@Absalom
@Smokin Joe
Absalom, what you say is true. I have studied Trump from the time he was born. I also have nine books about him. I also agree with you that the general population is tired of a crisis every day. What I am saying is not political, it is the way he has been all his life.
Once an adult, he wanted to be in the newspaper everyday and used a fake name to call newspapers and tell them what "Trump" was doing. That got him in the newspaper most days. He did not change when president. He is still him.
I think for sure he lost the election yesterday when he did this:
He dropped the stimulus package and said he would do it "after" the election. That is almost a month before he will take it up again. All those without jobs need the money right now. Those people are not going to vote for him. When he said he is dropping it; he said after the election, he would do a great stimulus for them. That translates to vote for me and you get a great stimulus. The unsaid message is "Don't vote for me and you don't get it."
I think people who need the money, don't digest the part you get it after the election. They get the part they are not getting the money now. If you had no money, you would nix the man who stopped the money getting to you right now. (I just saw that airlines are desperate for the money in that stimulus package; how many of them are going to vote for him now?)
This is the way I see this right now after he nixed the money yesterday.
As for the crisis du jour, that is the way the news media maintains its relevance. Even the weathermen started naming snowstorms and hyping them. So I can't, in all honesty, put that at Trump's feet. The only difference is that with a Democrat in the White House, the MSM hides the evils of this world, presents them as features and not bugs, or diminishes them by distraction.
As for the lack of stimulus dollars, I agree that the initial impression I get is negative as well. People are hurting, and the message that needs to be emphasized is that Pelosi, et al, are the problem with this because the Democrats keep holding the money for individuals and small businesses for ransom so they can funnel money to their cronies and special interests. It doesn't take a hard look to surmise that a portion of those trillions will make its way back into DNC coffers before the election and be used to try to reelect or elect Democrats should the funding go through, but the average LIV will be looking at their wallet, not where the rest of the money is going.
Until the COVID issues are resolved, the airlines are going to hurt, and for some time afterwards, as the economy is rebuilt. Considering airlines don't run on wind power or solar, the airlines should consider the future under the Green New Deal, and vote accordingly (or divest and invest in rail, complete with the mule paths for people to tow the trains).
We stand at the threshold of a New Dark Age in America and the world, falsely lit in the enlightenment of pseudoscience and roundly praised in the psychobabble of deluded false prophets who sing songs of praise for ideas that go back to The Fall. The Democrats stand for this, praise it in glowing terms, and would take us through that gateway with promises of a land of milk and honey when what awaits is fire and brimstone. The stick behind the carrot of lies is that ifwe don't give them power, the riots will continue. How can anyone vote for such?
Unfortunately, despite months of negotiations, the holdup in getting money in the hands of the people has ever been the demands of the Democrats for a wet dream shopping list of lootable funding and ridiculous measures virtually ensuring the sort of kickbacks they thrive on, especially in an election year. That has to be conveyed to the American People, that the price to pay for a little money now is just too great, even in tough times. Does that mean it is hard? Sure. I'm making less than 30% what I was a year ago, in twice as many hours, in an unrelated field, with greater expenses than I had (which cannot be deducted). Though that situation stinks on ice, I consider myself fortunate compared to those who took the easier road of collecting unemployment and now find themselves without an income stream.
As for Trump, his penchant for self-promotion is essential to a business where your name is the brand, in some ways not unlike Hollywood, where all publicity is good so long as it is not so damning that it is unsurvivable.
I have a bit more faith in the ability of plain people to see the perfidy of the Democrats, the lies of the Media, and the future under the alternatives they would offer.
