Trump wins

by gavindlt 66 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • peacefulpete
    peacefulpete

    I should have added that both models regard shocks to labor and trade to be destructive. Neither model favors broad (nontargeted) tariffs or unilaterally shredding trade agreements. These measures appealed to uninformed voters as appearing tough and focused upon American interests. American industry and the consumer would immediately regret such measures. When in office Trump boasted of ending NAFTA and replacing it with NAFTA 2.0.(USMCA) Whatever you want to call it, it created a free trade zone with certain conditions and parameters. We have similar trade agreements with the much of the free world. U.S. Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements and Other Trade Agreements | U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Recent post-election comments have assured the corporate world that Trump was just bluffing.

    Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the Trump transition said: “If we said, ‘We’re going to tariff you the way you tariff us,’ do you think they’re going to allow Mercedes and all these Japanese companies and Porsches and BMWs to all of a sudden have 100 percent tariffs in America?” he said. “Of course not. They’re going to come and negotiate, and their tariffs are going to come down, and finally Ford and General Motors are going to be able to sell in these places.”

    Some are taking comfort in comments like this. A check with reality however shows that the comments have no relationship to the facts. A 2.5% EU tariff on Ford and GM cars (produced in the US, not those already made in EU) is mirrored by the 2.5% tariff the US has on Mercedes and BMW. Japan has no tariff on US made cars and we have none on theirs as part of a trade agreement.

  • MeanMrMustard
    MeanMrMustard

    Let's go!

    Repeal the 16th and 17th amendments.

    Pass a balanced budget amendment.

    That would be a good start.

  • Sea Breeze
  • road to nowhere
    road to nowhere

    My blue state requires a (wait for it) utility bill showing name and address-same day as vote

  • Simon
    Simon

    Trump won "bigly", and has control of:

    • The Whitehouse / Presidency (including the "popular vote")
    • The Senate
    • The House (Congress)
    • The States (majority of state governors)

    All are now republican so no blockers on any policy changes. Expect some improvements to the world, and leftists leaders around the world be consigned to history (Trudeau is toast without the US propping him up).

    Every appointee so far has been an outstanding choice, it's like the government dream-team!

    The only way it could get better for him is if the crazy lib supreme court justice Sotomayor dropped dead from shock and needed replacing.

  • littlerockguy
  • gavindlt
    gavindlt

    This is going to be an absolutely fascinating ride. Trump has full control. Now lets see what he does relating to Agenda 20, WHO, WEF, Climate Control, Big Pharma, FDA ETC.

    STAY ALIVE FOR PROJECT 25!

  • Sea Breeze
    Sea Breeze
    Trump is quite polarising.

    Yes, so is common sense. Meanwhile, MSNBC and CNN are discussing: How will the Trump win affect minorities such as chest feeders?

    1 day old baby trying to latch on father's nipple

  • TonusOH
    TonusOH

    The Republican majority in the house will be small, anywhere from 218-217 to 220-215 or thereabouts. They have a 53-45-2 majority in the Senate (plus the VP, who votes whenever there is a tie). There will be Republicans who will need to be convinced on some votes, especially in the Senate where Collins, Murkowski, and Romney are not Trump supporters.

    I think this allows us to dismiss the hysteria around Trump running roughshod over the country. His majorities are slim and will require some give-and-take on occasion. The most likely strategy by the Democrats will be to delay and impede anything he tries to do for two years and hope that they take back congress in the midterms. I think they probably will make gains in 2026, as that is usually the case whenever an election ends in one party having control of the White House and congress.

    I can't help but get the impression that Trump learned a LOT of lessons from his first term, and appears to be focused on getting his team in place and avoiding the mess from 2017, where he struggled to get his administration staffed. He is prepared to hit the ground running with a set of plans that he intends to try and get done as soon as he is in office. I am hopeful that this new and focused version will make things better. But four years is at once a very long time and a very short time.

  • liam
    liam

    There's talk in Washington DC about Forcing Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down so that President Biden as his last executive order appoints Kamala Harris as one of the Supreme Court Justices.

    But that's not all. A large percentage of Democrats in California have told her that if she ran for Governor in California 2026 when Gavin Newsom s term is over, they will vote her in.

    What is it about Kamala Harris that may worship her?

    Starts at the 25:30 mark

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdCvr-L8u78&t=1717s

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