tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post8802306578244109976..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: With Trump, Everyone Is a Screw-ee.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-72412819444386586542018-03-15T16:29:51.614-07:002018-03-15T16:29:51.614-07:00Aside from his "leave it to the Generals"...Aside from his "leave it to the Generals" campaigns which has resulted in a msiive increase in civillian casualties in the West's ongoing Wars of Choice,<br /><br />The only people getting screwed over by the Orange Hued Shitgibbon, are 'Murkins and US Immigrants.<br /><br />Canada, Britain and Australia, were not excluded from the tariffs because of NAFTA or Trump changing his mind, but because a little known Cold War USNS Law prevents tariffs from being imposed by a President, absent an Act of Congress. Early on, during the first Cold War Conventional Arms Race, the US discovered that it did not have the domestic ability to meet Consumer demand and an Arms Race at the same time.<br /><br />Hair Twittler is a bullying bullshitter and the only people who are being fooled by that, are 'Murkins.Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4258401290030820812018-03-15T14:02:17.032-07:002018-03-15T14:02:17.032-07:00Chris, I don't know if you read the piece abou...<br />Chris, I don't know if you read the piece about the ramifications of using the "national security" option to justify levying tariffs but the thinking at Foreign Policy is that Trump not only pulled the pin on the grenade but that he forgot that he's supposed to throw the grenade, not the pin.<br /><br />If you caught Tillerson's press briefing yesterday you saw a man plainly shaken at the humiliation of being sacked by Twitter. You don't do that to the former CEO of ExxonMobil. Tillerson had trouble keeping his voice from shaking. He wasn't his normal, assured self.<br /><br />I would be surprised if Tillerson doesn't find some way to repay Trump for the inexcusable indignity. That probably goes for Gary Cohn also. And if, as rumoured, Trump will soon ditch Kelly and McMaster, he's making more enemies than any president needs.<br /><br />Hey, look, it's the Ides of March. Oh well, there's always next year.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67300267178734688512018-03-15T13:09:55.198-07:002018-03-15T13:09:55.198-07:00What is good is that some people, even on the righ...What is good is that some people, even on the right and in his government, are now standing up to Trump. Tillerson, to his credit, stood up to him: others will now be encouraged to follow suit, I hope. It's pretty obvious that it is Trump that is losing: he can't convince his cabinet of the soundness of his arguments, so he fires his cabinet rather than modify his arguments. Kelly is considered by many to be the last realist in his inner circle: I sure hope Trump comes to his senses so he doesn't leave too.crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3593907748335148702018-03-15T11:12:58.150-07:002018-03-15T11:12:58.150-07:00
A curious take, NPoV.<br />A curious take, NPoV.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-14035838458463388932018-03-15T10:46:40.954-07:002018-03-15T10:46:40.954-07:00The gambit is making you think he is exceptional. ...The gambit is making you think he is exceptional. (It seems to be working, hint hint.)<br /><br />I'd describe him more as the apotheosis of current political culture.<br />"the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax."Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-11263549068765402622018-03-15T09:26:20.162-07:002018-03-15T09:26:20.162-07:00No, Anon, I think he's quite exceptional. Can ...<br />No, Anon, I think he's quite exceptional. Can you name another political leader who went through his key aides anywhere near as rapidly as Trump? Even the Kim clan of North Korea can't hold a candle to the Mango Mussolini.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-24409626217941964612018-03-15T09:06:34.303-07:002018-03-15T09:06:34.303-07:00So... he's the same as every other politician ...So... he's the same as every other politician on the planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com