Neither Trump nor the Republicans can bargain their way out of this hole.
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Neither Trump nor the Republicans can bargain their way out of this hole.
Historically speaking, human beings have always been kind of awful.
Donald Trump, unlike an actually competent business executive, is totally unable to adjust his strategy in the face of adversity.
Only a fool could look at the timing of this nonsense and not smell the reek of desperate political posturing.
So both parties are, in fact, out to ruin the country, and it's time to be done with them.
In post-Charlottesville America, we no longer have the luxury of trying to pretend that racism in politics is strictly an invention of leftist rhetorical dogma.
Trade talks with China remain a wild card that can stave off an economic slowdown in 2019, or, if things go south in trade negotiations, take the economy of both countries down with it.
Ultimately, all who love human rights have no choice but be pro-Life, because we have a duty to defend the right to life for all human beings, even the unborn.
So let's dispense with the "It's just a hat" crap and deal with what wearing that particular hat actually means.
The worst thing about this sad debacle is Trump predicted his own defeat.
A Christian nation can not, must not, be "great." It must be humble, so we must choose between "greatness" and "goodness".
There are some fairly unusual things about the economy in the Trump Era, that are reminiscent, albeit opposite, of the Carter Era.
Who really believes that a true man, made in the image of God, hearing the cries of his hungry children, knowing the fears of his true wife, would let a wall stop him?
The solution to problems with people is never "more government".
Now that Trump has predictably backed off of his empty threat to declare a state of emergency, let's take a moment to decompress this textbook display of impotent stupidity.
Happy New Year.
Whether or not racist/nativist border hawks like it, these people are coming here. The realists reading this will accept this fact.
How do you operate a national economy, let alone the global economy, on a commodity so small that an errant box fan could conceivably wipe out an individual's wealth?
Merry Christmas.
Conservatives believe all individuals, whether aware of it or not, desire the freedom to pursue their own happiness, and that this is morally good.
The weather hasn't changed, but he tells them it has, so they believe him, even while they're getting drenched.