As most folks have guessed, I'm part of the medical industry. Folks ask me what I think of the repeal of Obamacare.
I point to this and say, I'm gonna do fine. We tried to fix it and folks voted against their better interests and in favor of the insurance company and want this historical pattern again. So me and my family, honestly, will be fine. But I like to think I can see bigger picture: what's best for the nation.
Once the populace still can't afford health care, and the jobs don't happen, then I wonder what will become of the Golden President then.
I'm with you there. I consider myself pragmatically socially liberal. The pragmatic part knows that no matter how much counsel you provide, people generally need to make their own mistakes before they learn. This will be a hot stove presidency.
There is a surprising (even more so than general humanity) ability for rationalization and self-deception among his faithful. I'm wondering how many people are really his faithful though, I think a lot of people are predisposed to just be unhappy with government. It will be interesting to see what really happens when the impacts start to be felt on the street. I'm not a 1%er by any stretch, but I'm happy to have my own safety net and be close enough to get some of the benefits that will be coming to the crony class. I feel genuinely bad for those who will be more negatively impacted, but they seem to be cheering on the changes, so what are you gonna do?
As most folks have guessed, I'm part of the medical industry. Folks ask me what I think of the repeal of Obamacare.
I point to this and say, I'm gonna do fine. We tried to fix it and folks voted against their better interests and in favor of the insurance company and want this historical pattern again. So me and my family, honestly, will be fine. But I like to think I can see bigger picture: what's best for the nation.
Once the populace still can't afford health care, and the jobs don't happen, and the wall doesn't happen, and Hillary doesn't go to jail, and the administration is full of billionaires, and we are told to not trust the news that isn't sanctioned, then I wonder what will become of the Golden President then.
I think right now they're feeding on hope. When will things not happen the way they expected and they start getting frustrated?
There is a surprising (even more so than general humanity) ability for rationalization and self-deception among his faithful. I'm wondering how many people are really his faithful though, I think a lot of people are predisposed to just be unhappy with government. It will be interesting to see what really happens when the impacts start to be felt on the street. I'm not a 1%er by any stretch, but I'm happy to have my own safety net and be close enough to get some of the benefits that will be coming to the crony class. I feel genuinely bad for those who will be more negatively impacted, but they seem to be cheering on the changes, so what are you gonna do?
The real issue - the most important one - is when will the electorate decide that he's the wrong choice? Will it be before or after the end of this term?
In for a dime, in for a dollar. They're more bellicose now than 2 months ago.
There should be an RP betting pool to see how long it'll take right-leaning people to wish HRC had won instead of Trump. I don't know if kurtster* will ever change his mind, but based on the race to destroy and not-replace the ACA I think there'll be quite a bit of buyer's remorse walking around in the next year or two.
* No disrespect intended, kurtster. Just saying you're a man of very strong convictions. I don't agree with some of them but you're entitled to your opinions. Hope everything's working out with the new cat.
I think it'll never happen that they'll have wanted Killary, but I do believe (and this is so far just me speculating) that there are people in rooms going "Man, I wish we'd supported Bush/etc more and this hadn't happened. Now what do we do?" It's obvious that this was a hostile takeover, and now they've got Honey Badger for the leader of their party.
The real issue - the most important one - is when will the electorate decide that he's the wrong choice? Will it be before or after the end of this term?
I can say for sure that if you're struggling with bladder cancer a golden shower is a good thing. If you're pissing blood then it shuts the comedy completely down and everybody runs for metaphorical cover...
Other than your first sentence, I agree with everything else you stated and especially the bolded. I do not trust our intelligence sector farther than I can spit.
Trump's mindset is that if you actually believe him, you deserve to be conned. - Art of The Deal
No lock up Hillary. Taxpayers pay for Wall. Drain Swamp means fill with ideological zealots.
Trump is a magic 8 ball.
Are knee jerk Hillary attacks going to be the response to Defending Trump for the next four years, or do you actually have proven, positive things to say about him? Do tell us how you can determine the difference between the truth, the lies and the bluster.
Trump is a complete idiot and he is competing for worse president ever, but the witch hunt is getting ridiculous. There is still no clear evidence that Russia hacked and influenced the elections. There is only the story that there is evidence. Instead of showing that evidence there is now a decoy. Again a story, but now about Trump and his misbehaviour in Moscow. The CIA and FBI are really trying to get rid of Trump and they use an old trick of making up stories supported by conveniently secret evidence.
Other than your first sentence, I agree with everything else you stated and especially the bolded. I do not trust our intelligence sector farther than I can spit.
Trump is a genius at waffling and straddling questions with vague, often contradictory statements. He's clearly improvising during interviews to conceal gaps in his knowledge.
So yes, a nonsensical question would elicit a nonsensical "answer" from Trump. The real issue is whether anyone would care.
Een worst zijn. It's a typical dutch saying. You can translate it with "Trump's political opponents don't care whether the allegations are true or not". But worst is a sausage. Thats true.
Wurst is a sausage. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Or duck sausage.
"Whether the allegations are true or not now, it will be the Trump sausage political opponents."
Een worst zijn. It's a typical dutch saying. You can translate it with "Trump's political opponents don't care whether the allegations are true or not". But worst is a sausage. Thats true.
