In the US the right-wing influence in the Republican Party grew in State elections and for governorships. The massive gains by Tea Party candidates forced a change in nationwide election campaigns and made the success of a nitwit like Donald Trump possible. Nobody wanted Trump, but now the GOP welcomes his "success" in cutting tax rates for the wealthy and the profits for corporations as the DOW soares to record highs. No one is talking federal debt as the monetary policy keeps the Fed rates at an all-time low.

Did you miss it? After the failed candidacy of Herman Cain for a seat on the Fed, Trump has proposed Stephen Moore for that very seat. Just unbelievable ... Trump does all that God forbids ... sorry I forgot, God is owned by the Evangelical preachers across the Wild West and Red states.

Steve Moore, a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person, has decided to withdraw from the Fed process. Steve won the battle of ideas including Tax Cuts....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 2, 2019

Some comments on Stephen Moore from the archives here @EuroTrib and @BooMan ...

○ Send in the clowns
○ Bruce Eberle & Club for Growth, the Tom DeLays, Grover Norquist, and Richard Viguerie

Booman Tribune has migrated to a new site - Progress Pond. Archive is more difficult to search and can't find the right comment ...

Club for Growth - Grover Norquist and Stephen Moore - Eberle Communications

Related reading ...

○ Some Bush Supporters Say They Anticipate a 'Revolution' | NY Times - Nov. 4, 2004 |
○ "A Democracy Can Die of Too Many Lies" | Salon Bill Moyers - May 2005 |

From my days as creve Coeur @dKos ...

○ Defeat of John Kerry in 2004 and the Swift Boat Veterans [John C. Gannon]

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide