The Louisiana unemployment rate for March was 4.4%, down from 4.6% in February as employer payrolls continue to increase. The unemployment rate when Edwards took office and Jindal left was 6.2%. The unemployment rate when Jindal took office was 3.8% so unemployment during Jindal's eight years increased. It followed what people who pay attention know, that is democratic administrations do a better job on the economy, job creation and fiscal matters. Republican administrations don't even come close.
But the republican controlled state house budget they just passed is another fraud like the last nine years. It cuts spending by $648 million that state officials said would result in the closing of hospitals, nursing homes and medical residency programs for doctors throughout the state as soon as July (per Times Picayune article of 4/22) The budget represents the republican same old schemes and fraud in order to injure Governor Edwards' chance for reelection. But the Governor will veto this budget if passed by the Senate.
The special session of the legislature that will take place after the regular session ends will demonstrate that the Governor will not put up with the republican obstruction of moving the state forward away from the republican's ideology that is corrupted. Their budget would set the state's economy and job creation back years and the state's fiscal problems would become worse like they did under Jindal.
Governor Edwards is on the right track with policies that work and will put Louisiana's fiscal house in order in due time. The buck stops on his desk because he is a leader.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Monday, April 23, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Another First for PolitiDose: A U.S. Supreme Court Decision
President Trump and his Justice Department lost another immigration case concerning deportation that they took all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision the court ruled against Trump's deportation order and his Supreme Court appointee Neil Gorsuch cast the 5th and deciding vote joining the four democratic appointed justices Trump thought appointing Gorsuch, a so called conservative would swing the vote in his favor but Gorsuch did what supreme court justices do, they uphold precedent by the court in past cases. Trump's deportation case was flawed and the five justices made their case. Gorsuch said the bill was unconstitutionally vague.
PolitiDose commentary on Gorsuch's appointment and pointed out at the time how so called conservative supreme court justices have voted with the so called liberal justices in the past and that there were no guarantees that those conservative appointees to the court would be simply puppets for the President who appoints them. The trumpet man was silent after the vote and probably foaming from the mouth. Will he have something to says about his appointee's vote in the future?
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
PolitiDose commentary on Gorsuch's appointment and pointed out at the time how so called conservative supreme court justices have voted with the so called liberal justices in the past and that there were no guarantees that those conservative appointees to the court would be simply puppets for the President who appoints them. The trumpet man was silent after the vote and probably foaming from the mouth. Will he have something to says about his appointee's vote in the future?
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, April 20, 2018
The Coming Trump/Republican Economic Recession and Stock Market Roll Back
Make no mistake, it will take place and play out. The successful economic policies of the previous administration have been reversed, regulations are no more and the banks are once again free to set their own rules. The tax cuts will allow corporate America to increase their wealth and that of their stock holders but will not create the necessary jobs nor sustain the economy.
Trump's newly appointed economic adviser Larry Kudlow is a trickle down economic guy who was wrong about the tax cuts and economic policy of the Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 years. He especially went off the deep end during the Bush 43 administration and predicted a record economy and all the good stuff that goes with it. He was dead wrong again and brings the same failed ideology to the Trump administration. He and the trumpet man are good friends and think alike. They also share the belief in fake news and Kudlow has already had to apologize to Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. over a remark he made and he has only been on the jobs a short time.
Trump has not been able to renegotiate NAFTA after 15 months in office and Mexico and Canada are not rolling over and playing dead like Trump thought. Our two trading partners are proving difficult for the trumpet man to work his charm. Those two countries share a border with the U.S. so their partnership is important and valuable.
The U.S. trade deficits do not cause recessions. There were no recessions on President Clinton or President Obama's watch because they had an economic policy that worked, created jobs, balanced the budget and reduced deficit spending. Those two Presidents also created more new jobs in the 16 years they served than were created in the 28 years of Nixon-Ford, Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43. Trade deficits are actually a measure of the U.S.'s strong economy. The problem with the economy mainly takes place on the republican watch because of a lack of policy and their belief in trickle down economics and a false ideology.
Yes, Trump's economic recession is coming, and when it does, remember you read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trump's newly appointed economic adviser Larry Kudlow is a trickle down economic guy who was wrong about the tax cuts and economic policy of the Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43 years. He especially went off the deep end during the Bush 43 administration and predicted a record economy and all the good stuff that goes with it. He was dead wrong again and brings the same failed ideology to the Trump administration. He and the trumpet man are good friends and think alike. They also share the belief in fake news and Kudlow has already had to apologize to Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. over a remark he made and he has only been on the jobs a short time.
Trump has not been able to renegotiate NAFTA after 15 months in office and Mexico and Canada are not rolling over and playing dead like Trump thought. Our two trading partners are proving difficult for the trumpet man to work his charm. Those two countries share a border with the U.S. so their partnership is important and valuable.
The U.S. trade deficits do not cause recessions. There were no recessions on President Clinton or President Obama's watch because they had an economic policy that worked, created jobs, balanced the budget and reduced deficit spending. Those two Presidents also created more new jobs in the 16 years they served than were created in the 28 years of Nixon-Ford, Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43. Trade deficits are actually a measure of the U.S.'s strong economy. The problem with the economy mainly takes place on the republican watch because of a lack of policy and their belief in trickle down economics and a false ideology.
Yes, Trump's economic recession is coming, and when it does, remember you read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Conservatism and Trumpism: The Ugly and UnAmerican Ideology. A Continuing Story
PolitiDose has written several commentary why conservatism as practiced by the present republican party and which began with the Newt Gingrich era is the ugly and UnAmerican ideology. And now Trumpism can be added. The trumpet man is no conservative by any stretch but his ideology is corrupt to the core, ugly and UnAmerican in his lack of respect for the office he holds, the American people in general and our democratic form of government.
It is a sad state when the President and the republicans control the government and chaos runs amok. Conservatism and Trumpism are the driving force behind the divisive rhetoric they engage in Outright lies, fake news and a disregard for facts have become standard procedure No one is out of their reach of personal attacks because their ideology is corrupt. The two hate each other but are one and the same and tells you how dangerous they are to democracy. Their ideology can not accept the compassion, tolerance and the good America stands for.
Americanism will win because that is what the spirit of America is all about. Accomplishments are a positive factor in living while division dies a slow natural death. Conservatism and Trumpism will destroy each other and the process has already begun.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
It is a sad state when the President and the republicans control the government and chaos runs amok. Conservatism and Trumpism are the driving force behind the divisive rhetoric they engage in Outright lies, fake news and a disregard for facts have become standard procedure No one is out of their reach of personal attacks because their ideology is corrupt. The two hate each other but are one and the same and tells you how dangerous they are to democracy. Their ideology can not accept the compassion, tolerance and the good America stands for.
Americanism will win because that is what the spirit of America is all about. Accomplishments are a positive factor in living while division dies a slow natural death. Conservatism and Trumpism will destroy each other and the process has already begun.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
The Missiles of April
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to launch a missile strike on Syria's military air field in April 2017 after Syria was accused of using chemical weapons against his own people. Then in April of 2018, just last week, the President ordered another missile strike against Syria for using chemical weapons once again against his people. This time the strike was against Syria's manufacturing and their warehouse storage facilities used for storing those weapons.
Last years April strike did not prevent Syria's president Assad from using chemical weapons again last week so what will last weeks strike accomplish? Some of our own military leaders said Assad had enough time to move some chemical weapons out of the cites that were attacked and moved them to a safer location. Prior to the latest chemical attack President Trump said publically he wanted all American troops out of Syria very soon. So what will be the President's policy now concerning our troops and our position on the Syrian situation.
Syria has been in a civil war for over five years and the uprising faces a brutal dictator which is not uncommon in that part of the world. There are a number of opposing forces in the country and in the border region which are involved along with the U.S. and Russia. Another Iraq is not the answer.
This writer believes the U.S. needs a policy and not a reaction response after the fact. The middle east is different but the U.S. does have qualified people who know the area and are capable of drawing up a new policy to deal with the situation as it is . Unfortunately, knowledgeable people are excluded from the Trump administration and the President himself has no real respect for the responsibility that goes with being President.
Our men and women in uniform have been in the middle east long enough and have paid a bitter price. They and their families deserve more respect and thought from our leaders.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Last years April strike did not prevent Syria's president Assad from using chemical weapons again last week so what will last weeks strike accomplish? Some of our own military leaders said Assad had enough time to move some chemical weapons out of the cites that were attacked and moved them to a safer location. Prior to the latest chemical attack President Trump said publically he wanted all American troops out of Syria very soon. So what will be the President's policy now concerning our troops and our position on the Syrian situation.
Syria has been in a civil war for over five years and the uprising faces a brutal dictator which is not uncommon in that part of the world. There are a number of opposing forces in the country and in the border region which are involved along with the U.S. and Russia. Another Iraq is not the answer.
This writer believes the U.S. needs a policy and not a reaction response after the fact. The middle east is different but the U.S. does have qualified people who know the area and are capable of drawing up a new policy to deal with the situation as it is . Unfortunately, knowledgeable people are excluded from the Trump administration and the President himself has no real respect for the responsibility that goes with being President.
Our men and women in uniform have been in the middle east long enough and have paid a bitter price. They and their families deserve more respect and thought from our leaders.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, April 14, 2018
The President of The United States Stoops To A New Low
Donald Trump took his Presidency to a new low wallowing in the gutter when he called former FBI director James Comey a "slime ball" in his latest on going personal attacks. Trump's rage was in response to Comey's new book concerning the former director's tenure. And once again the trumpet man demonstrated his unstable mentality that disregards any sense of moral and civil discourse.
The President is determined to undermine the very office he holds because his corrupted attitude has to destroy every thing good about the Presidency, our institutions and the morality that made our country great and our past Presidents who could articulate with the public and others without personal attacks. Almost 15 months in office and Trump's gutter grows deeper and deeper.
And now, Trump's white house press secretary has entered the gutter with her own personal attacks on Comey. Trump's ditto head republicans have done the same and have started a campaign to try and discredit Comey in order to try and derail the special investigation of President Trump and his collusion with Russia. They too are part of Trump's gutter gang.
How low can President Trump wallow in the gutter with personal attacks and unnecessary words like "slime ball." No one really knows. But we do know leaders are judged on their record of accomplishments and how they treat people. Trump will be judged on his ongoing lies, personal attacks and a corrupted life style. America still has a President who respects no one and a President that deserves no respect because of his own actions.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The President is determined to undermine the very office he holds because his corrupted attitude has to destroy every thing good about the Presidency, our institutions and the morality that made our country great and our past Presidents who could articulate with the public and others without personal attacks. Almost 15 months in office and Trump's gutter grows deeper and deeper.
And now, Trump's white house press secretary has entered the gutter with her own personal attacks on Comey. Trump's ditto head republicans have done the same and have started a campaign to try and discredit Comey in order to try and derail the special investigation of President Trump and his collusion with Russia. They too are part of Trump's gutter gang.
How low can President Trump wallow in the gutter with personal attacks and unnecessary words like "slime ball." No one really knows. But we do know leaders are judged on their record of accomplishments and how they treat people. Trump will be judged on his ongoing lies, personal attacks and a corrupted life style. America still has a President who respects no one and a President that deserves no respect because of his own actions.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Gun Control: The Past Had More Understanding Than The Present.
We are all familiar with the story of the "old, wild, wild west" where lawless was governed by the gun. Many movies were made about that period of time with the fast draw show downs where the quickest draw survived. Many of the old stories have proved not to be true and we know from research that many of the hand guns used in those days were not so accurate and ammunition was unreliable.
But we do know because of lawlessness, guns were available and carried every where. But even so, that time long ago, morals had a meaning and people understood the violence had to be checked. So there were cities and town that forbid the carry of guns in town and the weapons had to be checked at the sheriff's office or some other place for security and could not be carried while in town. In other words weapons were banned in certain places. There was no NRA or gun lobby to complain that guns do not kill people. Law enforcement knew it was the people behind the gun so the guns were banned in certain towns.
The people also had another moral code they lived by. If one killed another who was not armed or was shot in the back, the shooter was presumed guilty. It was another way to deal with gun violence and those who use guns to harm others. Weapons used today in gun violence are of course more lethal and can inflict more damage in a shorter period of time than in the old west days but old west morals concerning gun violence is in short supply today.
Western movies are popular because there is always a hero who takes down the bad guy. But real life has a shortage of good guys who are willing to stand up, be counted and insist on banning the weapons of war that do not belong on the streets of America. We, in the present age, could learn a little bit from our past.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
But we do know because of lawlessness, guns were available and carried every where. But even so, that time long ago, morals had a meaning and people understood the violence had to be checked. So there were cities and town that forbid the carry of guns in town and the weapons had to be checked at the sheriff's office or some other place for security and could not be carried while in town. In other words weapons were banned in certain places. There was no NRA or gun lobby to complain that guns do not kill people. Law enforcement knew it was the people behind the gun so the guns were banned in certain towns.
The people also had another moral code they lived by. If one killed another who was not armed or was shot in the back, the shooter was presumed guilty. It was another way to deal with gun violence and those who use guns to harm others. Weapons used today in gun violence are of course more lethal and can inflict more damage in a shorter period of time than in the old west days but old west morals concerning gun violence is in short supply today.
Western movies are popular because there is always a hero who takes down the bad guy. But real life has a shortage of good guys who are willing to stand up, be counted and insist on banning the weapons of war that do not belong on the streets of America. We, in the present age, could learn a little bit from our past.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, April 13, 2018
Paul Ryan: Another Trump Ditto Head Will Not Seek Reelection.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan announced he would not seek reelection in November and will retire. He is one of many republican Trump ditto heads who have decided to call it quits since Trump took office. They do not like Trump but are afraid to keep the HOUSE as an independent check on the trumpet man and execute their responsibilities. So like the rest, Ryan turned tail and is running away in a cowardly manner.
Ryan pushed and supported Trump's tax cuts that the CBO reported will add $11.7 trillion to the national debt, bring back single year budget deficits over $1 trillion and balloon this years fiscal deficit to $804 billion. And now Ryan and his buddies will leave town and leave the fiscal disaster they created to some one else to act on. Trump and his ditto heads have no courage or sense of decency.
So now we will find out soon enough what ditto head republican will run for Ryan's job as speaker of the house. Steve Scalise, Louisiana's number 3 ranked republican in the HOUSE may be mentioned as one possibility but the little boy ditto head, like Ryan has no accomplishments except supporting the tax cuts. Also, like Ryan, Scalise will be Trump's errand boy and lack the courage to challenge Trump's corrupted influence.
The republican controlled congress is right in step with Trump's autocratic rule and as a result chaos and self interest has replaced our democratic form of governing. The Trump malignancy has infected the independence of congress which is the institution that has the responsibility to hold the President accountable for his actions or lack there of.
A democratic controlled congress is the only answer to reverse the carnage. The republicans have had their chance and failed big time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Ryan pushed and supported Trump's tax cuts that the CBO reported will add $11.7 trillion to the national debt, bring back single year budget deficits over $1 trillion and balloon this years fiscal deficit to $804 billion. And now Ryan and his buddies will leave town and leave the fiscal disaster they created to some one else to act on. Trump and his ditto heads have no courage or sense of decency.
So now we will find out soon enough what ditto head republican will run for Ryan's job as speaker of the house. Steve Scalise, Louisiana's number 3 ranked republican in the HOUSE may be mentioned as one possibility but the little boy ditto head, like Ryan has no accomplishments except supporting the tax cuts. Also, like Ryan, Scalise will be Trump's errand boy and lack the courage to challenge Trump's corrupted influence.
The republican controlled congress is right in step with Trump's autocratic rule and as a result chaos and self interest has replaced our democratic form of governing. The Trump malignancy has infected the independence of congress which is the institution that has the responsibility to hold the President accountable for his actions or lack there of.
A democratic controlled congress is the only answer to reverse the carnage. The republicans have had their chance and failed big time.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Another First for PolitiDose As The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports Confirm What PolitiDose Has Said All Along.
The CBO reports that the federal budget deficit for fiscal year ending 9/30/18 (Trump's first fiscal year) will be $804 billion, up from the $666 billion in President Obama's last fiscal year which ended 9/30/17. The major cause according to the CBO are the Trump tax cuts that were passed last December. The report also stated that in fiscal year ending 9/30/19, single year deficits of over a trillion dollars will return and by the year 2026 over $11.9 trillion will be added to the national debt. And to think it was Trump who said the $18 trillion national debt was a disgrace during the campaign.
Also per the CBO, the GDP will grow to 3.3% this year and fall back to 2.4% next year. And once again like Reagan and Bush 43, Trump has repeated the same fiscal disaster tax cuts. He and his party used the same lies and called it tax reform but it is the same worn out ideology of trickle down economics that never resulted in the republican promise of balanced budgets, real job creation, economic growth that they said would balance the budget or expanding wages for the middle class.
But for those who follow PolitiDose and seek the truth and facts, the CBO report is old news because PolitiDose called the shots long ago that republican administrations and their party have no record of being fiscally responsible since President Eisenhower in 1960. That is over 50 years ago. And when Trump leaves office he will be like ever republican President since "Ike" he will leave office with a larger deficit than when he took office. The claim that republicans are best at controlling federal spending is a fairy tale. That too has been explained in PolitiDose long ago.
Yes, my fellow Americans, understanding the failed past is still the key to a better future. Reagan, Bush 43 and Trump have failed that test and so have their party. And their motive is to bankrupt the federal government so social security, medicare, Medicaid and other social programs can be drastically cut or eliminated. Hopefully, impeachment and the November congressional elections will sweep out the republican control of the federal government.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Also per the CBO, the GDP will grow to 3.3% this year and fall back to 2.4% next year. And once again like Reagan and Bush 43, Trump has repeated the same fiscal disaster tax cuts. He and his party used the same lies and called it tax reform but it is the same worn out ideology of trickle down economics that never resulted in the republican promise of balanced budgets, real job creation, economic growth that they said would balance the budget or expanding wages for the middle class.
But for those who follow PolitiDose and seek the truth and facts, the CBO report is old news because PolitiDose called the shots long ago that republican administrations and their party have no record of being fiscally responsible since President Eisenhower in 1960. That is over 50 years ago. And when Trump leaves office he will be like ever republican President since "Ike" he will leave office with a larger deficit than when he took office. The claim that republicans are best at controlling federal spending is a fairy tale. That too has been explained in PolitiDose long ago.
Yes, my fellow Americans, understanding the failed past is still the key to a better future. Reagan, Bush 43 and Trump have failed that test and so have their party. And their motive is to bankrupt the federal government so social security, medicare, Medicaid and other social programs can be drastically cut or eliminated. Hopefully, impeachment and the November congressional elections will sweep out the republican control of the federal government.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Trump Goes Into "Blame Mode" Once Again On Syria
Last year when Syria was alleged to have used chemical weapons on Syrian rebels on Trump's watch, The trumpet man blamed it on President Obama. Trump's so called tough talk before Syria's actions went no where so Trump authorized a military strike against Syria's military airfield. Now, Syria is once again accused of using chemical weapons in the last few days that killed innocent people including children, Trump once again blamed President Obama.
Trumps so called tough talk was just that for the past 14 months so now he says a decision will be made within the next 48 hours as to what America's response will be. Senator John McCain says Trump's lack of policy and plans on Syria and the President's recent statement of bringing our troops home from Syria has enabled the Syrian dictator Assad. Trump also blamed Russia for Syria's latest chemical attack but had nothing but positive things to say about Putin for the last 14 months and even congratulated him for being reelected, something his national security advisers advised him to avoid doing.
PolitiDose long ago called the shot on President Trump's passing the buck and it continues to be a part of his failed leadership and corrupt attitude.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Trumps so called tough talk was just that for the past 14 months so now he says a decision will be made within the next 48 hours as to what America's response will be. Senator John McCain says Trump's lack of policy and plans on Syria and the President's recent statement of bringing our troops home from Syria has enabled the Syrian dictator Assad. Trump also blamed Russia for Syria's latest chemical attack but had nothing but positive things to say about Putin for the last 14 months and even congratulated him for being reelected, something his national security advisers advised him to avoid doing.
PolitiDose long ago called the shot on President Trump's passing the buck and it continues to be a part of his failed leadership and corrupt attitude.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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