Donald Trump on Flint and Water

Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump (R-NY) visited a water plant in Flint, Michigan in an effort to court Black voters in a minority majority city and win a potential Rust Belt swing state.

During the visit, Trump belted out a zinger about Flint, Mexico and water.  While some could see this just as a cheap shot at the host city of Flint, it may have been targeted witticism. 

 Aside from burnished the Trump political brand against Mexico, it also played off of news that Ford Motor Company will be moving all of its small car manufacturing from the United States to Mexico in order to produce a profitable product. Such a move would hurt automotive jobs in Michigan and goes against Trump's mantra "To Make America Great Again." 

Hillary: "It's Raining Lead"

During the Democrats Debate in Flint, Hillary Clinton attacked Republicans in Michigan for not abating the Flint Water Crisis. 





While it may be water under a bridge, the dirty water danger was created by a Democrat Flint City Council that switched off the Detroit water system to save money.  And the US EPA was slow to declare that the municipal money savings switch was unsafe.  Of course, the Obama EPA has a muddy record concerning clean water, especially after the Animus River spill on Colorado.  

Water from Animus River, Colorado after EPA spill August 2015

But it's much better Democrat politics to demonize Republicans and deflect any responsibility. 

EPA Chief Gina McCarthy on Flint Water

Sad that liberal logic blame shifting goes to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI), even though the City Council made the bonehead decision and it was hidden by the US EPA. 

But we are expected to cede more of our civil liberties to an authority like the US EPA, which displays incompetence and arrogance.