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What in the world does any of that have to do with the false accusation from DC Tom and my response? Yeah, I stand by what I said about PPP because, as you so glowingly show with our interaction here, this place is pretty vile. But that has nothing to do with the statement I made, DC Tom's idiotic response, and my correction. Stop being a vapid deautschbag, dummy. Oh hey... there it is Precisely... almost... as long as you consider "primarily" the majority reason

your a idiot

Not at all. Many here seem to be, though. Don't worry, I will when I want I actually think that's the ticket the DNC is kinda hoping for. They can sell Biden as largely an extension of a former President who's still hugely popular and as a bridge to something more progressive in Beto. Obama would have been the ideal candidate, but completely understandable why she refuses to run.

Again, I disagree, and I think you're looking at this the wrong way. We have a year and a half for the Democratic candidates to sort themselves out in the same way the Republican candidates sorted themselves out in that field. Remember how loaded that field was and how incredibly contentious it was? Remember all those "never trumpers" and how quickly they reversed course when he became the candidate? There's so much time for this all to sort itself out, and it will. Trump won, in part, because of a massive miscalculation on Clinton's part to not campaign according to the Electoral college. I don't think the next candidate makes the same mistake. As far as candidates go, I would say a Biden/Beto ticket probably has the strongest chance to win, followed by Harris and then the field. I can name candidates I favor over others. The ideal Democratic candidate has already committed to not running for President. But those candidates will all sort themselves out come election time. No matter what the situation is right now, it's meaningless in relation to November of 2020, when the election actually happens. In the meantime, while Trump's base is fiercely loyal, it's maybe 1/3rd of the country, while the rest of the country is moving more and more left. I don't want the extreme left candidates like Warren or Bernie to be the Democratic candidate, personally, thought I'd vote for them over Trump in a heartbeat.

Only the $200 empty bottle that I won in a bet. And I don't stare... it just hovers over me, reminding me of my victory. Almost doesn't matter. I think the same thing that got Trump into office largely ("he's not Hillary!") is what's going to get him out ("he's/she's not Trump!").

Oh that bottle on my mantle is empty. You think I didn't drink it? What am I, nuts? Wow. I pretty strongly disagree. This is also why I stay out of PPP. Pretty staunchly right of middle over here. We're more than a year and a half away from the election and you're saying no one who's declared so far has a chance of beating Trump... Yeah, if we lived close and were friends, I'd probably bet you a bottle of scotch, that I would savor immensely.

Not at all, actually. DC Tom did because, apparently, he's illiterate. Oh wait, we can name call here, I guess I have to be more juvenile. DC Tom is a weeny. No... no... no... to childish... DC Tom is a meanie ..no.... DC Tom is.... hang on... I need time to bring out the playground bully in me...

Are you a twitter bot? I'm sure there's some computer algorithm out there throwing out these ridiculous one-liners you've almost exclusively been throwing out for a couple years at least. You used to have occasionally thoughtful and insightful posts. Now you're just a solid representation of so much that is wrong with social media and message boards.

Sure looks like you're insinuating "if it weren't for the Fed, Trump would have his 4%-6%." Sounds like an excuse. For the record, I think the entire notion that a President is solely or even primarily responsible for the economy in most cases is pretty ridiculous, but the fact that those who want to give credit to Trump for the economy are giving excuses like the Fed for why we still aren't even above 3% is just silly considering the last time our economy was over 3% annual GDP Federal Interest Rates was in a year when our Interest Rates were higher than they currently are at the beginning of the year and were raised over 2% in the span of that same year.

Oh, we're namecalling and allowed to here? No, I didn't. You present yourself as intelligent and then resort to this. Some people voted for Trump primarily for economic reasons. (This was the one I mentioned) but... Some people voted for Trump primarily for social reasons. Some people voted for Trump primarily for immigration. Some people voted for Trump primarily to plant conservative judges in all different courts. Some people voted for Trump primarily because he wasn't Hilary. Some people voted for Trump primarily because he was anti-establishment and was going to drain the swamp. So, how is me mentioning one of those reasons covering all people who voted for him?

Did I say that everyone who voted for Trump is one of those people? Is that legitimately how you read what I said?

I wish my father-in-law would be as convinced as you. All of my in-laws are hardcore Republicans/Trump fans. My father-in-law (step-father-in-law really, but wife is closest to him) was uber convinced Obama wouldn't win a 2nd term; so convinced he bet me a bottle of Johnny Blue. That bottle is still sitting on my mantle at home. I've been trying to get him to make the same bet about Trump winning a 2nd term, though I'd want a good bottle of single-malt this time rather than Johnny blue.

Well, at least I'm not one of those people with half a brain who voted for Trump thinking he was a business genius who could propel our country back into a post WWII boom. I really see nothing wrong with the news coverage considering it's a mixed bag of news and 4th quarter growth alone hasn't exactly been presented as dismal. We had better-than-expected growth in the 4th Quarter, which is how it's being covered if you actually choose to read articles rather than merely look at headlines... though that might be difficult for some in the modern world. Although... why do you really think we should even look at 2.6% growth as a good thing, regardless of what economists predicted? If I'm an A student, but I take a test and predict I got an F and then got a D, should I really advertise that as good? Regardless, GDP for 2018 fell short of the 3% that Trump himself and most economists were actually predicting we'd reach several months ago and the economy is forecast to slow down this year, so Trump may never even reach the 3% GDP growth he thought he'd inevitably reach, much less the 4% or 5% he thought was easily attainable for him.

6 years you say?

Yes, using a nebulous insult calling me a lapdog nipping at heals is clearly a much stronger argument than my weaker argument of bringing up something material and substantial that resurfaced about Trump and his business practices just yesterday.

Federal Interest rates are still incredibly low when you look at the span of interest rates over the last 60 years. https://www.macrotrends.net/2015/fed-funds-rate-historical-chart Shouldn't Trump be held to his own standards as he publicly represents them? Or are we supposed to assume there was an unsaid asterisk at the end of his statement of "...as long as the Fed doesn't raise interest rates."...?

Wow. You got me on a typo. Apparently that typo somehow proves your point... Congratulations.

When you have a President who was elected primarily for his economic acumen as a businessman--I disagree with anyone who thinks "Build a wall from sea to shining sea!!!" was what legitimately got moderates to vote for him--who kept touting how he'd inevitably get GDP growth above 4% and even 5%, it seems perfectly fair to present the 4th quarter in that manner.

Yeah, and then not honoring them... maybe it was because those contracts were just to complex for him to understand that he was supposed to pay people/small businesses back the amount he committed

Soooo... when's the Super Bowl? This season doesn't last much longer and it could be cut short by a player's strike... and you're sayin we still need to see playoffs AND a Super Bowl?

That would make sense. And it's brilliant. I seriously will still rewatch those episodes and laugh my butt off... even if they're both comedy AND drama, sort of.

Lost Fringe (though I think they had the opportunity to stretch that show out for greatness) The Magicians (Weird I know, but wife and I liked the first couple seasons) Heroes (AMAZING season 1!!! Almost don't remember watching after) Mr. Robot

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/2924946002 Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un unable to strike deal, call off nuclear weapons talks early "No agreement was reached at this time, but their respective teams look forward to meeting in the future," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. "We’ll ultimately have a deal," Trump told reporters just a few hours before cutting off talks early, but he added that "doesn’t mean we’re doing it in one day, in one meeting." ... "Speed is not that important to me," Trump said. "I appreciate no testing." Kim, taking the unprecedented step of answering a western reporter's question, said "it's too early to say" whether there will be a deal, but "I would not say I’m pessimistic.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/policy/defense/431957-trump-kim-summit-ending-early%3famp Trump-Kim summit ending early Trump and Kim were originally supposed to hold a working lunch that appears to have been canceled. The two leaders were also scheduled to participate in ceremony to sign a joint agreement. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1QG2BZ White House bars four reporters from Trump-Kim dinner I hate being in PPP

How has this thread not been moved to PPP already? So damn glad Trump didn't get that loan. As President, at least there are checks and balances, even if they were almost never enforced for 2 years. If he became owner of the Bills, he would have either moved the Bills or done everything in his power to make marketing rather than winning his #1 priority. It's funny all the corroborating documents that Cohen brought to his testimony that backs up what he says and yet the "look!!! He's a liar!!!", while completely ignoring the evidence on record is the biggest argument against his testimony.