-It's official, the GOP is completely incompetent when it comes to economic issues.

That was declared official on this site at least 20 years ago.

I get it that the president is a politician who is going to talk up accomplishments, minimize the setbacks, etc....typical speechmaking.

but Trump just trashed Biden and the democrats.

It was nothing but a pep rally for his base.

Except for the payments he offered to military personnel.

That might have been the only thing he said that wasn't divisive and combative.

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I wasn't offering up what I think is in his heart. I was specifically referring to what he said.

Obvious political ploy? no question but if Biden offered the exact same thing, you'd be jerking yourself off over it.

so maybe not so obvious....to you???

Anyway....learn to read. What I said was dead on. The only thing that could be wrong with what I said was if you could provide another example of something he SAID that wasn't divisive or combative.

-Claims Dems are controlled by insurance companies ... but most insurance companies execs donate to Republicans who oppose single payer.

I can't say you're wrong but consider this fact about ACA.......

More than $1.1 billion was spent on lobbying the initial version of the bill in 2009, according to an OpenSecrets report. In the lead-up to the bill's passage, there were more than 1,500 individual clients"including defense contractors, labor unions, ideological organizations and corporations"contracted with lobbyists to influence the bill's ultimate design.

The healthcare industry spent more than $270 million on lobbying in 2009, which exceeded its own spending record up to that point. On average, the pharmaceutical industry spent a stunning $1.2 million on lobbying each day Congress convened during the first three months of 2009.

Industry giants including the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America, the American Medical Association and the Partnership for America's Healthcare Future all supported the ACA, but pushed lawmakers to pass the legislation on their terms.

The groups argued that establishing a government-run insurance provider " often referred to as a "public option" " or giving the government the power to negotiate drug prices would hurt private insurers, hospitals and drug makers. The industry's massive lobbying investment paid off: The version of the bill that ultimately passed in 2010 did not include a framework for publicly-provisioned insurance.

The ACA passed without support from a single Republican. Conservatives argued the legislation would undermine free market principles and raise taxes on the rich, and the GOP's opposition to Obamacare didn't dissipate after the bill became law.

-Is the military's budget going to take the hit when companies like Costco and others start winning lawsuits that require the government to reimburse them?

You think those companies will win a lawsuit in court?

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If it moves anywhere near that point, that's what I would expect would happen. A settlement