Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 04, 2020

yes it’s called the stock market

Vegas doesn’t take bets on the government because the house would go broke if everyone used Rat’s method.

Actually, these days, you have to dream up something worse than the worst you think could happen.

That’s how I knew Trump would become President long before anyone from the press would consider it seriously.

And how I know the Democrats have already eliminated the only candidates who could trounce the monster, the young, exciting ones reminiscent of JFK.

Rat, move to England. British bookies let you bet on anything.

Rat, predicting that the government will do nothing but spend your tax dollars on their pet fiscal black holes is the status norm for them.

Sadly, we are ALL betting on the gubmint…

He’s using the Stephen Colbert method of thinking.

We haven’t nuked Canada yet. Knock on frozen wood.

Rat has a better imagination than me. The Republicans are constantly surprising me.

Rat, that’s because your government is seriously incompetent. Our government is much better. It always comes up with something worse than we can imagine.

This describes the last three years to a tee…

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/30/these-online-traders-bet-on-the-chaos-of-the-trump-administration.html

Worryingly accurate cartoon strips that used to be funny but no longer are.

Sorry, Rat, but you can’t bet on government in the USA. Kveldulf, above, had the right idea. Speaking of the Brits, I believe it was Winston Churchill who said “the Americans can always be counted upon to do the right thing. After they have done everything else.”

I have many friends who had to sneak out of East block countries in things like garbage bags to not get caught. If you don’t like it here you are free to leave with all your money and stuff and lives. Which is way more than what you will get from countries that are what you want to turn this one into.

Tis simple stop wanting government to do more and more (Freebies) then they can’t get it wrong . Try to be independent and not dependent ;-) … Croc Power !

As of 6AM, Rat accurately predicted the results of the IA caucus.

As I’ve said for many years, There’s nothing so bad that the government can’t make worse. That applies to all levels (City, County. State and, Federal) and all political parties

Speaking of governments, the Democrats have shown that they cannot even run a Caucus let alone a country.

“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” — Ronald Regan

Jut want to point out that at one time, the United States Government put a man on the moon, laid the interstate, created radar, built huge hydro-electric dams, developed the internet, electrified rural America, and split the atom. Of course, that was back when a third of the private workforce was unionized and we had strongly progressive taxation.

The Government stopped being able to do anything right when we convinced ourselves that it couldn’t, and started cutting the taxes of people who couldn’t spend the money they already had, and handing all of the public money to private corporations.

I predict that Disney will try to take over the world.

You can always count on the government soing the wrong thing.

You can also win a bet by betting that “the View” will be unhinged, SJW warriors will be triggered by facts and biology, and dems think they can win the White House in 2020!

Rat is so optimistic relative to reality.

Make a list of what Trump has accomplished and what the Dems have accomplished in the same time span. Yea, the press portrays that the guy is a buffoon based on sound bites, and they might not be far off. Good doctor with lousy bedside manner. You would prefer a nice guy that can’t diagnose and present a solution?

I still blame Woodrow Wilson for state of affairs, worthless moron.

I love Big Government. And ginormous taxation. And wasteful spending.

Today’s word is: “Kakistocracy”. Summing things up since 2017!

You always lose when you bet on the government, Rat. You should know that already.

I expect someone in Vegas probably does place odds on the federal government doing certain things and then takes bets on those things.

Why yes, yes it does. You can bet on pretty much anything in Vegas.

The worst thing I can imagine: The Russian government appoints Dumb Donald to the White House again, and the American news media still don’t acknowledge it.

It’s going to happen, isn’t it?

Rat is utilizing ’Trump’s Razor:’

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-scythian-slice-of-trump-s-razor

Rat has just noticed this? How long, O Government, wilt thou continue to abuse us?

There, you started a flame war, Stephen. I hope you’re proud of yourself.

I can, too. 20 seconds ago I predicted I would comment on this strip.

Everyone here being big brain talking about politics. While I just figured out what a hot dog is made out of.