He had delusions of adequacy. | |
— Walter Kerr | |
[It also describes #DonTheCon’s competency as President. When he was elected, I vainly hoped the Office would somehow elevate the man. I KNEW it would not, but as an optimist, I hoped. I felt the same when “W” was given the election by the Supreme Court in 2000. I wasn’t entirely wrong, then. “W” may have been a terrible President (tax, war, economy and environmental policy-wise), but at least he didn’t actively try to destroy the country’s institutions the way the current President is trying to do. I guess it’s true that the Presidency hi-lights your weaknesses as much as it does your strengths. The unfortunate thing is there is no way to predict (even at this mid-stage of his Administration) how much damage #IncompetentDonald will do to the country I love, to our allies around the world, to Western civilization, or with climate change – to the entire planet. I only hope that last sentence is hyperbole. I fear it isn’t. …And I’m an optimist! — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Federal Deficit, National Debt And Tax Cuts For The 1% |
2016 | Picky, Picky, Picky |
2015 | Another Limitation On Religion |
2014 | Enduring |
2013 | Tell Me More… |
2012 | Passing… |
2011 | Fake It ‘Til You Make It |
Posts Tagged ‘George W. Bush’
Describing #45 – “The Loser” – As A Successful Businessman
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, #DonTheCon, #IncompetentDonald, Adequacy, Delusions, George W. Bush, Politics, President, Quotes, Walter Kerr on November 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Blue Wave, But Not Blue Tsunami
Posted in History, Politics, tagged 2020 Census, A Blue Wave, ABC News / Washington Post, Ari Melber, Brookings Institute, Democratic Party, Demographics, Electoral College, Florida, George W. Bush, Gerrymandering, History, House Of Representatives, MSNBC, Politics, Republican Party on November 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
So, was there a “BLUE” wave? You decide… | |
Of course, the image (above) ONLY shows the years with “net” gains – and this year is the largest numeric increase for the Democrats since 1976. The chart does not show the years 1980, 1984, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2014, and 2016 where the Democrats had net losses nor the magnitude of those losses. (Pretty significant losses in 1994 and 2010.) | |
What should be more troubling to the Republicans is that the second image (just above) shows in Presidential elections, the Democratic candidate received the majority of the “popular” vote in six of the last seven elections. In 2000, George W. Bush became president (like Trump in 2016) because of the Electoral College, NOT because he received the majority of the individual votes by Americans. And, in “W’s” case, Republicans won only because the Supreme Court stopped the recount in Florida while “W” had the lead. | |
It is (IMHO) extremely unlikely there will be any Constitutional change to the Electoral College system and the House (i.e. the States) is sooooo gerrymandered it is unlikely the moneyed party (the Republicans) will lose many of the plains and mid-west States without another major financial / economic collapse (like at the end of Bush’s term: 2008). The “hope” of a demographics shift is “always” there as a forecast on the horizon, but it never seems to be the super-storm which reaches shore. Finally, I have read projections of upwards of ten House seats being “flipped” due to the 2020 census. So having (and holding) governorships and state houses coming out of 2020 will be critical for the next decade’s elections, too. | |
The work is just beginning folks… Take a deep breath and then get ready to get back to the grindstone. Democracy still has some catching up to do in this Republic. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | The Promise At Risk |
2016 | Or As Will Come In Time |
2015 | It Is Another Beautiful Day At The Red Pony Bar And Continual Soiree… |
2014 | Days And Years |
2013 | Currency And Transport |
2012 | Something Which Did Not Exist Before |
2011 | True Magic |
“W” Finds A Nut!
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged George W. Bush, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on August 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
We fight against poverty, because hope is an answer to terror. | |
— former President George W. Bush | |
[Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut – or – a politician speaks the truth! — KMAB] | |
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