(08-19-2018, 08:27 PM)Kinser79 Wrote:(08-19-2018, 12:29 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I think Kinser underestimates how much his father has enabled the see saw. I remain unimpressed by the democrats, however, let alone the Republican Establishment.
I think Bob you over estimate the see-saw. Quite frankly the largest voting blocs, Xers and Millennials simply haven't the time for it and Nationalist Populism is solidifying in the GOP. I think if you're expecting a "Blue Wave" you'll be disappointed.
Unless something drastic changes it looks like Trump will be fine. If anything the constant shrill bleating of the press is beginning to annoy normal people which give the R's the advantage. From a libertarian point of view Trump really isn't a fiscal conservative even though he is willing to scale back government regulation simply because he understands the costs from personal experience. It also appears that he is willing to let the Syrian war die down with out any more attempts to remove Assad which must piss off Bolton and the rest of the neocons to no end. The US is also negotiating with the Taliban which suggests that Trump understands the Afghanistan war is unwinnable and is trying to wind that war down which also must piss of the neocons. If he avoids war with Iran which given his actions, despite bellicose rhetoric, with respect to North Korea then I don't see too many problems for the R's and Trump in the near future.
I have my issues with Trump but so far I like him better than the shit show that would have been if the Hildabeast had won. I really didn't want to find out who Bill Clinton would have decided to use as his personal humidor for his second residency in the White House.
Styxhexenhammer is giving a far more rational analysis than the legacy media is about the current state of the mid-terms. I tend to avoid anyone displaying signs of Trump Derangement Syndrome simply because of the inherent bias of people who despise Trump simply because Hillary and they want to reverse the election of 2016. I regard Trump as far less than ideal from a libertarian perspective but it is hardly likely that I would have gotten a better situation if Clinton had prevailed.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H.L. Mencken
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises