BigRedBuster Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 You know what? It's one thing that Marge is bat s#!t crazy. It's another that so many people go with her to stand behind her and support her when she's being bat s#!t crazy. It's interesting how they decided to blame the whole thing on the dirty brown people. 1 Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 17 hours ago, BigRedBuster said: Well, it served its purpose. Opened in 2016 right when trump took office. This, to me, is one of the key indicators that he is not running again. I suppose he could acquire another nearby property if he does, but the fact that this is now gone and that his ego couldn't accept a second loss, I'd be stunned if he threw his hat into the ring. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, knapplc said: This, to me, is one of the key indicators that he is not running again. I suppose he could acquire another nearby property if he does, but the fact that this is now gone and that his ego couldn't accept a second loss, I'd be stunned if he threw his hat into the ring. If he doesn't run, he will basically be controlling the candidate. Let's say it's Desantis. Trump is going to be campaigning just like him, getting his own followers all lathered up. So, Desantis is going to have to play to that to get those votes. Might even be a bigger issue in the primaries. Trump will pick out his favorite candidate that licks his boots and does everything to get them elected. So.....would it go like Nebraska where the vast majority of Republicans don't vote for his candidate? I have my doubts on that unless he ends up a perv like Herbster. Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: If he doesn't run, he will basically be controlling the candidate. Let's say it's Desantis. Trump is going to be campaigning just like him, getting his own followers all lathered up. So, Desantis is going to have to play to that to get those votes. Might even be a bigger issue in the primaries. Trump will pick out his favorite candidate that licks his boots and does everything to get them elected. So.....would it go like Nebraska where the vast majority of Republicans don't vote for his candidate? I have my doubts on that unless he ends up a perv like Herbster. I think he is seeing how much power he wields within the Republican party without having to dance around in the dog-and-pony show that envelopes the presidency. He never liked that, other than being in the spotlight. He is not a governor, and never wanted to govern. He wants to dictate. Since that's not possible, he'll do what he's been doing - peddling influence for cash while maintaining his adoring fans. I wonder how malleable DeSantis will be. Seems like he's polling just fine on his own. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 minute ago, knapplc said: peddling influence for cash while maintaining his adoring fans. Bingo. It's a money making deal for him. One report I saw recently at a rally showed the big area of vendors selling everything you can imagine "Trump". I'm sure he's making a nice income off of that. Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: If he doesn't run, he will basically be controlling the candidate. Let's say it's Desantis. Trump is going to be campaigning just like him, getting his own followers all lathered up. So, Desantis is going to have to play to that to get those votes. Might even be a bigger issue in the primaries. Trump will pick out his favorite candidate that licks his boots and does everything to get them elected. So.....would it go like Nebraska where the vast majority of Republicans don't vote for his candidate? I have my doubts on that unless he ends up a perv like Herbster. DeSantis isn't a huge Trump guy Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: DeSantis isn't a huge Trump guy That's my take, too. He's opportunistically running his playbook, but I don't think he's committed to it. He'll be his own animal if he wins. 1 Link to comment
teachercd Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 49 minutes ago, knapplc said: This, to me, is one of the key indicators that he is not running again. I suppose he could acquire another nearby property if he does, but the fact that this is now gone and that his ego couldn't accept a second loss, I'd be stunned if he threw his hat into the ring. Yep...I don't see him running again either. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 37 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: DeSantis isn't a huge Trump guy I know that. So, it will be interesting to see what happens when Trump backs someone else. Does Trump go on the attack with DeSantis? Does DeSantis cave and start being more MAGA to get the votes? 1 Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, knapplc said: Wow. Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 This is what happens when you don't have a well-regulated market. The market can't fix itself when it's dominated by monopolies. We need to break up these monopolies and let the people have access to more options. 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Here's an interesting thread on the baby formula shortage. It's claiming that much of the shortage is caused by banning imports. There's a lot of excuses for this, but in reality, it's to protect domestic producers with tariffs and regulations. So, my question is, if Republicans are going to rant about this and claim Biden needs to deregulate and get rid of tariffs so there can be imports, how do they reconcile that with the Trump era idiotic tariffs and regulations to prevent imports of other products to protect domestic manufacturing? 1 Link to comment
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