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Thursday, August 04, 2016

GST Bill Just Guaranteed Modi Re-Election

GST may have just handed Modi govt a $200-billion cheque 

The passage of the GST Bill has now made it much more likely India will have hit a 10% growth rate by the time Modi goes back to the voters in 2019. At 10% he will win.

Hillary 2016: How Not To Gloat

If Hillary sweeps all 50 states and the House, this is not about Hillary. This is about getting things done. The Hillary team has to give the best two years anyone ever gave. And they have to build the grassroots organizational infrastructure. The people have to stay involved. The people have to keep feeling they are getting heard.

The Republican Party is dead. It might be a few cycles before the Libertarian Party takes that vacant spot in this two party system. In the mean time the Democratic Party is going to have to do the democratic work of two parties.

Hillary should nominate three progressive women to the bench. And the goal should be to retain the House in 2018. You do that by delivering and by staying level headed.

I Did Predict 10

Hillary Clinton Holds Big Lead Over Donald Trump in New Hampshire, Poll Shows 

"Nationally, according to a new Fox News poll, Mrs. Clinton holds a 10-point lead over Mr. Trump."

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Toughest Job In The World

The US presidency can be said to be the toughest job in the world measured by how much harm or good a POTUS is capable of. A surgeon can harm (or cure and save) only one person at a time.

Is Trump your surgeon? What are you telling me? This election is now in the bizarro phase.

Mad Man


Is Donald Trump Just Plain Crazy

Also within the week, Trump lied in complaining about the presidential debate schedule and its conflicts with professional football. He told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, “I got a letter from the NFL saying, ‘This is ridiculous. Why are the debates against — ’ because the NFL doesn’t want to go against the debates.”

I Say 50

Utah Could Vote Democrat For First Time In 50 Years

"Utah has been the most Republican state for 40 years but that could change with Trump's run toward the White House."

Putting The Khans On The DNC Stage

Strictly politically speaking, whoever came up with the idea of putting the Khans on the stage in Philly, hear ye, that was a master stroke, an act of pure genius. This is an attack from which Trump can not recover.

It is also an attack on groups like ISIS.