To say the Clown "gave up" implies that he EVEN BEGAN to look for a solution.
He never STARTED to solve the problem, so how can he "give up"?
“..To say the Clown “gave up” implies that he EVEN BEGAN to look for a solution.”
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Exactly. HE, and his ilk, are the problem with our economy. Since first elected, he has been destroying our economy, by design.