'Hidden From the American People,' GOP Moves to Give Trump Unchecked Trade War Powers
"They slipped in a little clause letting them escape ever having to debate or vote on Trump's tariffs," said one Democratic critic. "Isn't that clever?"
The GOP playbook for decades has been to try to dismantle government to the point that they can point at its corpse and say "see? We were right. Government doesn't work."
As this is still the goal, it makes perfect sense that they want to give more power to the Dismantler in Chief.
What has never factored into the equation is the absolute suffering it will bring to the American people -- largely against their will. The GOP has never gotten this far before, and I carry the teensiest, tiniest bit of optimism that it is too far for most Americans and the bottom may finally fall out of this approach -- meaning Republicans in government will finally have to give in and eventually learn to govern, if they're even given another chance at all.
But it is only a teensy, tiny bit of optimism, and it requires that very basic things like voting in the US still actually exist.
Traitors. I hope they meet the traditional traitors fate.
"to give"? I'm sorry but "gave" would be the correct tense here.
I just don’t get it. They are literally giving away the power they have to someone who has demonstrated he is planning to destroy the county in which they live.
There is ZERO upside to them doing this…
Christian Dominionism: Look it up.
They share his desire to destroy the country.
Professional politicians are looking forward to the day when they can come out from under the shadow of dark money and influence peddling and financial reports and openly live as lords of the corporate/kleptocratic new world order.
They have the same goals. Doing it this way, they get their objectives met without getting their own hands dirty.
It’s amazing how much Mike Johnson looks like Stephen Colbert when he was a conservative.
It’s amazing how much Mike Johnson looks like Stephen Colbert when he
was a conservativeplayed a conservative every night on TV.
FTFY.
He should bring back the character and try something like this again.
Can't unsee that now.
