"The press should revisit the issue of his mental fitness – as well as constantly put the trade war in its proper context."
Congress should "revisit" and put it in context, but the house just slipped a provision in the appropriation bill to eliminate any consideration of the use of "national emergency language" to avoid the need to take a vote.
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The provision in the House bill to prevent the Congress from intervening on tariffs is truly Orwellian, and the press has largely failed to cover it. It was mentioned by CNN's Sarah Ferris here edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-presidency-ukraine-03-11-2025/index.html but this outrage against the Separation of Powers, this abdication of congressional power, has barely been covered.
As long as FOX News, Sinclair, and their lesser kin keep supporting Trump2 on tariffs--or at least not openly opposing the absolute idiocy of it all--the GOP base will remain solidly behind Trump. Polling shows them still hugely supportive of his policies; albeit a little queasy over Elon.
And as long as Trump has the Base, the party will continue to lick his toes. Only when inflation really spikes, and/or the market crashes will there be any open dissension from the GOP side.
Trump's obvious cognitive decline explains his fixation on tariffs, his paranoid obsession with revenge and his beyond absurd plans to annex Canada, Greenland and Panama. Are Republicans really willing to burn down the country and blow up the ashes because they cannot stand up to this mentally deficient old man?
The billionaire vultures circling him are all hoping to become recipients of government contracts. musk is disrupting government agencies, trying to make them collapse, so private companies can swoop in and take over the operation. P.S. some of those will be musk companies.
The Oligarchs are waiting for the new round of hugely, bigly big tax cuts. Which for the CEO's will push up the value of the market, and thus their stock options. Which is the whole point of being a CEO. But they're also nervous, because if Trump crashes the Dow, even those tax cuts won't revive stock flaccidity.
Regarding federal contracts, there will always be some churn. But unlikely any big new winners. Other than Elon, that is.
Well, we know the Washington Post is racing to the far right as fast as it can go. Soon it will be published in tabloid format, to match its content.
The NY Times still has some brave op-ed writers, but its newsroom seems as timid as the other corporate media.
We also need to worry about an insane person ordering people arrested because they said something critical of him. That sounds very... ominous. Kim Jong Un is nodding and smiling.
While true, Trump's mental state does not explain why everyone in his circle in on board. What are they expecting to gain from it? Are others making use of his insanity for their own gain? Isanyone putting money on the economy's decline?
Steve Liesman is one of the most respected economics commentators in the business, given deference by his colleagues and even the Fed Chairman when he covers Powell's remarks.
And what he said at the end of the remarks Dan links is even more important than the phrase he was willing to lose his job over. He said that These guys are making it hard for the US to attract investment capital, even the money to fund US Government bonds.
To anyone who know economics and investing, this is a serious warning that the US--all of us, not just the government--will have to pay higher interest rates because of elevated political risk (see www.investopedia.com/terms/p/politicalrisk.asp)
"The press should revisit the issue of his mental fitness – as well as constantly put the trade war in its proper context."
Congress should "revisit" and put it in context, but the house just slipped a provision in the appropriation bill to eliminate any consideration of the use of "national emergency language" to avoid the need to take a vote.
This of course was missed by the "traditional press" -- the only way I found out about it is through another independent subscription: https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/house-quietly-ducks-trump-tariff?utm_medium=email&action=restack-comment&triedRedirect=true
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The provision in the House bill to prevent the Congress from intervening on tariffs is truly Orwellian, and the press has largely failed to cover it. It was mentioned by CNN's Sarah Ferris here edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-presidency-ukraine-03-11-2025/index.html but this outrage against the Separation of Powers, this abdication of congressional power, has barely been covered.
The full explanation of how this works is here: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2025/3/meeks-delivers-floor-remarks-on-speaker-johnson-preventing-a-vote-on-trump-s-tariffs
As long as FOX News, Sinclair, and their lesser kin keep supporting Trump2 on tariffs--or at least not openly opposing the absolute idiocy of it all--the GOP base will remain solidly behind Trump. Polling shows them still hugely supportive of his policies; albeit a little queasy over Elon.
And as long as Trump has the Base, the party will continue to lick his toes. Only when inflation really spikes, and/or the market crashes will there be any open dissension from the GOP side.
Trump's obvious cognitive decline explains his fixation on tariffs, his paranoid obsession with revenge and his beyond absurd plans to annex Canada, Greenland and Panama. Are Republicans really willing to burn down the country and blow up the ashes because they cannot stand up to this mentally deficient old man?
The billionaire vultures circling him are all hoping to become recipients of government contracts. musk is disrupting government agencies, trying to make them collapse, so private companies can swoop in and take over the operation. P.S. some of those will be musk companies.
The Oligarchs are waiting for the new round of hugely, bigly big tax cuts. Which for the CEO's will push up the value of the market, and thus their stock options. Which is the whole point of being a CEO. But they're also nervous, because if Trump crashes the Dow, even those tax cuts won't revive stock flaccidity.
Regarding federal contracts, there will always be some churn. But unlikely any big new winners. Other than Elon, that is.
Well, we know the Washington Post is racing to the far right as fast as it can go. Soon it will be published in tabloid format, to match its content.
The NY Times still has some brave op-ed writers, but its newsroom seems as timid as the other corporate media.
We also need to worry about an insane person ordering people arrested because they said something critical of him. That sounds very... ominous. Kim Jong Un is nodding and smiling.
Check Milbank and Bump. Two reasons I hang on to WaPo.
Clearly, Dan, you overestimate the capabilities of the stenographers of the press.
While true, Trump's mental state does not explain why everyone in his circle in on board. What are they expecting to gain from it? Are others making use of his insanity for their own gain? Isanyone putting money on the economy's decline?
Steve Liesman is one of the most respected economics commentators in the business, given deference by his colleagues and even the Fed Chairman when he covers Powell's remarks.
And what he said at the end of the remarks Dan links is even more important than the phrase he was willing to lose his job over. He said that These guys are making it hard for the US to attract investment capital, even the money to fund US Government bonds.
To anyone who know economics and investing, this is a serious warning that the US--all of us, not just the government--will have to pay higher interest rates because of elevated political risk (see www.investopedia.com/terms/p/politicalrisk.asp)
I had just begun wondering about the disappearance of the "mental stability" line....
Now he want to put a 200 percent tariff on alcohol coming from Canada.
So, can we talk for a moment about why this comes “at risk of my job”? He provides analysis and commentary on the economy, right?
Telling moment.