Great article from the National Review

[sekker]

A rational conservative voice trying to explain the short and long-term consequences of the S T Show going on in DC.

My favorite - trying to show how the economy is now the only balance to 45:

"Of course, this is unbridled speculation, but I would wager that the sh**hole controversy alone is worth about $171 billion in GDP growth. That’s 1 percent of GDP. What I mean is, every time we have one of these crazy episodes, the need for more economic growth to compensate increases."

https://tinyurl.com/y774dxqe

EDIT: fixed the link

[Onamuji]

The forum's censor-bot messed up the link.

Fixed:
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[sekker]

Onamuji wrote:
The forum's censor-bot messed up the link.

Fixed:
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Thanks

[Onamuji]

Was loads of fun listening to the radio that day.

Sometimes they bleeped. Sometimes they didn't. If the guy sitting in the oval office says it then it's news, but at the same time it violates FCC guidelines on obscenity.

Gonna be some interesting cases when the complaints get reviewed by the FCC... Unless they get lost under the 200 billion pro-Trump emails they got from one guy named Larry from Philadelphia who still insists that Comcast cut his line two weeks ago and he hasn't had Internet so he doesn't know how his name got attached to any emails.

[samintx]

yes, just finished. Great food for thought. Good article. Thanks.

[Numo]

Reading this article should be mandatory for every voter in the nation, both liberals and conservatives.

Thanks for the link, sekker. IMO, it’s important to monitor a variety of news sites if you really want to understand what’s going on.

[sekker]

Ammo wrote:
Reading this article should be mandatory for every voter in the nation, both liberals and conservatives.

Thanks for the link, sekker. IMO, it’s important to monitor a variety of news sites if you really want to understand what’s going on.

I've just re-read it, and the insight and presentation is really excellent.

He's not trying to do anything except set the stage and context - and point out that we as a country can and should do better.

In today's political climate, this rational talk has been largely lost.

[Speedy]

First time I ever thought Jonah Goldberg was mostly right.