Amac

[Brown jug]

not suggesting beau would have been different had he raced less at two
point was that if any horse could have come back a monster at 3 it was him
big strong colt, no travel and seemed to win his races easily at two
there is never any guarantee
if you feel his current situation would have taken place if he raced less starts at 2 than they did the right thing scooping as much cash as they could at 2

[Babinga]

Last night at Northfield Ahole had 5 drives and the total purse winnings were...drum roll please...$1600!!

I'm no fan of Amac but let's put the above into context.  It was actually 6 drives and his odds were 103-1, 21-1, 44-1, 78-1, 12-1 and 35-1.  Most with outside posts.  Overall, not much chance, as reflected in the odds.

Now I'm going to turn this into a POLITICAL POST.  When you put the above into context, it’s not nearly as bad as it initially sounded.  Remember this the next time you see a Republican TV campaign ad talking smack about the other side without giving context.  For example, Republicans love talking about how bad inflation was under Biden.  What they fail to mention is that:

1.  We were in the process of coming out of the COVID crisis.
2.  There was massive federal stimulus spending (otherwise the economy would have really tanked).
3.  Global supply chain issues, causing prices to rise.
4.  Energy costs shot way up due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
5.  The was a labor shortage and businesses had to pay higher wages.

Add this all up and it's surprising that inflation wasn't even higher than the 9% at it's peak. 

In summary, all of the BS you are going to here between now and election day means absolutely nothing unless given context.  The Democrats are not immune to this either but IMHO, not nearly as much as the Republicans.

Babi

[darnoldrocks]

Don't even try to compare Administration to Administration.   They were different times, with different circumstances.    You can make the data say whatever you want. 

Don't judge on what is said, but what has gotten done.
Do you think the policies implemented are going to make this country stronger short term and more importantly set it up for prosperity long term.

Remove the noise as much as you can and focus on the "accomplishments".