Meanwhile, in Canada

[HondurasKeiser]

A deeply thoughtful piece on the Truckers themselves and why this may be a bigger issue than just vaccine mandates, by Rupa Subramanya over at Bari Weiss's substack today. This @Barnhart is, to reference a brief conversation in another thread, why I think the old Reaganite consensus in the Republican Party is a dead end and, though Trump himself may be a flash in the pan, the underclass discontent that he harnessed and that we ineluctably call 'Trumpism', is not going anywhere anytime soon.

I think you are right about 2024, I expect Mr. Trump will win again, but consider the longer term. Eight, 12 or 20 years down the road I expect the remnants of the Reagan revolution to still be functional and influencing policy. The Trump Whitehouse had difficulty getting meaningful, lasting changes in place while in office and much has simply been overturned. Ideas win over emotion, but only in the long term.

[JimFoxvog]

I see that most Canadians are against the trucker protest.

Almost 2/3rds of Canadians oppose trucker convoy protest, poll suggests
The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:11AM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:11AM EST
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll suggests.

But almost 30 per cent of Canadians surveyed by Leger disagreed with that characterization of the demonstration against COVID-19 measures that has seen hundreds of large trucks create gridlock and incessant noise in the national capital.

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https://www.cp24.com/news/almost-2-3rds ... -1.5772347

[HondurasKeiser]

I see that most Canadians are against the trucker protest.

Almost 2/3rds of Canadians oppose trucker convoy protest, poll suggests
The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:11AM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:11AM EST
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians oppose the Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, with more than four in 10 saying they strongly consider the demonstration a selfish display, a new poll suggests.

But almost 30 per cent of Canadians surveyed by Leger disagreed with that characterization of the demonstration against COVID-19 measures that has seen hundreds of large trucks create gridlock and incessant noise in the national capital.

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https://www.cp24.com/news/almost-2-3rds ... -1.5772347

The Leger survey of 1,546 adults was carried out between Feb. 4 to 6. No margin of error can be assigned because web-based polls are not considered random samples.

[JimFoxvog]

The Leger survey of 1,546 adults was carried out between Feb. 4 to 6. No margin of error can be assigned because web-based polls are not considered random samples.

Good point.
Maybe this one is more scientific with the random selection, but I don't know the panel.

This survey was conducted on Jan. 24, 2022 involving 1,519 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Maru Voice Canada online panlists and has an estimated margin of error of +/- 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.This survey was conducted on Jan. 24, 2022 involving 1,519 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Maru Voice Canada online panlists and has an estimated margin of error of +/- 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Poll: 28% of Canadians support unvaccinated truckers crossing border
By Meredith Bond
Posted Jan 27, 2022, 6:11AM EST.Last Updated Feb 4, 2022, 10:46AM EST.

Almost one in three Canadians, or 28 per cent, support allowing unvaccinated truckers to cross the U.S.-Canada border, according to a new poll.

Those with this view are mostly likely to be from Alberta with 35 per cent followed by Atlantic Canada at 30 per cent and Ontario at 29 per cent.

The poll, conducted for CityNews by Maru Public Opinion, also found that the majority of Canadians believe truckers should either be fully vaccinated or have to provide a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

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https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/01/27/ ... ll-canada/

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Read this, for openers. Language alert, I believe there is one vulgarity in it. But the piece is well worth reading, and Appleman himself agrees!

A Night with the Untouchables

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This truck belongs in my cousin's fleet. When I saw it on Fox I knew right away it was his. Apparently appearing on a major American network doesn't improve freight rates....

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