Every single one in my lifetime has been because of sheer GOP hubris. 'Al Qaeda isn't a serious threat' 'Let the banks police themselves', 'the virus will burn itself out', 'we can grow bananas in Kansas.' - ThreadSky

zeddary.bsky.social • 14 days ago

Every single one in my lifetime has been because of sheer GOP hubris. 'Al Qaeda isn't a serious threat' 'Let the banks police themselves', 'the virus will burn itself out', 'we can grow bananas in Kansas.'

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A funny thing is that "how would they treat a Democratic President in the same situation" thing is totally hypothetical because all the huge market crashes in my lifetime happened under Republicans.

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expatriot.bsky.social•14 days ago

There's a reason, and it's the GOP approach to problem solving.

"Oh well, it's god's plan" meaning the solution to every issue is to do nothing and it will work itself out. Just need to let the lobbyists write the legislation and get the best medical care on earth.

janetdonavan.bsky.social•14 days ago

Clinton leaned pretty hard into the banks can police themselves, but yeah, none of that would have happened without Republicans.

halfbackjack.bsky.social•14 days ago

The stat that startled me was Clinton at the Dem convention about jobs. In the last couple of decades, 51 million jobs created; 50 under D admins, 1 under R. Fact checkers went back to WW2, and (from memory, sorry) it was about 53:3 million jobs created.

seaglass6023.bsky.social•14 days ago

Back in 2020, I asked a rabid MAGA if Trump were still a Democrat, would he love him like he does. I will quote his answer, “ Hell no! Trump is an asshole!”
Its possible that without him there is no Republican Party or MAGA.

ezwez.bsky.social•14 days ago

@democratswin.bsky.social

drichards915.bsky.social•14 days ago

Wait, what, you mean we CAN'T grow bananas in Kansas? Gee, I hope at least that Idaho coffee plantation is okay ...

wozvillenation.bsky.social•14 days ago

This is REALLY on point. They’ve always been solely focused on enriching their rich buddies that they could care less what happens to the average citizen or the economy that CONSUMERS drive, not greedy billionaires.

mfreeman.bsky.social•14 days ago

Watching Greenspan nearly cry in front of Congress because his belief that high finance vamps would regulate themselves was a crock was my first of now many insights that the Big Brains aren’t too bright outside their narrow field, if at all.

vaelis.bsky.social•14 days ago

The original big lie was “liberal media” because man, if the media was actually liberal there is not a person alive who would still be saying Republicans are strong on the economy or on national security.

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