Joe Ferguson forever

I don't know how many times we liberals need to tell you, prosecute the hell out of him. we r all for it. but what if the payment from kushner to the Saudi's was US secrets?

https://theintercept.com/2018/03/21/jared-kushner-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman/

nope. what did the Saudi's get in return? why did kushner get a top security clearance and use it to frequently access documents? the link was posted here earlier by billsy, I believe.

Then i think it's reasonable to ask posters opinions on it. Especially when stuff like this happens. Palin is not the only R pol calling for civil war. Madison Cawthorn did. Michigan fake electors did. Paul Gosar has. A Georgia congressman has. Bannon has. It's a legitimate concern and people whose job it is to study these things believe it's very possible. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/25/sarah-palin-us-civil-war-donald-trump-prosecutions Barbara F Walter, author of How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them and a CIA advisor, has written: “No one wants to believe that their beloved democracy is in decline, or headed toward war.” But “if you were an analyst in a foreign country looking at events in America – the same way you’d look at events in Ukraine or Ivory Coast or Venezuela – you would go down a checklist, assessing each of the conditions that make civil war likely. “And what you would find is that the United States, a democracy founded more than two centuries ago, has entered very dangerous territory.”

So you feel it's justifiable?

Are you for civil war. Almost no one here has answered. But many have defended the insurrectionists...

Nope. Specifically Kushner, Mnuchin are bad. since you likely didn't even look at the piece, here's the beginning. lots more juicy corrupt details follow. "...right mind would give the former first son-in-law a dime. Among other concerns, the panel noted that management was “inexperience[d],” that the kingdom would be responsible for “the bulk of the investment and risk,” that its fee seemed “excessive,” and that the firm’s operations were “unsatisfactory in all aspects.” Given those reservations, it warned that the country’s Public Investment Fund should stay far, far away from Kushner’s firm—a recommendation that was overturned by the fund’s board, which happens to be led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, i.e., the guy who approved a plan to kidnap, kill, and dismember a journalist via bone saw and benefited from Kushner’s unwavering support within the White House and reported insistence that the prince could “survive the outrage just as he [had] weathered past criticism.” (Again, just so it‘s abundantly clear, the “outrage” and “criticism” were over a Saudi dissident and U.S. resident being chopped up into pieces.)

Yes, tell that to Sherpa and Cali dude. I don't recall Biden overtly trying to influence the Fed. Which was my point.

Perhaps this piece will give you some insight. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia

trump pressured Powell for months and then he lowered rates. So there's that...Interesting that your example was another R who overstepped his intended power...

MAGA's need villains to blame for their problems. It's just part of their psyche...

Gonna cheat people out of votes regardless of what SCOTUS says. comments? https://www.axios.com/2023/09/05/alabama-gop-congressional-map-black-voting

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/18/trump-says-powell-and-the-fed-fail-again-have-no-guts-no-sense-no-vision.html Apparently trump was unaware or ignored that fact. "The decision to cut rates follows a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump, who often criticized Powell by name as he complained that the current interest levels put the U.S. at an economic disadvantage to countries with lower rates." Was this ok with you? Ya think lowering rates might have had an effect on inflation back then or later?

He stayed out of the Feds way, unlike his predecessor exactly...then they went to shite

because shutting down the gov't will fix all these problems....

It's not that complicated. omit everything that doesn't come from a peer reviewed scientific journal. Same for Climate change.

That's what I thought. The economy was a mess when Biden took over from trump. He's improved it significantly. And just what specifically are you an expert on?

What would you have done differently?

It's what happens when interest rates rise to battle inflation. What would you have done differently?

After the massive spending on covid, massive spending on the proxy war in Ukraine (which is necessary) and oil producers including Russia, squeezing us, a recession was very likely. Now it's a 15% chance per Goldman. Very Good News indeed.

If he weren't so dumb, I'd think he was a Russian troll.

more good news https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goldman-cuts-us-recession-chances-022752901.html

Get back to us if she's hospitalized. you know, like trump...

One side is actively trying to dismantle the election system which is the basis of our country. The other is trying to defend it. nuf said.

No matter what adjective one puts in front of Fascism, it is still Fascism, be it Democratic Fascism, National Fascism, or Christian Fascism. FIFY