From Paul Thornton of the LA Times: (emphasis by Wrongo)
“I know the story of Trump’s march to a third GOP nomination barely registered among those who’ve closely followed political news since 2015 — but still, please let it surprise you. Please let the fact that a man who tried to topple American democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, is now the second-most likely person to lead it after noon on Jan. 20, 2025, shake you to your core. German democracy held out for nine years after Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch in 1923; Trump’s likely nomination puts us on course to halve the time it took Germany to empower (or in our case, re-empower) its fascist leader of a failed coup.”
It was a bad week for Trump and a good week for Biden. Trump’s week was bad enough that he may soon be renting Mar-a-Lago from E. Jean Carroll. Also, it shows us that Trump can lose to an 80-year-old. On to cartoons.
Biden’s “bad” economy continues to set records:
Elephant reacts badly to December’s GDP numbers:
When it comes to Trump, the Elephant is all talk and no tusk:
House Republicans say immigration deal is dead on arrival:
Why isn’t the media covering Abbott’s insurrection?
Trump loses:
The Alabama execution:
The coverage of the economy has become far too politicized, with every nuance being reported as helping or harming the president. This is silly. I still work part time for NY Life (I am retired from them) and this year’s company meeting spoke about how last year’s prediction of a retraction (even a possible recession) was wrong. But – both last year and this year, the meeting did not pretend that the president was driving the outcome. For me, I see a recession as very likely over the next 12-18 months – and waves of layoffs are already being reported in tech and media. But… for the most part, the president’s role is minimal. A president can weigh in on a significant strike (they have in the past and Biden did recently) and can support or oppose a bailout. But the simplistic reporting has done damage to our politics. I ran into a disgruntled Trump voter a few months ago while walking my dogs. We said hello and I made a joke about Trump that related to something in the news at the time. i did not know the woman was a Trumper… she became snippy and started to complain about the cost of gas. It is sad that folks have been so misled.