It’s not true that we can do only one thing at a time. It IS true that political cartoonists like to pretend we cannot multi-task. Most of us understand the difference between urgent and important… and the fact that even folks who’ve failed at everything BUT being a politician can deal with several things as long as they have a good person running their schedule.
that the oil compains are not gouging us? that Drumpf didn’t have OPEC cut back production last year to push up prices? that fossil fuels aren’t obsolete? Which Big Lie?
A good portion of the developed world would love the price Americans pay for gas. So, stop the whining and trust the republican policy that believes in trickle down. Those insane profits will be spent someplace and perhaps, in America.
It’s surprising (and perhaps ironic) that today’s Luckovich is too subtle. The comments are mostly about issues besides the “Big Lie”. (Inflation, taxes, ….). Perhaps either no one knows what the “Big Lie” refers to or we really are that easily diverted.
Just another big lie. The seeds for today’s inflation were planted long ago, the pandemic delayed what was already developing. This isn’t run away double digit inflation and it is indicative of an economy that is growing, labor shortages and demand for living wages. Anyone with half a brain will remember economists (pre-pandemic) scratching their heads and wondering how we had a growing economy, high employment and moderate wage increases WITHOUT inflation. Well, here it is. For most people, provided wages keep pace, low to moderate inflation can be a benefit by erasing debt (i.e. a home loan).
Super-genius Donald Trump believed his press secretary when she told him he’d win ‘because’ of COVID
“There was a sense from most of the staffers that this was, at the very least, a political disaster. There was one big exception, though. Kayleigh McEnany was, as you know, the press secretary and Trump was having a meeting with this political team in the Oval Office and was being presented with numbers—this was in the spring—showing that his reelection chances were looking grim, primarily because of what was happening with COVID. And he said, ‘No, no, no, bring in Kayleigh! Bring in Kayleigh.’ And Kayleigh comes in, and he says, ‘Kayleigh, tell them what you were just telling me.’ And Kayleigh McEnany tells the president of the United States, ’I think you’re going to win, sir, and I think you’re going to win because of COVID.’ And then she explained that the biggest weakness that they had in the midterms was health care, and now with COVID dominating the news, the Democrats wouldn’t be able to talk so much about health care. Health care would be less of an issue. So, I mean, you have to get your head around this, but she was saying was that because of the greatest public heath crisis of our time, of the last century, they wouldn’t have to talk so much about health care, and therefore he was going to win.”
Do point out that Jay Powell and other officials at the Federal Reserve, who’ve been prolonging this insane zero interest rate policy and (still worse) mass bond purchases through quantitative easing (artificially suppressing interest rates and forcing Americans into ever more speculative insanity) are largely Trump appointees, and that in fact, Trump specifically appointed them to artificially juice up the economy for his own re-election. Although supply chain issues have been contributing to the inflation, the major contributor to the housing bubble and asset bubbles in general has been the Fed’s outrageous ignoring of basic economic laws, esp. the quantitative easing and interest rate manipulation even with low unemployment, leading to savings and bonds being practically worthless and even losing money with inflation. And that, in every way, goes back to Trump and his appointment of Powell, a moron and corrupt feeder at the trough (he’s been making big policies off his own asset purchases) who was brought in to serve Trump’s interests. Yes, an interest rate rise and stopping QE may bring on a recession, but in this case it would largely be a correction for outrageous asset bubbles and unaffordable housing that represents fake wealth, not actual value creation, and which does almost nothing to benefit 99.9 percent of Americans. Inflation is far more damaging to Americans overall and to Democrats’ chances because of the direct harm it does to Americans’ purchasing power, and if a recession has to come with an interest rate rise to pop the asset bubbles, better to do it as early as possible to allow for recovery before the election. In addition to messaging here, it’s important that Biden not re-appoint Powell or Brainerd who’ve been pushing this monetary madness that enriches only ultra-wealthy existing asset holders—we need a realist in there who will also recognize how much harm the Fed’s policies have been doing to Americans in general.
Do point out that Trump’s foolish and overly broad tariffs have been driving up prices for Americans still higher, and are a major cause of the current inflationary spiral. Remove the Americans, and point out (correctly) that Trump and his arrogant, ignorant policies are the true culprit, and how Democratic policies will confront them.
Oh? They are? And who is supposed to do exactly what, about that? As many an economist has mournfully noted, das amerikanische Publikum is woefully obtuse about just what “the government” can and can’t do.
Pardon my naivety, but isn’t the Big Lie that the election was stolen from Trump? The fluff about inflation is just to hide their efforts to undercut US democracy and honest elections.
Former GOP candidate arrested after bragging he was a ‘key player’ in breaking police lines at MAGA riot
“Arrest warrants for Gregory Purdy, his brother Matthew Purdy and a third defendant, Robert Turner, were authorized by a federal judge earlier this month,” reported Jordan Fischer, Eric Flack, and Stephanie Wilson. “In addition to the four misdemeanor counts they all share, Gregory Purdy and Turner are additionally charged with civil disorder, obstruction and assaulting, resisting or impeding police.”
The court documents state that Purdy travelled with members of his family to Washington D.C. for the January 6th “Stop the Steal” rally. Prosecutors allege that Purdy then led the charge against Capitol police officers trying to stop demonstrators from breaching the Capitol building.
Trump supporter arrested after threatening to execute Connecticut’s governor
According to the Hartford Current, Jonathan D. Wright was arrested Monday after being charged with a county of second-degree threatening. The threat came from a tweet that Wright posted last month.
While it’s unclear which tweet specifically Wright was arrested for, the most recent one was Oct. 23, saying, “You are scum living on borrowed time. President Trump knows what you did to the elderly Covid patients that were sent to nursing homes. All is known and you will meet your maker courtesy of a noose and a trap door. Treason = Death.”
Wright admitted that he was the author of the tweet, which he said was out of anger “but with no malicious intent.”
quixotic3 over 2 years ago
At last, a political cartoonist with a sense of what’s important.
The Big Lie is an existential threat to the Republic. Everything else is just distraction.
RAGs over 2 years ago
There are many “Big Lies” coming out of government, and most of them are by republicans.
Concretionist over 2 years ago
It’s not true that we can do only one thing at a time. It IS true that political cartoonists like to pretend we cannot multi-task. Most of us understand the difference between urgent and important… and the fact that even folks who’ve failed at everything BUT being a politician can deal with several things as long as they have a good person running their schedule.
jessie d. Premium Member over 2 years ago
John Maynard Keynes at his worse, e.g., you throw money at the economy to stimulate growth.
William Bednar Premium Member over 2 years ago
Democracy? More like Oligarchy.
VegaAlopex over 2 years ago
that the oil compains are not gouging us? that Drumpf didn’t have OPEC cut back production last year to push up prices? that fossil fuels aren’t obsolete? Which Big Lie?
Redd Panda over 2 years ago
Gas prices got you all cranky? Tough.
Denver Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
But are gas prices really high? Adjusted for inflation, not really.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 2 years ago
A good portion of the developed world would love the price Americans pay for gas. So, stop the whining and trust the republican policy that believes in trickle down. Those insane profits will be spent someplace and perhaps, in America.
Nantucket Premium Member over 2 years ago
Gas prices are higher because of supply and demand, one of the most basic economic rules.
https://money.howstuffworks.com/president-gas-prices.htm
BB71 over 2 years ago
Without fossil fuels we would all be naked, hungry and cold. Argue all you want but facts are facts.
yvesley over 2 years ago
It’s surprising (and perhaps ironic) that today’s Luckovich is too subtle. The comments are mostly about issues besides the “Big Lie”. (Inflation, taxes, ….). Perhaps either no one knows what the “Big Lie” refers to or we really are that easily diverted.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 2 years ago
We need more clean energy. It’s better to be energy-independent.
Raging Moderate over 2 years ago
Just another big lie. The seeds for today’s inflation were planted long ago, the pandemic delayed what was already developing. This isn’t run away double digit inflation and it is indicative of an economy that is growing, labor shortages and demand for living wages. Anyone with half a brain will remember economists (pre-pandemic) scratching their heads and wondering how we had a growing economy, high employment and moderate wage increases WITHOUT inflation. Well, here it is. For most people, provided wages keep pace, low to moderate inflation can be a benefit by erasing debt (i.e. a home loan).
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Super-genius Donald Trump believed his press secretary when she told him he’d win ‘because’ of COVID
“There was a sense from most of the staffers that this was, at the very least, a political disaster. There was one big exception, though. Kayleigh McEnany was, as you know, the press secretary and Trump was having a meeting with this political team in the Oval Office and was being presented with numbers—this was in the spring—showing that his reelection chances were looking grim, primarily because of what was happening with COVID. And he said, ‘No, no, no, bring in Kayleigh! Bring in Kayleigh.’ And Kayleigh comes in, and he says, ‘Kayleigh, tell them what you were just telling me.’ And Kayleigh McEnany tells the president of the United States, ’I think you’re going to win, sir, and I think you’re going to win because of COVID.’ And then she explained that the biggest weakness that they had in the midterms was health care, and now with COVID dominating the news, the Democrats wouldn’t be able to talk so much about health care. Health care would be less of an issue. So, I mean, you have to get your head around this, but she was saying was that because of the greatest public heath crisis of our time, of the last century, they wouldn’t have to talk so much about health care, and therefore he was going to win.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/16/2064704/-Super-genius-Donald-Trump-believed-his-press-secretary-when-she-told-him-he-d-win-because-of-COVID?utm_campaign=trending
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Do point out that Jay Powell and other officials at the Federal Reserve, who’ve been prolonging this insane zero interest rate policy and (still worse) mass bond purchases through quantitative easing (artificially suppressing interest rates and forcing Americans into ever more speculative insanity) are largely Trump appointees, and that in fact, Trump specifically appointed them to artificially juice up the economy for his own re-election. Although supply chain issues have been contributing to the inflation, the major contributor to the housing bubble and asset bubbles in general has been the Fed’s outrageous ignoring of basic economic laws, esp. the quantitative easing and interest rate manipulation even with low unemployment, leading to savings and bonds being practically worthless and even losing money with inflation. And that, in every way, goes back to Trump and his appointment of Powell, a moron and corrupt feeder at the trough (he’s been making big policies off his own asset purchases) who was brought in to serve Trump’s interests. Yes, an interest rate rise and stopping QE may bring on a recession, but in this case it would largely be a correction for outrageous asset bubbles and unaffordable housing that represents fake wealth, not actual value creation, and which does almost nothing to benefit 99.9 percent of Americans. Inflation is far more damaging to Americans overall and to Democrats’ chances because of the direct harm it does to Americans’ purchasing power, and if a recession has to come with an interest rate rise to pop the asset bubbles, better to do it as early as possible to allow for recovery before the election. In addition to messaging here, it’s important that Biden not re-appoint Powell or Brainerd who’ve been pushing this monetary madness that enriches only ultra-wealthy existing asset holders—we need a realist in there who will also recognize how much harm the Fed’s policies have been doing to Americans in general.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Do point out that Trump’s foolish and overly broad tariffs have been driving up prices for Americans still higher, and are a major cause of the current inflationary spiral. Remove the Americans, and point out (correctly) that Trump and his arrogant, ignorant policies are the true culprit, and how Democratic policies will confront them.
AndrewSihler over 2 years ago
(Ahem) I don’t think that’s what Lord Keynes actually proposes.
AndrewSihler over 2 years ago
Oh? They are? And who is supposed to do exactly what, about that? As many an economist has mournfully noted, das amerikanische Publikum is woefully obtuse about just what “the government” can and can’t do.
ferddo over 2 years ago
Gas prices have been coming down around my neck of the woods… although I expect at least temporary price surges for the holidays…
martens over 2 years ago
Pardon my naivety, but isn’t the Big Lie that the election was stolen from Trump? The fluff about inflation is just to hide their efforts to undercut US democracy and honest elections.
moondog42 Premium Member over 2 years ago
We’re on it, as soon as we can get republicans to have that epiphany Joe Biden promised us during the primary….
Mariah Johanna over 2 years ago
Canada has high inflation right now too, are Republican’s going to twist themselves into pretzels trying to blame Biden for that too?
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Former GOP candidate arrested after bragging he was a ‘key player’ in breaking police lines at MAGA riot
“Arrest warrants for Gregory Purdy, his brother Matthew Purdy and a third defendant, Robert Turner, were authorized by a federal judge earlier this month,” reported Jordan Fischer, Eric Flack, and Stephanie Wilson. “In addition to the four misdemeanor counts they all share, Gregory Purdy and Turner are additionally charged with civil disorder, obstruction and assaulting, resisting or impeding police.”
The court documents state that Purdy travelled with members of his family to Washington D.C. for the January 6th “Stop the Steal” rally. Prosecutors allege that Purdy then led the charge against Capitol police officers trying to stop demonstrators from breaching the Capitol building.
https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-riot-arrests-2655751483/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Cyber Ninjas CEO paid off $423K mortgage on same day pandemic loan was forgiven
https://www.rawstory.com/cyber-ninjas-ceo-2655755646/
‘The past is the past’: Rupert Murdoch says Trump needs to get over losing 2020 election
https://www.rawstory.com/rupert-murdoch-trump-2655755623/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Trump supporter arrested after threatening to execute Connecticut’s governor
According to the Hartford Current, Jonathan D. Wright was arrested Monday after being charged with a county of second-degree threatening. The threat came from a tweet that Wright posted last month.
While it’s unclear which tweet specifically Wright was arrested for, the most recent one was Oct. 23, saying, “You are scum living on borrowed time. President Trump knows what you did to the elderly Covid patients that were sent to nursing homes. All is known and you will meet your maker courtesy of a noose and a trap door. Treason = Death.”
Wright admitted that he was the author of the tweet, which he said was out of anger “but with no malicious intent.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supporter-arrested-ned-lamont/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
QAnon Shaman’s lawyer says smoking crack ‘is not bad on occasion’ while defending his client
https://www.rawstory.com/qanon-shaman-lawyer-2655753759/
Arizona Republicans ripped for ‘deafening and horrifying’ silence on Paul Gosar
https://www.rawstory.com/paul-gosar-arizona-republicans/