I have been getting a lot of nasty tweets on my opposition to Trump's invasion of Venezuela so I will explain why I believe it is a bad idea. Like almost everyone in the democratic world, I agree Maduro is a corrupt brutal dictatorship and will not shed a single tear over him being removed.… Continue reading Trump attack on Venezuela
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US destroying relations with previous allies
Trump's recent erratic behavior has greatly damaged behavior with previous allies while has cozied up to Russia. Trump won't be president forever but I feel that the trust US built up post World War II is likely gone for a very long time and won't be easily regained even after Trump is no longer in… Continue reading US destroying relations with previous allies
Trump tariffs
Well Trump went ahead with his devastating 25% tariffs or at least almost did. Yes we get a one month reprieve but lets not kid ourselves and assume this is over by any means. We may avoid them altogether but policy must not be based on hope. It must deal with all possibilities from the… Continue reading Trump tariffs
What Trump win means
Now that Trump is elected, it is time to prepare ourselves from what is to come. Biggest thing that keeps me up at night over him as fact he is unpredictable and we just don't know what will happen. Best case scenario he is a showman who does a lot of crazy talk but on… Continue reading What Trump win means
Why Trump won and what Dems need to do
While not a huge surprise to me (although size of win was), Donald Trump has won and Democrats have had their worst showing since at least 2004. I will do a separate blog on what a Trump presidency means for US, world and Canada but this is understanding why I think transpired last night. For… Continue reading Why Trump won and what Dems need to do