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originally posted by: Astyanax
Nobody wants to be associated with a loser, but opportunistic creeps who trade honour and integrity for power and influence hate it most of all. Of course they're dumping him. He's toast and they don't want to get burnt along with him.
They're dumping him for the same reason they climbed on his bandwagon to start with: self-interest.
Delighted to see the bad hats getting their comeuppance at last. It's been a long time coming, but here it is at last.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: Crowdpsychology
He had a lot of independent and third party support since it looked like he was going to shake things up in a good way.
Some things he did good, like fixing the VA and starting a decoupling from China.
But he nuked the economy with record spending and the biggest corporate bailouts ever while they post record numbers and price gouge consumers.
It doesn’t help that he’s abrasive and welcome attacking anyone who doesn’t but into the dogma, as does his base.
He’s lucky that no other good candidates are running, so he has a good chance at winning. I was hoping DeSantis would be a sensible candidate, but sadly he’s focusing solely on culture war stuff which most people are sick of.
originally posted by: network dude
I believe the MSM agenda is to blame for most of this. Trump has been the same egotistical asshole all his life. You can look back to old interviews, like on Oprah, when Oprah was fawning all over him, and encouraging him to run for president.
Then you had all the jokes about him actually running.
but he hasn't changed.
www.npr.org...
I think the part where he broke into the system they had closely guarded and without permission, he ran and won. They didn't have the usual leverage on him that I believe they have on all the others, so he was a wild card. they spent so much time and effort trying to find something, anything they could to "get him" with, but to no avail. And they haven't given up yet. So much so that they have opened up their hand for all to see while they play. All the old norms are being shredded in favor of getting him BAMN.
He did a good job, better than most, and was able to fix some things, which I think was the catalyst to his demise. You aren't supposed to fix things, just make it look like you are trying, so you can always have a way to funnel the money to each other in new and exciting ways. I think the whole system is corrupt, and most of them are on the take. He was a threat to that, and still is. Kind of like why Ron Paul was removed. He also wouldn't play by their rules.
Watch for insanity to really show up during all the upcoming trials intended to get Trump. It's going to be wild.
originally posted by: network dude
I think there are some good candidates, but the one's I think I like best need some seasoning. Tim Scott impresses me, but he's still a little wet behind the ears. Desantis would do good, but as you said, he's falling into the trap of thinking it's his destiny to be a champion against woke. Maybe it is, but woke is so idiotic, it should die all by itself if we all just hold them to account when asking the easy questions. Don't let them skip the answers.
originally posted by: network dude
I heard a few interviews with him, and I agree, he's at least good at sounding like he's grounded and logical.
I think the future is looking good for the right if they can grow a pair, and stick to the ideals that they claim to be about.
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
I think the future is looking good for the right if they can grow a pair, and stick to the ideals that they claim to be about.
But he nuked the economy with record spending and the biggest corporate bailouts ever while they post record numbers and price gouge consumers.
President Biden has officially surpassed Trump’s then record for government spending in a calendar year. As of late November, the federal government spent $3.37 trillion, a number which has no precedent.
Where Trump really went wrong was with federal covid spending, which totaled $6.2 trillion. Up until 2020, the Trump administration at least had a veneer of fiscal responsibility and there were real economic gains, but all of that went out the window with the pandemic.
President Biden has officially surpassed Trump’s then record for government spending in a calendar year. As of late November, the federal government spent $3.37 trillion, a number which has no precedent. During the tumultuous final year of the Trump presidency, government spending reached a new high of $3.28 trillion, which temporarily made him the biggest spender in US history in a year. If the 2020 election had not intervened, the Trump administration was on track to outspend Obama by far. So much for fiscal restraint.