7 points in defense of “I’ll hook you up to a f——g polygraph!” Hesgeth:

1) his wife was a designated driver at security meetings,

2) she also wanted to make sure he ended up in her bed after the meetings

3) His iPhone unlock breathalyzer feature malfunctioned so he was totally sloshed when he texted military intelligence

4) He made his Fox statements about prosecuting people like him under the influence. He cannot be held responsible for that

5) He never texted military intelligence to Putin like Tulsi did. He is not a traitor: just a drunk and idiot

6) Jesus already personally forgave him

7) RFK. Jr. is shooting heroin in office, Pete is just legally drinking

And that's what millions of desperate Trump voters were looking for, I suspect: easy answers to complex or intractable problems. They wanted a Big Man (or daddy) to magically fix their problems and restore White men to the forefront of American society. 

I keep bleating about this but it's screamingly obvious to me that Trump has dementia. When asked how tariffs would "liberate" and "save" the economy, he repeatedly came up with word salad answers. His cabinet went on the talk shows and offered a number of wild and often mutually contradictory answers. Scott Bessent may have actual chops but as Jon Stewart said, he comes across as a student trying to bluff his way through an oral book report without having read the book. 

It is a simplistic view of the world that relies on the easy answer. 

The irony is mind-numbing.  Focusing primarily on finance/tariffs...

To make America great again (ignoring our prosperity, low unemployment, and relatively low inflation again), we're going to take our relationships with allies (no need to punish Russia any further), and piss them away while fighting with Indonesia, Vietnam, and China for the jobs their labor force will do for 10%-20% of US wages.

There are certain instances of national security that should be addressed and managed (see CHIPS Act).  Oh...wait...Trump wants that canceled because it's too expensive?  Trump hates the successes of others (see: Obamacare), and will destroy something he says is critical so he can somehow "save the day".  It's pathetic.
One of the main problems with all of the MAGA logic on manufacturing is that they see it as an employment engine, when most of what they would describe as a manufacturing job is now or soon to be automated.  These changes happen over decades, not an afternoon.  

Whataboutism works with countries, too - and seems to be just as inaccurate as it is when he applies it to people!

Wednesday morning and Kurt is posting falsehoods. Surprise, surprise. 



The World Trade Organizations puts the E.U.’s average tariffs on all imports at 2.7%, China’s at 3%, and India’s at 12%.

Wednesday morning and Kurt is posting falsehoods. Surprise, surprise.