YOU'VE GOT TO BE JOKING, USA!!

I've just watched Obama and Trump meeting in the White House. Trump face was a picture and he's definitely a copy of Mussolini in his facial expressions.

 

Don't sit on the fence, Silu, it's not like you!!

There are few people that I've disliked on sight, whether it be face to face or via the media but I have to confess Salmond is right up there. I feel queasy just looking at the man and he reminds me of one of those rather large Mollusc's that leave a trail of slime behind them...........excuse me, while I go and

 

Well, it does look like Hilary Clinton did more more of the popular votes [i.e: nationwide she got more individual votes.] but because she didn't get more individual votes to win in States that carried more Electoral College votes that those she actually did win in then she lost out to the Electoral College system......... To be honest, Anthony, I really don't think it matters. America is in a state of political turmoil and the outright unsuitability of both candidates is just a symptom of just how dire things are over there. Either way, Trump being Commander in Chief for the next 4 years is either going to kill or cure which might shock the American people to changing the voting system and the way candidates are nominated.
Mussolini became popular by spending millions of Lira in the 1930's on roads, bridges, railways, [he's known still as "the man who made the trains run on time"], and it looks like this is exactly what Trump is going of do. They reckon that could cost about 7 trillion dollars and that will be added to the present 18 million dollars of National Debt.
It's been pointed out that should he carry out his threat to have a trade war with China, putting up trade barriers and imposing import taxes it could lead to China spilling the over one trillion dollar USA debt/deficit onto the market which could be a major problem for the USA with it's already record national debt.

 

I know I'm in danger of setting up a lot of political Pheasants by stepping into the Politics of Scotland, Wee Tam, especially with you being an apparent ardent fan of the SNP, but I, and from what I can gather, a lot of Scots have no liking for the SNP....and that is not an "irrational" dislike. The Scots are great people but I think that the SNP, Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon are, again, indicative of the political turmoil that has engulfed the world in the past few years, and hold more of their own extreme nationalistic interests than that of the Scottish people. Yep, I agree they threw out the useless Labour Party, look where the Labour Party is now.....with extremists in charge But, in my view, the SNP wants only what it wants, will not listen or take note of any referendums etc until they get the answer they want. They have an isolationist policy just like Trump has, while trying to keep links with the EU who regard the £11.6 Billion export of Scotland as chicken feed against that of the UK's £15 Billion member contribution to the EU. If devolution is the way to balance out finances for all 4 members of the UK then that's the way to go, but to expect Scotland to survive economically on a gross GDP of £179 Billion [this years GDP, including oil revenue] is criminally insane.........but then I live across the Border and a Sassenach

 

That's true, Wee Tam, but I think here in the UK we rarely vote for a individual Political Leader but rather vote for a particular Political Party. As I said in an earlier post, if the proportional representation voting system has been in effect during the last election then UKIP would have 83 MPs. I haven't done the maths but if proportional representation had been in effect in Scotland I have a feeling the SNP would have rather less seats than they do now.