They say a picture is worth more than words but this writer can recall a picture posted on facebook during the campaign by a Trump supporter that was trivial at the time and now just plain sour grapes. It was a picture of President Obama on the golf course where he was vacationing and the writer took the President to task because the trip cost the tax payers a lot of dollars.
Now we have a new President by the name of Donald Trump and according to a story in the Huffington Post, Trump's trips to his resort at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach Florida has cost the tax payers over $21 million and at that price will exceed in one year what it cost the tax payers for President Obama's eight years in office. Now that is staggering. But the larger problem is how Trump's supporters fell for Trump's fraud talk and how they were so jealous of President Obama would resort to some thing trivial. Maybe the Trump supporter will post a picture of Trump playing golf at his resort and tell the readers how much Trump's trips are costing the tax payers.
The supporter needs to also read up on spending tax payers money because in the past 37 years the largest percentage increase in federal spending took place on the watch of President's Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush and the smallest took place on the watch of President's Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Fake news about federal spending comes from the Republican Party.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, April 14, 2017
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Will The Louisiana Legislature Act Responsible This Session?
Governor John Bel Edwards called two special sessions last year to deal with the state's fiscal problems that were recurring on the watch of former Governor Bobby Jindal. However, last years budget was not balanced and we are told this years budget is about $300 million out of balance. So the problem still exist. The republican controlled legislature last year rejected many of the bills of Governor Edwards.
So now that same republican controlled body is back in session to deal with the same worn out fiscal problems. They have had more than enough time and chances to put Louisiana's fiscal house in order both for the short and long term and have failed for the past 9 years. So what should they do now? Well, this writer thinks they should approve the Governor's plans and proposals for a change and lets see what happens. The Governor should be given that opportunity and the republicans should step back.
The republicans plans have not worked and the state and its people have paid the price. The unemployment rate in Louisiana is still higher than the national average, the state lost jobs last year and Louisiana is still near or at the bottom on the economic ladder. The people voted for change over a year ago when they elected Edwards so let him enact his agenda. There are too many republicans like the state's Attorney General who are willing to do any thing to see the Governor fail.
That thinking is anti-Louisiana and anti-people. Come election time the people will have a say if the Governor's policies fail and he should be given the opportunity by the legislature to carry out his plan for the state.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
So now that same republican controlled body is back in session to deal with the same worn out fiscal problems. They have had more than enough time and chances to put Louisiana's fiscal house in order both for the short and long term and have failed for the past 9 years. So what should they do now? Well, this writer thinks they should approve the Governor's plans and proposals for a change and lets see what happens. The Governor should be given that opportunity and the republicans should step back.
The republicans plans have not worked and the state and its people have paid the price. The unemployment rate in Louisiana is still higher than the national average, the state lost jobs last year and Louisiana is still near or at the bottom on the economic ladder. The people voted for change over a year ago when they elected Edwards so let him enact his agenda. There are too many republicans like the state's Attorney General who are willing to do any thing to see the Governor fail.
That thinking is anti-Louisiana and anti-people. Come election time the people will have a say if the Governor's policies fail and he should be given the opportunity by the legislature to carry out his plan for the state.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Part III: United States Launches an Air Strike On Syria: President Trump's Major Miscalculation.
The President's policy toward Syria and Russia prior to the recent alleged Syrian chemical attack gave those two countries confidence that any misbehavior by them would provoke only a tiny prick from the Trump administration. Trump's policy toward Russia was one of accepting Russia's military involvement in Syria because as he said, "they will help Syria fight ISIS and that is good." However, they also helped Syria fight the anti Syrian rebels who have been fighting a civil war against Assad and Syria for several years and Trump Knew the Russians were doing that.
Trump's position was also that he could deal with Putin and Russia even though he knew the history of Putin and Russia and was receiving intelligence briefings after becoming the nominee. Trump also enlisted Putin to spy on America"s email, especially Hillary's email.
And of course, Trump told America, the world and even Putin that Putin was a better leader than President Obama and even had a higher approval rating than President Obama. Pretty strange words for an American to compare a dictator and country that lacks any democratic process to the leaders of the free world and America who is governed by the democratic process. Yes, what Trump said as a Presidential candidate, a Presidential nominee, a President elect and a President really does matter and have consequences and should be unacceptable.
As President, Trump's policy toward Syria prior to the chemical attack was one of disengagement and did not object to Syria's Assad staying in power or taking advantage of Putin's military involvement in Syria. It was the same Trump that was well aware that Syria's chemical attack in 2013 killed 20 times more people than the one on Trump's watch, including children. But President Trump's policy was one of accepting the status quo in Syria. Syria and Assad were well aware of Trump's tweet in 2013 indicating that President Obama should not launch an attack against Syria for their actions.
President Trump's own words and positions on Syria and Russia make it plausible that Trump's action to launch a strike against Syria was motivated by his low poll numbers, his lack of any legislation accomplishments in his first 80 days in office, the three investigations concerning he and his campaign ties to Russia and the chaos within his own administration. An additional fact to be considered is Trump's repeated lies about President Obama and others that indicate a man who loves the spot light regardless who gets hurt or the fall out. The President of the United States needs to be a stable leader who knows how to choose his words. President Trump has failed the test.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trump's position was also that he could deal with Putin and Russia even though he knew the history of Putin and Russia and was receiving intelligence briefings after becoming the nominee. Trump also enlisted Putin to spy on America"s email, especially Hillary's email.
And of course, Trump told America, the world and even Putin that Putin was a better leader than President Obama and even had a higher approval rating than President Obama. Pretty strange words for an American to compare a dictator and country that lacks any democratic process to the leaders of the free world and America who is governed by the democratic process. Yes, what Trump said as a Presidential candidate, a Presidential nominee, a President elect and a President really does matter and have consequences and should be unacceptable.
As President, Trump's policy toward Syria prior to the chemical attack was one of disengagement and did not object to Syria's Assad staying in power or taking advantage of Putin's military involvement in Syria. It was the same Trump that was well aware that Syria's chemical attack in 2013 killed 20 times more people than the one on Trump's watch, including children. But President Trump's policy was one of accepting the status quo in Syria. Syria and Assad were well aware of Trump's tweet in 2013 indicating that President Obama should not launch an attack against Syria for their actions.
President Trump's own words and positions on Syria and Russia make it plausible that Trump's action to launch a strike against Syria was motivated by his low poll numbers, his lack of any legislation accomplishments in his first 80 days in office, the three investigations concerning he and his campaign ties to Russia and the chaos within his own administration. An additional fact to be considered is Trump's repeated lies about President Obama and others that indicate a man who loves the spot light regardless who gets hurt or the fall out. The President of the United States needs to be a stable leader who knows how to choose his words. President Trump has failed the test.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Job Creation for March 2017
The Labor Department announced that the economy created 98,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate was at 4.5%. Job Creation was almost 200,000 jobs less than the previous month of February. The Trump administration was mostly silent on the numbers after celebrating the job numbers for February.
Time will be the judge if the Trump administration can live up to the pronouncements of creating 20,000,000 new jobs. History tells us that number has been reached only once, when the Clinton administration created 22.7 million new jobs. The real question is will the Trump administration really be a job creating administration. Talk is cheap and Trump is already behind his own predictions of what his administration would accomplish in his first 100 days in office. And the latest information on his tax reform plan is that the plan is being changed big time and will not look at all like the plan he proposed during the campaign and after he was elected.
This writer thinks Trump will have to look more and more to the democrats in congress to really accomplish any thing meaningful. The hand writing is on the wall. And I am not talking about a border wall that some of his republican friends are saying never will be built. It is known that Trump's budget request to pay for the wall will be paid by the American people, if built at all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Part II: The United States Launches Air Strike On Syria
The news media was swift in its laudatory comments for the President's decision to strike Syria over its alleged chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. One report said Trump became President that day, one said Trump's action was Presidential. A long New York Times story praised Trump for his swift action and that his unpredictable actions was a new chapter in American foreign policy that would keep our adversaries guessing what a President Trump would do. It was also reported the strike put North Korea and Iran on notice, and etc., etc., and etc.
If all that sounds familiar its because you heard and read it all before 14 years ago from the same news media when President George W. Bush launched his attack and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist. Elements of the news media announced that Bush and Cheney planned to take out 5 countries in the region starting with Iraq but the so called "cake walk" in Iraq pushed all that aside. "Fake news" was alive 14 years ago courtesy of the Bush administration and the news media. And the most silly part of the "fake news" was that Iraq was a threat to the national security of the United States which Bush and Cheney said over and over again.
As of this writing there is no official report of the intelligence community that has positively identified Assad and or Syria as the entity who carried out the chemical attack. The anti Syrian rebels, ISIS and Al Queda have all operated in the area of the chemical attack according to reports and all three have the capabilities of putting together chemical weapons and using them. All three also would like to see Assad removed from power. That would be a powerful motive to try and suck the U.S. into removing Assad by blaming him for the chemical attack.
A legitimate question to ask would be did the President order the strike against Syria because of his low poll ratings and other problems he and his administration are having. After all, Trump tweeted this in 2012 concerning President Obama, Lybia and Iran: NOW THAT OBAMA'S POLL NUMBERS ARE IN A TAILSPIN - WATCH FOR HIM TO LAUNCH A STRIKE IN LYBIA OR IRAN. HE IS DESPERATE. So that kind of thinking was on Donald Trumps mind. Was he himself a desperate President when he made the decision to launch? Another question to be asked: Did President Trump try to act tough by striking Syria, an ally of Russia to derail the FBI and congressional investigations of the possible collusion of Trump and his campaign with Russia?
The news media failed its obligation to search for the truth in the run up to war with Iraq 14 years ago. And today their early reports on the Syria attack are repeating the mistakes of the past. Trump said our decisions will be guided by our values. That statement contradicts every thing Trump said during the campaign and his tweets which have been a major part of his "fake news." What he does value is placing blame on every one but himself.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Moscow has failed to live up to its obligations under a 2013 agreement to strip Syria of its chemical weapons and if you fail to live up to commitments, if you become a threat to others, at some point a response is likely to be undertaken. Will the Trump administration live up to those words and take action against Russia? Don't hold your breath for a military response.
Stay tuned for Part III
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
If all that sounds familiar its because you heard and read it all before 14 years ago from the same news media when President George W. Bush launched his attack and occupation of Iraq over WMD that did not exist. Elements of the news media announced that Bush and Cheney planned to take out 5 countries in the region starting with Iraq but the so called "cake walk" in Iraq pushed all that aside. "Fake news" was alive 14 years ago courtesy of the Bush administration and the news media. And the most silly part of the "fake news" was that Iraq was a threat to the national security of the United States which Bush and Cheney said over and over again.
As of this writing there is no official report of the intelligence community that has positively identified Assad and or Syria as the entity who carried out the chemical attack. The anti Syrian rebels, ISIS and Al Queda have all operated in the area of the chemical attack according to reports and all three have the capabilities of putting together chemical weapons and using them. All three also would like to see Assad removed from power. That would be a powerful motive to try and suck the U.S. into removing Assad by blaming him for the chemical attack.
A legitimate question to ask would be did the President order the strike against Syria because of his low poll ratings and other problems he and his administration are having. After all, Trump tweeted this in 2012 concerning President Obama, Lybia and Iran: NOW THAT OBAMA'S POLL NUMBERS ARE IN A TAILSPIN - WATCH FOR HIM TO LAUNCH A STRIKE IN LYBIA OR IRAN. HE IS DESPERATE. So that kind of thinking was on Donald Trumps mind. Was he himself a desperate President when he made the decision to launch? Another question to be asked: Did President Trump try to act tough by striking Syria, an ally of Russia to derail the FBI and congressional investigations of the possible collusion of Trump and his campaign with Russia?
The news media failed its obligation to search for the truth in the run up to war with Iraq 14 years ago. And today their early reports on the Syria attack are repeating the mistakes of the past. Trump said our decisions will be guided by our values. That statement contradicts every thing Trump said during the campaign and his tweets which have been a major part of his "fake news." What he does value is placing blame on every one but himself.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Moscow has failed to live up to its obligations under a 2013 agreement to strip Syria of its chemical weapons and if you fail to live up to commitments, if you become a threat to others, at some point a response is likely to be undertaken. Will the Trump administration live up to those words and take action against Russia? Don't hold your breath for a military response.
Stay tuned for Part III
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Part I: The United States Launches Air Strike on Syria
President Trump announced the air strike against the Syrian military air field on Thursday night April 6 in response to the alleged chemical attack by Syria that reportedly killed 70 plus people, including children. This commentary will be a three part series to explore with its readers the possibility of understanding what really took place here, what was said by the President and others in his administration, members of congress and the news media. Facts have to be separated from fiction and similar events of the past will be explored that should help the reader to stay focused on how this operation turns out.
The attack was said to have destroyed elements of Syria's air field, the runway, Syrian Jets and other war making capabilities of the Syrian military. One would think that is what 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles are capable of doing so there is no surprise there. The administration and our military said the attack was a success. The real questions that needs to be answered are ones that only time can confirm. That is, will the military strike change what is going on in Syria to any degree. Will it bring about the exit of Syria's brutal President Assad? Will it have any bearing on the civil war that has been going on in Syria? Will it bring about a real settlement? If nothing changes and the U.S. has to increase its involvement, will the attack still be looked upon as a success story?
Trump blamed President Obama for last weeks chemical attack but the fact of the matter tells us the attack happened on President Trump's watch. And like other false stories the administration is trying to spin President Obama did seek congressional authority to use force after Syria's chemical attack in 2013 and congress failed to act. In fact this is what Trump tweeted on August 29, 2013. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR BOMBING SYRIA BESIDES MORE DEBT AND A POSSIBLE LONG TERM CONFLICT/ OBAMA NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. (End of tweet)
Civilian Trump, candidate Trump and President Trump has been all over the place with his pronouncements on Syria and changed again just this week after Syria's use of chemical weapons. As a civilian, Trump said President Obama needed congressional approval to strike Syria. As President,Trump said he did not need congress approval to strike Syria. Maybe it was Trump's many different positions on Syria that prompted Syria to do what it did. Syria never used chemical weapons again onPresident Obama's watch after the attack in 2013. It should be noted that 1400 people were killed in the chemical attack in 2013 including children. That is 20 times as many that were killed last week in Syria, but that did not change Trump's opinion of Syria and Assad in 2013.
A very note worthy story unfolded several hours before Trump made the announcement that the U.S. launched an attack against Syria. Hillary Clinton speaking at the "Women In The World Summit" in New York told her audience the U.S. should attack Syria's military airfield in answer to Syria's chemical attack. She also said a no fly zone should be established in Syria to keep Syrian aircraft on the ground. That was her position in the debates and during the campaign. I wonder if Trumped obtained a copy of Hillary's speech or tapped into her phone before he ordered the attack hours later. A Clinton Presidency may have made a difference because she had a plan and knew what she wanted to do concerning Syria.
Stay tuned for part II.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The attack was said to have destroyed elements of Syria's air field, the runway, Syrian Jets and other war making capabilities of the Syrian military. One would think that is what 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles are capable of doing so there is no surprise there. The administration and our military said the attack was a success. The real questions that needs to be answered are ones that only time can confirm. That is, will the military strike change what is going on in Syria to any degree. Will it bring about the exit of Syria's brutal President Assad? Will it have any bearing on the civil war that has been going on in Syria? Will it bring about a real settlement? If nothing changes and the U.S. has to increase its involvement, will the attack still be looked upon as a success story?
Trump blamed President Obama for last weeks chemical attack but the fact of the matter tells us the attack happened on President Trump's watch. And like other false stories the administration is trying to spin President Obama did seek congressional authority to use force after Syria's chemical attack in 2013 and congress failed to act. In fact this is what Trump tweeted on August 29, 2013. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR BOMBING SYRIA BESIDES MORE DEBT AND A POSSIBLE LONG TERM CONFLICT/ OBAMA NEEDS CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL. (End of tweet)
Civilian Trump, candidate Trump and President Trump has been all over the place with his pronouncements on Syria and changed again just this week after Syria's use of chemical weapons. As a civilian, Trump said President Obama needed congressional approval to strike Syria. As President,Trump said he did not need congress approval to strike Syria. Maybe it was Trump's many different positions on Syria that prompted Syria to do what it did. Syria never used chemical weapons again onPresident Obama's watch after the attack in 2013. It should be noted that 1400 people were killed in the chemical attack in 2013 including children. That is 20 times as many that were killed last week in Syria, but that did not change Trump's opinion of Syria and Assad in 2013.
A very note worthy story unfolded several hours before Trump made the announcement that the U.S. launched an attack against Syria. Hillary Clinton speaking at the "Women In The World Summit" in New York told her audience the U.S. should attack Syria's military airfield in answer to Syria's chemical attack. She also said a no fly zone should be established in Syria to keep Syrian aircraft on the ground. That was her position in the debates and during the campaign. I wonder if Trumped obtained a copy of Hillary's speech or tapped into her phone before he ordered the attack hours later. A Clinton Presidency may have made a difference because she had a plan and knew what she wanted to do concerning Syria.
Stay tuned for part II.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, April 7, 2017
President Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly Deserve Each Other
Well, Bill O'Reilly of the Fox news network is in the headlines again and for the same reason, sexual harassment. In a report this week it was reported that Fox news or O'Reilly settled several sexual harassment lawsuits against O'Reilly out of court. The article also stated that because of the suit Fox's show the O'Reilly Factor lost 10 advertising sponsors. The settlement was reported to be in the millions of dollars.
President Trump came to O'Reilly's defense and said he was a good person and believed that O'Reilly was innocent and that he, Trump would not have settled out of court. Trump also said he would not settle out of court the fraud law suit brought against him and Trump University and did just the opposite and settled the fraud law suit out of court for $25 million. Trump and O'Reilly are good buddies who try and spin their lies and are right there with the conservative ditto heads. A sexual harassment suit has been filed against President Trump who is claiming immunity because he is President. We shall see what happens.
Trump and O'Reilly have a history of being accused of sexual harassment. They feel they can do any thing they want to do and not be held accountable for their actions. Trump bragged about that in the tape that was made public during the campaign. Trump also said those that seek immunity have something to hide. That is possibly what motivated Trump and O'Reilly to settle out of court.
The bottom line is why would a President Donald Trump even want to comment on O'Reilly's problem? I guess he feels he owes something to Fox news and O'Reilly for those glowing reports during the campaign.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
President Trump came to O'Reilly's defense and said he was a good person and believed that O'Reilly was innocent and that he, Trump would not have settled out of court. Trump also said he would not settle out of court the fraud law suit brought against him and Trump University and did just the opposite and settled the fraud law suit out of court for $25 million. Trump and O'Reilly are good buddies who try and spin their lies and are right there with the conservative ditto heads. A sexual harassment suit has been filed against President Trump who is claiming immunity because he is President. We shall see what happens.
Trump and O'Reilly have a history of being accused of sexual harassment. They feel they can do any thing they want to do and not be held accountable for their actions. Trump bragged about that in the tape that was made public during the campaign. Trump also said those that seek immunity have something to hide. That is possibly what motivated Trump and O'Reilly to settle out of court.
The bottom line is why would a President Donald Trump even want to comment on O'Reilly's problem? I guess he feels he owes something to Fox news and O'Reilly for those glowing reports during the campaign.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Thursday, April 6, 2017
President Trump Continues To Play The Blame Game
The alleged chemical attack by Syria that reportedly killed more than 100 people, including children, once again brought out the worst in President Trump. He immediately blamed former President Obama at a press conference and also once again told everyone that Obama left him a mess in every category you can think of.
Both statements are self serving and describes a man who is President and unwilling to stop the busk at his desk because he is such a small person who lacks character and has no respect for anyone. He then went on to say the chemical attack changed his attitude on Syria and its leader Assad. A person would have to be incompetent if it took a chemical attack to recognize just how ruthless Assad rules.
Trump's statements are a shell game to distract from his own failure to govern. In fact both Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's policy toward Syria and Russia was conciliatory and did not support the notion that Assad had to go. Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. faulted Russia for objecting to a resolution condemning the attack. And only recently Tillerson visited Russia and its leaders. Apparently he did not talk about Russia's relationship with Syria and what they are doing there.
Weak leaders with loud voices who brag play the blame game. The Bush administration tried to do so concerning the attack on 9/11 and blamed President Clinton. Republicans like to play the blame game when they get caught in their own lies and misinformation. Trump has taken it to the next level and continues to taint every thing he touches.
After 76 days in office, it is still Trump, the business man and his corrupt agenda. President Trump is no where to be found and the Presidency, the country and its people will be paying a heavy price for a long time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Both statements are self serving and describes a man who is President and unwilling to stop the busk at his desk because he is such a small person who lacks character and has no respect for anyone. He then went on to say the chemical attack changed his attitude on Syria and its leader Assad. A person would have to be incompetent if it took a chemical attack to recognize just how ruthless Assad rules.
Trump's statements are a shell game to distract from his own failure to govern. In fact both Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's policy toward Syria and Russia was conciliatory and did not support the notion that Assad had to go. Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. faulted Russia for objecting to a resolution condemning the attack. And only recently Tillerson visited Russia and its leaders. Apparently he did not talk about Russia's relationship with Syria and what they are doing there.
Weak leaders with loud voices who brag play the blame game. The Bush administration tried to do so concerning the attack on 9/11 and blamed President Clinton. Republicans like to play the blame game when they get caught in their own lies and misinformation. Trump has taken it to the next level and continues to taint every thing he touches.
After 76 days in office, it is still Trump, the business man and his corrupt agenda. President Trump is no where to be found and the Presidency, the country and its people will be paying a heavy price for a long time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Monday, April 3, 2017
The Sad Case Of Editorial Writer Tim Morris
Conservative Times Picayune editorial writer Tim Morris in Sunday's reflection section dated 4/2 continues to make a fool of himself and exposes his jealously towards former President Obama and the democratic party. His editorial concerning a study by two Princeton university economist looking at why middle aged white Americans are dying disproportionately from what the researchers call "deaths of despair - suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol related diseases." The researchers Anne Case and Angus Denton concluded that the tragedy is driven by the loss of steady middle income jobs for those with only a high school diploma or less. Denton said the labor market very much turned against them.
Morris lets his conservative ideology show and uses the study to suggest that is what propelled Donald Trump to victory. Then he makes the usual self serving statement that many of those voters believed they had been abandoned by the democratic party and largely forgotten in the eight years of President Obama. Morris just loves fake news and that is what his editorial is all about concerning democrats and President Obama. It was actually the administration of George W. Bush and the republicans great recession of 2008 that left the voters largely forgotten as Bush left office with the worst job creation record since the great depression.
The loss of steady middle class income jobs has been taking place for decades in America due to a number of reasons including the transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy that resulted from the Reagan and Bush 43 tax cuts. Automation, technology, Union job losses are also some of the causes. What Morris failed to point out was most of the loss in middle income jobs happened on the watch of President Bush 43. In fact Presidents Obama and Clinton created more jobs in the 16 years they served than Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 created in the 20 years they served. (see previous commentary on the matter)
President Obama was elected twice for good reasons and was the better candidate. And when it comes to creating jobs for America, the democratic party performs best by a wide margin. Morris, the republican party and other conservatives will continue to talk about Obama and the democrats because Trump and the republican party have no record of accomplishments to talk about. Their commitment is still division. Morris tried to get political with a study that was non political. He has been writing a regular editorial now for several months which turns out to be a waste of time, paper and ink. What a shame.
This commentary was written by Joe Lorio
Morris lets his conservative ideology show and uses the study to suggest that is what propelled Donald Trump to victory. Then he makes the usual self serving statement that many of those voters believed they had been abandoned by the democratic party and largely forgotten in the eight years of President Obama. Morris just loves fake news and that is what his editorial is all about concerning democrats and President Obama. It was actually the administration of George W. Bush and the republicans great recession of 2008 that left the voters largely forgotten as Bush left office with the worst job creation record since the great depression.
The loss of steady middle class income jobs has been taking place for decades in America due to a number of reasons including the transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy that resulted from the Reagan and Bush 43 tax cuts. Automation, technology, Union job losses are also some of the causes. What Morris failed to point out was most of the loss in middle income jobs happened on the watch of President Bush 43. In fact Presidents Obama and Clinton created more jobs in the 16 years they served than Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 created in the 20 years they served. (see previous commentary on the matter)
President Obama was elected twice for good reasons and was the better candidate. And when it comes to creating jobs for America, the democratic party performs best by a wide margin. Morris, the republican party and other conservatives will continue to talk about Obama and the democrats because Trump and the republican party have no record of accomplishments to talk about. Their commitment is still division. Morris tried to get political with a study that was non political. He has been writing a regular editorial now for several months which turns out to be a waste of time, paper and ink. What a shame.
This commentary was written by Joe Lorio
Sunday, April 2, 2017
The Electorate and The Donald Trump Factor
Part of the electorate who voted for Trump are becoming ditto heads just like the republican party in general. First it was Trump that aped the party by casting blame on everyone else. During the campaign part of the electorate who backed Trump let their feelings be known on facebook, twitter and other social networks available and tried so hard to predict that Trump would make a great President.
After the election Trump backers were almost silent on the social scene until just recently when it became clear for all to see Trump's failure to run the country and do the things he said he would do. But in the last week or so they are back on the social networks blaming everyone but Trump for his own failures on health care, immigration, his campaign's collusion with Russia and the FBI investigation on the matter, his children's involvement and conflict of interest with being a Presidential adviser while still running Trump's business, the President's lies that President Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump tower which has set off a full scale demand for an independent investigation into what Trump really knew.
Part of Trump's voting electorate have now blamed the news media, democrats, some republicans and even "fake news" for Trump's failures. And of course we all know Trump is the author of "fake news." They can not cope with the fact they helped elect a man who was a tainted candidate in the first place and as President continues to taint every thing he touches. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
After the election Trump backers were almost silent on the social scene until just recently when it became clear for all to see Trump's failure to run the country and do the things he said he would do. But in the last week or so they are back on the social networks blaming everyone but Trump for his own failures on health care, immigration, his campaign's collusion with Russia and the FBI investigation on the matter, his children's involvement and conflict of interest with being a Presidential adviser while still running Trump's business, the President's lies that President Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump tower which has set off a full scale demand for an independent investigation into what Trump really knew.
Part of Trump's voting electorate have now blamed the news media, democrats, some republicans and even "fake news" for Trump's failures. And of course we all know Trump is the author of "fake news." They can not cope with the fact they helped elect a man who was a tainted candidate in the first place and as President continues to taint every thing he touches. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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