This is an outstanding column which explains how Republicans hindered efforts to end the recession.
The last paragraph: “So if you want to understand why the great slump that began in 2008 went on so long, blighting so many American lives, the answer is politics. Specifically, policy failed because cynical, bad-faith Republicans were willing to sacrifice millions of jobs rather than let anything good happen to the economy while a Democrat sat in the White House.”
Trump cited misinformation from Geraldo Rivera. Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star did a great job cutting through Trump’s crap.
Here’s a column from someone who calculated the death toll:
From this article:
“Under pressure from President Trump’s tariff war, China has embarked on a charm offensive on the diplomatic circuit, smoothing over old disputes and courting partners who could help Beijing weather the storm with Washington. Germany, which perennially harangued Beijing over market access restrictions, recently let Chinese investors hold bigger shares in joint ventures in a significant concession. South Korea, the target of withering Chinese boycotts last year over its deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, is seeing Chinese tourism revenue and automobile sales return.
This week, China’s relations with its heavyweight neighbor, Japan, reached its highest level in years.”
Trump’s policies will hurt US trade as other countries make deals without us. Sad!
As usual, Trump tries to take attention away from his lies by attacking other people. Sad!
Trump told them a red wave was coming.
Republicans can’t win on the issues – Trump’s terrible behavior, the tax cut that primarily helped rich people, and immigration policies that separated children from parents.
Instead (like Trump), they are making personal attacks on Democratic candidates.
From the article: “Republican electioneering groups, including the Congressional Leadership Fund “super PAC” and the National Republican Congressional Committee, have spent millions in recent weeks attacking Democratic candidates in intensely personal terms. The committees, along with some Republican candidates, have blasted one Democratic hopeful in New York for rap lyrics he once wrote; branded another, in Pennsylvania, as a “trust fund baby” and “tax dodger”; and aired commercials featuring veterans in wheelchairs to sow doubts about the patriotism of some Democratic nominees.”
There is no low Republicans won’t stoop to.
Then there’s this:
I think Kavanaugh will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice.
What happens if he isn’t? I don’t think it matters much. Trump doesn’t compromise – it’s not like he would pick a moderate instead. He’ll pick somebody else off the list of extreme conservatives that was prepared for him by the Federalist Society.
The Supreme Court was a major reason people voted for Trump. He won’t let them down since he has very little in his favor right now.
Trump would probably pick someone with an easier path to confirmation. McConnell suggested other choices than Kavanaugh.
From the 7/8/18 article: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation.
While careful not to directly make the case for any would-be justice, Mr. McConnell made clear in multiple phone calls with Mr. Trump and the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, that the lengthy paper trail of another top contender, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, would pose difficulties for his confirmation.”
