Feeling a little depressed this afternoon are we? It’s either the Dark Lord with his Herbert Hoover global trade war or Kamala with a Bernie Sanders’ lite agenda. Neither going to do wonders for our economy?
But wait, it takes two (sorry I meant three) to Tango. Having a nutball in the White House seems inevitable but perhaps an alt-party Congress can stop any toxic legislation in its tracks. Ergo, sometimes no new legislation is better than “f-cking it up worse”.
Right now it’s looking like we may have a Dem in the White House and GOP controlled houses of Congress. Of course, it’s very close and hard to call. The maps below denote the consensus forecast across a variety of pollsters. See the link for more dets.
Are we out of the woods? Will Congress thwart the terrible ideas emanating out of the Oval Office? Not so fast. Presidential executive orders have become a potent tool to “screw the pooch”. The entire border crisis came not from an act of Congress but from Biden issuing an executive order. Sorry you probably think our border is OK. My bad! On the other hand, tax policy and trade policy is more likely to require congressional participation.
Bottom line: I suspect we’ll have an idiot for our Commander and Chief who will have the straight jacket of Congress around them to protect the American public. Hope I’m right about this…or we’re in for a very bumpy ride.
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