Nobody ever said it was gonna be easy.

One of President Trump’s major promises…probably, second only to plugging the holes in the southern border sieve…was improving upon the existing crappy trade deals around the globe.

Generally speaking, I LOVE the intellectually pleasing strategy of knocking out the easy shit first.  In the context of trade deals, that was doing the negotiation hokey pokey with Mexico, Canada, and the EU right out of the gate.

Done, done, and done.  Now, whether Congress will actually ratify any completed agreements is a story for another day.  But given that their aversion to giving Trump a “win” on ANYTHING is as strong as Michael Moore’s aversion to a padlocked refrigerator…don’t bet on it. Continue reading →