Great post. Biden's ineptness, policies and fading mental acuity put him in dubious company. I've long thought James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson were our worst presidents, but I think Biden gives them a run for their money. Jim Dueholm
The attraction to Trump (to a lesser extend DeSantis), Milei, Wilders, etc. is a desperate realization that our elites don't have the answers and worse, don't have our best interests at heart. They want transformative leadership, not moderation or reform.
The answers are obvious to ordinary people without the benefit of advanced degrees: close open borders, stop pushing up the price of energy, let our farmers and ranchers produce, stop printing money by the trillions, prosecute thieves and violent criminals among us, shut down useless agencies and programs (Afuera!), clip the wings of the police state (hello Christie!), stop fighting political wars cooked up in the State Dept. (hello Nikki!), manufacture critical components and materials at home, and stop queering the kids.
I, for one, feel nauseous and angry every time I hear a politician offer up the routine, decades-old, failed tropes: "comprehensive immigration reform," "net-zero emissions," "two-state solution," "pay your fair share," "equity," "LGBT rights," "fighting for freedom." The top-of-mind causes in DC are nowhere on the list of Americans' top concerns.
The J6 Jig is up: people can see it was America's Reichstag fire, a catastrophic riot exploited to criminalize political opposition. No one really cares if Trump is indicted or convicted of these cases because they're being prosecuted by Lavrentiy Beria's heirs, making a joke out of the "rule of law."
Our trust in government, academic, and cultural institutions is broken - justifiably so. You can lie to people for so long before they stop listening to you, even when you're telling the truth.
When they're not lying, they're incompetent: the IRS can't answer the phones (you're lucky if they read anything you send them inside of six months), the schools don't educate, the military and can't make its own modest recruitment quotas, the police watched leftist mobs burn down cities across the country, DAs in those cities won't prosecute dangerous criminals. This was true before COVID, and now it's worse than ever.
One footnote: Milei may seem crazy but if you take the trouble to listen to him, you'll find he has a better grasp of economics and history than anyone in the White House or the "four corners" of our own Congress. He is an educated man and he has a compass. He will encounter real strife in his country before his reforms can produce results, and he will be pretty much on his own - if he isn't sabotaged by Washington.
Unlike Trump, he does not have (as you put it) a reptilian brain, and that is probably the greatest risk to his survival. In a sea of crocodiles, such as Washington, you'd better be equipped.
I wish it were so but not much has changed since the midterm elections with the non-existent red wave.. The only election Trump won was the one where all the Democrats assumed Hillary would easily and stayed home. Between so many people loathing Trump and the early voting and mail in voting taking away a Republican strength (Democrat voters not bothering to go vote), we're basically stuck with four more years of Biden. 🤷♂️
If not much has changed since the midterms, the Rs should be in good shape. The Rs won 50.6% of the popular vote, and the Ds won 47.8%. The Electoral College skews somewhat toward the Rs, so if they win the same 50.6%, they'll win the White House. In addition, the biggest factor in the election -- Biden's age -- will be an increasing disadvantage for the Ds. And he with all his unpopularity (37%!!!) will be the first line on the ballot, which was not the case in the midterms.
It's madness to renominate Biden. And it's madness to renominate Trump who is not only anathema to huge swathes of the population but remains the only Republican capable of losing to Biden. We live in a time of madness.
It won't be. The Democrats are many things. Stupid is not one of them.
"And it's madness to renominate Trump who is not only anathema to huge swathes of the population"
It May be, If The Chicken Entrails (The Polls) are correct. We will see by February. THE question is, if it is will you Support/Vote for him? (a question I ask the Ever Trump people) if Its Not Will you Support/Vote for the Republican candidate?
A LOT of people want him just because of the way he has been treated.
Why? Donald Trump as President Governed as a pretty good center/right Republican President.
IF he wins the nomination you have a choice. Donald Trump OR Whoever the Democratic Party puts up. Not Voting at all is the same as voting for The Democrat.
Great post. Biden's ineptness, policies and fading mental acuity put him in dubious company. I've long thought James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson were our worst presidents, but I think Biden gives them a run for their money. Jim Dueholm
The attraction to Trump (to a lesser extend DeSantis), Milei, Wilders, etc. is a desperate realization that our elites don't have the answers and worse, don't have our best interests at heart. They want transformative leadership, not moderation or reform.
The answers are obvious to ordinary people without the benefit of advanced degrees: close open borders, stop pushing up the price of energy, let our farmers and ranchers produce, stop printing money by the trillions, prosecute thieves and violent criminals among us, shut down useless agencies and programs (Afuera!), clip the wings of the police state (hello Christie!), stop fighting political wars cooked up in the State Dept. (hello Nikki!), manufacture critical components and materials at home, and stop queering the kids.
I, for one, feel nauseous and angry every time I hear a politician offer up the routine, decades-old, failed tropes: "comprehensive immigration reform," "net-zero emissions," "two-state solution," "pay your fair share," "equity," "LGBT rights," "fighting for freedom." The top-of-mind causes in DC are nowhere on the list of Americans' top concerns.
The J6 Jig is up: people can see it was America's Reichstag fire, a catastrophic riot exploited to criminalize political opposition. No one really cares if Trump is indicted or convicted of these cases because they're being prosecuted by Lavrentiy Beria's heirs, making a joke out of the "rule of law."
Our trust in government, academic, and cultural institutions is broken - justifiably so. You can lie to people for so long before they stop listening to you, even when you're telling the truth.
When they're not lying, they're incompetent: the IRS can't answer the phones (you're lucky if they read anything you send them inside of six months), the schools don't educate, the military and can't make its own modest recruitment quotas, the police watched leftist mobs burn down cities across the country, DAs in those cities won't prosecute dangerous criminals. This was true before COVID, and now it's worse than ever.
One footnote: Milei may seem crazy but if you take the trouble to listen to him, you'll find he has a better grasp of economics and history than anyone in the White House or the "four corners" of our own Congress. He is an educated man and he has a compass. He will encounter real strife in his country before his reforms can produce results, and he will be pretty much on his own - if he isn't sabotaged by Washington.
Unlike Trump, he does not have (as you put it) a reptilian brain, and that is probably the greatest risk to his survival. In a sea of crocodiles, such as Washington, you'd better be equipped.
I wish it were so but not much has changed since the midterm elections with the non-existent red wave.. The only election Trump won was the one where all the Democrats assumed Hillary would easily and stayed home. Between so many people loathing Trump and the early voting and mail in voting taking away a Republican strength (Democrat voters not bothering to go vote), we're basically stuck with four more years of Biden. 🤷♂️
If not much has changed since the midterms, the Rs should be in good shape. The Rs won 50.6% of the popular vote, and the Ds won 47.8%. The Electoral College skews somewhat toward the Rs, so if they win the same 50.6%, they'll win the White House. In addition, the biggest factor in the election -- Biden's age -- will be an increasing disadvantage for the Ds. And he with all his unpopularity (37%!!!) will be the first line on the ballot, which was not the case in the midterms.
It's madness to renominate Biden. And it's madness to renominate Trump who is not only anathema to huge swathes of the population but remains the only Republican capable of losing to Biden. We live in a time of madness.
Agreed.
2024 is a repeat of 2016 in the sense that each party is putting up the only candidate who could lose to the other.
Insane times.
"It's madness to renominate Biden."
It won't be. The Democrats are many things. Stupid is not one of them.
"And it's madness to renominate Trump who is not only anathema to huge swathes of the population"
It May be, If The Chicken Entrails (The Polls) are correct. We will see by February. THE question is, if it is will you Support/Vote for him? (a question I ask the Ever Trump people) if Its Not Will you Support/Vote for the Republican candidate?
A LOT of people want him just because of the way he has been treated.
That’s a silly reason to vote for someone.
"A LOT of people want him just because of the way he has been treated."
"That’s a silly reason to vote for someone."
Maybe but that is what I see. You could say the Democrats Want Donald Trump.
Stupid is not one of them? I beg to differ. Will I vote for Trump? Not in a trillion years.
"Stupid is not one of them?"
Examples of their stupidity?
"Will I vote for Trump? Not in a trillion years."
Why? Donald Trump as President Governed as a pretty good center/right Republican President.
IF he wins the nomination you have a choice. Donald Trump OR Whoever the Democratic Party puts up. Not Voting at all is the same as voting for The Democrat.
I'm not a Democrat dumbass.
There are 2 choices in who to vote for President. The Republican or The Democrat. Not voting is a vote For the Democrat.
I disagree. I will never pull the lever for someone I find beyond the pale.