COMMENT: Marty, Socrates is simply unbelievable. When everyone assumed a deal would be reached and Trump was trying to strong-arm Zelensky, Socrates still predicted rising diesel prices. Today, after saying Kyiv would no longer comply with US President Donald Trump’s demand that it not strike Russian oil refineries, Zelensky turned to his European lapdogs. Socrates sees through everything. I don’t know how you ever managed this.
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REPLY: I have said, even I cannot beat Socrates. It is an objective observer of the world. It is not partisan, and it is not opinion. We all have an opinion. That doesn’t lead to accurate forecasts. There is still the risk of this week forming a temp high with a 2 to 3 week retest of support. The major risks will be in the 1st quarter next year. The Democrats want to have Zelensky trillions as Elizabeth Waren shakes everyone upside down to get every last dime.
Based on polling data, the vast majority of Democrats support continued or increased military aid to Ukraine, but there is no polling data showing that a majority of Democrats specifically want to fund strikes on all Russian refineries with no regard to what they will do to creating a famine. They insisted on lockdowns for COVID with also no regard for its economic impact.
Democrats are overwhelmingly in favor of supporting Ukraine militarily. 53% of Democrats want to increase military aid to Ukraine, while 19% want to maintain current levels. Only 9% want to decrease or stop aid. There is a Congressional Ukraine Caucus, which includes Democrats, that has pushed back against any restrictions that would limit Ukraine’s ability to to wage World War II in its quest to destroy Russia. They are yelling on Capitol Hill screaming that any restrictions is putting civilians at risk are “unacceptable.” Of course, the do not care about how many Ukrainian ethnic Russian they kill in revenge.
If Democrats retake the House in November, impeachment is “essentially guaranteed” according to Republican leaders like Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Jim Jordan. We have a Panic Cycle in the Senate for 2027 and that does NOT look good. Democrats need only a simple majority to pass articles of impeachment, and many in the progressive wing, such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna, are already vocal supporters .
As you can see, we also have a Panic Cycle in 2027 for the Democrats in the House AND Senate. This is not good. This will be waging war against anything Trump does and they will seriously disrupt the country, the government, and geopolitics. Trump’s refusal to throw Netanyahu under the bus will seriously undermine his legacy no matter what he names after himself.
