[Athos]

Yup - WORST since 1946!!!!!!!!!!!!! Growth was NEGATIVE - down 3.6%!!!

You Trumpsters gave him credit for the economy his first three years. Only fair you give him blame for the 4th and FINAL year.

In other news, McCarthy and the Repubs now approve QANON -


QANON follower nutcase Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green from Georgia:

-denies 911 happened saying no plane hit the pentagon,
-called the killing of young children in Newtown a "false flag"
-likewise the killing of teenagers in Parkland Florida,
-called for Speaker Pelosi getting "a bullet in the head",
-claimed the Las Vegas shooting killing 58 was orchestrated by the Dems as an attack on the 2nd Amendment.

Green supports every bizarre conspiracy theory coming from QANON and now sits in the United States House of Representatives for the state of Georgia. Can you believe it?

US leaders are calling fro Green to be expelled from Congress. Let's see what the Repubs do.

So far in a move phenomenal even for them, they have assigned this weirdo to the Education Committee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just the right person to advocate for children.

[talaniman]

You know you're a loony when your whole family doesn't support your politics.

Paul Gosar’s Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

And

Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny - New York Times Post (nytimespost.com)

[jlisenbe]

Let's try an unbiased look.

Your figure of negative growth was for ONE year, 2020. The preceding three years were 3.2, 2.2, and 3.2 percent. By contrast, Obama had twice the opportunities in years and never got to 3%. Unemployment figures were at record lows in 2019. Troop levels in Iraq were cut in half, and troop levels in Afghanistan were cut by 75%. Americans living in poverty fell by 6 million prior to 2020. Median household income increased by an incredible 12K a year through 2020.

In case anyone needs reminding, 2020 was the year of Covid. By way of comparison, Europe's GDP growth was a negative 12% for 2020. I suppose, of course, that Trump is to blame for that as well?

I am no great fan of Trump, but fair is fair. We'll see what Mr. Biden can do. He is not off to a great start by destroying 11K jobs on day one, most of them paying 100 to 200K a year.

[jlisenbe]

nutcase Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green from Georgia:

Shall we discuss AOC and her "crew"? AOC is on the House Committee on Financial Services. A thoughtful person might ask what on earth AOC knows about finances.

[tomder55]

she knows how to drive business out of her district .

Queens biz owners haunted by Amazon loss amid pandemic (nypost.com)

[tomder55]

Quid installed . Now blue states and cities are beginning to open for business again

Cuomo: NYC Indoor Dining Can Return Valentine’s Day (25% Cap); Limited Weddings OK in March – NBC New York

Newsom cancels California's COVID stay-at-home orders - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

City of Chicago :: Reopening Chicago

Michigan Announces Re-Opening of Restaurants and Bars Two Days After Biden's Inauguration – OutKick

Partial Indoor Dining In DC Will Resume Again On January 22 | DCist

DC families urged to watch for coronavirus symptoms as schools reopen | WTOP

Baltimore To Reopen Restaurants, Gyms, Breweries | Baltimore, MD Patch

Hogan to lift 10 p.m. curfew on Maryland’s bars and restaurants starting Monday - Baltimore Sun


Just a coincidence . Would not want to be accused of conspiracy thinking

[talaniman]

I'll make the case that while covid was a tragic disaster that threw everybody for a huge loop around the world, it exposed our own weaknesses and deficiencies on top of the worse management, and incompetence in my memory. I mean anybody can take credit and cruise along when things were pretty much doing great and improving when you got there, but when bad stuff happens is where the rubber meets the road. I think America recognizes that and have taken things out of repub hands the last 4 years.

Dems always seem to come in after repubs have made a mess of things and repubs are hollering foul. That's no coincidence or conspiracy, just history repeating itself.

[tomder55]

the worse management, and incompetence in my memory.

Speaking of il duce Cuomo :

NY AG Letitia James ' report on covid nursing home deaths shows that the death rate was much higher than we were led to believe .Data provided to the attorney general's office from 62 nursing homes "shows a significantly higher number of resident COVID-19 deaths can be identified than is reflected" in the official count." As the pandemic and our investigations continue, it is imperative that we understand why the residents of nursing homes in New York unnecessarily suffered at such an alarming rate,"

N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[jlisenbe]

As the pandemic and our investigations continue, it is imperative that we understand why the residents of nursing homes in New York unnecessarily suffered at such an alarming rate,

Biden has refused to comment on this story. Surprising?

[talaniman]

He's probably busy with country stuff and not that into local issues right now.

[tomder55]

[jlisenbe]

It's a shame that can't be blamed on Trump. Then it would be a major national story with every liberal dem's hair on fire over it. Instead, it's just a collective yawn from the group who claims to care. Too bad.

[talaniman]

Or maybe we have our own local elderly deaths we couldn't visit nor bury for a month!

[tomder55]

or if it were a Republican



actually Bush showed more concern.

[talaniman]

Compassionate Conservatism! Still kind of a dufus, but a genius next to the REAL dufus. Yeah I missed him the last few years! 8)

[jlisenbe]

I totally get why people are opposed to pipelines. This irresponsible pipeline company came into this community and booked a bunch of hotel rooms for months, ate all their meals at local restaurants, bought fuel and supplies in town, and not only that, they salvaged the timber and turned what was once unproductive bush land into a productive pasture with new fences for this landowner ... the nerve !! (Copied)

[tomder55]

So now what Canada will do is redouble their efforts to finish the TMX pipeline to the Pacific ;bypassing the US completely ,to sell unrefined crude to the Asian markets .

Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline sees fortunes shine after KXL's demise | Reuters

[jlisenbe]

So now what Canada will do is redouble their efforts to finish the TMX pipeline to the Pacific ;bypassing the US completely ,to sell unrefined crude to the Asian markets

The net result in carbon emissions will be zero. The net result for America will be a lessening of energy security. Thank you, Mr. Biden.

[talaniman]

So now what Canada will do is redouble their efforts to finish the TMX pipeline to the Pacific ;bypassing the US completely ,to sell unrefined crude to the Asian markets .

Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline sees fortunes shine after KXL's demise | Reuters

Sounds like a good option for the Canadians.

The net result in carbon emissions will be zero. The net result for America will be a lessening of energy security. Thank you, Mr. Biden.

That's not what the actual data shows

U.S. Imports from Canada of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day) (eia.gov)

[paraclete]

Its all relative, but it is all in the family so move on and don't fight yesterday's battles