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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    It's definitely a mistake for Trump to tie himself so closely to markets. Markets can go down in great economic times and vice versa.

    The problem with 57 is he actually thinks the market decline yesterday was related to Trump
    You don’t have to convince me that Trump isn’t a political savant.

    This is more about the satisfaction our resident Matt Yglesias retweet factory takes in celebrating when these things happen.

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    Btw, Brunson is still rotting away in a Turkish prison...

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    Another Amtrak crash. Who needs regulations?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Runnin View Post
    Another Amtrak crash. Who needs regulations?
    American public rail transit (broadly/narrowly/specifically) is an obscenely embarrassing joke. Especially when you compare it to JR ... or DB ... or even freaking Virgin Trains. I wasn’t especially keen on the Obama stim package, but monies allocated to things like the SF - LA high speed rail line were spot on, and it’s a shame that nothing has come of any of it yet.

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    Market down 1k

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    This seems to be the thing to do now.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-w...ser-1517858826

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
    American public rail transit (broadly/narrowly/specifically) is an obscenely embarrassing joke. Especially when you compare it to JR ... or DB ... or even freaking Virgin Trains. I wasn’t especially keen on the Obama stim package, but monies allocated to things like the SF - LA high speed rail line were spot on, and it’s a shame that nothing has come of any of it yet.
    Amen

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    I don't think thethe has been around for a few days.
    But some others have ...
    this:


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    I'm not gonna pretend to understand what makes the Dow rise or fall,

    but I do know that if you brag about how you're responsible for it soaring,

    you fookin' well bet you get the blame when it sinks.


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    If only Ted Kennedy were still alive, we could have a "treasonous Ted" tweet. Maybe Tim Kaine will step up to the plate. "Treasonous Timmy."

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesnumberone View Post
    If only Ted Kennedy were still alive, we could have a "treasonous Ted" tweet. Maybe Tim Kaine will step up to the plate. "Treasonous Timmy."
    Well off the top of my head:
    Tammy Baldwin
    Tom Carper
    Tammy Duckworth
    Tom Udall.

    I would love for him to call Tammy Duckworth Treasonous Tammy.
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    Did Trump goose the otherwise stable economy too much? "If it ain't broke..."



    Still, all of this would be manageable if key policymakers could be counted on to act effectively. Which is where I get worried.

    It’s surely not a good thing that Trump got rid of one of the most distinguished Federal Reserve chairs in history just before markets started to flash some warning signs. Jerome Powell, Janet Yellen’s replacement, seems like a reasonable guy. But we have no idea how well he would handle a crisis if one developed.

    Meanwhile, the current secretary of the Treasury — who declared of Davos, “I don’t think it’s a hangout for globalists” — may be the least distinguished, least informed individual ever to hold that position.

    So are we heading for trouble? Too soon to tell. But if we are, rest assured that we’ll have the worst possible people on the case.
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    The Gospel According to Betty‏ @RogueBettySays

    Donald Trump: "I hardly knew the Dow, it was merely a coffee boy."
    #Dow #stockmarket #ThingsTrumpWouldSay
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    Quote Originally Posted by Runnin View Post
    Did Trump goose the otherwise stable economy too much? "If it ain't broke..."



    Still, all of this would be manageable if key policymakers could be counted on to act effectively. Which is where I get worried.

    It’s surely not a good thing that Trump got rid of one of the most distinguished Federal Reserve chairs in history just before markets started to flash some warning signs. Jerome Powell, Janet Yellen’s replacement, seems like a reasonable guy. But we have no idea how well he would handle a crisis if one developed.

    Meanwhile, the current secretary of the Treasury — who declared of Davos, “I don’t think it’s a hangout for globalists” — may be the least distinguished, least informed individual ever to hold that position.

    So are we heading for trouble? Too soon to tell. But if we are, rest assured that we’ll have the worst possible people on the case.
    The issue is the wisdom of a fairly significant amount of fiscal stimulus at a time when the unemployment rate is 4% and falling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BedellBrave View Post
    Btw, Brunson is still rotting away in a Turkish prison...

    They should really just hand Gulen over for him. Might not be right but it won't even be the worst thing the government does on that particular day. No country that leads the world in incarceration rate has any moral high ground to look down upon Turkey. Gulen appears to be the leader of a terrorist group. He should return to his country and get his day in court.
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    Political Polls @Politics_Polls

    Trump Job Approval:
    Approve 44%
    Disapprove 48%@MonmouthPoll, Among Registered Voters, 1/28-30http://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_US_013118 …

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    Imagine these numbers a month after people start seeing their larger paychecks. Hey bunny...let's plan that vacation we wanted with the kids this year.
    Funny, I kinda miss the little feller
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    That has the potential to backfire spectacularly. I can't imagine most military people even wanting to participate.

    Who would even want to go besides little boys and military buffs. It's takes a lot of rigid discipline to put on that kind of spectacle. I agree it's an impressive thing to see but I've always thought it revealed an insecurity in its leaders.
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    https://www.apnews.com/716e2a6e6ff14...um=AP_Politics


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    Doesn't Obama appoint the president of Monsanto to the head of EPA?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    Doesn't Obama appoint the president of Monsanto to the head of EPA?
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