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Trump — or What, Exactly? Compare Trump’s policies and behavior to that of his 2020 opponents’
National Review ^ | 08/27/2019 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 08/27/2019 10:08:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Edited on 08/27/2019 11:28:30 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

In traditional political terms, there is always an alternate agenda to an incumbent president’s that reasonable voters can debate.

In Trump’s case, two massive annual budget deficits — coming on top of the previous two administrations that doubled the national debt — seem fair game. No president for the past 19 years has sought to offer any remotely sane budget. And with still relatively low interest rates, massive federal spending, a $22 trillion national debt, and an annual deficit of nearly $1 trillion, it is hard to imagine, in extremis, that there remains any notion of “stimulus” or “pump-priming” left.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020; democrats; elections; trump; trump2020; vdh

1 posted on 08/27/2019 10:08:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Some people get so upset about some of Trump’s tweets.

Yet everyone was cool with Bill having a record of attacking women and then calling in hillary to silence them.

Or un-freezing Iran’s money like obummer did.

But a few out of line tweets? (i didn’t think they were out of line)

Impeach him!


2 posted on 08/27/2019 10:15:26 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company PeoTill the day I die.)
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To: dp0622

It is fashionable to be against the Trump tweets. By being critical of tweets, one appears to be styleishly in the know.

Those stylish fools can’t grasp, can’t comprehend, that by making daily tweets, the president conveys his message directly. It doesn’t matter if it is not drycod “presidential”. He has bypassed his presstitute enemies and gets his simple message out directly and sucinctly. The message is not bound up in high minded rhetoric. It is easy to understand.

Since killing the daily White House press briefing, he holds a press briefing where he directly speaks to the assembled press corps and where he delivers directly and on air exactly what he wants to say in plain ordinary English

He can be and is accused of not following the rules. Those who are deluded into thinking that don’t understand that the rules they hold dear are for a game not being played any more. The president has his own rules for his own game

The game is “Presidential” because guess what? Trump is president


3 posted on 08/27/2019 10:29:17 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.btyC. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: SeekAndFind
In Trump’s case, two massive annual budget deficits

The ratio of national debt to GDP is leveling off under Trump

Debt to GDP Ratio Historical Chart

4 posted on 08/27/2019 11:05:07 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: SeekAndFind

VDH, we have a winner!

Just what are these impeachable offenses the ignoble opposition refers?


5 posted on 08/27/2019 11:18:14 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: bert

Great post.


6 posted on 08/27/2019 11:28:33 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company PeoTill the day I die.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Very good article


7 posted on 08/27/2019 11:30:06 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: dp0622

That will leave a mark.


8 posted on 08/27/2019 5:09:05 PM PDT by refermech
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To: bert

Well said - reading VDH articles always gets our minds working a bit better.


9 posted on 08/28/2019 2:46:52 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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