Dave Anderson

The new National Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and so publicly. It will be worth following the reactions around the world, not just in Europe.

Senator Murray - your vote is good, but not enough. Democrats must stand together in the senate - please use what efforts you can to rally your colleagues. We are depending on you.

Senator Patty Murray - can you convince your colleagues to vote no as well? Newsweek shows your leader advocating a Yes vote to capitulate

How the Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Harmed the Economy The Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum raised the cost of production for manufacturers, reducing employment in those industries, raising prices for consumers, and hurting exports.

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Existing tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on alum (Prior to today’s ADDED tariffs), put in place by Trump in 2018 results
1) +$2.25B: INCREASE in US steel & alum production
2) -$3.48B: DECREASE US industries consuming steel and alum
3) Higher cost
4) Net job LOSSES
5) 0.05% of tax revenues

Bad Idea

As the Republican Administration raises tariffs on steel and aluminum, it is instructive to look at how the steel and aluminum tariffs from the first Trump administration fared against the objectives Trump repeated today:

Revitalize US Industry, Increase Tax Revenue, Increase Jobs

Trump’s Panama Canal Threat Stirs a Nationalist Outcry: ‘Yankees Go Home!’ The strategic waterway is a symbol of pride for a tiny country that shed blood to take control of it.

Comments by President-elect Donald Trump about the Panama Canal have sparked an outcry in Panama, where the waterway is a nationalist symbol

The portion of his nominees to run the government who are not competent or capable to fulfill their nominated roles

This is about consolidation of power and wealth, NOT a deeply held belief.
Trump and his billionaire supporters seek first to divide this wealth among them.
See the hypocrisy in the position he asserts. Deny his narrative.