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.
I thought she would actually give some particulars how to share the pain. Instead she stands up there and says “Hey guys, I have no idea what to do” like a deer in headlines. Why did she even want this job in the first place? That speech was such a rookie mistake. Then again, she’s the city’s de facto insolvency receiver, she’s not the mayor. She’s not here to lead us or run the city – she was elected to clean up the mess.