"And now for something completely different..."

Well, a little different anyway.

The numbers show a sustained growth. If Trump doesn't mess it up with tariffs and trade wars, it is likely the next number, in October will be higher. The Republicans will be running on the economy, so if the Democrats want to win congress back, they will be hoping for poorer numbers, not better ones. So they are in the position of wanting bad things for America and Americans for political gain.

I don't think this would be your personal position, Lad, but it is the position of the crowd you stand with.

I don't really care if Trump cheated on his wife ten years ago, or even last week. He was not elected Chief Role Model. I don't think harping on that will help democrats much in the elections. I don't really care if he publishes his tax returns. I am not so ignorant to think there will be a line where he reports "bribe money from Russians" as income. I don't really care about the investigation that used to be into collusion, but now is just a runaway train heading for a train wreck. I always said it was a witch hunt, and there is no reasonable narrative that includes collusion.

I do care about fiscal policy and foreign policy, and as was said earlier, so far, so good. I am on the side that hopes those two things continue to do well, or better. The other side, not so much. They are wanting a crash, millions of people in misery, lots of trouble for lots of Americans, so they can get their votes and take over Congress.