Here’s The Deal
GOP insiders were plotting a path to November that looked like this: Dumping Trump, keeping the senate, and getting the Supreme Court nominee pushed through. They weren’t thrilled with it but Trump wasn’t raising money and they didn’t see a way out. So, just as their plan was coming together …
“That an actual virus has now infected Trump, his wife, his campaign manager, the head of the Republican National Committee, several advisers, and three senators — many of them at a celebration of Barrett’s nomination — thus throwing all three of the GOP’s 2020 goals into chaos, is a plot twist that would be rejected by any writer as just a little too on the nose.”
And then …
And then Goldman Sachs slams the coffin shut.
Just hours after Trump’s all-caps Monday morning tweet predicting economic disaster, Goldman economists pointed out that polls “suggest a ‘blue wave’ in which Democrats gain unified control of Washington is becoming more likely” — and they’re not suggesting investors dump stocks.In fact, “all else equal, such a blue wave would likely prompt us to upgrade our forecasts,” Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius wrote in a Monday report.
All because one flaming idiot thought he didn’t look good in a mask.
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Oh, Goldman really and truly slammed the coffin shut.
There have been little hints here and there that even the corporate world is getting mighty damned tired of the chaos, uncertainty and turbulence. The bungling of the WH covid response through magical thinking and just downright idiocy has destroyed not just 210,000+ lives, it has hurt smaller businesses and big business has been relying on handouts which they know perfectly well are going to run out, because this pandemic isn’t going to get better any time soon.
They want a steady hand on the rudder — it’s even better for business than lower taxes.
This will send a chill up the spine of the whole GOP. Goldman just flicked the first domino.
1Early voting just opened in OH. Here’s a line at a voting center in Franklin Co: https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1313449694249594880/pu/vid/1280×720/84fAmmHasdQhQUo1.mp4
2We can only hoping the GS prediction isn’t BS. Our champagne has been in the fridge since the night HRC (with plenty of help) gave us the nightmares we are living now. We won’t pop the cork till there’s no doubt the orange baboon is heading out the door. What would be bad is if he is convinced to drop out and gets replaced by pence this week. Don’t think the narcissist in chief would willingly drop out, but nothing surprises me anymore.
3So if I am reading this correctly, president superspreader was first concerned about looking like he infected his rich donors at Bedminster.
Then about appearing that he may have infected Biden at the debate.
Then about BEING the superspreader at the Federalist/GOP-RBG grave dance Rose Garden Event.
Now about infecting top national security and defense officials – which is exactly what pundits were saying a few days ago about his health becoming a national security issue.
NEVER about the WH staff or SS agents assigned to serve & protect.
Yeah, we don’t need to know anything about his testing history.
4“Fred… Buck… What’s it look like? Yeah… Are you sure its plan R? What’s cookin on the threat board? Nothin! Nothing at all?
I don’t like the look of this Fred. (pause) All right I’ll tell you what you ought to do old buddy. You better give Elmo and Charlie a blast and bump everything else up to condition Red and stand by the blower, I’ll get back to you.”
~ General Buck Turgidson ~ Dr. Strangelove
5Trump doesn’t care about anyone who can’t/won’t help him get what he wants. As long as they are performing satisfactorily, he doesn’t see people who don’t benefit him as people, just NPC characters in the video game of his life. He is the only one who counts.
6Then the stock market dropped today when his majesty told everyone there will be no stimulus package until after his swearing in on January 20th. So everyone who works for their daily bread to retirees who depend on their 401Ks can go jump in a lake (if you can afford to drive there).
7Grandma Ada, the only reason the heavily maimed economy is still limping with this maladministration was the more measly $millions of the economic $trillions of stimulus that reached into the pockets of those working stiffs who spent to survive.
Why Orange Foolius, Moscow Mitch and Steve Mnunchin cannot agree on at least that small portion of a stimulus is SMDH mind boggling. Send out $1-2 trillion to the states and people would be a tremendous boost at half the price of the artificial maintenance of Wall Street and the cruise line industry that doesn’t fly the American flag thus no revenues in the US that happened with the prior packages.
8Since stocks are already ridiculously overpriced, I don’t think Goldman’s forecast is worth the pixels it’s printed on.
How overpriced? Well, my largest holding was Exxon and it’s down over 50% but my overall portfolio is up. And gyrating wildly from day to day.
The theory that the market accurately reflects value cannot possibly be correct.
9He’ll somehow try to blame democrats for no stimulus plus he and Mitch will ram thru the new supreme so health care can be taken away for millions. A double whammy I hope gives them both a double whammy in the election.
10In the mean time, the repugnanticans in charge march forward with their death wish for everyone else. It’ll be a long time till January, but hopefully good riddance to them both.
And I have no problem saying I hope Trumpf doesn’t make it upright before then.
Grandma Ada, well that should ensure that everyone rushes out and votes for him. Nothing like threats to increase your approval rating.
11I don’t wish death on the Orange Faced Mass Murderer, not because I am a good person, only because I want him to suffer ignominy, defeat, failed lungs, impotence and prison.
12Not wishing death, wishing he’s bed ridden like so many with Covid. I, too, would love for him to pay the price of his lifetime of corruption.
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