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.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
I know.
I voted for him with high hope, yet prepared to be bitterly disappointed, but at least I can live without Hillary being the first female potus.
Now, I am pleasantly surprised by what Trump had accomplished so far.
Don’t need to know where David Brooks has his finger...
Ahhh, they continue in the murky fog of unreality.
Whatever hallucinogenics Brooks is on, I hope he keeps OD’ing.
“It’s the economy stupid!” LMAO
David Brooks still misses the racist Obama-Hitler. Give us a seig heil, David.
Wow this is proof they will NEVER learn!
Trump is keeping his promises. Why would people who voted for him be disappointed?
Or the Gilligan of punditry...
I agree 100% and I have known that for over a decade when Trump was considering a run. There is NOTHING MORE CONSERVATIVE than being for America first. The Bushes were not, and Reagan expanded one way trade with China. But I give credit to Reagan for not getting involved in wars in foreign lands.
“For example, we could all — it doesn’t make sense to work for a company anymore, when you can declare yourself a corporation and pay the corporate rate. And so that could just have massive effects throughout the economy. So it’s actually kind of hard to know what the effects of this tax bill will be, because I think most of them are unintended.”
We could declare ourselves as corporations??!!??? Sign me up, David, show me the way, I want to pay as little tax as possible.
I don’t waste any time on RINOturd David Brooks.
Well no one is disappointed in President Trump. However, we are very disappointed in Congress. The danger is people might fail to vote the those sad sack republicans and democrats might get back in.
Baby unicorns would have to be hornless at birth, dontcha think?
You would think, but this is Brook’s fantasy. He probably thinks they are formed from fairy dust.
In other news, Hillary has the election all locked up.
Bullshit.
My taxes just got raised and my deductions STOLEN by a couple of Goldman Sachs Mieskeits, on TOP of my medical insurance deductible still at $6,800 versus $500 before Obamacare.
People that work hard and actually pay income taxes are Trumps base.
Short of Trump dropping a MOAB on Capital Hill and sending in the Marines to take down the WASHINGTONIAN DOMESTIC ENEMY Erdogan style, he is done.
As in, its all over, this tax increase on actual taxpayers that itemize , or chump change cuts that will expire for those who don’t, is the only thing this guy will accomplish.
The WASHINGTONIANS and their allies in the COMMUNIST PRESS are firmly in control, and they won’t be dislodged without the use of the military.
If he signs an amnesty I’m done. Oh and yeah, we’re getting a tax increase from the tax bill he just signed, and we’re not rich. So yeah, amnesty of any kind is it for me. I won’t ever vote for a Dem though.
Yes, the challenge is that Trump is wobbly and almost goes with last person he speaks with. Need to get his daughter and son-in-law out of there. No amnesty and building the wall are two likely most important lines in the sand. He’s delivering on the courts and hopefully will do so with each new supreme court and appeals court nominee he appoints, other things are a bit TBD. Courts, amnesty, and the wall are most important.
Look, if a snowman had defeated Hillary Clinton, it would be a good thing. The fact that Donald Trump did it is off the charts great.
Disappointed? You only wish that were so! Really reaching for a grab of hope, eh Brooks?
This week happened to be a very good week! And I don’t see any sign of our President giving up or lacking energy to stand the media attacks! He’s been up to the job and then some!!! I’m pleased with Trump.. very pleased. Thank God he’s our President and not some hillary type!
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