Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) mentioned the 'exhausted majority' in America and for as much talk about nervous Democrats thinking Joe Biden can't hack it, he really didn't provide an explanation to what that means. He used the phrase to confirm that seventy percent of Americans think we're on the wrong track as a country.
Before we go there, the Biden Administration has acted too slowly on the economy without a doubt, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen didn't see this inflation coming didn't help. But this is reflective of the Administration, not the president himself, which is fair game. It was good to hear Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says that the president is carefully looking at rolling back the Trump tariffs, which she conceded would help with the cost of everyday goods. This should have been served up yesterday and should be on the front burner.
And let's face it, the president is going to Saudi Arabia because we need to up the supply of crude oil, which has increased but not nearly enough, and that the secretary confirmed. It's the real politik and the necessity to compartmentalize as president. Where we or should we say the oil companies dropped the ball was during the pandemic they scaled back refining and took facilities off line and used the revenue to pay shareholders (we knew you'd love that last bit). Hence, there is a shortage of gasoline and going into talks with the Saudis the Administration loses a little leverage because the Saudis need US refining capabilities; we're the best in the world at it.
Secretary Raimondo explained that the administration needs to consider the impact on American workers if the tariffs are lowered, which is prudent and warranted. However, we'd advise to consider much faster.
We mention all this first because the U.S. economy comparatively to other countries is quite strong so that aside what is this exhausted majority that Governor Hogan is talking about. Well, one thing is for sure, he's not talking about his party and the extreme right wingers running it. The majority of Americans are center left or right, but for the past 30 years Republicans have only won the popular vote for president once. The minority is blocking what the majority wants and the Supreme Court is pushing the minority agenda in lieu of legislation. Why else do we have more guns than people and that in half the states the fetus has more rights than the woman that carries it?
America spent four years in existential dread called the Trump presidency followed by criminal activity on the way out the door followed by feckless Republicans only interested in power, not service, as The Atlantic's Mark Leibovich talked about and wrote in his book.
So not only does the threat to democracy continue in this country, thanks Republicans, people are paying more out of pocket, Putin and his regime are a bunch of fuckos, and no one can seem to agree on anything.
This is what you get in July... So yeah, we're exhausted and now it's freakin' hot. And as long as the minority, abetted by the Supreme Court, keeps forcing its agenda onto the majority and because of unequal representation in the Senate, it's only going to get hotter and more exhausting.
This exhaustion leads us to ask the most American of questions that all Americans can appreciate and come together around. When does football season start?
Panel: Hallie Jackson, NBC News; Daniella Gibbs-Leger, Center for American Progress; Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic; Rich Lowry, National Review
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