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While his timing wasn't right, James Carville once suggested with the White House team, is to sit back and let it happen.

Not much empathy there. Painful, with more to come.

But with every Rob Reiner type rage, that team is stepping into an unknown.

Their own hide may be on the line soon.
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Too much ... He's an SNL skit gone real.

"I have known so many of you for so long. Your friends of mine, you great people. I have a couple I don't like in particular but I won't tell you who. I have a few actually I don't like at all but you will never find out who they are. Maybe you will".
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Per Commerce chief Howard Latnik ... "We will only accept outstanding people from the very top, not those trying to take jobs away from Americans"

Am I understanding that Howie doesn't think Americans can cut the mustard relative to these new Acceptables.
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Mark Carney and Donald Trump have similarities. Not politicians; Experience with Bankers.

But that's where it ends. Trump reaches out to Europe and they cringe. For Carney, they recognize a trusted mindset.

That approach is ideal for Canada, as Countries grow tired of a hostile environment.
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Read a interesting quote from Gov. Andy Beshear (Kentucky) ..

"Talk to people like human beings; ditch the sanitized, consultant crafted jargon.

No more "Justice-involved populations".
Say people are in jail.

No more "substance-use disorder".
Say addiction."

Sage advice for Democrats.
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I hope Trump is done with his Oprah Winfrey imitation ....
You've got a tariff .... And you get a tariff ... Everyone gets a tariff.

Trying to understand the math on all this.

"80 % sounds like a good number for Jina".
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Watching an Andrew Scheer interview and thinking - Trump would've clocked him.

I don't think Pierre would have done much better. That's a problem for the PC's going forward. Never learn.

As for Trump, maybe Harper would have had a draw.

Mulroney would be a different story. PC's need a Brian.

In a way way way outside the normal conspiracy theory concepts, one could imagine Donald as a Democratic mole. Certainly a lightening rod.

Here to alter the global right wing shift, and shock the West back to sensible thinking.

Plus get out of that complacent lifestyle they took for granted.
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I think we waste a lot of time trying to rationalize the irrational.

You get more certainty pissing against the wind.
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With the Stock market crashing, this is a glorious opportunity for rich folks.

Buy depressed stocks & wait it out. Then when Trump announces he has cleaned up the "mess", & solved the unfair tariff situation, he will "amend" them.

Stock prices gain back losses and everything is good (for them).

If Trump can find a legal way to run for a third term, does that mean Obama can run against him?

Asking for a friend.

“The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over,” [Mark Carney]

It's like a young couple divorcing with 2 young kids.

Still connected, but with a very different relationship.
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Would this oil analogy be a forshadow to the current political situation ...

"A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed"

In this case, the "pressure control systems" being the current White House

CNN discusses Trump's approval ratings drop.

Dana Bash on the Economy "that was what brought him to the Dance for a second time".

IMO, the center-Dems & Independents left because the "social" pendulum swung too far.

Yes eggs matter, but perceived DEI policies and resegeration mattered more.

Feel bad for Taylor Swift. lol

Commenting crowd will be nasty when this is finally over. If it hasn't started already.
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Watching a discussion on tariffs, as it's being explained to an American (by an Import/Exporter).

He seems intelligent; but has difficulty in understanding that an exporting country like China is paying for those tariffs.

Has education hit rock bottom?
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My Reality (Dream) Wishlist.

1) Trump rolls into Taiwan on a US Carrier, announcing the beginning of formal relations
2) Trump ponders, then tells Putin that Crimea is Ukraine. If Donny wants to be #1, he has to put Vlad in his place - bigly.
3) DT tells our Canadian boy Kevin O'Leary to STFU.