europe won't help? What news sources exactly do you read? Europe is massively helping and indicating they will continue helping.
moran.
Agip, no stock market update today?
You can make whatever case you want with the stock market if you cherry pick the time frame (especially over short periods).
S&P500 was 6070 when DJT took office; now it's 5262.
Nasdaq was 20050 when he took office; now it's 16417.
Dow Jones was 44500 when he took office; now it's 39382.
See how I did that? Now pick your alternative time frame and use numbers that prove he's doing a great job. Or...
We can always check back in Jan 2026 and see what the country looks like, since a year in office is more reflective of his policies (especially with control of both houses of Congress and the supreme court).
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If a football team's quarterback has thrown six interceptions in the first quarter, and looks like he's going to keep doing it, why would a coach stick with him when the option is to go to a backup from the same team, that the team chose to hire, who is ready to go?
Sticking with a loser isn't "sticking it to the other team." It is, in fact, causing you to be laughed at by the other team. Sticking with a proven loser isn't a sign of strength. It is dumb and leads to a loss.
When do they can Hegseth?
They have to have a backup, on their own team, that isn't going to embarrass them with interception after interception.
Regression to the mean. If that QB typically throws 1 or fewer INT per game, then it is likely he won't throw any more INTs in that game.
Yeah, here's the problems with that:
1) You think this is the last massive screw up we'll see from a known alcoholic in one of the most important, high-pressure jobs in the world?
2) The people that leaked the story about the second Signal chat are saying that more embarrassing things are going to come out, maybe even this week.
I'm actually curious, if you were Trump would you A) stick with this unqualified loser that is causing you to be laughed at every single day, or B) select from a long, long list of conservatives that would be loyal to you and your agenda that would not cause you to be laughed at every day?
You can make whatever case you want with the stock market if you cherry pick the time frame (especially over short periods).
S&P500 was 6070 when DJT took office; now it's 5262.
Nasdaq was 20050 when he took office; now it's 16417.
Dow Jones was 44500 when he took office; now it's 39382.
See how I did that? Now pick your alternative time frame and use numbers that prove he's doing a great job. Or...
We can always check back in Jan 2026 and see what the country looks like, since a year in office is more reflective of his policies (especially with control of both houses of Congress and the supreme court).
The NASDAQ was around 5700 when Trump took office. 4 years later around 14,000. He know Art of the Deal and he knows the market.
Regression to the mean. If that QB typically throws 1 or fewer INT per game, then it is likely he won't throw any more INTs in that game.
Yeah, here's the problems with that:
1) You think this is the last massive screw up we'll see from a known alcoholic in one of the most important, high-pressure jobs in the world?
2) The people that leaked the story about the second Signal chat are saying that more embarrassing things are going to come out, maybe even this week.
I'm actually curious, if you were Trump would you A) stick with this unqualified loser that is causing you to be laughed at every single day, or B) select from a long, long list of conservatives that would be loyal to you and your agenda that would not cause you to be laughed at every day?
It's better to be a winner than a stubborn loser.
Honestly, I Hegseth should not be in that job. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic.
re hegseth, the insecure coach loves loyalty and his QB expresses loyalty to the press and him every day. and you're exaggerating how many picks he throws every week. fake stats. fake win-loss record. refs screwed us, league is out to get us.
it's interesting because last term he'd fire drop of a hat but he had fewer loyalists in the cabinet. this is now about loyalty, above and beyond competence or corruption.
"Loyalty" to the agenda is a reasonable expectation from your employees.
you did not win every government job in the land when you won an election by like 1.5%. to me the likely result of that is widespread corruption. we hire everyone's family. we hire people who want at the trough and promise to be loyal. we hire people for the right politics. they steal. they do their job badly. and then they rely on The Political Boss to protect them.
if you have ever done government work, it's a "job," at which you try to be expert just like any other worker. i did a government job briefly and worked for a republican. 99% of the work does not involve politics. the 1% i'd tell my boss they have a decision to make because they are the elected one, but here's my recommendation.
what you don't get is the ultimate loyalty is to the constitution and the country, and bosses come and go.
it's like GOP who don't get when they hold a constituent town hall that includes folks who didn't vote for them. if you want a political cheer session that's called a rally and you can pay for that with donations and do it on your own time. you represent us all.
You can make whatever case you want with the stock market if you cherry pick the time frame (especially over short periods).
S&P500 was 6070 when DJT took office; now it's 5262.
Nasdaq was 20050 when he took office; now it's 16417.
Dow Jones was 44500 when he took office; now it's 39382.
See how I did that? Now pick your alternative time frame and use numbers that prove he's doing a great job. Or...
We can always check back in Jan 2026 and see what the country looks like, since a year in office is more reflective of his policies (especially with control of both houses of Congress and the supreme court).
Trump's been in office less than 3 months and you people are declaring the economy is ruins based on short period stock fluctuations.
If he's successful by the midterms your cult is screwed. If he's not the GoP is screwed.
Anyone who declares they know which way this is going to go yet is a fool.
1) You think this is the last massive screw up we'll see from a known alcoholic in one of the most important, high-pressure jobs in the world?
2) The people that leaked the story about the second Signal chat are saying that more embarrassing things are going to come out, maybe even this week.
I'm actually curious, if you were Trump would you A) stick with this unqualified loser that is causing you to be laughed at every single day, or B) select from a long, long list of conservatives that would be loyal to you and your agenda that would not cause you to be laughed at every day?
It's better to be a winner than a stubborn loser.
Honestly, I Hegseth should not be in that job. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic.
alcoholic is one issue.
he's a reservist of meh rank is as big an issue.
they are out of their depth, promoted way beyond the peter principle and showing as much. they have been hired for being willing to reflexively back the boss. the actual quality of work or experience to lead is not a consideration.
"Loyalty" to the agenda is a reasonable expectation from your employees.
you did not win every government job in the land when you won an election by like 1.5%. to me the likely result of that is widespread corruption. we hire everyone's family. we hire people who want at the trough and promise to be loyal. we hire people for the right politics. they steal. they do their job badly. and then they rely on The Political Boss to protect them.
if you have ever done government work, it's a "job," at which you try to be expert just like any other worker. i did a government job briefly and worked for a republican. 99% of the work does not involve politics. the 1% i'd tell my boss they have a decision to make because they are the elected one, but here's my recommendation.
what you don't get is the ultimate loyalty is to the constitution and the country, and bosses come and go.
it's like GOP who don't get when they hold a constituent town hall that includes folks who didn't vote for them. if you want a political cheer session that's called a rally and you can pay for that with donations and do it on your own time. you represent us all.
The cabinet is not "every government job"...
You didn't care at all about corruption under Biden forgive me if I dismiss your sudden interest now.
The issue with the townhalls is the left doesn't know how to be civil. They show up and act like animals.
The majority voted against you. As Obama famously said "elections have consequences". If you don't like it try to do a better job of stealing the next election.
Honestly, I Hegseth should not be in that job. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic.
alcoholic is one issue.
he's a reservist of meh rank is as big an issue.
they are out of their depth, promoted way beyond the peter principle and showing as much. they have been hired for being willing to reflexively back the boss. the actual quality of work or experience to lead is not a consideration.
It is a CIVILIAN position.
It is complete and utter ignorance to think you need to be a retired 4 star to be the secdef.
Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley are all the proof anyone should need to realize you can be a 4 star general and still be an incompetent moron.
You can make whatever case you want with the stock market if you cherry pick the time frame (especially over short periods).
S&P500 was 6070 when DJT took office; now it's 5262.
Nasdaq was 20050 when he took office; now it's 16417.
Dow Jones was 44500 when he took office; now it's 39382.
See how I did that? Now pick your alternative time frame and use numbers that prove he's doing a great job. Or...
We can always check back in Jan 2026 and see what the country looks like, since a year in office is more reflective of his policies (especially with control of both houses of Congress and the supreme court).
Trump's been in office less than 3 months and you people are declaring the economy is ruins based on short period stock fluctuations.
If he's successful by the midterms your cult is screwed. If he's not the GoP is screwed.
Anyone who declares they know which way this is going to go yet is a fool.
That was the point I was making. Cherry pick a short time frame and you can make any argument you want. Pick a day where the market is soaring and he's an economic genius, pick a day where it's crashing and he's a fool.
Don't know what cult you think I belong to, but I agree with your post otherwise (and was trying to make the same argument, anyway).
Honestly, I Hegseth should not be in that job. Once an alcoholic always an alcoholic.
alcoholic is one issue.
he's a reservist of meh rank is as big an issue.
they are out of their depth, promoted way beyond the peter principle and showing as much. they have been hired for being willing to reflexively back the boss. the actual quality of work or experience to lead is not a consideration.
I would agree with this. But the former Defense Sec Milley or whatever his name was tried to make the military woke. That is just as bad.
i liked CBS' "summit" and Fox's "special forces." if more than one person gets to the end of the tests, they all get prizes.
compared to that "apprentice" trump did theater. he plays businessman. he fires everyone. he yells at them. to me if you have to fire everyone you can't hire right. you see some of the tasks and it's like, you call that running a business? this is child's play.
he also appeared in movies. a lot of his persona is slapping his name on stuff as "licensing."
you act like he should know The Market. his business is private and family held. he is not meaningfully subject to shareholder groaning or public markets. he buys, owns, and sells land he develops. he rents it to people for golf or shelter. that's feudalism, not capitalism. he came to the profession with family money and holdings.
this is not capitalism. most of his forays into actual "make a widget and sell it" capitalism -- schools, airlines, football teams, casinos, steaks, etc......fail. he has to borrow money from germans and russians because he's burned american banks so bad.