u/ForwardDiamond3484

https://www.reddit.com/r/thebulwark/comments/1x1475r/the_maine_senate_debate_was_brutal_for_susan/

There was this thing that happened in the Senate from Democratic Senators about the tariffs on Canada and nobody knows they did it. Not even this nerd.

This is about as classic an example of how American Libs never ever think about Canada as you could find. You need to metaphorically slap these fkers in the face because otherwise you do not exist. They are as American as maga is American. They are defined by their Americaness.

This is exactly what it looks like and the reactions of those withdrawing are all about submission and blame shifting to the event organisers. I think they all decided it wasn't worth fighting this one. I can see some realpolitix logic but it still obviously stinks.

Here is a direct rebuttal to GAC on their claims that the conference changed from what they'd agreed to sponsor https://bsky.app/profile/benmshultz.net/post/3mxdscmctbk2h

Anyone else going whack-a-mole crazy with a towel?

Am looking at the stains and thinking 'that's my blood on the wall'.

"That silence is the part that angers Canadians. Where were these senators when the tariffs first hit? Where were the rallies in state capitols, the speeches, and town halls telling American voters exactly why their grocery and bills were about to climb? A joint press statement years into a trade war isn’t the same as standing up when it happened. Canadians noticed and won’t forget because an American election is in 2 months."

"None of them can offer Canada a concrete commitment on trade, because the Democrats never settled that question internally. A plan to stop something like this from happening again needs institutional change that hasn’t even reached the discussion stage. Promising Canadians a renewed partnership while your own party can’t agree on anything is a performative promise built on hope instead of actions."

"There was no ovation [when the screening ended]: no one applauded at all, so the credits rolled down the screen in profound silence. I could hear several people crying, and the person to my left intoned, “Oh Jesus, Jesus.”"

This is a pathetic, petty, provocation.

Non paywalled link https://archive.ph/TZxRj

“Nobody should expect the Democrats to save Canada or come to our rescue when it comes to Donald Trump’s tariffs,” Clow said. “Although there are some voices speaking out against Donald Trump’s tariff policy, many of them aren’t speaking out against it and may actually support it.”

'Tariffs on Canada are not in themselves a bad idea and I support some of them.'

Is this just to get elected? I don't think so.

Some context:

Trump tariffs bring Democrat disagreements to surface

Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs

In one example it costs the government £310 to process a settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain) application, but they charge applicants ten times as much: £3226.