President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Watch yourself. Points are ringing up.

 

The new U of Michigan consumer confidence survey had its highest rating since June 2021, and was conducted entirely before the election. Yet 67 percent in the exit polls rated the economy as not so good or poor. A little cognitive dissonance there. It's the age old contradiction of "I'm doing all right, but otherwise things are terrible." File under "Congress sucks, but my representative is great" and "our kids' school is great, but US education is going to hell."

 

One other thought. The one thing about which I will dig in my heels.

If anyone voted for Trump because of Bidenomics, or the promise of better ... well, I don't expect to hear any of those particular people crying about not being able to make ends meet. Not for four years. They can eat that.

I think that is fair.

 

You can look forward to becoming eligible for Social Security in 32 years.

 

OK, but why wallow in it? It's going to happen, or it's not going to happen.

 

I'm gonna get those "I did that" stickers made for Trump.

 

Yeah, well I am 66 and already on SS, so it'll suck for me when the eligibility age leapfrogs past me. My mistake for not getting rich in the Reagan days and having my savings incinerated in the Bush Depression.

 

Can you hook up a friend?

 

Let me find a printer first.

 

It's OK to think, "I'm struggling right now. Maybe I won't struggle as much with this guy." And be wrong. One side will ALWAYS be wrong on some issues. You just hope when you vote --- and win --- that you're not going to be wrong on ALL the issues.

You can still complain about it. You just have to own a little of it to be honest.

Our economy was kinda shit in the mid-70s. We elected Carter. It was REALLY shit in 1980. Everybody had a right to bitch about it. Even those who voted for Carter.

 

Did the same with a Biden-Harris mask I've had swinging from my rearview mirror.

 

You're gonna have to wait for The Wiz

/H2P