Short Take Politics

Biden negotiates drug prices

The Inflation Reduction Act included a provision to negotiate drug costs and passed with Vice President Harris as the tiebreaker. Those negotiations have now concluded. They would have save $6 billion last year. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-harris-prescription-drug-prices/

Books exorcized from Florida College

The DeSantis attack on the 1st Amendment resulted in the cleansing of liberal books from the New College in Sarasota, Fla. Who needs to learn about gender, equity and inclusion? Besides, there no longer is a gender studies curriculum so those liberal books are useless. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-colle…

Media goes easy on Republicans

As the press continues to allow the ex-President to speak in vague terms about what he will do if returned to office, it keeps pressing the Democrats for specifics. Meanwhile, for most of the mainstream media, hearing the Republicans say “end inflation” or “stop illegal immigration” seems to be enough. Rarely does anyone ask “how are you going to do that?” The fascinating thing is deporting 16 million people and placing massive tariffs on goods from China are both regarded as measures that would massively increase inflation. But you know, whatever. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform

Fox criticizes Harris plan

Here’s a classic example of Fox entertainment telling its viewers about why Harris/Walz plans to tackle big corporate price gouging are Marxist while never mentioning anything about what the Republicans want to do. It’s a classic case of “your ideas are bad, and here’s why. Please don’t ask about my ideas because I don’t have any.” https://www.foxnews.com/politics/critics-blast-harris-grasp-inflation-a…

Orange plague sues Lincoln Project

So yeah, real Republicans keep exposing the ex-President only he does not understand the 1st Amendment so now he is suing. Also, no publicity is bad publicity so it does not really hurt the charlatan.

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1824582380411392493