And all this in less than six months. Now that we have some sense of the trajectory and understand the nature of the "big beautiful bill," what can we say about American life in another six months, or by the end of the term?
This is not just about the money, it's not just about the abuse of power. You founded America on the principal that all are created equal within it's borders. They said they were just going to deport criminals, yet now they are deporting ALL undocumented immigrants who work and pay their taxes and never committed a crime! Now those hearing they are obliged to go to are in jeopardy because if you obey the law they will arrest you! Now they are taking away your Citizenship and saying they will deport you too! This reminds me of the 1930's when Hitler used the same playbook. Soon it became a law that if you didn't see him as your lord and master he sent you to the ovens. Not just Jews but anybody who didn't fit their ideal of humans! The ovens are now cages surrounded by alligators! Was this what you voted for MAGA? Please I beseech you to look at history. Trump is Hitler personified. He and Miller and his Nazi Klan don't want you unless you are white and rich! Everybody else will be enslaved. You have to stop thinking that he is a good man. He is not. He wants to control who will live and prosper and who will not. You won't be able to go against him or you will be "disappeared" too. People are afraid to leave their homes, go to school, go to the store, because they are afraid! In America! They came here to get away from that dictatorial fear! Afraid that if they carry on with their lives they will be taken never to be seen again.
VEE, I'm sorry to expand on your comment, but it's not just MAGAts and Nazis. There are plenty of Christians like that, some Jews like that, and some Muslims like that.
I agree with you. Hate comes in all colours and religions. But the situation at present is what trump is creating for THOSE people that already think like him. He has found the pulse of that nation and is tapping into it. Those other communities have their leaders of hate but at this time and space America has to combat it with good debatable arguments. I know we or I should say I think they are morons to follow him but then again I think some young men are morons to follow Andrew Tate. With the young there's the chance they will grow out of it before they can do harm. With trumps followers most of them aren't all young. They have a beef with society that has grown into their adulthood. trump says it's okay to have that. This is where the danger lies.
It's very interesting that you talk about tapping into a pulse. You seem to portray Donnie as if he was Count Dracula, or some other kind of vampire. And I think you're precisely right.
The thing about trump is that he swamped people with catch phrases on his twitter account. He just found out what they didn't like and kept pushing them to blame all their problems on the left. The left didn't help their cause any either. They told those trumpers that they were morons, women haters, etc etc. Once he found that vein he just kept pumping it full of bullshit which they found gratifying because it proved to them that they were right and this really rich guy that has everything, (so they think), approves of them. It's heady stuff for people who have been maligned for their views of "other."
Catch phrases is his whole approach: "tariff," "immigrant," "deal." He has no idea what he's talking about. Not only does he know nothing about government, but he can't even run businesses successfully. He loses his daddy's money, he declares bankruptcy repeatedly, and he asks his sycophants to send him their money, because he can't support himself. His specialty is telling people "you're fired," and that's all he's got.
He also picked a side that had people that BELIEVED he was rich and made a shed load of money. Also appeared on the media shows that pushed those beliefs so they could make money too. To them all everyone else is jealous or lying. Trumps good at what he does in that regard. If he trans-ed into a woman they would be okay with that too at this point. The guy has horseshoes up his ass, so he doesn’t need to be smart at business just at the tired old game of bull-shipping!
Mark, you give Donnie too much "credit." He couldn't possibly have done all that without the unwavering support of a terrified Republican Congress (Murkowski whimpers, and hopes one of the bigger children will protect her: I'm guessing her mommy is not available) and a vile and soulless SCOTUS.
Thanks to all the Republican government, Republican voters & the Supreme Court we have the worst President grifter in history in charge of our beautiful country
Just underscores how weak and ineffective federal laws against graft and self-dealing are, including the Constitution. Trump's running a criminal enterprise masquerading as a government. Understand this: Trump views the government as a vehicle for his own enrichment; its assets are his assets.
If and when this administration is defeated, and it probably will be, later rather than sooner, all U.S. citizens will carry this guilt for generations. We are now indelibly stained forever. Exactly like the German’s who are carrying their guilt of the horror a few created in that country during the late 30’ and 40’s. Never in my whole long life did I ever see this coming. It’s gonna get worse before it gets better. I’m so disheartened. Yesterday’s vote to give ICE over 100 billion dollars for the capture and detention in concentration camps of our illegal neighbors and friends is tragic beyond belief. My growing fear is rump will somehow cancel the mid-term elections and we will be unable to right this wrong.
The Boeing 747 deal did go through.
Is that not totally insane? From top to bottom, that deal stinks like a month old dead skunk.
And all this in less than six months. Now that we have some sense of the trajectory and understand the nature of the "big beautiful bill," what can we say about American life in another six months, or by the end of the term?
Nothing good. I hope the House sends it back and it ends up in conference committee hell.
This is not just about the money, it's not just about the abuse of power. You founded America on the principal that all are created equal within it's borders. They said they were just going to deport criminals, yet now they are deporting ALL undocumented immigrants who work and pay their taxes and never committed a crime! Now those hearing they are obliged to go to are in jeopardy because if you obey the law they will arrest you! Now they are taking away your Citizenship and saying they will deport you too! This reminds me of the 1930's when Hitler used the same playbook. Soon it became a law that if you didn't see him as your lord and master he sent you to the ovens. Not just Jews but anybody who didn't fit their ideal of humans! The ovens are now cages surrounded by alligators! Was this what you voted for MAGA? Please I beseech you to look at history. Trump is Hitler personified. He and Miller and his Nazi Klan don't want you unless you are white and rich! Everybody else will be enslaved. You have to stop thinking that he is a good man. He is not. He wants to control who will live and prosper and who will not. You won't be able to go against him or you will be "disappeared" too. People are afraid to leave their homes, go to school, go to the store, because they are afraid! In America! They came here to get away from that dictatorial fear! Afraid that if they carry on with their lives they will be taken never to be seen again.
VEE, I'm sorry to expand on your comment, but it's not just MAGAts and Nazis. There are plenty of Christians like that, some Jews like that, and some Muslims like that.
I agree with you. Hate comes in all colours and religions. But the situation at present is what trump is creating for THOSE people that already think like him. He has found the pulse of that nation and is tapping into it. Those other communities have their leaders of hate but at this time and space America has to combat it with good debatable arguments. I know we or I should say I think they are morons to follow him but then again I think some young men are morons to follow Andrew Tate. With the young there's the chance they will grow out of it before they can do harm. With trumps followers most of them aren't all young. They have a beef with society that has grown into their adulthood. trump says it's okay to have that. This is where the danger lies.
It's very interesting that you talk about tapping into a pulse. You seem to portray Donnie as if he was Count Dracula, or some other kind of vampire. And I think you're precisely right.
The thing about trump is that he swamped people with catch phrases on his twitter account. He just found out what they didn't like and kept pushing them to blame all their problems on the left. The left didn't help their cause any either. They told those trumpers that they were morons, women haters, etc etc. Once he found that vein he just kept pumping it full of bullshit which they found gratifying because it proved to them that they were right and this really rich guy that has everything, (so they think), approves of them. It's heady stuff for people who have been maligned for their views of "other."
Catch phrases is his whole approach: "tariff," "immigrant," "deal." He has no idea what he's talking about. Not only does he know nothing about government, but he can't even run businesses successfully. He loses his daddy's money, he declares bankruptcy repeatedly, and he asks his sycophants to send him their money, because he can't support himself. His specialty is telling people "you're fired," and that's all he's got.
He also picked a side that had people that BELIEVED he was rich and made a shed load of money. Also appeared on the media shows that pushed those beliefs so they could make money too. To them all everyone else is jealous or lying. Trumps good at what he does in that regard. If he trans-ed into a woman they would be okay with that too at this point. The guy has horseshoes up his ass, so he doesn’t need to be smart at business just at the tired old game of bull-shipping!
Mark, you give Donnie too much "credit." He couldn't possibly have done all that without the unwavering support of a terrified Republican Congress (Murkowski whimpers, and hopes one of the bigger children will protect her: I'm guessing her mommy is not available) and a vile and soulless SCOTUS.
I agree. But it all flows from him.
Thanks to all the Republican government, Republican voters & the Supreme Court we have the worst President grifter in history in charge of our beautiful country
Actually you can have do-overs. They're called impeachment.
Just underscores how weak and ineffective federal laws against graft and self-dealing are, including the Constitution. Trump's running a criminal enterprise masquerading as a government. Understand this: Trump views the government as a vehicle for his own enrichment; its assets are his assets.
If and when this administration is defeated, and it probably will be, later rather than sooner, all U.S. citizens will carry this guilt for generations. We are now indelibly stained forever. Exactly like the German’s who are carrying their guilt of the horror a few created in that country during the late 30’ and 40’s. Never in my whole long life did I ever see this coming. It’s gonna get worse before it gets better. I’m so disheartened. Yesterday’s vote to give ICE over 100 billion dollars for the capture and detention in concentration camps of our illegal neighbors and friends is tragic beyond belief. My growing fear is rump will somehow cancel the mid-term elections and we will be unable to right this wrong.
I’m also worried about a fatal attack on The Substack and The Bulwark. (Andrew Weissmann is on Cash’s hit list, among many other’s)
The Constitutional republic died a pathetic death of craven cowardice and acquisitive grasping greed yesterday.
Couldn’t have said it better.
Did the Boeing 747 deal go through?