Bernie Kerik for Trump's VP? Inside Trump's potential list

[fskimospy]

Trump's VPs and what they bring to the ticket.

Kerik helps with law and order, Haley and Scott help with the economy.

Nominating a former federal inmate in the hopes that he promotes law and order is fucking hilarious.

 

[VashHT]

Nominating a former federal inmate in the hopes that he promotes law and order is fucking hilarious.

Same thing with expecting them to improve the economy. Nevermind the fact that it's not actually bad like right wingers say, they're the only ones who have caused a recession in my lifetime.

 

[fskimospy]

Same thing with expecting them to improve the economy. Nevermind the fact that it's not actually bad like right wingers say, they're the only ones who have caused a recession in my lifetime.

It is funny to see them desperately searching for reasons why historically low unemployment and 5% GDP growth is bad.

It’s been less funny to watch the mainstream media do the same thing though. If Trump were president we would have an endless stream of mainstream media pieces saying ‘like him or not, Trump has delivered incredible economic growth’.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

It is funny to see them desperately searching for reasons why historically low unemployment and 5% GDP growth is bad.

It’s been less funny to watch the mainstream media do the same thing though. If Trump were president we would have an endless stream of mainstream media pieces saying ‘like him or not, Trump has delivered incredible economic growth’.

- In yet another deeply ironic twist, inflation is driving labor force participation. You know, preventing lazy people from sitting at home mooching off government tax dollars?

We're basically 1% off the labor force participation rate under Trump ~ late 2019 (Current is 62.6%).

 

[fskimospy]

- In yet another deeply ironic twist, inflation is driving labor force participation. You know, preventing lazy people from sitting at home mooching off government tax dollars?

We're basically 1% off the labor force participation rate under Trump ~ late 2019 (Current is 62.6%).

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And this is during a time when we should expect to see a continued decline in labor force participation as the boomers age out.

 

[woolfe9998]

Trump has 2 criteria and 2 criteria only for picking a VP. Whoever kisses his ass with the most vigor, and whoever believes 2020 was stolen from him, or at least, is willing say publicly that they do.

All else is irrelevant.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Trump has 2 criteria and 2 criteria only for picking a VP. Whoever kisses his ass with the most vigor, and whoever believes 2020 was stolen from him, or at least, is willing say publicly that they do.

All else is irrelevant.

Yes however if equal importance they need to “look” the part.

 

[UNCjigga]

- In yet another deeply ironic twist, inflation is driving labor force participation. You know, preventing lazy people from sitting at home mooching off government tax dollars?

We're basically 1% off the labor force participation rate under Trump ~ late 2019 (Current is 62.6%).

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Yeah, I hadn’t really thought about this before, but our low birth rates and relatively low legal immigration have also helped keep unemployment down. Otherwise, all these boomers and 60+ who continue to work would be crowding out the younger generation for certain skilled positions. Compare/contrast our experience here with other developed countries that have decent life expectancy and higher birth rates and scores of young people leaving because there aren’t enough jobs (Spain, Greece, Italy).

Now imagine what could happen here once abortion is all but illegal—and it’s primarily lower income groups having more kids.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Yeah, I hadn’t really thought about this before, but our low birth rates and relatively low legal immigration have also helped keep unemployment down. Otherwise, all these boomers and 60+ who continue to work would be crowding out the younger generation for certain skilled positions. Compare/contrast our experience here with other developed countries that have decent life expectancy and higher birth rates and scores of young people leaving because there aren’t enough jobs (Spain, Greece, Italy).

Now imagine what could happen here once abortion is all but illegal—and it’s primarily lower income groups having more kids.

- Wealth has historically been generated on the back of exploited labor. Slavery and immigrants here in the US (and offshoring to an extent), Colonialism and Mercantilism during the age of empires, serfdom during the age of kings.

We've done a piss poor job of ever figuring out how to properly and equitably distribute wealth across a society, not for absolutely equality but for some better representation of fairness.

Communism flat out sucks ass, it was tried and almost immediately failed. Social Democracic Ethnostates of Europe have tried piggybacking on American military spending to keep them safe so a larger share of their GDP can go back to their own citizens, but as they rely on additional immigration to stay afloat they've also started doing the old "hey why are my tax dollars supporting that brown person" thing.

Democratization of knowledge and information sharing has us in for a wild ride as the downtrodden and poor realize that they're getting the shit side of a turd sandwich and begin demanding more of the pie from the folks that historically have been used to sitting atop the pile fat, happy, and unchallenged.

 

[GettyRoad]

Same thing with expecting them to improve the economy. Nevermind the fact that it's not actually bad like right wingers say, they're the only ones who have caused a recession in my lifetime.

Biden's approval rating is 37 percent, what are you talking about

Biden's Approval Rate Slides to 37%

A new Gallup poll finds President Biden’s job approval rating among Democrats has tumbled 11 percentage points in the past month to 75%, the worst reading of his presidency from his own party. This drop

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[nakedfrog]

Biden's approval rating is 37 percent, what are you talking about

Biden's Approval Rate Slides to 37%

A new Gallup poll finds President Biden’s job approval rating among Democrats has tumbled 11 percentage points in the past month to 75%, the worst reading of his presidency from his own party. This drop

politicalwire.com

Hm, look at that (from the Gallup source used by Political Wire)

 

[MrSquished]

We gotta put gothuevos and this guy in a room together for a week. With just a typewriter and some coffee, and unlimited delivery of the NY Post and Fox News on the TV.

 

[nakedfrog]

We gotta put gothuevos and this guy in a room together for a week. With just a typewriter and some coffee, and unlimited delivery of the NY Post and Fox News on the TV.

Can we also give them a knife? Just in case, uh, they want to whittle something together?

 

[skyking]

how about a claymore?

 

[Vic]

Trump values loyalty. Kerik was loyal to him after Trump pardoned him. Trump helped him, so he would be loyal.

Friends look after friends.

Are you describing Trump or the mafia?

 

[VashHT]

Biden's approval rating is 37 percent, what are you talking about

Biden's Approval Rate Slides to 37%

A new Gallup poll finds President Biden’s job approval rating among Democrats has tumbled 11 percentage points in the past month to 75%, the worst reading of his presidency from his own party. This drop

politicalwire.com

WTF does that have to do with that I said?

 

[brycejones]

WTF does that have to do with that I said?

Nothing but the OP is all about the feels.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Trump has 2 criteria and 2 criteria only for picking a VP. Whoever kisses his ass with the most vigor, and whoever believes 2020 was stolen from him, or at least, is willing say publicly that they do.

All else is irrelevant.

I'd like to add a 3rd criteria, one who's willing to take a fall for the orange shitstain.

 

[GettyRoad]

Are you describing Trump or the mafia?

Trump, he prides on loyalty, friends look out for friends, and friends support friends. I don't know why this is hard to understand or comprehend?

 

[GettyRoad]

I'd like to add a 3rd criteria, one who's willing to take a fall for the orange shitstain.

Kerik and Noem would do that, something Mike Pence would not do.

 

[dank69]

Trump, he prides on loyalty, friends look out for friends, and friends support friends. I don't know why this is hard to understand or comprehend?

Trump has no friends. Every relationship is transactional to him.

 

[brycejones]

Trump has no friends. Every relationship is transactional to him.

This! I don't know why @GettyRoad thinks Trump has "friends".

 

[Vic]

Trump, he prides on loyalty, friends look out for friends, and friends support friends. I don't know why this is hard to understand or comprehend?

That attitude is great for informal and even many professional environments, but in govt leadership roles it's called corruption.
But obviously, you don't think govt corruption is a big deal given your thread topic.
Most of America is of a differing opinion though.

 

[brycejones]

That attitude is great for informal and even many professional environments, but in govt leadership roles it's called corruption.
But obviously, you don't think govt corruption is a big deal given your thread topic.
Most of America is of a differing opinion though.

But if corruption is bad why do the police keep voting for it. If democrats want the police vote they need to be corrupt also or else they can’t be a party for everyone.

-gettyrosd

 

[GettyRoad]

Anthony D'Esposito, a former NYPD officer who is a centrist suburban Long Islander would also be a good choice for Trump....he's been vocal against corrupt and lying scumbag George Santos, he goes against the GOP base in that, but he also has excessive force baggage from when he was a cop in Brooklyn.....

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