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I don't think they're going to lose the House over just one thing. The economy feels fundamentally broken in some sense that doesn't seem to show up in statist

I don't think they're going to lose the House over just one thing. The economy feels fundamentally broken in some sense that doesn't seem to show up in statistics. (Affordability plus job mobility, maybe?) Tariffs are only a part of that. But there's also the brutality and thuggishness of the ICE crackdown. There's the rule by executive order, sidelining Congress. There's the constant trampling of norms and precedent (and even the Constitution). There's the rampant egomania and attention-seeking. There's the corruption and graft. There's the rambling, disjointed speech that makes one wonder if he's all there. There's Epstein. There's the "peace president" attacking Venezuela and threatening to go to war against Iran. There's the incompetence and buffoonery of the Cabinet. It just goes on and on and on. Cutting tariffs is not going to be anywhere near enough to save the Republicans in the midterms.

metalman 8mo ago
you can add in that the trip to China next month will be eventless, as whatever wildly dirty deal they want from Zi will be politely ignored, some sort of cringe thing trying to trade looking the other way on Taiwan for stabbing Russia in the back, or worse.
CamperBob2 8mo ago
The economy feels fundamentally broken in some sense that doesn't seem to show up in statistics. Turns out that it's amazing what you can do for the economy simply by putting your cronies in charge of the numbers. If these people tell you that 2+2=4, you should double-check with two calculators and Wolfram Alpha.
- thesuperbigfrog 8mo ago
  They have fired the honest people who reported numbers they did not like. Anything that they publish should be considered untrustworthy. Anything they say should be considered unreliable. It used to be "trust but verify", now it is "don't trust, seek a different source". It is sad, but reality now.

metalman 8mo ago

you can add in that the trip to China next month will be eventless, as whatever wildly dirty deal they want from Zi will be politely ignored, some sort of cringe thing trying to trade looking the other way on Taiwan for stabbing Russia in the back, or worse.

CamperBob2 8mo ago

The economy feels fundamentally broken in some sense that doesn't seem to show up in statistics. Turns out that it's amazing what you can do for the economy simply by putting your cronies in charge of the numbers. If these people tell you that 2+2=4, you should double-check with two calculators and Wolfram Alpha.

thesuperbigfrog 8mo ago
They have fired the honest people who reported numbers they did not like. Anything that they publish should be considered untrustworthy. Anything they say should be considered unreliable. It used to be "trust but verify", now it is "don't trust, seek a different source". It is sad, but reality now.