Comments on: Gavin Newsom Steps Onto A Very Slippery Slope http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 02 May 2026 07:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181945 John M Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:23:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181945 Stucki funny isn't then how those same numbers are denounced as being FALSE when they show Democratic Presidents presiding over a roaring economy and praised as TRUTHFUL gospel when they show Republican Presidents doing great economically, usually by the same people. I wonder why that is? Maybe partisan bias on behalf of conservative Republican right wingers has something to do with it? Stucki funny isn't then how those same numbers are denounced as being FALSE when they show Democratic Presidents presiding over a roaring economy and praised as TRUTHFUL gospel when they show Republican Presidents doing great economically, usually by the same people. I wonder why that is? Maybe partisan bias on behalf of conservative Republican right wingers has something to do with it?

]]> By: C. R. Stucki http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181940 C. R. Stucki Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:46:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181940 John M Re the 'great unemployment stats', those numbers as bogus as the CPI/cost-of-living, gov't-generated stats., and it's not even a partisan thing. The bureaucratic definitions make the numbers meaningless. John M

Re the 'great unemployment stats', those numbers as bogus as the CPI/cost-of-living, gov't-generated stats., and it's not even a partisan thing. The bureaucratic definitions make the numbers meaningless.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181939 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:38:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181939 Or, to be more precise ... Hey, hey, Don, Don ... get off of my cloud! Or, to be more precise ... Hey, hey, Don, Don ... get off of my cloud!

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181938 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:37:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181938 Hey, Don, get off of my cloud! :-) Sorry, couldn't resist. https://unzippedkw.ca/ Hey, Don, get off of my cloud!

:-)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

https://unzippedkw.ca/

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181937 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:35:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181937 A cursory look at the last few decades will demonstrate that Republican administrations have been very good at creating economic messes - some on the order of magnitude of the Augean Stables, no less - while Democratic administrations are left to clean them up. Now, Democrats can take their fair share of the blame for harmful economic policies but there is no doubt about which party has tried to act more in the interest of building the middle class, the backbone of any thriving nation. I'll never forget a chat I had with a guy about US politics just before the 2016 election. He thought Trump was just the worst but he said Republicans are better for the economy. I which point my rant about the Republican cult of economic failure began in earnest. Heh. A cursory look at the last few decades will demonstrate that Republican administrations have been very good at creating economic messes - some on the order of magnitude of the Augean Stables, no less - while Democratic administrations are left to clean them up.

Now, Democrats can take their fair share of the blame for harmful economic policies but there is no doubt about which party has tried to act more in the interest of building the middle class, the backbone of any thriving nation.

I'll never forget a chat I had with a guy about US politics just before the 2016 election. He thought Trump was just the worst but he said Republicans are better for the economy. I which point my rant about the Republican cult of economic failure began in earnest. Heh.

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181934 Chris Weigant Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:28:01 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181934 LizM - Good point. -CW LizM -

Good point.

-CW

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181933 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:08:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181933 Chris, The only one, other than David Fiderer, who has come close to calling out the Republican cult of economic failure with the same style and finesse was none other than Timothy F. Geithner, then Treasury Secretary under President Obama. He sure knew how to lambaste the Republicans on their economic policy fantasies, among other Republican nonsense. His testimony on multiple occasions before congress during the aftermath of the 2007/08 financial crisis were quite memorable. I really miss that guy! Chris,

The only one, other than David Fiderer, who has come close to calling out the Republican cult of economic failure with the same style and finesse was none other than Timothy F. Geithner, then Treasury Secretary under President Obama.

He sure knew how to lambaste the Republicans on their economic policy fantasies, among other Republican nonsense. His testimony on multiple occasions before congress during the aftermath of the 2007/08 financial crisis were quite memorable. I really miss that guy!

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181931 Chris Weigant Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:57:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181931 LizM - OK, that's a pretty good phrase. I will check it out when I have some time... made it through May, charging forward into June (in preparation for this Friday's column...) Hey, evereyone - Get your nominations in NOW, the window's closing fast for Part 1. Decisions will be made soon, so get any suggestions for the year-end awards posted in the proper place: http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/06/nominations-open-for-year-end-awards/ :-) -CW LizM -

OK, that's a pretty good phrase. I will check it out when I have some time... made it through May, charging forward into June (in preparation for this Friday's column...)

Hey, evereyone -

Get your nominations in NOW, the window's closing fast for Part 1. Decisions will be made soon, so get any suggestions for the year-end awards posted in the proper place:

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/06/nominations-open-for-year-end-awards/

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181930 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181930 John, <i>Democrats need to hit Republicans over the head with the news, constantly and repeatedly.</i> And, yet, they never do. I have not once heard any Democrat use the phrase <a href="https://www.opednews.com/articles/1/The-Bush-Tax-Cuts-And-The-by-David-Fiderer-101110-528.html" rel="nofollow"> <b>Republican cult of economic failure</b></a> since it was coined by David Fiderer more than a decade ago. Why is that? John,

Democrats need to hit Republicans over the head with the news, constantly and repeatedly.

And, yet, they never do.

I have not once heard any Democrat use the phrase Republican cult of economic failure since it was coined by David Fiderer more than a decade ago.

Why is that?

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181929 John M Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:24:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181929 By the way Michale, you were WRONG before and you will be WRONG again, about Democrats and their election prospects. Biden's economic record is already far better than Trump's, with greater and faster economic growth, and lower unemployment numbers. In fact, unemployment is so good, it is showing low numbers that have not been seen in 59 years. Democrats need to hit Republicans over the head with the news, constantly and repeatedly. By the way Michale, you were WRONG before and you will be WRONG again, about Democrats and their election prospects. Biden's economic record is already far better than Trump's, with greater and faster economic growth, and lower unemployment numbers. In fact, unemployment is so good, it is showing low numbers that have not been seen in 59 years.
Democrats need to hit Republicans over the head with the news, constantly and repeatedly.

]]> By: John M http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/12/14/gavin-newsom-steps-onto-a-very-slippery-slope/#comment-181928 John M Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:19:48 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=21361#comment-181928 When people talk about a new American Civil War, this is the way it will look if it happens. NOT with actual guns and street fighting, but with a DELUGE of lawsuits. Unless it's squashed quickly, the 60+ lawsuits alleging voter fraud after the 2020 elections will look like child's play by comparison. And Lest Conservatives think they can get away with any electoral shenanigans in 2024, like denying Democrats legitimate certification wins... just remember Liberals can take to protesting in large rallies too... If the summer of so called ANTIFA and BLM protests had Republicans shaking in their boots, imagine how much worse it would be if say Georgia or Wisconsin threw out millions of Black and Brown votes from a major city like Atlanta or Milwaukee just to hand a Republican a win. When people talk about a new American Civil War, this is the way it will look if it happens. NOT with actual guns and street fighting, but with a DELUGE of lawsuits. Unless it's squashed quickly, the 60+ lawsuits alleging voter fraud after the 2020 elections will look like child's play by comparison.

And Lest Conservatives think they can get away with any electoral shenanigans in 2024, like denying Democrats legitimate certification wins... just remember Liberals can take to protesting in large rallies too... If the summer of so called ANTIFA and BLM protests had Republicans shaking in their boots, imagine how much worse it would be if say Georgia or Wisconsin threw out millions of Black and Brown votes from a major city like Atlanta or Milwaukee just to hand a Republican a win.

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