There is one thing that has been lost on the effects on the tariff issue.
In the mind of most people tariffs will raise the price of imported goods and therefore consumers will seek out less expensive domestic goods.
What really happens is that it allows domestic manufacturers and distributors to raise their prices. If the foreign good goes from $100.00 to $120.00 the domestic source can now raise their price from $100.00 to $120.00 also.
And you know they will.
Anyone else betting that Mike Waltz is already been selected as the sacrificial lamb. That Hegseth will get a scolding from Republicans but for Trump to remove him would be too close to admission of his own (and the Republican Senate's) incompetence that he won't ask for his resignation let alone fire him. Susan Collins will register "concerns" but that's about as far as it goes.
Another line of defense on Signalgate has been declaring the bombing campaign a total success claiming they have eliminated (as usual without proof) several top leaders and no mention of how much was spent.
Final thought. Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Elie Stefanik to be UN Ambassador because the House balance is so close. Is this an admission that he believes this, and other special elections, might actually shift the majority balance--- well because voters don't like what they are getting? Hmmm.
There is one thing that has been lost on the effects on the tariff issue.
In the mind of most people tariffs will raise the price of imported goods and therefore consumers will seek out less expensive domestic goods.
What really happens is that it allows domestic manufacturers and distributors to raise their prices. If the foreign good goes from $100.00 to $120.00 the domestic source can now raise their price from $100.00 to $120.00 also.
And you know they will.
Anyone else betting that Mike Waltz is already been selected as the sacrificial lamb. That Hegseth will get a scolding from Republicans but for Trump to remove him would be too close to admission of his own (and the Republican Senate's) incompetence that he won't ask for his resignation let alone fire him. Susan Collins will register "concerns" but that's about as far as it goes.
Another line of defense on Signalgate has been declaring the bombing campaign a total success claiming they have eliminated (as usual without proof) several top leaders and no mention of how much was spent.
Final thought. Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Elie Stefanik to be UN Ambassador because the House balance is so close. Is this an admission that he believes this, and other special elections, might actually shift the majority balance--- well because voters don't like what they are getting? Hmmm.