Republican’s contra arguments on Democrats alleged weak points can easily be explained away
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Republican’s contra arguments on Democrats alleged weak points can easily be explained away

Republican’s contra arguments on Democrats alleged weak points can easily be explained away

I commented on LinkedIn in regard to the fact, actually Ex President Trump; has NOT “trumped” VP Kamala Harris in any way that should concern her and the Democrats for some simple reasons: “Oh but inflation under the Democrats ………… “ etc. etc. since end of Covid. Oh so this has NOT been a worldwide phenomena then? The USA has been the only country with inflation. And it was caused by Joe and Kamala? Absolute bloody nonsense. It is central across many other countries at present.

“Oh but the price of petrol …………….. “ ditto as above!

“Oh but they are allowing millions of illegals to come into the country”  and who scuttled frustrated the bipartisan law agreed to by both Republicans and Democrats? I won’t bother to answer that.

“Oh Trump grew the economy ………….. “. This chaotic man single handedly grew the economy? Rubbish. Trump’s Presidential Timing inherited a Golden Opportunity in regard to Monetary Policy. He did not have to do; and he did NOT do a bloody thing in the economy except screw it up unbelievably. Low low Interest Rates gave Trump a massive massive Free Kick and The People believe it was their Emperor and God!

The Biden / Harris’s Presidential Timing by comparison could not have been worse insofar as their timing of the 2020 Presidential Election is concerned. [Oh remember the FED is absolutely independent of politicians Presidents etc.]. Considering what they inherited from Trump’s Presidency aka chaos, and the need of The FED to exponentially increase the Central Bank Cash Rate off a low low base (which had been there for a long long time; and anyone who understands how this works; my Economics Prof. Mike Truu was right on to this in 1977 – 80; he conceptually got this into our hears when Monetary Policy was in its infancy) well President Biden / VP Kamala Harris’ even hand have enabled the USA to:

A.      Fix Trump’s chaotic term’s stuff ups;

B.      Cope with the monumental Covid mess they inherited;

C.      Stabilize everything; but for Trump carrying on in the background.

So lets use Australia as a useful comparison. Back on Covid: 25.0 million population; unemployment peaked at 7.5%; roughly 900 deaths VS Trump’s America: 340.0 million; unemployment 14.0%; 1.0 million Covid deaths. Had Trump’s USA applied Australia’s far stricter policies; say 100,000 – 200,000 deaths maximum; therefore Trump responsible for 7.0% more unemployment and 800,000 + American civilian deaths.

As for Afghanistan, well I believe VP Kamala Harris handled it well during the debate. There is no doubt that the cumulative chaos that the Trump Administration caused (Emperor Trumps Decrees etc. etc.) as if he was handling a $2.00 dollar shop vs the Mighty USA is vastly different. And even the $2.00 shop would have gone broke.

And then what about: “Oh but Kamala has had 3 ½ years to fix it …………….. “ what. Fix what? VP Kamala Harris just like Mike Pence, just like Harry Truman, just like VP Biden under President Obama have played their roles absolutely perfectly. I will deal with all three separately.

Starting with VP Pence. Imagine VP Pence taking an alternative position or sticking his head up and making any comment whatsoever that Trump did not like approve of or stole Trump’s thunder?

Vice President Pence knew he would have had his head publicly chewed off by Trump! The only time when he came in to save Trump’s Banana Republic was after he could have been murdered by MOB and he could not stand up for his boss (sic). And even so, look how Trump treated him. Humiliated him. Rather than thank VP Pence Trump continues to treat him poorly. A coercive controller. A bully. A rich daddy’s boy with no life’s experience.

I also watched Mike Pence’s body language. You could see that he was exasperated with his Boss in fact the looks of disbelief at times.

Lets turn to President’s Roosevelt / VP Truman who took over from Roosevelt when he passed away in office. Compare Roosevelt / Truman (who were both family friends with my US family’s grandparents; so I have this almost first hand). My father-in-law said to me that Truman had said to George D. Stoddard that he had “No knowledge about the Manhattan Project when Roosevelt past (can you imagine the secrecy) and he had 3.0 months to decide whether to end the war with Japan and drop Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs”. Imagine the former President keeping that as a secret?

Now lets go to the Biden / Harris relationship. Absolutely perfect? She was there to back him all the time. She was learning and willing to learn all the time. Even until the evening of the debate.

And since taking up the position of the endorsed Democrat Candidate, wow has she done well. Hence the cartoon I have depicting Trump as he now is; an aging man still tilting at Windmills depicted by Don Quixote.

But watch Trump. He is trying to “cuddle up” to VP Harris. What is his next ploy?

DG          Sept 2024

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