Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Lacey

No apology was necessary. All of us here for a while know precisely who Richard is. I always tell people never to assume Richard is capable of decent behavior because he will always prove you wrong. And never divulge personal information because I guarantee that he will use it against you sooner or later. Usually, he turns it into some personal attack on your looks or intellect, not unlike what Trump always does. Undoubtedly, Richard will jump in here and cry foul and claim we call him names, too, which is true, but in my experience, it's almost always in response to provocations that he started. Also, any rational outside observer can see Richard at the center of every personal or nasty exchange in this forum. You never see us, even when we disagree, acting like intransigent, narrow-minded children who only know how to bully and be nasty and offenseive.

I'll add that we're all too familiar and tired of his usual tactic of posting something about someone and then, if that someone doesn't contest it, he proceeds to state that as evidence that he was correct all along the yellow brick road.
That and his usual and customary references, i.e, Breitbart, the Townhall Tipsheet and the like, those luminary award winning journalistic beacons in his eyes and no one else's, save for another MAGA cultist...

"Former Trump adviser on Biden’s economy: ‘I would be bragging about it, too’"

"Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who served as director of the National Economic Council (NEC) during the Trump administration, said President Biden is justified in touting the economy’s strong numbers, saying, “I would be bragging about it, too.”

“I’m an honest broker. He got a good 3.3 percent [gross domestic product] number for the fourth quarter, following a good 4.9 percent in the third quarter, OK. If I were he, I would be bragging about it, too. And inflation has come down,” Kudlow said on his Fox Business Network show Thursday."


https://thehill.com/business/4430167-kudlow-trump-adviser-biden-economy/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Resident communist in California cited as an expert 

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.

So then the communist in California cherry picks his statement. 

See the above response I provided to the OTHER economic illiterate here and chew on that.

If you want to discuss what Kudlow stated about the massive REAL wage increase for families during the Trump admin. which is $6000.  I'm happy to do so. 

We can simultaneously discuss the massive REAL wage decrease for families under the Biden administration, which is $4000.

Do you want to discuss the $10,000 negative Swing in real wages that we are experiencing under Pres. Biden's Bidenomics??  

So then according to YOUR SOURCE, Larry Kudlow, real wages have reversed under Biden to the tune of a loss of $10K due to Biden's disastrous economic policies. 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/01/25/larry_kudlow_i_dont_deny_bidens_spending_boosts_gdp_numbers_but_it_wont_create_a_healthy_economy.html

So then, do you still want to link Larry Kudlow?  

Here, try educating yourself:
"Trump’s Wasteful Tax Cuts Lead To Continued Trillion Dollar Deficits In Expanding Economy"
"Less than a week after Treasury Secretary Mnuchin repeated the fanciful claim that the Trump tax cuts of 2017 would pay for themselves, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) proved him wrong. If tax cuts actually paid for themselves, they would reduce deficits based on faster revenue growth that comes from faster economic growth. Deficits immediately shot up after the 2017 supply-side tax cuts. And CBO forecasts that those deficits will continue to stay high for the foreseeable future. This is the opposite of tax cuts paying for themselves."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2020/01/29/trumps-wasteful-tax-cuts-lead-to-continued-trillion-dollar-deficits-in-expanding-economy/?sh=174065b066c4
and:
"Tax cuts initially enacted during Republican trifectas in the past 25 years slashed taxes disproportionately for the wealthy and profitable corporations, severely reducing federal revenues." "Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio"
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/tax-cuts-are-primarily-responsible-for-the-increasing-debt-ratio/

"Federal judge ‘shocked’ by Jan. 6 ‘hostages’ rhetoric"

"A federal judge handling cases involving Jan. 6 defendants starkly criticized some of the language used to describe the 2021 riot at the Capitol, saying in a court filing that he is “shocked” by rhetoric describing those convicted of crimes that day as “hostages.”

"Lamberth, an appointee of former President Reagan, also warned that this rhetoric and Jan. 6 misinformation had gone “mainstream.”

"Lamberth did not mention Trump in his writing, but his remarks appeared to reference a number of Republicans who have downplayed the events, such as Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who has described convicted Jan. 6 defendants as hostages, and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), who compared those entering the Capitol that day to tourists."

“I have been shocked to watch some public figures try to rewrite history, claiming rioters behaved ‘in an orderly fashion’ like ordinary tourists, or martyrizing convicted January 6 defendants as ‘political prisoners’ or even, incredibly, ‘hostages,'” Lamberth wrote. “That is all preposterous. But the Court fears that such destructive, misguided rhetoric could presage further danger to our country.”


https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4430397-federal-judge-shocked-by-jan-6-hostages-rhetoric/

Then again, why would you be surprised by what MAGA cultists do and say?...

"Former President Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for public statements he made in 2019 disparaging Carroll and denying her rape allegations, a Manhattan federal jury determined Friday."
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-trial-e-jean-carroll-01-26-24/index.html

Smokin!

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Alive and kicking folks.....That said, I am in the midst of starting treatment for throat cancer. Prognosis is good though.

Lets just say I took a needed break from politics.....

Hope everyone is doing well.....

Glad to hear the prognosis is good for you, Greg. 
Hang in there...

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Now that the Dems have secured the nomination for Trump, they can go to work on him. There is still a long shot that Halley could pull it out of the fire, but it is a long shot. She could actually beat Biden. It's becoming clear that Trump will go down in flames. It's just a matter of time before he collapses with independents and rational conservatives..

Whether or not Biden prevails comes down to:

"A surge in gas prices could cost President Biden reelection in November, a recent analysis by Moody’s Analytics found."

"Moody’s currently predicts that Biden will narrowly win the 2024 election based on several political and economic factors, including gas prices."

"After surging to a record-high of more than $5 per gallon in summer 2022, average gas prices have since fallen to around $3 per gallon. However, Moody’s said it expects prices to rise again to about $3.50 per gallon by Election Day."

"If prices surge close to $4 per gallon, former President Trump will win the election, according to Moody’s."

https://thehill.com/business/4442733-gas-price-surge-could-cost-biden-reelection-moodys/

I believe Putin and his allies in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere know this and they will do everything they can to boost the cost of oil...

"President Biden has opened up a 6 point lead in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up with former President Trump, new polling shows, amid signs of a growing gender gap in support for the two party front-runners."

"A new Quinnipiac University national poll found Biden with 50 percent support among registered voters, ahead of Trump’s 44 percent."


"Biden also scored majority support among independents in the latest findings, with 52 percent support to Trump’s 40 percent."

"The poll additionally found a growing gender gap when it comes to support for the current and former presidents as they each run for a second White House term."

"Fifty-eight percent of women say they support Biden, up from 53 percent in December."

"At the same time, 53 percent of men say they support Trump, “largely unchanged” from 51 percent in December."



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4440504-2024-election-biden-leads-trump-growing-gender-gap-quinnipiac-poll/

Women and independents...

And the delays just keep on coming:

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4445162-judge-suspends-trumps-march-election-interference-trial-while-awaiting-immunity-ruling/

And, apparently, the delay nonsense with the appeals court on what should be a straightforward denial of Trump's wholesale immunity claim is due to one obstinate appeals judge, "Henderson" according to reports, who somehow thinks the issues should be sent back to the very same judge who just delayed the trial and whom is awaiting their decision ostensibly to "parse out" various facets of arguments that she made up in her own mind.

"Former President Trump’s fundraising committees doled out cash to dozens of attorneys last year, a major expense for the Republican front-runner’s campaign as he stares down four criminal indictments and various civil lawsuits."

"Trump’s groups spent roughly $50 million on legal consulting in 2023, including $30 million in the second half of the year, newly filed federal records show, reminiscent of how his campaign and legal woes are growing increasingly intertwined."


https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4442671-trump-millions-lawyers-whos-getting-the-most/

It appears the most bang for the buck he's gotten from his attorney's thus far is the delays he keeps getting in getting his criminal cases decided by the courts. 
That may indeed be enough.