Posted on 03/23/2018 7:38:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said President Trump signing a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law on Friday made him feel like he was witnessing Trump "go back up" the escalator.
"I try to be a guy governed by my thoughts, but Im not liking the way Im feeling. Im feeling like I just saw Donald Trump get on the escalator and go back up," Limbaugh said on his radio show Friday, referring to the scene where Trump announced his candidacy for president in June 2015 at Trump Tower in New York City.
While Limbaugh said he understood spending was necessary for the Trump administration's infrastructure aspirations, he said he disliked how congressional Republicans capitulated to the Democrats' demands because of a "stupid ass government shutdown fear."
He added that many of the president's immigration policy agenda items were "stripped away" from the final draft of the bill, warning it may be the "last piece of meaningful legislation" before the 2018 midterm elections.
"In addition to feeling like I just saw Donald Trump go back up the escalator, Im not feeling like anything that happened today was game changing," the radio host continued. "This seemed much the same as we have become accustomed to in watching Washington function. And it doesnt feel right."
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Apples and oranges. MAGA means American economic recovery and that's not going to be affected by budget bloat. In the long run we will have some reckoning, but remember that as GDP goes up, the debt to GDP ratio goes down. Well, except that it won't because we are increasing spending much faster than GDP growth. But at least GDP growth helps.
Oh bullshit, loser.
Rush was just partial to advertising revenue and was lost when Trump showed up.
He was adrift without any pulse of what the country was thinking.
Rush went full advertising dollar in 2015 and took it upon himself to bash with regularity Trump supporters.
It highlighted a character flaw, although I have to admit I appreciate Rush's analysis as it educates the masses.
I just don't like the false pretense he's pushing regarding Trump support. He really sucked ass in 2015 into 2016 and continues to use the derogatory "Trumpist" term today.
So fk Limbaugh for that.
“I would have advised him to not sign it for a lot of reasons.”
My comment from an earlier thread...
“If hed vetoed it, he wouldve won in a big way. Yes, his veto wouldve been overridden, but hed still get the military spending. And, hed still have most if not all of his supporters...maybe even more because he stood up to the criminal Congress.”
I think a lot of Trump’s supporters would’ve been dancing in the street. I know I would’ve been...
Yes.
As of Thursday, Trump set a record for the most ever federal appeals judges confirmed during the first year of a presidency, Axios reports. Trump has successfully appointed 12 so far; President Barack Obama confirmed just three in his first year, and President George W. Bush confirmed six. He beat out presidents Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, who each confirmed 11.
A hard lesson. Hopefully lesson learned.
Exactly. He would have made a lot of political hay out of it. Instead he looked and sounded weak and put blood in the water. I can’t name a worse day for the Trump Presidency.
Ease up, Eddie. I’m agreeing with you.
It was the tea party thing. Sorry.
That’s why Ron Paul said he couldn’t wait for Reagan to go back to CA!
NP...I’ve been chewing people’s heads off all day ;)
“Theres still time.”
True dat. Maybe Trump could nuke North Dakota and blame it on Hillary and McConnell. That would call for a retaliatory strike on Sioux Falls Lookout, Ontario, and Sacramento.
Rush is a drama queen.
This does make it more difficult to hold the house in nov.
Between the radical Dems and conservative Pubs who voted against the bill, they could have upheld a veto.
Trump signed it.
Donald Trump, meet George W. Bush, who signed damn near everything that passed Congress.
Wow, that is a good line. Which one of us FReepers did he get it from?
Will spending outpace GDP in 2018? Before this budget the answer would have been a definite, "no".
You are correct. Trump has no team, no party in DC. Im still with Trump. We dont have any other hope.
I agree that that would have been the best way to go.
Take a breath.
Well, he simply saw he couldn’t prevail, so he capitulated. He’s not the emperor, you know!
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