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I expect you are limiting that opinion to crimes that he committed in 2020 and prior. There is always hope that he will continue his felonious behavior after he becomes a private citizen once again. leopard/spots zebra/stripes and all that.
Could Biden's AG bring back Berman or Bharara? They'd love to lead an investigation of the entire Trump criminal enterprise. Perhaps the Trump spawn could be wrapped into a nice little indictment.
will Trumpty eventually find himself behind bars? I very much doubt it.
Yes, and in some ways more significantly, he is a disgusting human being.
Trump has always been a con man...
I dunno. Trumpty's actions are designed to appeal to the 2nd Amendment radicals, the Bible thumpers, the flag huggers, the racists and the law and order at all costs types. If those groups see something that they like they tend to overlook the grift and will support him no matter what.
And Trumpty knows this.
LIDL is an up and comer in the northeast. People say that LIDL, Aldi and Trader Joes have many similarities -- heavy emphasis on their private labels that are high quality and a rather no frills atmosphere. IIRC all have their origins in the same German family.
I lived in Bucks County, PA decades ago and there was a ShopRite nearby along with a Pathmark (acquired by A&P).
When I lived in West Philadelphia there were some horrible local stores. I had a car and headed to suburbia to shop at a decent market.
In my neck of the woods, ACME took over several locations that were previously A&P stores. I was less than impressed with the way the ACME stores were run. Almost all teenagers running the place with employees in the fish and deli areas borderline hostile if you asked them to get something for you. Apparently I was not alone in that opinion since most of those ACME stores closed within the last couple of years.
One ex A&P/ACME location is slated to become a Whole Foods, another will soon be a LIDL. LIDL is also looking to take over a giant buffet restaurant space that closed. I know someone who works at a LIDL and she says it's a great place to work and to shop.
The big kahuna around here is ShopRite (aka Wakefern) which is a co-op that divies up territories that are assigned to different "families" not unlike the way the trash, concrete and other businesses were run by the Mafia. I happen to be on the cusp between two ShopRite territories. The stores from one family are crap with long lines and few cashiers while over the border the other family runs much nicer stores with nearly every cashier station operating day and night.
There are some Stop & Shop stores (meh) a boutique chain named Kings that makes WF prices look reasonable and Trader Joes.
Oh, and we recently got a Wegmans which is pretty darn good.
What was sadly missing from that piece is the reason WHY Trump now seems concerned about the coronavirus.
It has nothing to do with the health, welfare or safety of the American people. Because Donald Trump couldn't possibly care less about those things.
His new approach is because he feels that doing so is now politically (and financial) expedient for HIMSELF. For months Trump took the "it will magically go away" approach because acknowledging the problem was going to cause a loss in consumer confidence, which would further erode the economy which would in turn lessen his chances for re-election.
The "cancel the convention" is simply because Trump was concerned about how bad it would look if he walked into a venue that had more empty seats than the arena in Tulsa.
Anyone who believes that Trump is concerned about anyone other than Trump is a fool.
Some landlords definitely count on people tolerating rent increases because of the hassle of moving. One building I looked at had mainly medical offices as tenants. We get almost no walk-in traffic and the "lower level" space we would have occupied is considered undesirable for a doctor or lawyer. But the landlord still wanted top dollar.
One odd thing about that building was that all of the US Mail was put into pigeon holes in the mail room. Anyone could look through or even take anyone's mail. For a doctor to get lab reports and other information where a stranger could intercept it seemed like a huge HIPPA violation.
Commercial landlords are in a tough spot. I can see where they would want to give a bad tenant the boot because of non-payment of rent, but if a tenant has been prompt in the past, is paying a market level of rent and hasn't been a problem it would seem wise to cut the tenant a break on what was owed during the months of closures.
It's not like retail or office space is a hot commodity, so why push someone out if they have a reasonable chance of recovery?
The office building where we had been for 8 years was part of a redevelopment project so we had to move. I spent 4 months looks for new space. Some of the landlords in my area were asking outrageous amounts per square foot. I made counter offers which were universally ignored. Some said they were insulted by my offer.
I sometimes pass buildings where I made offers and those spaces are still vacant two years later. Had the building owner worked with me they could have been collecting rent all that time.
The logic baffles me.
It's a given that Biden wants to roll back Trumpty's tax cuts. Many people vote strictly because of the way they feel a given candidate will affect their wallet.
In 2018 I got a nice tax cut as a result of the AMT being rolled back.
I'd gladly pay most of that extra tax moving forward in return for a decent Federal Government vs. the sh*tshow that we have right now.
I've spoken to a few people who aren't ardent Trump supporters, but they suggest that they might vote for him because they are afraid of the "radical" policies that could come with a Biden administration.
Them: I mean, when you come down to it, is Trump that bad?
Me: YES...YES he IS that bad. In fact, he's WORSE. SHEESH.
Then again, I wonder how he can maintain a rating or vote preference even in the 30% range. It has to be a testimonial to the dumbing down of the American electorate
The emoluments clause, also called the foreign emoluments clause, is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that generally prohibits federal officeholders from receiving any gift, payment, or other thing of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers, or representatives.
Your post suggests that Trump, our "law and order President" is not obeying the law. Push me over with a feather.
She should write some TSLA uncovered calls. I mean, how much higher can it possibly go? Easy money!
Transactional would imply an almost immediate quid pro quo. What did the Chinese get from Trump (or, more cynically from the U.S.) in return for doing the spawn a favor?
Of course the Chinese are transactional
Did you check your SPAM folder?
So far, they're all still alive.
I don't think the Chinese are "transactional" as Trumpty: EG "I need you to do me a favor, though."
For years China has been making inroads of influence all around the world by doing "nice things" with no immediate expectation of payback. Sure, they anticipate a degree of loyalty as a result of the largess, but overall they are very much about the long term game.
I expect that China will share the results of their research with the world, including the U.S.
Grifters gonna grift. That's what they do.
Having a rule that requires a mask for entrance is only as effective as the companies' willingness to enforce it. I've head that in some areas Walmart has hired bouncer types to check for compliance at the front door. That's a good start. The problem then shifts to the smug assh*les who pull the masks down as soon as they pass the entrance.
That mask wearing became a sign of giving in to government oppression will go down as one of the top 10 reasons that Trump's presidency was the worst in our country's history.
Obvious question: why hasn't Trump mentioned this?
The higher death rates were initially in 'safe' Dem states
To Trumpty, the deaths are a double edged sword.
On the one hand he's upset that those who die are ruining "his numbers."
While on the other hand, as long as the number of libs who die is greater than the number of his base who die, he's pretty much OK with it.
so he isn't really very bothered by people dying
Ah, yes the patent play narrative that brought in just enough money to cover Officer salaries.
I remember that story. The sad part is that others went through that R/S with more that followed and yet they still worship at Kay's feet.
While there was little doubt that Kay has turned into the typical Stinky Pinky OTC CEO this absolutely seals the deal.
For years MK moved the goal posts on sales of existing products (which clearly no one wants to buy). When that narrative began to falter he pivoted to an entirely new venture in a "hot space": BlockSafe.
Now that BlockSafe has run its course into the Dumpster, he's moved on to video chat.
Anyone who believes a word this guy says deserves to lose every dime.
His thinking was that people would see the paintings and assume that the firm had been around for a long time. If someone asked he would have told them the truth, I think.
Many law firms have a fancy lobby for the same reason: to convey an impression of success, strength and legitimacy.
Is this sort of marketing an insult to a client's intelligence? Only if you see through it and don't ask the right questions.
Never heard of "Leverage."
Any good?
When I was taking college courses in entrepreneurship our professor would often invite successful small businesspeople to speak to the class. One of them had started a financial advisory firm but it was a struggle to get a foothold in the industry.
He re-branded the firm name to something like Rothschild and Mellon, Financial Advisors. He went to an estate sale and picked up some oil paintings of two distinguished/prosperous looking men, had them nicely framed and hung them in the office lobby with a nameplate on each...H.L. Rothschild and J.D. Mellon.
To my knowledge the firm itself was totally on the up and up and they never claimed that H.L. and J.D. were the firm's founders. People made assumptions when they saw those two names and, as the story goes, it did get potential clients in the door.
It is a common tactic for sleazy bucket shop brokers to adopt a name that the investing public associates with quality or other, better known, brokers.
Let us not forget that there are teachers in those classrooms.
As in risk, what risk? As long as Granny isn't living in the same house, no problem.
When you accept praise if things go well but reject any level of responsibility if things go badly then there are no consequences. This is perfectly consistent.
Trumpy never considers the consequences.
The general consensus is that AGs (Federal and State) are not inclined to pursue anything related to penny stock scams UNLESS there is a clear series of actions that represent a pump and dump. Investigations are expensive and they have better fish to fry.
Kay is a liar who spews our hyperbole at every opportunity, but his statements are always filled with enough cautions to avoid any legal culpability.
That anyway believes his nonsense statements about "soon" is unfortunate. It's the amen chorus on the "other board" that are the most shameful.
Meanwhile, Kay and Company continue to draw their 6 figure salaries. And now they received a fat PPP loan which will take the pressure off them even more. Drain that bank account, boys!
Kay belongs in Jail along with his co-conspiritors. NJ attorney General should be getting a file soon.
As much as MP has been toeing the party line, remember that the WH floated trial balloons (aka started rumors) that Pence might be off the ticket in 2020.
So the answer is that Trump would NOT change his stance if Mikey got sick. In fact, he might see it as an opportunity to plop Ivanka into the VP slot.
Mikey : you would have to ask mother
When Jared is kicked to the curb (and Ivanka dumps his scrawny ass) will JK write a tell all?
His involvement with this year's campaign hasn't been producing any results.
Don't forget that it's not just the kids that are in those school buildings. Teachers and an entire array of support staff are in those rooms, too and their health and welfare need to be part of the school/no school equation.
As for whether Trump's actions would change based on someone close to him being severely impacted by Covid, you would have to make a chart to answer that question. I can start with the obvious:
Ivanka: Yes
Don Jr: Meh
Eric: No
Tiffany: Who?
Barron: You would have to ask his mother
So...they will just blame CHYYYYYNA ?
my bet is they won't blame Trump
If they believe in science then why would they wait to take reasonable measures on their own instead of waiting for some idiot politician to issue am executive order?
People in NY/NJ/CT may not have taken heed of what was going on in China and Italy but those in the South should have known that what hit the northeast was going to spread nationwide in a matter of time. It's been on all the new stations (except for one).
They do believe in science but the problem is that their Republican Governors were forced to follow the orangebunkerbitch's lead and close late, then open early and for a long time refused to put orders to wear face masks
One could argue that they don't believe in something that they can see and touch, yet the stronghold of the Church is in the South as well so there's an inconsistency with that theory.
I'd say that lack of education is a strong reason which is in line with the South's overwhelming and unwavering faith in the Toddler in Chief.
The question is will the deaths of family, friends and neighbors -- things that they CAN see and touch -- change their opinion of the President?
What is it with southern states - they don't believe in science.
Our company does work for government agencies. Periodically the agencies ask for Qualification Statements for those interested in bidding on public contracts. These Statements are accessible to the public so a few years ago I asked to see the Qualification Statement sent in by one of our competitors. The owner of the company listed his educational background including his 3.8 high school GPA.
At the time the man was 63 years old. I thought that crowing about an A- high school average nearly 50 years prior was a bit much.
no one ever asked me where I went to school that I can remember,
I attended Wharton undergrad in the early 1980s. When I applied I specified the school that I wanted to attend (Wharton, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Nursing perhaps others). Each school has its own selection committee. Someone who is rejected from Wharton might have been accepted to the School or Arts and Sciences, but that would have required a separate application.
Wharton undergraduates all receive a B.S. in Economics with a "concentration" in what other schools would call a major. In my case I majored in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management. Other concentrations were real estate, insurance and accounting. But my degree just says "B.S. Economics" as it does for every other Wharton undergrad.
But I never knew until Trumpty began his run that Wharton as an undergraduate program was even a thing. And I'm not sure it is. I think you just get a Penn BA in the end, though you take some introductory business courses at Wharton.