Recent content by rodoheel

There is no such threshold - any pain will simply be rationalized or blamed on something else

Inflation rate is the same as it was on Election Day. It got down to 2.4% last September and has fluctuated between 2.3 and 3.0 ever since. In the most recent month it went up from 2.4% to 2.7%. We'll see where it ends up for this month.

So when inflation exploded everywhere else across the world (in many places worse than in the US), was that because every other world government enacted a Green New Deal at the same time? What an amazing coincidence!

You know I agree with you about SCOTUS generally (though not necessarily the remedy) but the Supreme Court hasn't yet stayed any relief that Harvard got, nor am I convinced that they would.

He's a good example of fairly middle-of-the-road conservatives who consider themselves good and kind people (and probably are mostly that in their everyday interactions) and who consider themselves to be supporters of vague concepts like liberty and justice but also can't really bring themselves...

What does the "loony left" (supposedly) advocating for abolishing ICE in 2018 have to do with whether you would vote for Roy Cooper in 2026? Because there is one (fringe) House member who has advocated abolishing ICE in the past and currently shares the frustration a majority of Americans have...

I just want ANY university to stand up this bullshit. Even if it's freaking Duke. SOMEBODY make these thugs actually have to explain in front of a judge what it is they say the schools did wrong. I'm begging you.

As for the June budget surplus, here is a link for you to read: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/07/trumps-hollow-surplus-claim/ As for tariff revenue generally, even if you optimistically estimate that the tariff revenue increases by $250 billion per year, that will not come close to offsetting...

So your argument is that your supposed example of radical rhetoric is not even radical at all? Great point!

Once again proving my point. Not even Jayapsl, who is a fairly isolated radical on the left edge of the party, is advocating for legislation abolishing ICE. In fact it’s pretty shocking that you find anything about the tweet you quoted to be radical at all. Are you in favor of ICE being able to...

You largely just proved my point. Who in Congress have you heard advocate for those any time recently? Also, what do you find to be “radical” about DC and PR statehood? Do you not find it odd that there are so many US citizens who aren’t represented by any senator?

Can you give me an example from the last six months of someone on the “loony left” in Congress expressing a radical position that you disagree with? What exactly is the radical stuff you think is going to happen if Dems control the Senate? The big distinction you have elided for years is that...

It was 2.4% in March. You must have a different definition of "coming down" than I do.

Link to the economic benefits the country has seen from "Liberation Day" tariffs? Has Trump lowered consumer prices or inflation? Has he reduced the debt or deficit? These are the things he said it would be easy to do day 1, right? Guess that was about as accurate as his pledge to bring peace...

OK, sure man. Still has the same relevance to the 2026 NC Senate race, which is zero. It's very telling that you chose to bring this issue up out of nowhere in pre-defense of voting for the Trump-backed Republican candidate. Even more telling which part of my post you chose to respond to. You...