The past few days have been absolutely fucking nuts. Donald Trump promised to defund Social Security and Medicare if reelected, accelerated his work to destroy the U.S. Postal Service in advance of the 2020 election, and once again claimed wrongly that it was him, and not Barack Obama, who signed “Vetrans Choice” into law. Oh […]
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Trump promises to permanently eliminate the funding mechanism for Social Security and Medicare if reelected
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Affordable Care Act, bathtub, Ben Sasse, Bernie Sanders, Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century, Donald Trump, eviction, executive actions, executive orders, Grover Norquist, Joe Biden, masks, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, New Deal, Obamacare, Paul Krugman, payroll tax, post office, preexisting conditions, small government, social security, taking credit for things you didn't do, tax cuts, tax policy, taxes, The Lord, unconstitutional, United States Postal Service, Vetrans Choice, vote by mail 184 Comments
Michigan: the second best, or third worst performing state in the union, depending on who looks at the data
I don’t put much stock in articles that attempt to rate various communities, states, cities, or what-have-you. Sure, it’s nice when you see your state’s name at the top of a good list, but, for the most part, I just think of these articles as filler. They’re relatively easy to write, people love to read […]
Posted in Economics, Media, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 24/7 Wall St., automotive bailout, bees, best of polls, Big 3, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of the States, Michigan Business Tax, Michigan tax code, Rick Snyder, taking credit for things you didn't do, the Michigan economy, the state of Michigan, things going well in Michigan 3 Comments
Claiming the Palin mandate
As we discussed yesterday, the election, while certainly bad for the Democrats, doesn’t really indicate what could be considered a Republican mandate. But that fact doesn’t seem to stop politicians and pundits from making the claim. And it certainly doesn’t stop demagogues from taking credit. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Yesterday, in the […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Politics Also tagged California, Carly Fiorina, Christine O'Donnell, chutzpah, Colorado, Conan O'Brien, Delaware, demagoguery, endorsements, Joe Miller, John Raese, Lisa Murkowski, mama grizzlies, mandates, masturbating bear, Nevada, Pedobear, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, taking credit for things you didn't do, tea party, Tom Tancredo, West Virginia 10 Comments