What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[crazy canuck]

Posting twice in two days, I must not be well...

Sorry to say, but debating what brand of fool Trump is while the federal government and its agencies are being aggressively dismantled seems to be missing the forest for the trees.

Though I like the French version of that adage a lot better, "When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger." Perhaps it's not really time to examine the finger? Or is that your coping mechanism?

Anyway, whatever state Trump is, he is not the only one responsible for the ongoing Musk/DOGE/Project 2025 coup.

Yeah, it is a mistake to dismiss what the Trumpists are doing because Trump himself is an incompetent fool.

[HisMajestyBOB]

The Tariffs Were Never Real


Interesting text from the Atlantic.

Basically, everything Trump has done on the tariffs side was to please his electorate.  Talk loudly, declare a win, gain votes.  Fuck the numbers, he said he won, his voters believe him, the skeptics too.

Something the Democrats could stand to learn, if they ever hold power again. 

[Valmy]

The Tariffs Were Never Real


Interesting text from the Atlantic.

Basically, everything Trump has done on the tariffs side was to please his electorate.  Talk loudly, declare a win, gain votes.  Fuck the numbers, he said he won, his voters believe him, the skeptics too.

Something the Democrats could stand to learn, if they ever hold power again. 

I don't know man. That is so specific to Trump and his very specific skill set, I don't know how transferable it is.

[HisMajestyBOB]

The Tariffs Were Never Real


Interesting text from the Atlantic.

Basically, everything Trump has done on the tariffs side was to please his electorate.  Talk loudly, declare a win, gain votes.  Fuck the numbers, he said he won, his voters believe him, the skeptics too.

Something the Democrats could stand to learn, if they ever hold power again. 

I don't know man. That is so specific to Trump and his very specific skill set, I don't know how transferable it is.

Worth a shot. Especially when the Democrats actually have accomplishments.

[crazy canuck]

The Tariffs Were Never Real


Interesting text from the Atlantic.

Basically, everything Trump has done on the tariffs side was to please his electorate.  Talk loudly, declare a win, gain votes.  Fuck the numbers, he said he won, his voters believe him, the skeptics too.

Something the Democrats could stand to learn, if they ever hold power again. 

I don't know man. That is so specific to Trump and his very specific skill set, I don't know how transferable it is.

I don't think he meant loudly make a fool of yourself, like Trump. I think he is referring to the fact that Biden did a lot that nobody ever heard about.

Edit, he beat me to it

[Valmy]

I don't think he meant loudly make a fool of yourself, like Trump. I think he is referring to the fact that Biden did a lot that nobody ever heard about.

Edit, he beat me to it

Ah gotcha. Biden couldn't do that just due to his limitations. He probably needed some charismatic surrogates to do that. The VP would have been the obvious person but Kamala was mostly in the shadows until she was anointed.

[Jacob]

Posting twice in two days, I must not be well...

Sorry to say, but debating what brand of fool Trump is while the federal government and its agencies are being aggressively dismantled seems to be missing the forest for the trees.

Though I like the French version of that adage a lot better, "When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger." Perhaps it's not really time to examine the finger? Or is that your coping mechanism?

Anyway, whatever state Trump is, he is not the only one responsible for the ongoing Musk/DOGE/Project 2025 coup.

I hope you continue posting