US debt is skyrocketing. Why isn't Congress doing anything?

Because Republicans only care about debt and deficits when a Democrat is in the White House.

History proves it.

Bush II started us on this path with a willing GOP congress who doubled the budget and set us on the path of systemic deficits and mounting debt. At the time, Dick Cheney said "Ronald Reagan proved deficits don't matter." Not a peep from Republicans.

When Obama took office, congressional Republicans were screaming about debt and deficits they themselves were responsible for thanks to 2 tax cuts for the wealthy/corps and doubling the budget ... all by themselves.

Trump? Crickets. Both times.

The snowball of debt and deficits created and cheered for by the GOP is why we are where we are.

As Trump & Family grift for billions.

Epstein

Republican politicos don't want Trump to end mail in voting because so many of their voters (including Trump) do exactly that.

BTW, what does it mean when a woman has big feet?

Do you know or are you raetarded?

#25 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

The latter

(from TV show, "Better Call Saul")

James Michael Bailey -- sounds like a good Irish name.

Get jammed up anywhere in the US or the world, hire an Irish lawyer.

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

I know you don't watch TV, but an Irish attorney, Jimmy McGill, said one reason he changed his name to Saul Goodman was because people like Jewish attorneys better. Why he chose "Saul Goodman" was because "s'all good, man."

Pro-life, right?

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

Mitch's take on the movie "Weekend At Bernies"

When I see one of these fugly monstrosities on the road I think, "dude must have a small ------."

But TPOR's poll found Talarico leading among voters who do not have a college degree " a group that has consistently favored Republicans in Texas and across the country " and dominating among independents, less than a quarter of whom said they planned to vote for Paxton. The attorney general also had weaker Republican support than in other recent surveys, with nearly one in five GOP voters saying they were undecided or would vote for Talarico.

Good luck hiding from Ukraine's drones, comrades.

Trump's DEA: Boat Strikes Have Not Stopped Cocaine from Flooding into U.S.

Of course they haven't. Traffickers have all manner of transportation.

Don't poo poo the poll. Even working class voters are favoring Talarico. Then, there's Trump driving down Republican's chances with a PO's electorate:

The poll was conducted from July 15-17, polling 1,048 likely Texas voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. It was conducted by TPOR, which labels itself as a nonpartisan public opinion research group. Democratic strategist Luke Warford directs it.

The poll found that Talarico (45%) leads Paxton (40%) by 5 points in the U.S. Senate race " a 2-point increase from TPOR's post-runoff poll in May " with Talarico continuing to retain strong support from moderates and independents.

The poll also found that Talarico's performance is driven by voters saying Talarico better understands the economic challenges working Texans face than Paxton by 7 points, and that they trust Talarico to address affordability issues over Paxton by a 9-point margin.

Republicans are rightfully scared of Mary Peltola's senate campaign.

I asked a cousin, a manager with BLM, about the snowpack.

He shook his head and said, "not good at all. It's pitifully low."

The Red Sea is a HUGE transporter of consumer goods. Now that Yemen's in the picture, and the Strait of Hormuz is essentially closed, container ships full of consumer goods will be forced to sail the Horn of Africa. In addition to added costs and thousands upon thousands of miles to their routes, the journeys through those waters can be treacherous; weather and pirates. Price increases for too many consumer goods to count will only add to the inflation people already feel.

Thanks to Trump, November continues to look bleaker and bleaker for MAGA and Republicans.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter

"... said the president was trying to "glorify himself/vanity/ego"

That sums up his DC makeover ambitions in a nutshell.

Trump can't help adding reasons for more and more Americans to continue turning against him. In my opinion, there isn't much he can really do to stop a tsunami of a blue wave. He can't stop it even with ICE or the NG. He continues to add reasons to lose support. He'll have to share the spotlight with congressional committees investigating his misdeeds, Iran, insider trading, nefarious nepotism, profiteering, and so much more.

I have a prediction:

In 2006, there were lines of dozens of people standing in the pouring rain at my precinct, and a nationwide record turnout of voters eager to give George Bush a baby sitter. Congress flipped decisively, primarily to protest his FUBAR Iraq war.

Trump? If we start with Iran and keep adding the many other reasons a considerable majority of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump. I predict voting will break records in protest of Trump and Trumpism, and January will be the beginning of the end of Trump and MAGA His many misdeeds will be the subject of many investigations - from Epstein to Iran, profiteering, etc etc - that'll blanket the news until he's gone. A far more diminished lame duck than Bush.

BTW the article is behind a paywall, can't see what shenanigans NYT is up to.

#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds

From FOX Business:

Very revealing:

PS - How did he expect to slash electricity prices in half without renewables?

He's killed large scale wind farms and planned solar arrays.

My mom went to a one room school K-12. She could beat most of today's college students for the ability to do math, compose, grammar, etc.

I'm glad I learned "old school" with textbooks and encyclopedias.

"I will end inflation on Day One! - The Bloated Braggart (DJT)

He must have meant "upend"