Dana Loesch
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I mean, if you're really good at messaging, it's really easy to get some of these purple state Democrats on your side to do this and use the power of the cudgel that is POTUS. I mean, nobody's better at putting heat on people than he is in a very dramatic public fashion. Kick that into gear and let's start taking names and going after some of these lawmakers that are holding all of this up.
I mean, if you're really good at messaging, it's really easy to get some of these purple state Democrats on your side to do this and use the power of the cudgel that is POTUS. I mean, nobody's better at putting heat on people than he is in a very dramatic public fashion. Kick that into gear and let's start taking names and going after some of these lawmakers that are holding all of this up.
Because what's gonna happen is if they don't do this, the economy, the pulling on the economy We knew it was going to be a little tough with the tariff war and all that. But without tax cuts, you know, the sequencing was a little concerning to me. Without tax cuts, you get basically a double taxation. You need a shot in the arm for the consumer.
Because what's gonna happen is if they don't do this, the economy, the pulling on the economy We knew it was going to be a little tough with the tariff war and all that. But without tax cuts, you know, the sequencing was a little concerning to me. Without tax cuts, you get basically a double taxation. You need a shot in the arm for the consumer.
If you're not providing that, then the polls are going to start tipping a little bit on the economy. It could bleed over into other things. Then before you know it, midterms, we're looking at losing the House, and then it's going to be impeachment palooza. It'll be a disaster.
If you're not providing that, then the polls are going to start tipping a little bit on the economy. It could bleed over into other things. Then before you know it, midterms, we're looking at losing the House, and then it's going to be impeachment palooza. It'll be a disaster.
A 77-year-old guy with a toupee who said he filed articles of impeachment for what, I don't know, the guy who left all the animals in the animal testing lab to die and then Huffington Post wrote that they had to agree on that guy.
A 77-year-old guy with a toupee who said he filed articles of impeachment for what, I don't know, the guy who left all the animals in the animal testing lab to die and then Huffington Post wrote that they had to agree on that guy.
It's hard for lawmakers to stay principled. There's a lot of special interest and a lot of reasons for them not to be once they get to D.C. And I think that's one of the things that some of the Doge folks are finding out. I mean, it's a tough fight, and I love that they're fighting it. I'm a little worried as we roll into midterms, to be honest.
It's hard for lawmakers to stay principled. There's a lot of special interest and a lot of reasons for them not to be once they get to D.C. And I think that's one of the things that some of the Doge folks are finding out. I mean, it's a tough fight, and I love that they're fighting it. I'm a little worried as we roll into midterms, to be honest.
There's a lot of debate about it. I had a conversation with Congressman Chip Roy, who has been fighting the increase in spending for some of these other programs, because the argument always is, well, if you cut taxes, that's spending, and you're going to have to make up for it elsewhere. Well, if you just cut spending, then you won't have to make up for it elsewhere.
There's a lot of debate about it. I had a conversation with Congressman Chip Roy, who has been fighting the increase in spending for some of these other programs, because the argument always is, well, if you cut taxes, that's spending, and you're going to have to make up for it elsewhere. Well, if you just cut spending, then you won't have to make up for it elsewhere.
I mean, there's so much ridiculous waste. If we just went back Ideally, if we went back to an Article 1 Section 8, that would be amazing and we would have a surplus. But nobody has the spine in Congress to do it. I mean, they're bristling at even incorporating some of the cuts that they're talking about. And that's what I've heard from numerous lawmakers in D.C.
I mean, there's so much ridiculous waste. If we just went back Ideally, if we went back to an Article 1 Section 8, that would be amazing and we would have a surplus. But nobody has the spine in Congress to do it. I mean, they're bristling at even incorporating some of the cuts that they're talking about. And that's what I've heard from numerous lawmakers in D.C.
They want to do it, but they also know that they're going to get beaten over the head about it in their own districts. Because a lot of these lawmakers, this wasteful spending comes in the form of contracts, you know, pork barrel spending, stuff that they win for their property. voters and they can't come back empty handed. They have to have something to show for it.
They want to do it, but they also know that they're going to get beaten over the head about it in their own districts. Because a lot of these lawmakers, this wasteful spending comes in the form of contracts, you know, pork barrel spending, stuff that they win for their property. voters and they can't come back empty handed. They have to have something to show for it.
So it's not just the lawmakers. It's also voters expectations, because I'm sure, you know, Dr. Drew, you've seen people criticize. Oh, I don't want to. They're cutting too many government jobs. They're proposing too many to Medicaid. Well, that's part of austerity hurts. And when we saw the Greeks go through it, austerity hurts and it requires it's a tough road.
So it's not just the lawmakers. It's also voters expectations, because I'm sure, you know, Dr. Drew, you've seen people criticize. Oh, I don't want to. They're cutting too many government jobs. They're proposing too many to Medicaid. Well, that's part of austerity hurts. And when we saw the Greeks go through it, austerity hurts and it requires it's a tough road.
But if you're serious about it and you really want long term sustainability, this is what it takes. And it's this is the reality of it.
But if you're serious about it and you really want long term sustainability, this is what it takes. And it's this is the reality of it.