Biden was called weak. Yet, he was strong enough to face the music, his own aging and call it quits. He was strong enough to help the party and the country. But what was even more amazing is that he was strong enough to select Harris. He was enough of a leader that with this endorsement, people from all over the party, voters, donors, etc. quickly jumped on board, and avoided the infighting and chaos that could have happened. It was a great stroke of leadership from Biden and a great parting gift for the party as they move forward.
U.S. Officials Tried To Block Baby Formula Imports—During a Shortage One official was concerned that lifting tariffs would lead to "lots of questions from domestic dairy producers." https://reason.com/2024/08/27/u-s-officials-tried-to-block-baby-formula-imports-during-a-shortage/ excerpt: "We are hearing from the Speaker's office that HHS is blaming a 17 percent tariff on formula as the reason for the shortage," USTR official Allison Smith wrote on May 16, according to ProPublica. "Obviously, that's a problem." Thankfully, the Biden administration didn't listen to USTR's advice. In May, President Joe Biden directed military planes to transport European formula to the U.S., and the following month, Congress passed legislation suspending tariffs on most baby formula imports. In August, the Department of Agriculture suspended regulations that forced parents using Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits to only buy specific formula brands. However, these changes were temporary, leaving the U.S. baby formula supply again vulnerable to a similar shortage. "Disappointingly, policymakers failed to glean important lessons from the crisis and squandered the opportunity to liberalize an industry in dire need of free market reform." policy analyst Gabriella Beaumont-Smith wrote in 2023. "As a result, the U.S. maintains an infant formula market vulnerable to shocks and parents will pay higher prices to feed their babies." more at the link
I've come to the conclusion Nate Silver is a political hack. It seems Biden is not lock stepping with the establishment so now they want him out all together. The people have spoken. They DO NOT WANT HARRIS AS PRESIDENT...in any form. For as much as Democrats want to claim Trump is dictatorial, Democrats continue to circumvent democracy.
