Anyone hear or see anything from former Iowa governor, Brandstad...now China Ambassador...

[Frustratedlady]

regarding the tariff on farm goods?

I would think the Iowa farmers would be on his back, if nothing else. I would be surprised if he jumped Trump to point out how tragic his moves would be for the family farmer, but then he wouldn't want to lose his job, either.

[Bettie]

1. Braindead only cares about farmers

when he's governor of Iowa...and running for office.

[Frustratedlady]

2. True, but after Iowa had worked so hard to build the market with China...

wouldn't you think he'd try to protect it? I suppose that's too much to hope for.

I've been trying to remember the guy from Iowa (decades ago) who worked so hard to build that market for corn. His name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't bite it off. Ring a bell?

[Bettie]

3. Former Senator Tom Harkin?

maybe?

[Frustratedlady]

4. No, he might have been involved, but he wasn't the one who got the ball rolling.

The Chinese even had a house in Muscatine where the Chinese were welcome to stay when in the country, if I remember correctly.

Oh, I just bit it... lol

Garst, I think. Does that sound right?

[Bettie]

5. Yeah, I think that might have been

the guy.

[Frustratedlady]

6. Well, he worked for decades to build that market and Trump blew it in what, a month?

Everything he touches turns to fertilizer. Never seen anything like it.