It’s sad when Dems root for a recession
Cheering for a recession suggests you have no better arguments, and there is something to that.
There are some on the Left — and you don’t have to look too hard to find them — who are gleeful about the faltering economy. They are actually rooting for a recession. Certainly not all, but (too) many.
Why? Because bad news hurts President Donald J. Trump.
These are the Dead Enders of the Looney Left. They are callous to the millions and millions of everyday Americans who will be hurt far more than Trump by an economic slump.
This is where hate leads those — you know who you are — who are so deep in Trump Derangement Syndrome that it blocks out all light. It is a black hole of political hate.
How hateful, how evil, how unpatriotic you must be to wish harm on your country for political gain.
You are supposed to be the empathetic, the caring, the, yes, bleeding hearts.
But you are entranced by cheap political advantage in the tailspin of the stock market, in which almost two-thirds of Americans are invested, many through mutual funds and retirement accounts. How can you be so low?
I can hear your reasoning: “The bad economy is the direct result of bad decisions made by the Orange Monster.”
Did I get that right?
And it is true.
But like biological weapons, you can own that argument and still not want to unleash it.
Blame him for it, sure. But hope for the worst news? No.
Cheering for a recession suggests you have no better arguments, and there might be something to that. Congressional Democrats have an approval rating of 21% — an all-time low, while Republicans enjoy an all-time high of 40%. Despite what Democratic leaders say in public, they are shaken by those numbers. They know in their hearts that their policies — especially border enforcement, the economy, and “social” issues — are deeply unpopular with a majority of Americans.
Where they stand, is quicksand.
They must shift either Left or Right. Standing pat is suicide.
Bernie Sanders is barnstorming the nation, banging the drums for a westward (left) move. Here’s a hard fact — the worse the economy, the more Americans who are hurt, the stronger the Left will get. It’s a natural reaction. Politics is a pendulum that is influenced by events, such as the stock market, and feelings of loss of personal safety.
I don’t believe the Hard Left has the answers. Neither does the Hard Right.
Here I address the Lefty Looneys: Have more faith in American institutions. No, democracy will not die under Trump.
Yes, that is opinion, based on almost 250 years of testing.
And here is a prediction, which I first made after the first wave of Trump’s executive order, some sane, some not: Democrats will retake the House in 2026, erasing the Republicans slim three-vote majority.
Why? Not just because of the chaos Trump has sown, not just because of his attacks on institutions, not just because he has insulted friends and butt-smooched foes, not just because a couple hundred thousand government workers may lose their jobs.
In addition to all this, the party controlling the presidency almost always loses seats in the midterm elections. I see no way Trump will be an exception.
How good is my record as a soothsayer?
In 2016, I predicted Trump would lose. He won.
In 2020, I predicted Joe Biden would win. He did.
In 2024, I made no prediction.
I’ll close with a word to Trumpsters: As I write this on Tuesday, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt is blaming Biden for the stock slide.
Really? So is she crediting Biden for record stock market gains for the past few months? Of course not. In 2026 the GOP is not running against Biden. It is running against its own record.
And the economy.
This is ominous: Asked on Sunday if we are heading toward a recession, Trump side-stepped the question, saying he hates to predict things like that.
The self-proclaimed “extremely stable genius” is suddenly silent? The guy who lives on self-congratulation takes a pass?
The expected answer would go something like, “Our economy is strong, in bigly good shape.” On Tuesday he said, “I don’t see [a recession] at all.”
His waffling led to a major stock selloff.
Expect the roller coaster to last for a while.
