The Economist (September 21)
“We have found that, whether it is in Democratic politics or Russian dreams of opening an Arctic sea passage, climate now touches on everything we write about…. Because the processes that force climate change are built into the foundations of the world economy and of geopolitics, measures to check climate change have to be similarly wide-ranging and all-encompassing. To decarbonise an economy is not a simple subtraction; it requires a near-complete overhaul.”
Tags: Arctic, Climate change, Decarbonise, Democrat, Foundations, Geopolitics, Overhaul, Russia, Sea passage, World economy
Washington Examiner (December 28)
“Trump is headed for a wake-up call on reality of divided government. That’s not a bad thing…. The early realization that a Democrat-controlled House means more trouble than investigations and subpoenas might galvanize the president to sit down and make deals rather than simply making demands.”
Tags: Deals, Demands, Democrat, Divided government, House, Investigations, Subpoenas, Trump, Wake-up
New York Times (November 9)
“What goes around comes around, and on Tuesday, karma came for President Trump and his Republican acolytes. From Washington to Maine, New Jersey to North Carolina, Trumpist ugliness was met and vanquished.” Diversity overcame division with the Democratic victories. “What welcome inclusiveness at a time when the president stews in a hate-filled bubble, appealing only to the shrinking fraction of Americans unrepulsed by his behavior.”
Tags: Democrat, Diversity, Division, Hate, Inclusiveness, Karma, Republican, Trump, Ugliness, Vanquished
New York Times (September 27)
Big money politics is reaching new highs in the U.S. “Top-tier Republican donors will pay $1.34 million per couple for the privilege of being treated as party insiders, while the Democratic Party will charge about $1.6 million.” Make that lows. “More big money can only leave less hope for voters concerned that the richest donors are buying ever more influence over politicians, with favoritism and corruption an inevitable result.”
Tags: Big money, Corruption, Democrat, Donors, Favoritism, Influence, Insiders, Politics, Republican, U.S., Voters
Chicago Tribune (October 16)
“Raising the debt limit neither authorizes new spending nor increases our national debt by a single dime…. It simply allows us to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.” As such, the debt ceiling should be repealed. “All it does is make the markets jittery and provide an opportunity for contemptible, hypocritical grandstanding that distracts from serious negotiations about taxes and spending. At worst it crashes the economy. No president, Democrat or Republican, should ever again have to negotiate with Congress with such a threat over his or her head.”
Tags: Congress, Debt ceiling, Democrat, Economy, Markets, National debt, Negotiations, President, Republican, Spending, Taxes, U.S.
Economist (October 9)
As the U.S. presidential election heats up, the media is awash in party-related statistics. The Economist reports that since 1929, “America’s stockmarket has gained more under Democratic than Republican presidents” with Democratic administrations presiding over a 460% increase in nominal share prices versus 100% for Republican administrations. In terms of cumulative returns, the results are even starker. The Democrats scored 300% versus the Republican’s 0%.
Tags: Democrat, Election, Presidents, Republican, Share prices, U.S.
