. The mayor's been a good guy, everybody has been really friendly. I like Keene a lot."