dondub
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Post by dondub on Feb 20, 2019 14:23:01 GMT -5
The Build The Wall obsession is just a smokescreen and misdirection for a massive failure in the Trump campaign tool box of 'promises'. That failure is in his promised infrastructure program. What would be good about such a plan is that it would supply living wage jobs to those Trump supporters that most need that... white males 18-55 with just HS or less educations.
Just like the failed wall initiative when Trump had the Senate/House majorities he could have rolled on both of these initiatives. I posit it is his inexperience at governance that has led to the abject failure of each. Even to the extent of having to throw a 'shut the government down' hissy fit.
Maybe his 'base' will eventually figure out he is grifting them and that our problematic infrastructure will continue to be an issue until a Demo is POTUS and they can once again return to whining about all the deficit spending it will take to make our country great again.
www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/opinion/trump-infrastructure.html
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 20, 2019 14:28:54 GMT -5
I'd be happy about a budget that included billions for infrastructure. At least $5.7 billion.
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NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on Feb 20, 2019 14:37:33 GMT -5
The Build The Wall obsession is just a smokescreen and misdirection for a massive failure in the Trump campaign tool box of 'promises'. That failure is in his promised infrastructure program. What would be good about such a plan is that it would supply living wage jobs to those Trump supporters that most need that... white males 18-55 with just HS or less educations.
Just like the failed wall initiative when Trump had the Senate/House majorities he could have rolled on both of these initiatives. I posit it is his inexperience at governance that has led to the abject failure of each. Even to the extent of having to throw a 'shut the government down' hissy fit.
Maybe his 'base' will eventually figure out he is grifting them and that our problematic infrastructure will continue to be an issue until a Demo is POTUS and they can once again return to whining about all the deficit spending it will take to make our country great again.
www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/opinion/trump-infrastructure.html Don't hold your breath. This is the fault of Obama/Hillary/emails/Bengazi and it will firmly stay that way in their minds. His base is way too smart to fall for a grifter (at least in their own opinion)
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Gardening Grandma
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 20, 2019 14:47:19 GMT -5
I'd be happy about a budget that included billions for infrastructure. At least $5.7 billion. He talked about infrastructure after the election. That made me hope his misadministration might not be as bad as I feared. I was wrong.
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happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 20, 2019 17:09:10 GMT -5
I'd be happy about a budget that included billions for infrastructure. At least $5.7 billion. He talked about infrastructure after the election. That made me hope his misadministration might not be as bad as I feared. I was wrong. He also talked about that magical tax break just for the middle income people right before the midterms.
Hasn't talked about that since, either.
He knows all the right words to say, but has no intention to follow through on any of them.
Grifters gotta grift.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 20, 2019 17:11:21 GMT -5
The Build The Wall obsession is just a smokescreen and misdirection for a massive failure in the Trump campaign tool box of 'promises'. That failure is in his promised infrastructure program. What would be good about such a plan is that it would supply living wage jobs to those Trump supporters that most need that... white males 18-55 with just HS or less educations.
Just like the failed wall initiative when Trump had the Senate/House majorities he could have rolled on both of these initiatives. I posit it is his inexperience at governance that has led to the abject failure of each. Even to the extent of having to throw a 'shut the government down' hissy fit.
Maybe his 'base' will eventually figure out he is grifting them and that our problematic infrastructure will continue to be an issue until a Demo is POTUS and they can once again return to whining about all the deficit spending it will take to make our country great again.
www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/opinion/trump-infrastructure.html Don't hold your breath. This is the fault of Obama/Hillary/emails/Bengazi and it will firmly stay that way in their minds. His base is way too smart to fall for a grifter (at least in their own opinion) You forgot EBOLA!
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NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on Feb 20, 2019 17:12:52 GMT -5
Don't hold your breath. This is the fault of Obama/Hillary/emails/Bengazi and it will firmly stay that way in their minds. His base is way too smart to fall for a grifter (at least in their own opinion) You forgot EBOLA! D*mn . That's what I get for drive-by posting when I should be paying attention to other things
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Feb 20, 2019 18:44:13 GMT -5
He talked about infrastructure after the election. That made me hope his misadministration might not be as bad as I feared. I was wrong. He also talked about that magical tax break just for the middle income people right before the midterms.
Hasn't talked about that since, either.
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kadee79
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Post by kadee79 on Feb 21, 2019 0:01:02 GMT -5
And what happened to that great health care for everyone? What happened to lowering drug prices?
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Cheesy FL-Vol
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Feb 21, 2019 8:55:54 GMT -5
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busymom
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Post by busymom on Feb 21, 2019 9:11:25 GMT -5
I did find news that made me smile this morning. Our fearless leader signed the bill on the wall, not realizing that it included some "no wall zones". Like the National Butterfly Center. Apparently he's blaming his aides for not telling him...
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 21, 2019 9:14:51 GMT -5
And what happened to that great health care for everyone? What happened to lowering drug prices? I just gave the skinny to one of our employees this morning on health care. A cool $699.00/ mo. Is the $699 the monthly portion your employee pays for employer provided health care benefits? I was paying a little over $600 a month as my portion of my employer's retiree health care benefit. I was so glad to turn 65 and begin Medicare. My monthly healthcare premiums drastically plummeted.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 21, 2019 9:15:25 GMT -5
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 21, 2019 9:18:42 GMT -5
I did find news that made me smile this morning. Our fearless leader signed the bill on the wall, not realizing that it included some "no wall zones". Like the National Butterfly Center. Apparently he's blaming his aides fault for not telling him... Now for more 'No Wall Zones' through out the U.S./Mexico border for the safe transit of wildlife.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Feb 21, 2019 10:26:48 GMT -5
I did find news that made me smile this morning. Our fearless leader signed the bill on the wall, not realizing that it included some "no wall zones". Like the National Butterfly Center. Apparently he's blaming his aides fault for not telling him...
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busymom
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Post by busymom on Feb 21, 2019 11:52:08 GMT -5
LOL! I just corrected my sentence. That's what happens when I post before my morning caffeine.
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happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 21, 2019 12:26:11 GMT -5
I did find news that made me smile this morning. Our fearless leader signed the bill on the wall, not realizing that it included some "no wall zones". Like the National Butterfly Center. Apparently he's blaming his aides for not telling him... Well, if he would fucking read what they put in front of him, rather than relying on bullet point memos in bright colors, he wouldn't be tricked into signing anything he doesn't want to sign.
While he's spending 'executive time' on the crapper, doesn't he read, like every other American?
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