The First 100 days

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by theiioftx, Nov 10, 2016.

  1. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    If I were Poland, I would have made this offer a long time ago.

    And hard to believe that this is what Putin is directing him to do, as some of you still want to believe

     
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  2. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    How many heads of state does this make who are working with Trump And admitting how much he has helped them?
    I liked the part where the Polish President said he understood when Trump said he put America first. That it was the way it should be abd Duds put Poland first.
     
  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    You can be sure Bloomberg does not enjoy publishing stories of Trump success. Even forced to, as here, they will still get their little dig in.

    In Big Win for Trump, U.S. Sanctions Cripple Iranian Oil Exports

    "Aggressive and undiplomatic, certainly, but also extremely effective. With nearly 50 days to go before new U.S. oil sanctions against Iran enter into force, President Donald Trump has already managed to crush the country’s petroleum exports, dealing severe economic damage to Tehran.

    Iranian oil exports have plunged about 35 percent since April, the month before Trump ripped up the diplomatic deal that Barack Obama negotiated to curtail Tehran’s nuclear program and announced new oil sanctions.

    "Iranian oil exports are coming down pretty hard," said Roger Diwan, a veteran oil analyst at consultant IHS Markit Ltd....."

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  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Bonus points, you can bet this caused the EU to drop a little doodaa in its collective britches
     
  5. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Undiplomatic?
    Because delivering pallets of cash in an unmarked plane ??
    Times are hard for these lefties and going to stay that way.
    Winning.
     
  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Yay Obama

     
  7. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Kinda funny

     
  8. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I understand the desire to permanently station troops in Poland (and away from Germany). It would be cheaper and closer to pretty much every major threat. Furthermore, Poland is more friendly to the US than Germany is. (And hell, I wouldn't mind moving to Poland. My money would go further.)

    However, we should really think twice about this. First, Russia claims we violate treaties if we scratch our nuts the wrong way. However, they'd have a pretty good point if we do this. We did make a deal not to permanently station troops in Eastern Europe. It wasn't an absolute promise. It had some conditions, but we're generally not supposed to do it.

    Second, doing this will build momentum for an EU military. That's a bad thing.
     
  9. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    China suddenly a fan of free trade
    Wha happen?
    Yay Obama again
     
  10. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    That Obama dude has been busy ....

    "North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed a joint statement Wednesday, and North Korea has agreed to dismantle a missile engine test site and launch pad, according to a new report.

    Kim also has agreed to permanently dismantle the North’s main nuclear complex if the U.S. takes corresponding measures.

    The two leaders signed the documents in Pyongyang and will announce more details of the joint statement and the results of their summit later in the day, the Associated Press reported.

    According to the AP, Moon said during a news conference that Kim has agreed to have international experts watch as the test site and launch pad are permanently dismantled, a step the two attribute towards efforts of total denuclearization of the peninsula...."

    Kim Jong Un agrees to dismantle missile test site, visit Seoul: Report
     
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  11. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    What are "corresponding measures?"
     
  12. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Initial Jobless Claims came in at 201K (vs 210K exp)
    We are back in the 1960s on this

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  13. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Today makes 100 record high closes for the S&P 500 since the election

    Yay Obama
     
  14. iatrogenic

    iatrogenic 2,500+ Posts

    According to the Democrats, this is both the result of Obama’s policies and a “sugar high”, which, it follows, must also be a result of Obama.
    His highs were also, self admittedly, a result of cocaine and pot.
     
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  15. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I googled "Trump sugar high," and that's clearly the buzzword being used to dismiss the significance of the recovery going into the election. It's used in a ton of articles.

    It's baffling to me that a tax cut is a "sugar high," but if Congress decides to spend a ton of money on make-work projects, that's a "stimulus" and has some degree of legitimacy.
     
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  16. iatrogenic

    iatrogenic 2,500+ Posts

    It is amusing to watch Lefties try to take credit for the economic success being achieved while simultaneously belittling the same success. The idiocy never ends.
     
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  17. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Particularly when the party line - particularly from the Obama administration - was that sub-2% growth was the new normal, and that to bring back manufacturing jobs would take "a magic wand waving around." When you keep telling people "this is what we are and it can't get better," and then it DOES get better, you lose any credibility in terms of trying to take credit for something you claimed you didn't know how to do two years ago.
     
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  18. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The line to get in to see Trump last night in Sprinfield, MO was 2 miles long

     
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  19. I35

    I35 5,000+ Posts

    Rod R has to go. Don’t care about anymore political on how it will look. It’s time to start cleaning house. We are the majority and we voted that way. This swamp draining is what the American people wanted and voted for. It’s time to quit giving a damn what the bully democrats and it’s MSM want or threaten. Stop f’ing with them. Take charge and start kick some azz. As soon as the midterm is done then fire Sessikns and replace him with someone that isn’t in the swamp and that will do their job. It’s time to do what’s best for America. That goes for that idiot Ford as well. Either she shows up on Monday to give her testimony or she doesn’t and let’s get our new Supreme Court Justice in office asap.
     
  20. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The source for the NYT seems to be McCabe. If so, then its clear this is what he wants, for Rosenstein to be fired. Which makes the report seem like a hail mary from him.
     
  21. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

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  23. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Doesn't Michael Moore need 45 tickets just for his body?
     
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  24. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  25. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    Great news. Now we need that for China, EU, and Mexico for all the trade war talk to be a benefit.
     
  26. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Once Canada gives in, NAFTA will be done. Europe is not that big a deal. And China - that sucker is going to pay.
    Isn’t 10% tariff on $300b about the price of a carrier. I say we use these tariffs to build up our navy.
     
  27. UTChE96

    UTChE96 2,500+ Posts

    One thing that is rarely pointed out about Obama's economy is the huge benefit of having zero percent federal funds rate for most of his two terms. When you factor in the QE and doubling of the Federal debt, it's amazing how little he accomplished economically. I understand that he inherited a mess, but it was the free money that turned the economy around not his socialist policies.
     
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  28. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Quite the contrast between Trump and the globalists -- if Hillary had won, you would probably already have to seek a zoning variance from the UN to put a backyard pool in, or perhaps just to use a plastic straw. It is beyond my ability to understand those Americans who would want to submit to this.
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  29. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    I think we have to participate globally and his remark surprises me.
    Since he is all about equitable trade.
     
  30. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The top is today at the UNGA.
    The bottom is the recent appearance by mullahs' president Hassan Rouhani.
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