Posted on 12/23/2017 4:23:13 PM PST by Sir Napsalot
PBS NEWSHOUR: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, .....
DAVID BROOKS: I think the Republicans are going to do very bad in the midterm, but not because of the tax bill...
So you can vote on a lot of things. In general, when you run up big deficits and give away — back money to people, they like it. And people like me say, hey, you should worry about the deficits or you should worry about the distribution effects. .......
JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, you brought up the midterm elections. And that’s what I want to ask you about.
But, David, your point is that this tax bill is not going to affect Republicans in the midterm that much, whatever…
DAVID BROOKS: Who knows? The midterms are still a year away.
I think the reason people don’t like the Republican Party is not because of the tax cut. It’s because they don’t like Donald Trump, they don’t think they’re functional, for a zillion other reasons. .......
I think they’re in terrible shape..... There’s the thing called the generic ballot. Which party do you want to control, which party do you think — usually, if one party is plus nine, they’re like due for a tidal wave of support. And the Democrats are plus 13 or 14. That’s just massive.
Now, we’re a year away, ....... it looks like a tidal wave election. If it was today, it would be a tidal wave election, and it looks the kind of elections where Democrats wouldn’t only carry swing states, like maybe even Arizona, something like that, but states where you don’t even imagine.
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I used to wonder why anyone would be so barbaric to cut someone’s tongue out. Now that I read guys like Brooks, I can start to see it.
The majority of the people who dislike Trump think are also confused about what sex they are.
They need to take off those political ROSE COLORED GLASSES.
Greatest PREZ ever!!!
I want to know why all of the RINO’S are talking down the Tax Bill and every other accomplishment of Trump’s?
These diehard never Trumper’s want failure no matter what.
Today I read Peggy Noonan’s column and she complains about Trump and others being too celebratory and not Presidential after passing the Tax bill at the White House. Seems she has forgotten Bill Clinton’s unseemly actions after the Impeachment Vote when he was in office.
I am Damn tired of these Hypocritical, Mendacious RINO’S. They can go to Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear David..Im NOT a disappointed Trump voter..in fact I will vote for Trump AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN so go suck a lemon
Alas, they have aught else to do, haven't they? LMAO!
We actually went from the absolute worst president in history to the very best president in history in the single-most-unbelievable election of all time.
Not bad. Merry Christmas, Samuel.
Have they yet started selling Trump 2020 bumper stickers?
They should.
I’ll plaster one on my car day 1.
Brooks thinks he’s hot stuff. A good example of an f’n know it all. Add Shield and there are 2 f’n know it all’s.
2018: Time to Defend the Counter-revolution, boys and girls.
Whatever it takes.
(Fingers crossed)
I think Trump knows the DACA (dreamers and chain immigration) and the Wall are his two main selling points.
It is the R sell-outs in both houses and his daughter/son-in-law we need to keep our eyes closely on.
“There’s the thing called the generic ballot. Which party do you want to control, which party do you think — usually, if one party is plus nine, they’re like due for a tidal wave of support. And the Democrats are plus 13 or 14. That’s just massive.”
Hillary had a 98% probability to win based on polls! Thats massive!! David is still trusting in polls. David will never learn.
DAVID BROOKS: There’s the thing called [the generic ballot[???].. . . if one party is plus nine, they’re like due for a tidal wave of support. And the Democrats are plus 13 or 14. That’s just massive. Now, we’re a year away, ....... it looks like a tidal wave election. If it was today, it would be a tidal wave election, and it looks the kind of elections where Democrats wouldn’t only carry swing states, like maybe even Arizona, something like that, but states where you don’t even imagine.
Sorry perv. Not even close
He has his finger on something
Even for those of us who enthusiastically voted for him, Trump has been an inspiration. He is better than I hoped he might be. Somewhere, Ronald Reagan is smiling.
They are Bush League propagandists who always try to convince US that the only solution to the illegal alien problem is amnesty.
Trump threatens to reverse their 30 year bipartisan plan to alter the demographics of the country against the will of the citizens.
The Bush League does not want US to dump the Amnesty Senators and Cantorize the weasels in the House.
For 30 years they have been able to prevent US from electing anyone who would side with US and the rule of law by their control of the RNC and state parties.
They have forced US to vote for amnesty candidates repeatedly.
See McCain and Graham.
Not yet tired of winning.
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