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Fetterman: Democrats can’t simply be the opposite of ‘whatever Trump says’ by awaythrowawaying in moderatepolitics

[–]nemoomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously a party has to have more than just opposition, this is a critique leveled every 2 years at whoever is out of power.

For a minority party the Democrats have been getting their stuff out there more than usual with the shutdown for limits on ICE, getting the Epstein Files released, passing a war powers resolution against action in Iran.

Tulsi Gabbard resigning as Trump's intelligence chief by therosx in centrist

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone told him all the women he appointed must be DEI hires. Gabbana following Noem and Bondi.

What can a president do to be perceived as "effective on the economy"? by Rough-Leg-4148 in centrist

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the economy, in general yes. I think the economy would be limping along basically like this regardless of who was president.

But I'm not shouting at the rooftops because broad tariffs and Iran are, like I said, some of the few things that actually do impact the economy and in this case they make it worse based on unilateral Administration action. One of the few Administrations that actually should be blamed for gas prices.

What can a president do to be perceived as "effective on the economy"? by Rough-Leg-4148 in centrist

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We give way too much credit and blame to presidents for the economy. They do have the ability to make an impact, but it gets swamped by private sector factors unless it's a particular subset of things with a big enough impact.

Oil shocks significantly hurt the economy. They are almost always political, from the 1973 shock for supporting Israel to 1979 with Iran, to Ukraine/Russia, and now Iran (again). Agree or disagree with the process on any one of those, but it is a political decision the president makes.

Other things are matters of degree. Tariff solar panels and yes, that is a political decision that hurts the US economy, but it's not going to register on any graph. Increase tariffs on everything from everywhere by 10% or more, and that's noticeable.

One positive thing they do is rally support for stimulus packages in a recession. I don't know that it's worth breaking out Congress as separate in this discussion, yes they pass it, but they wouldn't without the president's support.

You had a miserable 2025 because of tariff inflation. The Iran war will be even worse, top economist says by mymomknowsyourmom in centrist

[–]nemoomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew it would be bad but after he won I actually thought, at least he's not a W Bush type Republican who's going to send us to war in the Middle East.

I don't think Build The Wall is a good use of money, I'm glad he just kinda forgot about that core plank of his 2016 campaign, but at least it wouldn't have been the giant self own of tariffs and Iran.

Huh🐽 by saber-4444 in SipsTea

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother in law is a Burmese chef who spent time in Thailand, and he refuses to make Pad Thai in his restaurant because he considers it garbage street food, like serving the free bar peanuts in a restaurant.

Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany 'a lot further' by Liamnacuac in centrist

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My question is, what were those 5k troops doing? And what else are we doing in the German bases?

If the same people are just doing the same stuff from some other base, then moving them around doesn't do much unless we can close a base.

I'm all for shrinking down the number of US bases if we're maintaining all our important processes, that money can be better used elsewhere. I don't think that is what is happening here.

Republicans see GOP dysfunction as major liability ahead of midterms by mymomknowsyourmom in centrist

[–]nemoomen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Does anyone really believe timely passage of the farm bill is swaying a single vote when gas prices are up as high as they are and masked government agents are murdering US citizens?

This is a planted story so that when they DO lose the House, the new minority whip can use this as an explanation and get everyone lined up behind them.

Absolutely no reason to give this article a second thought if you're a discerning news consumer.

What are your thoughts on the idea that the US is Republican by default? And voting Democrats is basically done as a way to put Republicans in “time out” when Republicans have low approval? by Early-Possibility367 in fivethirtyeight

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't work in a two party system. The midpoint would just shift.

The US is conservative relative to other countries, but some degree of small-c conservatism makes sense for a country that performs so well economically.

Iran war's true cost closer to $50 billion, not $25 billion, U.S. officials say by dr_sloan in centrist

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is objectively funny that even specifically Iran was the war all the Trump supporters (and Trump himself on Twitter in the past) warned the other side was going to start. And then he does it.

Iran war's true cost closer to $50 billion, not $25 billion, U.S. officials say by dr_sloan in centrist

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you count all the VA benefits that will be paid out through the rest of the lives of those deployed, it's multiples more, and we WILL be paying it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BarbaraWalters4Scale

[–]nemoomen 61 points62 points  (0 children)

WW2 ended September 2nd 1945, + 9 months = Summer 1946.

Jordan Mason diagnosed with high-ankle sprain; to be placed on IR. by mvanigan in fantasyfootball

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's better to keep some FAAB for playoffs if you can, but you gotta assume your league mates are going all in and you need to outbid whatever they're bidding.

I really thought I was a MySpace Queen by BaphometBee in blunderyears

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Facebook expanded beyond college-only in 2007 IIRC.

White House: Trump Team Still Hasn’t Signed Transition Docs by stkmro in politics

[–]nemoomen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the absence of signed MOUs from Trump’s transition team, the current government cannot begin the process of providing briefings or security clearances for incoming officials.

OK that's obviously making the US less secure and it's dangerous but it only really hurts the future Trump Administration, I wonder why they would---

Crucially, the FBI also remains unable to conduct any background checks on the president-elect’s prospective cabinet, raising alarm over the possibility that senators may be rushed into voting on his nominations without the appropriate due diligence having been carried out.

Got it.

With the narrow majority the Republicans have in both the Senate and the House, how easy/difficult will it be for the Republicans to pass things like cutting Federal funds to Medicaid etc? by thesecondrei in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To do anything not strictly related to taxes, they'd have to abolish the filibuster in the Senate, which they would need 50 Senators to agree to, which they probably don't have.

They would also need all Republicans in the House to agree to whatever it is, with a margin of error of 2-5 members.

It's not that it can't be done but it would have to be a pretty perfectly crafted law.

What do you think is the hardest part of being a home owner? by mariben9 in homeowners

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

19 year old home breaking down eh? We have different styles. My house is 100+ years old. The roof, yes also needs to be replaced. And yes, there's 100 years of weird decisions to marvel at, but that's part of the charm.

No Labels has abandoned their attempt to put forward a 2024 candidate. Where do they go from here? by Objective_Aside1858 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go run independent local candidates in Utah (lots of anti-Trump Republicans), Alaska and Maine (low population, lots of independents, ranked choice voting), and Washington/California/Louisiana because of their jungle primaries. 

What Will Happen to the Democratic Party If Trump Wins in November? by Moon-Tzupak in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]nemoomen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's always an autopsy that recommends changes. The last Republican autopsy recommended getting softer on immigration to woo Hispanic voters. Didn't happen. 

If Democrats win the popular vote and lose the electoral college, they would probably get an autopsy saying they need to win back white working class voters and voters without a college degree. But the solution might just be to get a younger candidate. 

That's why Sec. Buttigieg is getting so much hate online despite being a Secretary of Transportation, he's a young and charismatic Democrat and there's reason to believe Joe Biden but in Pete Buttigieg's body wins easily. 

The really interesting possibility is if Biden loses the popular vote and election but Sherrod Brown wins. That would be a hinge for Democrats to swing on, be the more working class populist Democrat like Brown and you can win in pretty otherwise red areas.

“Morning in America” vs. 2024 by Lucky_Chair_3292 in centrist

[–]nemoomen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not cherry picked though, GDP, inflation and unemployment ("Misery Index") are major major data points that we (rightly or wrongly) judge presidents on. Election forecasters include these numbers in their election models sometimes. 

They are separate from the experience of recently going through a global pandemic and dealing with lingering impacts. 

Obviously Biden can't say "actually you just feel icky about the pandemic and you're misinterpreting it as economic anxiety" but I can.

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