The more I watch the news, the more I get worried. The other day, I spoke with one of the regular attendees of game nights and he has similar concerns to me - even though I am much more at risk than he is. Even with my fears, I see signs that the GOP coalition that elected the snowflake may soon fall apart.
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Every time the Orange Snowflake makes a demand, it seems like he gets shown to be a paper tiger. He has been shown to be a liar or an incompetent by the leaders of France, Ukraine, and now Canada. As I write this, he is about to announce some kind of deal with the UK. Dollars to Donuts the deal will not accomplish much more than allow the snowflake to claim some sort of success with his tariff threats.
The judicial branch of government is also putting a stop to the snowflake's excesses. However, they have yet to force him to bring back the man who was wrongfully sent to a Salvadoran prison. He has said that he doesn't want to make the phone call to bring this man back to the USA. I wonder: Why? To me, the answer is just as simple - he can't admit a defeat or that he makes mistakes. Instead, he keeps doubling down on his bogus claims that "justify" his actions.
Look at his recent appointments, and how several nominations have been retracted in favor of someone even more loyal (and less competent) than the person s/he replaced. Many of his appointments are only temporary, such as his "nominee" for Attorney General. Congress is feeling the heat, as the GOP members keep trying to support the snowflake's unpopular actions. It's only a matter of time that they will turn on him, as they are creatures that depend on being reelected every so often. The other day, my "Moderate" (yeah, right!) congress critter had a hard time controlling the people who attended a recent town hall. (Finding out when they'd be held in advance is virtually impossible - he's afraid of the people in his district - NY-17.) Like many people here, I can't wait to vote against him, as he supports the snowflake's anti-transgender actions. Given that this is a swing district, I hope that the Democrats have a strong candidate to run against this example of human garbage.
On the subject of tariffs, I doubt that China will do much of anything to help the snowflake. He overplayed his hand from the beginning, and they will not react warmly to being bullied as part of his "negotiation" process. Soon, the first ships will come in with post-tariff goods. Sites like Temu (which I hate for reasons unrelated to anything I've discussed in this post) will be showing how much tariffs add to the cost of each item. As much as it will cost me, I can't wait to see how this all plays out.
Recently, Palmer Report discussed the price of Trumpism for the USA. Sadly, after #47 is 86'd, there will be many cultural injuries which need to be dealt with. It is very easy for people to be turned against their neighbors and into shells of who they once were. I can see that tendency in myself, and have to resist letting the anger the snowflake generates take over my soul. Hopefully, I will be able to retain most of my humanity when this sorry state of affairs ends.
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Years ago, someone came up with what is called the "Chinese Curse":
May you live in interesting times.
Please start boring me to death soon. I need a rest from all of this.
