Presidential charade

Ray,

Good evening, I know I am late to the discussion but we have been through this before. "...deal with the here and now", Trump is the here and now. He is the face and force (farce IMO) of the current Republican party. He is actively campaigning and even those in the party that had a little bit of calcium in their system, no actual spine though, are seeking his endorsement because they hope gullible suckers will throw money their way. They don't like him and know he is a liar and a con but they are shaking in their boots for fear they may be looked at as not having fealty to the dictator wannabe. DJT and his fellow grifters and crooks are the most serious threat facing America, foreign or domestic.

Good morning, Tafhdyd

Hey, buddy... you're correct. We have been through this before. Our left leaning friends go backwards in time to criticize someone who has been out of office for 15 months, and when invited to fast forward the conversation to issues facing Americans TODAY... they don't budge.

Your version of the "here and now" is to comment on current political campaigns and to invoke the left's old standby... Trump's a crook! OK... and what do you make of Hunter and the Biden family business? That's actually a here and now topic with some very serious graft overtones. How does Trump endorsing anyone or any of his past business dealings BEFORE he was in office affect the challenges facing Americans today... you know... the here and now?

What do left leaning DJ readers have to say about the here and now re: inflation, gas prices, crime, the border, COVID-19, and foreign policy failures? These and other issues have led to Joe's approval rating plummeting. That's another here and now issue ignored by left leaning DJ readers... how do they account for Joe and Kamala's low ratings? While some of your fellow Democratic Party affiliates will try to blame Trump for Joe's abysmal performance... they're just continuing to ignore the invitation to move the conversation to the here and now.

Ray,

I will try and get back to you later today if I can, doctors visits this AM.

Stay strong, Tafhdyd! My current recovery is taking a little longer than the other two but I'm doing OK. Email me some good news when you get a break.

Ray,

Not much time or details but I will try a quick summary.

Inflation is caused by a number of things, some Biden's, some Trump's and a lot of other stuff. Gas prices are controlled by the cartels and supply and demand with the supply controlled by big oil with their greed being the demand. The border has been everyones problem for forty years. COVID-19 would be less of a problem if it wasn't botched by Trump and his gullible deniers. There is plenty of vaccines available but the right wing doesn't want to take them even with the black and white evidence that very few people die from Covid if they have been vaccinated. Those are the same anti-vaxers that complain about when are things going to get back to normal with the answer staring them in the face.

I said when Biden was first in office that trying to deck the halls, set out party favors, have the music playing and give speeches while people are waiting to eat was the wrong thing to do. He should have gotten right to the infrastructure projects and get people fed (back to work) then worry about the side trimmings. A hungry public has very little patience.

Oops, almost forgot about Hunter. If he did wrong then he should be held accountable. That does not excuse the massive corruption of the Trump grifters just because he is out of office. When his taxes are front and center for full examination, call me and we can discuss the corruption of the present administration.

Tafhdyd... good morning again.

You: Inflation is caused by a number of things, some Biden's…

Me: Yeah. Biden’s role has been to push trillion-dollar spending plans. Remember when a trillion dollars was a big deal? Not anymore… not with Joe in the Oval Office. The issue is not will such spending cause inflation but how much. Are you OK with Joe’s predilection for policies that promote inflation?

You: Gas prices are controlled by the cartels and supply and demand…

Me: Yeah, again. Joe’s policies have erased the energy independence we enjoyed before his inauguration. Helping Americans by keeping gas prices down? Not anymore… not with Joe in the Oval Office. Plus, the current policies are helping to keep Vlad’s oil in high demand.

You: The border has been everyone’s problem for forty years…

Me: So, that’s a reason for Joe to open up the border? Law enforcement was making progress in keeping dangerous elements, weapons, drugs and a flood of undocumented persons from crossing the border. Not anymore… not with Joe in the Oval Office.

You: COVID-19 would be less of a problem if it wasn't botched by Trump and his gullible deniers…

Me: You’re going backwards… again. Joe claimed he had a plan. I guess the plan was to keep vaccinating people with the vaccine developed on his predecessor’s watch but force masking and push lockdowns. The policies advocated by Joe have not been effective. Blue states that fell into lockstep with Joe’s approach fared worse than those who rejected that approach. Can we look forward to the return of something that looks like our pre-COVID normal? Not anymore… not with Joe in the Oval Office.

You: If he (Hunter) did wrong then he should be held accountable…

Me: Agreed. You want to compare Trump’s family business dealings before he was in office with Joe’s family business dealings while Joe was in office? Joe takes Hunter with him to China and Hunter returns with millions in his pockets. Joe meets as VP with Hunter’s Chinese business associates several times. After he is VP, Joe shares office space in DC with Hunter’s Chinese business partner. Then, when asked about Hunter’s business dealings, Joe says he knows nothing about them. Skrrrrip! When asked about the laptop which may implicate the “Big Guy,” Joe said the laptop stories were “Russian disinformation.” Wow. Wouldn’t you expect the media and big tech to report on such things when the outcome of a presidential election my be affected? Not anymore… not when it means getting Joe in the Oval Office.

Tafhdyd... good morning again.

The one thing we have not seen addressed by left leaning DJ readers are the polls showing Joe’s low approval ratings. If his policies are doing so well, why do a majority of Americans think he is doing a bad job? You cannot blame Trump for Joe’s low numbers.

Ray,

We will continue to disagree on your first four rebuttals but as for Hunter in number five, I am speaking of the Trump family of grifters while he was in office, not his crooked dealings before so I am claiming apples to apples.

Things like Ivanka's several patent deals with China that are normally very hard to come by and only after many months or years of waiting and negotiating and foreign representatives booking whole floors of his DC hotel just to court this favors and line his pockets, etc. Those are just the start, not enough time or keystrokes for all of them.

Tafhdydicus Maximus...

Agreeing to disagree is still disagreement. We will only rarely give the other reason to pause and muse... wow, I never thought of it that way!

So, you're OK with Joe jacking up consumer prices, gas prices, creating chaos at the border and floundering through pandemic recovery?

When it comes to Joe's family vs. the Donald's family... that's not apples to apples... not even Red Delicious vs. Granny Smith. Somebody with rich parents moving to the head of the line? Wow... I guess only Republican officials' get that advantage. C'mon, man! Maybe it comes down to this... Hunter vs. Ivanka... who is the FBI and the IRS investigating?

Now... the piece e resistance... why is it no left leaning DJ readers have commented on Joe's horrible approval rating? All I'm hearing is crickets... their wings must be getting pretty tired.

Ray,

Good afternoon, almost good evening. Also almost 5 o'clock.

With morning and afternoon procedures today I don't have the energy to whip the horse anymore than we have. As for Ivanka and Hunter with the FBI and IRS, I would hope they are both being investigated!

The usual “orange man bad” posts from Taffy. Who woulda thunk? All of our dear readers. Another post from Taffy with no bumbling Biden accomplishments or answers to simple questions. Who woulda thunk? Again, all of our dear readers. C’mon Taffy, don’t be a one-trick pony. Expand your mind and enthrall us with your musings on other topics.

Terence,

I see you still haven't found your mirror. BTW, when are you going to give us your report on your bamboo fibers?

The usual mirror shtick from Taffy. Who woulda thunk? All of our dear readers. I guess Taffy will save his tinfoil hat shtick or fantasy world shtick for the next time he can't list any Biden accomplishments. BTW Taffy, sometimes you gotta put in the work and do it yourself instead of continually begging for help for your panda pie study.