It’s weird, isn’t it? Donny said many times, that tariffs don’t raise prices. People who DO know what they’re talking about said the tariffs would increase prices. Donny insisted the people who know what they’re talking about don’t know what they’re talking about. He imposed his tariffs and, inconceivably, prices went up, just like the experts warned. Donny continued to insist tariffs don’t raise prices. Prices went up even more, again, just like the experts warned. People started getting mad at Donny over the ridiculously high prices and finally, Donny responded – by lowering tariffs on several, select grocery items.

I guess we’re not supposed to figure out that tariffs that never increase prices, nevertheless increased prices, and lowering the tariffs, which clearly did NOT increase prices, is hoped to bring prices back down anyway for some ethereal, unconnected reason. I write “hoped” because Donny has handed corporations a perfect excuse to raise prices and I’ve NEVER seen a corporation that could pass up such largess, so, we’ll see…

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There was a headline in Tuesday’s ‘USA Today,’ “Trump’s dominance shows signs of slipping amid Epstein saga and affordability woes.” I think it’s more about the “affordability woes.” MAGA has been able to successfully overlook every moral failing of their Precious based entirely on the idea that as a successful businessman, he – and ONLY he – could save the economy.

There are only two problems with that thinking: one, he’s not a successful businessman, and two, even if he was, governments aren’t supposed to run like businesses. I mean, do YOU want your government operating on a profitability model? I surely do not. As it becomes undeniable that he has no clue how to address the economy, though, MAGA seems to be losing tolerance for his moral failings, as well.

Still, it was pretty nifty, the way Congress finally got it all together and passed the law to release the Epstein files. 47 said he would sign it but 47 lies about everything so we had to wait and see, but he did. Then, everything not related to an ongoing investigation can be disgorged into the public for detailed and intense scrutiny as both parties try to “out-evil” each other.
“We found eight democRATS in those files!”
“We found fifteen Republicans in the files!”
“We found Larry Summers in the files!”
“We found Donald Trump in the files – 27, 246 times!”

They really DID find a prince in those files and now the cloud has consumed Sarah Ferguson. Her latest children’s book has been withdrawn and “pulped.” (Why, yes, that DOES mean destroyed.) She stayed friends with Epstein even after his crimes were discovered. Now she’s having her royal titles withdrawn as well.

Oh, but hold the phone. That part, “everything NOT related to an ongoing investigation.” Didn’t Donny just order a frivolous investigation of Democrats – and only Democrats – that might appear in the Epstein files? Wouldn’t that mean that even with the passage and signing of the law he won’t “be able” to release the FBI files? He sure is a slippery eel, isn’t he? Or perhaps it’s just a coincidence…

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Okay, so, what now? This really IS my favorite story of the week. As you may recall, Texas launched a redistricting war with a midterm redistricting intended and designed to give Republicans five more House seats through the glories of gerrymandering. California responded by temporarily changing THEIR electoral maps to create five more Democratic seats, also through the glories of gerrymandering, to offset the Republican effort.

NOW, a federal court has ruled that Texas doesn’t get to use their re-jiggered map. The court ruled that it was pretty clear the map had been based on racial considerations. Surprisingly, that’s still a no-no in this once-great nation. California was only planning to use THEIR map if Texas used theirs and a court has ruled Texas can’t use theirs. Does California then abandon their plan? CAN they?

Texas, you will not be surprised to hear, is asking the Roberts Supremely Corrupt Kangaroo Court to overturn the lower court’s ruling, which they likely will because it’s what their Precious wants. But what if they don’t? Because Texas is appealing the ruling and time is so short, California has little choice but to move forward with it’s own gerrymandered map based on the possibility Texas moves forward with theirs. The filing dates may well be passed by the time a ruling is handed down.

It’s only one way it could be, but I can see a reality in which the Corrupt court says Texas can’t use their map but California moves ahead with their map – giving California five more seats to “offset” five seats Texas DOESN’T get! That would be a jarring backfire of the GOP attempted steal, but I’m pretty sure I would laugh and laugh…

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“Quiet, Piggy.” Donny actually said that to a reporter who asked a question he didn’t like. A woman, of course. He’s really very disrespectful to women, have you noticed? My how very… juvenile. These days, Donny seems less like a master verbal fencer and more like a petulant and childish brat.

For some reason, “Quite, Piggy” seems to have hit a nerve all of the other horrible things he says to people have not. 47 uses rudeness as a defense all the time. He regularly mouths off at people. MAGA generally sees it as tough talk and they like it regardless of how boorish it shows him to be.

But this poor woman, a reporter, was simply asking a question. It wasn’t even an unreasonable question. His response was mean-spirited. That seems appropriate. He HAS a mean spirit. But for some reason, “Quite, Piggy” has started an avalanche of criticism from both sides of the aisle.

Now that he has taken to falling asleep pretty much anywhere he happens to be, he needs to drop his insult about Joe Biden being “Sleepy Joe,” and I really, really think he should take a gander at a mirror before he calls anybody else “Piggy.” Between him and Catherine Lucey, the reporter he attacked, I say he’s the piggiest piggy…