Derb, as much as I share your frustration about much of what the administration and GOP lawmakers have been doing (or failing to do) I’d agree with JPod on the November elections. Incredible as it may seem, it’s necessary to remember that the Democrats would almost certainly be even worse. That said, the fact that GOP supporters have to resort to that sort of argument shows the danger that Republicans would face from a Democratic candidate with policies that played to just some of the concerns of some of those on the right. It’s fairly easy to see that this could be doable by a Democrat on issues such as immigration (“protecting American jobs and wages”) and, yes, the federal budget. He or she might not mean it, but it would play well…
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