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How boring is this constant Trump vs Trump scenario getting? His popularity is at 49% and getting more popular every day. Yeah, the American public know what “good” is. 85% of the American population has never left their American homeland. That leaves the 15% that have immigrated from someplace else. No one wants to ask many serious questions anymore. Right now, all the rage is about 1968 and the Vietnam war and the ramifications to our society. Well, Bob Dylan said it best: “Masters of War”. He also did a great: “Talkin World War III Blues! And of course ” Subterranean Homesick Blues!” Yep, we lost Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy right after LBJ said he wasn’t going to run again for President. LBJ had already taken out Malcolm X and JFK……so just a couple more folks gone was no big deal. Anyway, LBJ, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon are starting to look like nice guys compared to the current White House resident. Does anyone honestly think that he actually knows what a Global Economy is or how it works?
Well, as Inflation blows the doors off the economy of most Americans: Gasoline up 33%, Prescription Drugs up 33%, Cost of Rent and Housing up 33%, Targeting Goods from China (Soon to go up 33%), Targeting NAFTA Goods….which includes plenty of automobiles and light trucks (Soon going up to 33%)….the cost of paper goods, food and anything that contain metal (Soon up 33%)….well, we are now starting to get the picture…..that by upsetting China (Now totally rejecting our GMO Soybeans, Wheat and Corn as well as our Jack Daniels Whiskey.) that maybe the cost of those stuff animals it going to shoot up quickly! Yes fellas and gals….the wheels are soon coming off the trailer. When we have to send our troops to Yemen to help the Sunni Saudi’s……you know we have problems! When we can’t even shut down the Opium Poppy supply of Afghanistan after 17 years……you know we have some problems. When we have to artificially pump up the cost of a barrel of oil in order to save the Russian economy….you know we have some problems. When we go from total Energy Independent (under Obama) to Energy poor and still sending refined gasoline to Asia….you know we have some problems. When we want to go with Iran and have to have our Israeli buddies set the stage….you know we have some problems. When we have to bring in polluted oil from Canada on the Keystone and Dakota Pipelines and pollute of Midwest Water Table….you know we have some problems.
America! A place for growth by bringing in immigrants (now-shutting down the borders so the entire real estate market falls like a rock) so The Trumpster Companies and family can buy these properties for a song….and wait till the Democrats take over next year to make billions! Heck, maybe we are just totally off the mark. Maybe we are the fake news? Maybe, when people look in the mirror…..they see Trump, not even themselves anymore! Every time this guy goes to brush his teeth, it gets covered by CNN, MSNBC or Fox News! Why? They never covered Obama speaking to the Girl Scouts of America. Is anyone as sick to their stomachs as we are….just trying to watch the news? The only bright spot seems to feature Kim Jong Un, President Xi and Prime Minister Moon. Amazing really! Little did we know that North Korea was going to win the Nobel Peace Prize and enter into a grand Unification of the Korea Peninsula! But then Kim is born on Elvis Presley’s birthday! Who would have thought?
So some serious questions: (1) Can the Democrats take back the House of Representatives in November? (2) Can the unimaginable happen and have the Democrats take back the United States Senate in November, 2018 too? (3) Can the Democrats roll back over 100 things that the Trump Administration done, before 2020? (4) Can Stormy Daniels create her own Hotel Chain with Trump’s money? (5) Can over 10 Trump Administration Officials be found guilty of wrong doing before November 2018? (6) Can we get rid of all the Trump coverage and Big Pharma Ads on television before November of 2018? (7) Will the Israeli’s ever agree to a Two-State Solution? Ah, there are probably another 25 more things, but we will stop our wish list right there!
Donna Summer was the Disco Queen of the 1980’s and one of her best songs was: “Last Dance”. She also did one that is also quite appropriate: “Works Hard for the Money”! which of course applies to the Trump Administration. Anyway, if you have time, write down your three wishes for 2018 and let us know!
[Edited to add: this post has been designated as your official Weekend Open Thread. Yakkity-yak.]
(1) Can the Democrats take back the House of Representatives in November?
Can they? Yes. Will they? Gerrymandering is a powerful tidal force, difficult to overcome: while some hold out hope for a ‘blue wave,’ I’m not holding my breath. And even if they did take the House for two years, that merely gives the Republicans an excuse to do less than nothing until 2020.
(2) Can the unimaginable happen and have the Democrats take back the United States Senate in November, 2018 too?
Exceptionally unlikely. FauxNews is just too powerful.
(3) Can the Democrats roll back over 100 things that the Trump Administration done, before 2020?
No, since nearly everything was merely rolling back what Obama did from 2014-2016, except the tax cuts.
(4) Can Stormy Daniels create her own Hotel Chain with Trump’s money?
Uh, no. She’ll be lucky if she can buy her own house.
(5) Can over 10 Trump Administration Officials be found guilty of wrong doing before November 2018?
Probably not. It takes years to bring charges and turn them into convictions.
(6) Can we get rid of all the Trump coverage and Big Pharma Ads on television before November of 2018?
Hahaha…
(7) Will the Israeli’s ever agree to a Two-State Solution?
Some of them believe they already did when they recognized Jordan’s right to exist.
“85% of the American population has never left their American homeland. That leaves the 15% that have immigrated from someplace else.”
Um, you really want to go with that?
Surprisingly gentle of you there….
Dr. D., In 1950, the Novel “Ugly American” came out. In those days airlines, Pan Am and TWA took the rich to various locales in very ugly floral printed shirts and Moo Moos ….to places all over the world – pissing off all the French that could be found.. This was called the Jet Set as you might remember. We remember Granpa and Granma going back to Germany to find their historic heritage. One time. Most of the time they spent going to the Russian River and the Gold Country when Granpa was born. Think they even got to Stockton once. Since the Fall of the Wall, in 1998, business travelers run all over the place. But the numbers are still very few compared to our population of 320-340 Million residents. When was the last time you traveled out of country…and where did you go?
Not sure about the total numbers, but the State Department reports about 136 million passports in circulation as of 2017, against a total population of about 325m residents, about 39%.
That said, there’s little connection between ‘got a passport,’ ‘traveled,’ ‘immigrated from somewhere else’ (particularly since the 136m refers to ‘valid’ passports in circulation – at least some of the 61% without a valid passport will have traveled some time when the Ugly American was written, then let their passports expire).
*There is going to be a new California ID required in 2025. The current
Drivers Licenses and California ID’s will not be considered safe portals
for Identification. The details are coming out sporadically and with few
details, other than a raised stamp birth certificate or Federal Nationalization Papers will be required. The whole thing is an odd deal
that needs some further investigation. Many folks are currently utilizing
Passports as valid ID for a variety of issues. Passports issued as opposed to Currently Valid Passports is an important difference. Supposedly the Homeland Security Agency is supposed to know how many US Citizens travel to foreign countries on an annual basis. However, many folks are taking lots of multiple trips overseas for their work…per year and should not be counted as multiple citizens.
*According to some sources 39 Million folks traveled last year overseas, which did not include and additional 49 million that traveled to Canada and Mexico. So, not counting Canada and Mexico and other parts of North America….we were close to 14% of the US Population.