Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Kaegi is too busy doubling everyone’s property taxes north of a line parallel of Madison St. “Federal oversight? Bah Hum Bug! I have real work to do, like increasing the property assessments of the ‘rich’!” (ie this is a fake quote, I made it up to get a point across)
It’s obvious he’s in way over his head. And not taking a federal probe seriously makes perfect sense. He’s simply looked around him and seen what his fellow pols have gotten away with and likely has a false sense of security built up.