1/ So the new argument I'm getting from Trump supporters who read my columns is this: "Look at how well the economy is doing! Why don't you look at your 401k before criticizing the president!" Setting aside the questionable assumption that Trump has done anything to...
2/ ...significantly spur the economy, is that really what drives these people? You don't care about Trump's obvious unfitness for office or his constant degradation of the presidency, you just care about whether you're making money? I know the answer to this is yes, but that...
3/ ...doesn't make it any less discouraging. I'm quite sure I'm benefiting financially from the market being strong. And I would gladly trade any and all financial benefit to not have an over-glorified Internet troll running the country. I would trade any cent I might benefit...
4/ ...from the GOP's tax reform plan to make sure there aren't people worrying about whether they'll have health care. Or to make sure immigrants don't feel unwanted in this country, or that Muslims don't feel targeted by the man who is supposed to be leading us all. I don't...
5/ ...mean to sound holier-than-thou, but for God's sake, if this is just about money, what's the damn point? What kind of I-got-mine-Jack bullsh%t is driving these people? What has happened to this country over the course of this year is unreal and dispiriting. The last thing...
6/ ...that's going to make me feel better about it, the last thing that's going to excuse this embarrassment of a president, is how he's impacting my bank account. To hell with that. If that's all you need to be happy, I feel sad for you. Because living well...
7/ ...at the expense of others isn't living. And using your own personal gain to explain away unacceptable leadership isn't bold, it's cowardly. Plain and simple. END
