Helen said “I mean I get that you're a binary partisan, of course, but surely even you can understand that people are capable of having conservative views on some issues while having liberal views on others.”

Now your talking I agree with you totally on that statement. I always felt that way in the past. But now things are completely different. It is not the same as it used to be. Not anymore unfortunately. Things are only going down hill from here I am afraid.

President Xi of china now wants to make condessions with the US regarding trade. Looks like Trumps tarrifs are working.
The stock market seems to like it today.

Auto tariffs. Possibly. Which China had promised to lower back in November, they have been dropping them steadily over the past few years. So maybe they'll go a little lower. The Chinese play the long game, but no one expects China to cave. They'll just lighten some discriminatory practices. The Chinese approach to business is very different than the American approach, as is the Sino economic system


If they do, it's good news for a company like Tesla, that has no factories in China. For companies like GM, Ford, Chrysler, that already have Chinese factories that produce cars for the Chinese market it means nothing. They don't pay tariff on those cars.



Beijing filed a complaint with the WTO on the steel and aluminum tariffs.

https://www.apnews.com/amp/2ce8db8e7ac2416c9cbb5041ddf8644f?__twitter_impression=true



The US would have a stronger hand vis-a-vis China if it had joined TPP and was confronting China not unilaterally but in concert with Japan and the 10 other nations who along with US constitute 40% of global economy.

Someone recently asked me if I thought Trump was stupid. I answered that he's not inherently stupid--he never could have been elected president if he were stupid. But, he's done stupid things as President. One of the dumbest was to fire FBI director Comey just as his investigation of Russian meddling in the election was getting close to the White House. Reason it was stupid: Trump's action invited a special prosecutor--and special prosecutors aren't in the business of exonerating the people they investigate. They get fame and fortune by convicting people. Mueller won't stop until he finds something to hang Trump with. His order to seize Trump's lawyer's records of payments of hush money to the porn star has the potential to lead to an impeachable offense.

Impeachment really hurt Clinton. Plus I just don’t see trump losing the house. So no impeachment will happen.

The reason why Clinton was impeached by republicans was because he promised the republican he would not shut down the government and then as a favor to the democrats he broke that promise.

Oh stupid people do not become billionaires.

I agree with that.

@turnbull

Trump aint dumb but he's close to it

He wouldn't say the bonehead shit he says if he was that bright


@footreads

Trump had alot of help making money, he's fucked up plenty businesses

He acts like a spoiled child crying because the media.doesnt like him

He's too stupid to realize the vast majority of his supporters live in butt-fuck-ville, usa

Trump, who once called TPP “a rape of our country,” has reportedly told top admin officials to look at rejoining the trade agreement



Trump Asked Top Aides to Review Whether to Rejoin TPP, Senator Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/...tpp-sasse-says?__twitter_impression=true

james comey comparing PRESIDENT TRUMP to gravano is ridiculous.
It shows what a lightweight comey is.

How did the Government ever think they could handle any U.S. organized crime individuals with people like comey in charge.
It was a complete failure and they undermined the structure of inner cities.

The FBI became a shoplifter of American taxpayers funds and budgets for law enforcement, investing in the wrong markets.

Comey was the rat not Trump. When you leak information like he did after he was fired makes him a rat like Gravano.

He was just a high paid disgruntled employee who I guarantee you never got fired before in his whole life. He would say anything to keep his job.

Now on Mueller he is as fucked up as Comey. His whole staff was made up of people who hated trump. You mean to tell me he did not know that. If he did not know that he is inept. If he did he is out to get trump.

Either way he is fucked up.

Now on the average American if they vote so that the democrats win the house. That means a good economy does not mean anything to them. If that happens they deserve what they get.

Knock on wood, my job is pretty much economy proof. Let it happen again. I can't wait to buy a house on the water next to nothing. Our country is thriving and prospering right now. To deny that, we'll go breath dine of that California air.

This just in.......

OakAsFan wins and become Official Presidential Song Writter.


Thank you for Your Service Oak.

President Trump and Oak, who would a thunk it.