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BWdem4life

(3,095 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 08:42 AM 2 hrs ago

Too little, too late

tRump is panicked that his ill-advised war in Iran will cost him the midterms despite all the gerrymandering, voter suppression etc. Iran knows it, so he's dealing from the weakest position possible.

But guess what. Even if he gives Iran everything they want (which he probably will, loser that he is) it's too late. Five months might be long enough for some things, but not to turn around gas prices sufficiently by November. P.S. What about grocery prices? Lack of tourism which is further decimating the economy? Loss of Hispanic vote due to ICE and saber-rattling against Cuba? Etc etc etc...

But, hey... I welcome our new Iranian overlords. Gawd this reality timeline sucks.

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Too little, too late (Original Post) BWdem4life 2 hrs ago OP
Hope this is right. efhmc 2 hrs ago #1
Warshy-Fed to the rescue with Operation Broken Leg bucolic_frolic 2 hrs ago #2
M$M has been on their team anyway BWdem4life 2 hrs ago #3
MSM? Team? orthoclad 2 hrs ago #6
When have grocery prices EVER gone down? orthoclad 2 hrs ago #4
;-{)..... Goonch 2 hrs ago #5
The only glimmer of light..... lastlib 1 hr ago #7
He wasn't going to win the midterms anyway ... FakeNoose 1 hr ago #8
Oh it's definitely too late to help him in the midterms. If Hormuz was opened today, it would probably take at least a Fil1957 23 min ago #9

bucolic_frolic

(55,903 posts)
2. Warshy-Fed to the rescue with Operation Broken Leg
Mon May 25, 2026, 08:50 AM
2 hrs ago

When there's a financial wound, like oil prices and the soon-to-experience market crash, you flood the zone with liquidity and wrap it up tightly with price controls! Trump is sure to cooperate. Nixon tried it, this is redux, no?

They sell it as a temporary fix, like a cast and crutches for a Broken Leg. Then you sell it to the public and soon - Presto!! M$M is on your team, MAGA is crowing.

Don't tell me something is not in the works. They never give up.

orthoclad

(4,849 posts)
6. MSM? Team?
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:03 AM
2 hrs ago

How few entities own the US media these days? The MSM does what the masters want.

orthoclad

(4,849 posts)
4. When have grocery prices EVER gone down?
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:01 AM
2 hrs ago

Even after studies showed that only half the increase could be attributed to inflation.

The Epstein Class wants us to be desperate.

lastlib

(28,664 posts)
7. The only glimmer of light.....
Mon May 25, 2026, 10:17 AM
1 hr ago

... is that The Dumb Felon/Traitor and his crime ring/party will be CRUSHED in November and headed for the ash-pile of history. That's what I live for, and WORK for.

FakeNoose

(42,492 posts)
8. He wasn't going to win the midterms anyway ...
Mon May 25, 2026, 10:19 AM
1 hr ago

But now that he has started a useless, expensive war for nothing in Iran, he has made sure of it.

Where are the Epstein documents? Let's just open the files and see all of it. Just like the judges said.

Fil1957

(895 posts)
9. Oh it's definitely too late to help him in the midterms. If Hormuz was opened today, it would probably take at least a
Mon May 25, 2026, 11:04 AM
23 min ago

year for the supply chains to recover.

Unfortunately, this looks like another bait and switch to manipulate the markets. The administration is saying a deal is "imminent", while the Iranians aren't saying anything.

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