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This is outrageous. We can obviously call a spade a spade. The idea that we can never criticize any policy, no matter how ill conceived, because somehow it migh
by UncleMeat 10mo ago
This is outrageous. We can obviously call a spade a spade. The idea that we can never criticize any policy, no matter how ill conceived, because somehow it might work and then we'd have egg on our face is ridiculous. "Maybe the White House Ballroom construction project will unearth a huge deposit of gold and pay for itself so we cannot possibly talk about its cost."
The claim that it is bad political strategy is also bizarre. Like, the right has been lying about policies from the dems for ages. "They are coming to force your child to transition to the other gender." Has this hindered their electoral chances? No. They have more power now than almost any time in the past fifty years.
- fooker 10mo agoOkay, get outraged. Not sure about the strawman ballroom argument but: Let me repeat, shouting "stupid Trump is horrible for the economy" from rooftops is not a great political strategy. In the case it turns out to be false, (and there is a credible chance of that - read the article) it will seem incredibly dishonest.
- nightski 10mo agoTrump can be bad for the economy and the economy can still be fine. The economy doing well doesn't mean Trump was good for the economy. At the end of the day the policies and actions that have been enacted have not been great tailwinds for the economy regardless of the outcome.