Posted by laramiebob on 6/15/2018 7:01:00 PM (view original):
Looks like Governor "Moonbeam" fixed the mess the previous Gov's (Arnold, etal) left behind budget wise.
Now, when will you Californians get that daggone rest stop in Boron back open............. lol

Thank you Trump! The tax cuts are working!!!

Go look at the surpluses across the board... Including NY and NJ. Almost every state is blowing away their initial budget projections.

Wall Street journal:

Democratic governors have lambasted the GOP tax reform as “evil in the extreme,” to quote the moral stylings of California Governor Jerry Brown. But that isn’t stopping them from cashing in on the tax law.

Many liberal states have reported unexpected revenue surges. Tax revenues in California this year are $3.8 billion higher than the governor’s forecasts. New York’s Comptroller reported last month that tax collections have surpassed the state’s February forecast by $315 million. Even Connecticut raked in $1.3 billion more than its pie-in-the-sky projections.

Red States too:

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's tax revenues keep growing, driven in part by a strong economy.

The Post Register reports the state collected about $3.4 billion in tax revenue by the end of May. That's nearly $1 billion more than the state collected during the same period in 2014, and about $300 million more than that time last year.

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Posted by laramiebob on 6/12/2018 12:16:00 PM (view original):
True Dat........but Kim got to sightsee Singapore, elevate himself to "leader" status, and all without having to leave his own shitter.

Art of the Deal Indeed!

What's in it for rocketman? Yeah, if he denuclearizes the peninsula he has an opportunity to become a transformative leader for North Korea. A chance to change the culture, open up the borders for free trade with economic giants like the USA, actually grow the economy and start feeding their malnourished citizens. Kim doesn't have to be his dad.

Think of the legacy for Kim Jung Un.

For Tang.

What makes you think that Kim is having a sudden personality change? Furthermore, why should he trust us? He saw what we did in Iraq.

Trump is a master negotiator.

and seeing what we did in Iraq is EXACTLY why he should do something now. Look what happened there all because Hussain wouldn't let nuke inspectors in.

Yeah but we wouldn't have invaded Iraq if Saddam had nukes, right?

Who knows.... Obama dropped bombs in Pakistan, and they have nukes.

More likely then an invasion.... Trump will just continue to starve them out and crush their economy.... all while keeping China at bay so they can't help NK.

The answer is no. If Saddam had kept nukes, he would still be on power. You don't think Kim sees that? Tell me moy, what do you think Kim's goals are? I would say his only goal is to keep power, at all costs.

Power of what? Tiny, malnourished North Korea?

To be 30 and wealthy but not able to travel the world.... Imagine how much more money he can make by having sanctions removed and trading globally.

I'm not Un (thank God) and I have no idea what he's thinking... but Trump is giving him one shot at this. If Un wants to be a recluse then fine... But Trump's not one to give this another go around it doesn't work out now, he'll just move on to other issues. Trump doesn't have time to waste on something he thinks is going nowhere.

North Korea is still a country, and a fairly powerful one at that. Kim isn't a normal person, he is a dictator from a line of dictators. I don't see where the character swap came in and he suddenly wants global cooperation.

Moy, Get your head out of the fake news approval ratings and actually have a discussion.

Yeah, you're wrong... Again. Time will tell.

You libs keep underestimating Trump. He's a great negotiator. Watch.

So you agree that Trump hasn't done anything yet?

No. I don't. He already got our last prisoner out of NK and gave up nothing. He arranged for the immediate release of all remains from our fallen soldiers to the US. He's saving money by suspending 'war games'. NK hasn't tested a single missile in 7 months. That's REAL.

Trump also said his NK summit is a first step.... And that denuclearization won't happen in a day. 500 days ago, before Trump was in office, you may recall how bad the NK tensions were.... Infact you and your lib buddies were screaming WWIII is coming now that Trump is in office. You should probably learn to give credit where credit is due. Trump has shocked the world, in a good way.

All of that is wonderful, but the real goal is denuclearization. Like I get that the summit is a first step but I just don't see how the next step will be made. IMO, Kim only wants to keep power, that's been his rhetoric up to this point and will continue in the future. I don't see any character swap there. The summary of all of this for me has been 'I will believe it when I see it.' IF Trump is able to reach a tangible deal on denuclearization I promise I will give him full credit for that.

All of the other things deserve praise too, though. I fully agree with you that Trump has done more with NK than Obama. That and the economy are the only saving graces about his presidency. Is it enough to excuse everything else? No. Do I overall think Trump has been a good president? No. But I will give credit where credit is due.

I will offer you a deal, moy. I will reserve my opinions about denuclearization until it develops or fails, IF you do the same with the Mueller investigation. Sound fair?

BTW, BL doesn't represent all liberals. I was not saying WW3 was going to happen nor did I think the economy would crash.

Posted by moy23 on 6/15/2018 10:16:00 AM (view original):
Another Win:

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to a senior Afghan defense ministry official. Fazlullah, who had a U.S. bounty of $5 million, claimed responsibility for the killing of more than 140 pupils and teachers at the Army Public School in Peshawar in December 2014. He also reportedly ordered the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.

Hmm. A leader of the taliban killed? Where have I seen that before?

President Trump on Friday morning observed that Fox & Friends was filming on the White House lawn and announced that he would make an “unannounced visit” down to speak with his favorite morning cable show.

During the resulting chat with host Steve Doocy, the president repeatedly and lavishly praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, with whom he met earlier this week, remarking: “He’s the head of a country—and I mean he’s the strong head. He speaks and his people sit up in attention. I want my people to do the same.”

See? "I want my people to do the same." Trump likes the idea of absolute control over the population he rules. But he wishes it would just happen.

They don't call him the Giant Toddler for nothing:

Alan Dershowitz: AG Going after Trump Foundation Has 'Incredible Integrity'