Baffles you?? Seriously??
[QUOTE=BarnesMike32;6908395]It baffles me how anyone could not like where our country is today, as opposed to four years ago. Joe has done a fine job of righting the ship. How many of Trump's own stooges have been convicted of crimes, many by his own DOJ (Manafort, Bannon, Gates, Stone, Flynn, etc.)? How many former advisors tell us that he's a nut and that we should not vote for him? (Bolton, John Kelly, McMaster, Grisham, Esper, Mattis, Ty Cobb, etc.) The willingness of his acolytes to turn a blind eye amazes me. To them, the ends justify the means, even if the ends are not worthy goals to begin with.[/QUOTE]I don't normally comment on this stuff but couldn't let this one pass.
BarnesMike32, can you name one specific metric by which the country is better off today than four years ago? Not conjecture or name calling, specific data.
Here are a few ideas for you to get started.
-Immigration, are we better off? Safer? Fewer illegals? Less in the way of drugs in the country?
-Fuel and energy prices? Gas cheaper for you? Is it less to heat and cool your house??
-Interest rates. Are they lower than four years ago? Is housing more affordable??
-Inflation. Are milk and eggs cheaper? Trips to the grocery store less expensive than four years ago?
-Countries at war...World peace... Is the Ukraine better off? Israel better off? The world is experiencing less turmoil? Is the US spending more or less on foreign aid? How many wars was the Trump administration involved in funding?
-Crime. Are cities safer? Criminals are being sent to prison more often? Prosecutors are tough on crime? Things are better in our cities??
-Spending and National debt. Are we spending less? There are fewer giveaways? Paying off other's student loans is something you support?
I am not suggesting Trump prevented or didn't participate in spending etc. He did. What I am asking is how are you, or how is anyone better off today as the result of the policies of this administration.
Have I personally done well? Yes, I have. I've done well since I started a business 30 years ago. Throughout all administrations and in spite of some. But the VAST majority of Americans are worse off in every metric.
I can't think of a single thing that has improved in the last four years.