re: #204 Targetpractice

Bannon thinking that the White House pushing “economic nationalism,” which is protectionism by another name, will somehow help Trump should turn on the TV and note that Trump’s stupidity has totally wiped China off the front page of every newspaper in the English-speaking world. Comrade Combover’s empty threats of a trade war with China are getting no coverage at all.

I wonder why Chief Rotten Liver thinks that “getting Democrats to talk about ‘identity politics’” is going to be some sort of splendid deflection? Disgusting to say, but in the Trump White House discussions of “racism” are, from here on in, going to mean only “Why are you making excuses for Nazis?” and “Why are you trying to blame Nazi violence on someone else”?

Bannon does have half a point about those economic talking points: they, and immigration, are probably the last “popular” issues this shitshow of an Administration has to push before the public. But seriously, who can imagine that this sorry lame crew is going to be able to actually craft any sort of protectionist program that will either
A) Pass Congress; B) actually work C) not start a trade war that we are unlikely to “win” or D) make things worse (probably just in time for the economic downturn that will probably hit next summer/fall)?