Politics Thread

[Strange Brew]

Demand destruction is well underway. A significant slowdown is guaranteed, all the Fed can do is choose what mix of inflation and interest does it. Mortgage rates jumped 0.5% Friday from the awful CPI data, 6% on a 30 fixed, 3% increase on the year, doubled since January. Energy up 34% in May alone.

Nothing the dems can do to walk back anti-fossil fuel promises, it's been the talk of their town for 20+ years. Retail investor's obsession with ESG isn't helping either, they could make the case this is it working I guess. Only real hopes are Ukraine resolution or Xi Jinping pulls a 180 on covid. Debatable impact on both, but if Biden did everything in his power to encourage oil production it would still take years to move the needle. It's gonna have to be a slowdown...

All of what you mention was avoidable. The policies of this Admin are a disaster on all fronts.

Has Russia taken Odessa yet? Once they do, keep an eye on Turkey.

[paulxu]

Searching for just a bit laughter, I see that Santa Claus came in 6th in the open primary in Alaska.
Didn't qualify for the runoff.

[bjf123]

Searching for just a bit laughter, I see that Santa Claus came in 6th in the open primary in Alaska.
Didn't qualify for the runoff.

He was robbed! I’d demand a recount!


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[noteggs]

All of what you mention was avoidable. The policies of this Admin are a disaster on all fronts.

Has Russia taken Odessa yet? Once they do, keep an eye on Turkey.

Some would say it started with Biden’s EO on January 20, 2021 a few days into office. Attached is the EO he signed (interesting read). My head scratching revocation was Trump’s 13783 which promoted energy independence and economic growth. Don’t understand why that’s such a bad thing. Can’t we do this while developing alternative energies?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-...limate-crisis/

[Masterofreality]

What is this compulsion to make some of these discussions personal? Weird.

Because none of us Xavier connected people can believe that an “allegedly” Xavier educated man could maintain such a twisted view of reality- and defend it vigourously- in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary.
If I didn’t know any better I’d have to say you are trolling all of us.. but unfortunately you are not. And your kind is literally destroying American values and society.

Just playing by the rules of the Cancel Culture Playbook that those of your ilk have set.

[Masterofreality]

Not really. Being reasonable, I know that Tucker doesn't state facts...especially when he say he is.



https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/g...porting-facts/

Uh huh. And Jake Tapper had charlatan Michael Avanetti on his show numerous times.
Might want to sit this discussion out before you get rung up again.

[paulxu]

Avanetti is in jail for breaking the law.
Carlson gets a pass on libel because he argues in court that no "reasonable" person would believe what he says are actual facts (which almost every show he has, proves his point...just like "there were no guns at the Capitol").

I'm going with the ultimate sycophant, Bill Barr on the Republicans belief in a stolen election, still pushed day after day by the current Republican front runner, as told on tape to the Committee; "I told the president it was bullshit."

I wonder; would a Xavier educated person (I'm proud to say I am) believe that "twisted view of reality"...or something Tucker dreams up?
Tough question.

[XU_Lou]

Because none of us Xavier connected people can believe that an “allegedly” Xavier educated man could maintain such a twisted view of reality- and defend it vigourously- in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary.
If I didn’t know any better I’d have to say you are trolling all of us.. but unfortunately you are not. And your kind is literally destroying American values and society.

Just playing by the rules of the Cancel Culture Playbook that those of your ilk have set.

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[Caf]

All of what you mention was avoidable. The policies of this Admin are a disaster on all fronts.

No debate there. The only point to be made on his behalf is that our fiscal and monetary policy has been a disaster for a long time. I really donÂ’t think I can say any 21st century president has responsibly handled the economy. The Fed has only helped the markets. Trump is definitely the best for correctly utilizing tax cuts, but without the spending cuts he too added to the problem.

We’re well overdue for a deleveraging, Biden has put us further down the path no doubt, but we’ve kicking this can down the road since ‘08. I can only hope the less fortunate enjoyed wages outpacing inflation for those few months. Stagflation is here.

[bobbiemcgee]

Cancel culture playbook? Y'all tried to cancel 81 million votes.