Here’s a Howdy Do

Iran says it won’t negotiate any more unless and until Israel lays off Lebanon.

If Mango Mussolini tells Bibi to lay off Lebanon, and if Bibi follows those orders, then everyone’s going to say that Trump is a wimp for doing what Teheran directed him to do.

But if the war in Lebanon goes on, then a lot of people are going to blame Israel for torpedoing the deal with Iran. “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and rampant anti-semitism, here we come again!

Not Looking Good for the Lyin’ King

The biggest losses seem to be with the core of the base—the four groups listed at the top of the graph. 

And the odds are strongly in favor of It getting worse for the Tangerine Toddler. Today brings news that negotiations with Iran are off and the war is back on. And you know what that means for gas prices and for the US economy, generally.