March 15, 2021 - Pensito

Fire the Bum!

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

We’re watching the fall of New York’s majordomo.
His descent has gone to precipitous from slo-mo.
He’s got no political friends,
And his sexual predations must end.
It’s well past time for us to say, No mo’ Cuomo!

Goldman Sacks Preicts 8% Growth This Year

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8%

“Economists at Goldman Sachs raised their GDP growth expectations for the U.S. economy to 8% for 2021 in a note to clients on Sunday night,” Axios reports. “Not only would 8% annual growth denote a stupendous turnaround from the coronavirus pandemic, it would significantly outpace the firm’s growth expectations for the U.S. from as recently as late 2020.”

Only 75% of Lawmakers are Vaccinated

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

75%

“Uncertainty about why only 75% of the House is confirmed as vaccinated against the coronavirus is fueling a debate about when the chamber can return to its normal rules of operation,” Axios reports. “The other 25% of members have either refused to get the vaccine, have not reported getting it at home or are avoiding it because of medical conditions.”

Trump Left Biden a $1 Trillion War Chest

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$1 trillion

“Republicans are bashing the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package for further ballooning the federal debt, but it’s the Trump administration that greased the path for a smooth federal spending spree,” Politico reports.

Cuomo Forgets He’s Part of a Political Dynasty

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

“I am not part of the political club.”

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by the New York Times, apparently forgetting his family has lived in the Governor’s mansion for nearly 23 years.

Day: March 15, 2021

Fire the Bum!

Goldman Sacks Preicts 8% Growth This Year

8%

Only 75% of Lawmakers are Vaccinated

75%

Trump Left Biden a $1 Trillion War Chest

$1 trillion

“Republicans are bashing the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package for further ballooning the federal debt, but it’s the Trump administration that greased the path for a smooth federal spending spree,” Politico reports.

Cuomo Forgets He’s Part of a Political Dynasty

“I am not part of the political club.”

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by the New York Times, apparently forgetting his family has lived in the Governor’s mansion for nearly 23 years.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”