U.S. President Donald Trump is currently out of the country, hobnobbing with other members of the so-called G-7 -- the well-to-do nations of the world -- in, where else? -- Biarritz, France. Putting him in France puts him out of the limelight at home. It's like a breath of fresh air. Let the movers and shakers move and shake someplace else.
Oh yes, Trump is still throwing chaff into the air. There is climate change, which the Trump presidency sees as a "niche" interest. There is a trade war with China. American farmers are getting hammered and good-paying coal jobs, once promised on the campaign trail, are no where in sight. May Trump stay in France -- life is so much lighter without him.
But all of Trump's chaff has a wonderful effect, don't you think? The one thing it does admirably is to paper over the tax cuts he won for businesses in the United States. It is classic misdirection. George Bush did much the same -- selling trickle-down economics that simply won't wash and then sending money to those who need it least.
He delivered. Is it any wonder that Republicans near and far see him as a chip off the old Republican block?
He delivered what they wanted. Why wouldn't they kiss his ass?
And he knows it.
Classic misdirection. Let the liberals and idealists whine ... we got ours.
But for how long?
ReplyDeleteLet not get into whether the 1%-ers and all Republicans form a homogeneous group only able to see tax rates and current quarterly financial reports.
BTW —
1. Trump’s thumbs produce something more akin to toxic waste than chaff.
2. Did you manage to catch the Tweet that he wants to use nuclear bombs to prevent hurricanes from reaching the US. Taking fake science to new levels! Talk about a distraction!