Recently I posted that Senator John Fetterman is his own man. Brian Fitzpatrick, 1st District/Bucks County, also votes independently. He joined five other Republican Congressmen to vote against Trump's tariff policy on Canada. Trump has promised to primary them as punishment.
Not needing to worry about a Trump sponsored primary is our own Ryan Mackenzie. Mackenzie is independent with his Facebook memes, but not so much on the floor of Congress. He's a good Republican Party puppy.
The bill against the Canadian tariffs will now go to the Senate. I'll be watching how Fetterman and McCormick vote, because Trump's aggression toward Canada has been nothing less than absurd.
Peace Bridge between Canada and United States
I just heard that Trump signed an Executive Order last night changing the name of this year’s Presidents’ Day to Trump Day.
ReplyDeleteSo here’s a wish to everyone to enjoy their day off on Monday (thanks to Trump), and to have the Trumpiest Trump Day possible!
Sometimes I wonder if Trump actually desires to expediate the demise of U.S hegemony. While focusing on a united and prosperous western hemisphere could be a good idea, it appears to be more of an shift to colonialism. It will fail eventually, but a what cost?
ReplyDeleteVenezuela would have gladly sold oil to the U.S. and paid the reparations to the oil companies, that would have been a better way of keeping competition out of the America's and likely caused more moderate policies.
Canada has pushed back, now what, escalation or a policy of respect that has been lacking everywhere for some time.
Bush 2 started the "either you are for us or you are our enemy" policy. The result will be more that are not with us.
The damage to the relationship with Canada is very severe. Much of the damage, it seems, is caused by a disconnection between Trump's brain and Trump's mouth.
DeleteThere is absolutley no reason for this issue regards the Gordie Howe bridge. The bridge will provide an important transport link between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit that will benifit both nations. I have no idea behind the rationale with regards to Trump's objections to a bridge that is already nearly built, and was first authorized in Trump's administration. Sometimes it seems Trump wants to pick fights when there is no reason to aggrivate a situation that no issue exists.
I enjoy watching old episodes of "What's My Line" on YouTube, and in several episodes I watchred recently, former NYC Mayor John Lindsey was a guest panelist. He was clearly a well-educated and also a refined man. He represented New York City well.
Donald Trump is the exact opposite. He is truly the "Ugly American" and Ugly New Yorker who is very repulsive, who gives the city a bad name, and which does not bode well in the foreign relations of the United States as our President.
His actions have driven our relationship with Canada, our largest trading partner, directly into the toilet.
Just want to clarify on what the most likely reason for Dear Leader's sudden change of opinion on the bridge: "According to a bombshell report, Trump’s sudden threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge came just hours after a private, behind-the-scenes meeting between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and a Detroit billionaire whose family stands to lose hundreds of millions when the new bridge opens.
DeleteThat billionaire? The owner of the Ambassador Bridge — currently the most profitable U.S.–Canada border crossing, and a private monopoly the Moroun family has fiercely protected for decades." But it's not like our Art of the Deal Prez is getting anything out of it, right?
I remember when this blog predicted that Trump would tank the stock market, kill the economy with tariffs, raise inflation, etc, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteI guess today it’s that he’s doing irreparable damage to our relationship with Canada. While I agree that they are more of an ally, I also recognize that Canada was recently trying to undercut the US by helping China get around US tariffs. That’s not exactly friendly behavior either.
I suspect that this will soon fall by the wayside as America will once again end up stronger and Canada will end up happy. By then, the anti-Trumpers will have moved on to their next exaggerated “crisis”.
I am MOST DEFINITELY benefiting from the fruits of this recent stock market surge, but I keep getting haunted by the thought that, once again, "the rich (are) get(ting) richer and the poor...".
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that the vast majority of the population - because of their station in life - are probably not even in the stock market, so the benefit of Trump's policies are not directed at - or are concerned with our society's most disadvantaged population.
Just a humble and depressing observation, that's all.
comments praising Trump's economy or my supposed TDS will not appear. Place them elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteSo you’re going to suppress real discussion and limit what appears to your own propaganda?
ReplyDeleteHow open-minded of you!
I guess when you can’t win an argument on the facts, this is the result.
anon@7:03: Gosh you're boring. I suspect that you're with what I call the desperate group, as opposed to the dumb. So, there is a meaningful gauge which applies to both of us, that is the polls, which are very unfavorable for Trump. But more importantly, there are the pending mid-terms. So, Mr. Anonymous, come back in mid November, and we'll discuss this again.
ReplyDeleteLet’s do a skimming survey of American and “those others up North’s” relationship (20th - 21st centuries). 1930’s: Post-fur trapping era Nelson Eddy’s Mountie movies. WWI & WWII: Great partnership, Canada providing support in North Atlantic and European combat. Cold War: NORAD, monitoring Santa, DEW Line (ring of RADAR stations way up north, including Alaska and Greenland). 1960’s: American Dudley Do-Right cartoon (lampoons Eddy [see above]. 1970’s and 80’s: US business trend of outsourcing manufacturing (especially automotive) to Canada; Second City comedy group (Canadian source of many SNL stars). 80’s or 90’s: SNL’s Great White North. 1990’s: Hollywood colonizing Vancouver, BC because filming is cheaper; Canadian Bacon movie (starring some SNL alums); South Park’s anthem “Blame Canada.” 2000’s - 2020’s:Alberta oil sands and/or shale production overflows; Filming production expands into Ontario; US plans oil pipelines, for moving western oil sands/shale, including Alberta oil, to Gulf of America refineries and ports for consumption/export. US environmental policy kills pipeline expansion, leaving Canadian energy policy high and dry. Canada announces plan to build own pipeline over Canadian Rockies to Vancouver [see above] for export to China. US gets pissed. US energy and environmental policy waffles like a pinball machine on a canoe in the Colorado River rapids. Canada walks. 2026: Canadian Olympic team cuts athletes from their roster, with the reportedly explicitly stated goal of “gaming the system” to keep an American medal contender from getting enough competition qualifying points to go to Milan. Sweden’s Men’s Olympic Curling team alleges Canada’s team gave illegal push(es) on the granite stone to gain speed. Video evidence supports claim. Canadian curler tells Swedes to “f*^#” off. Same Canadian later accuses Swedes of illegally recording the event. Swedish team says video provided by media, IOC appears to back up their defense. Other team(s) also complain about Canadian curlers. Reflects badly on spirit of Eddy [above] and Do-Right [above].
ReplyDeleteSo, I blame Hollywood, 30 Rock, and K Street.