Are you all happy with the behavior of a president who simply does not understand that the people of this country want more than Mr. Bluster? Am I being petty?
Tag: Donald Trump
The Blame Game – The Buck Does Not Stop Here
The sign “The Buck Stops Here” was on President Truman’s desk in his White House office. In his farewell address to the American people given in January 1953, President Truman referred to this concept very specifically in asserting that, “The President–whoever he is–has to decide. He can’t pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That’s his job.
Sadly our current president takes no responsibility. It’s always someone else’s fault. That is strange considering he repeatedly refuses to listen to the specialists in intelligence, health care, and every other department.
As president, Trump blamed “liberal judges” for rejecting his initial travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries. He blamed Obama for his own policy of separating families seeking asylum. He blamed the media and Democrats for perpetrating a hoax about the dangers of the coronavirus. He then blamed China for failing to apprise us about the pandemic, even though he was briefed on it before he took remedial action. He blamed a nonexistent Obama era regulation for his own failure to provide medical professionals with adequate testing kits for the coronavirus. He blamed governors for the lack of protective equipment for health care workers.
March 13: “I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump said defiantly, pointing to an unspecified “set of circumstances” and “rules, regulations and specifications from a different time.”
What’s next for our very “stable genius?” Or perhaps the question should be Mr. President, When will you take responsibility?
Coronavirus Confusion – Making America Great Again
Doctor Trump know best. Except he really isn’t a doctor.
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump’s comments about using it to treat coronavirus.
Washington Post reported that a man and wife in Arizona to chloroquine. He died. she is hospitalized in serious condition.
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Now the president is more concerned with the state of the economy than the health of the citizens of this country. It is evident that he intends to tell us that the emergency is over and we should all go back to work. Will anyone be listening?
Trump is just 67 votes away from being an ex-President
There were Republicans support for Richard Nixon almost to the day he resigned. That could be the same situation for Donald Trump.
Trump is being impeached on two charges of misbehavior during his dealings with Ukraine. The Judiciary Committee in the House has deliberately kept the charges within the narrow range of the Ukraine fiasco.
The real charge against Trump is that his entire presidency has been conducted on the belief that he stands above the law, is an elected monarch. At issue is nothing less than preservation of the republican framework of the Constitution.
Trump is just 67 votes away from being an ex-President. Yes, it’s a huge long shot but two of the three articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon are the same in the impeachment charges against Donald Trump.
A powerful prosecutor, who is known for political impartiality, might present the Democratic Party arguments for removal of Trump’s from office in a manner that Republican senators will be unable to ignore. Jurys have been known to bring unexpected verdicts. Some of those GOP senators may be reviewing the arguments given Trump’s efforts to scuttle the constitution.
Perhaps an overwhelming indication that the senate will vote in favor of his removal he will follow Nixon’s example.
Chaos President
Donald Trump has brought chaos to America and the world.
Since the Republican Party controls the United States senate it is unlikely that Donald Trump will be removed from office. Blind political party loyalty has been a reality of the two party system throughout America’s history.
Republicans supported Richard Nixon in the face of his obvious protection of law breakers until the evidence was overwhelming. Donald Trump’s actions are not overwhelming evidence of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” in the eyes of the Republicans and many independents.
There is a long list of reasons a Democratic Party candidate can win the election next November if she or he is able to forcefully enunciate those reasons.
Democrats’ most powerful argument against Trump in their 300 page House intelligent committee report are he has abused presidential power for his own personal and political gain. He has hijacked foreign policy and obstructed justice. He has destroyed institutions and undermined alliances.
Supporting evidence is everywhere.
At the NATO conference in the UK he has argued with Canada’s prime minister and France’s president. He has threatened to abandon NATO.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed new rules limit access to food stamps for households with savings and other assets, a measure that officials said would cut benefits to about 3 million people.
Gun violence continues unabated even in states like California that has some of the toughest regulations.
Obama Care, the Affordable Care Act, has become unaffordable in many areas of the country.
The immigration system has denied DACA victims permanent legal status, asylum seekers are waiting in Mexico for entry, and legal immigration has been corrupted.
Since the issues are so flagrant, all it takes is a capable campaigner to return America to its leadership role.
Donald Trump is likely to win a Second Term
There is no doubt that Donald Trump is the chaos president. His executive privilege refusal to cooperate with congress, his white supremacist views, and his treatment of our most valued allies are just three of his actions and words that most people find unacceptable.
There are currently 22 people running for the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States. That is a staggering number. The Chicago Tribune listed all of them and tried in vain to tell readers why each was running. Instead the paper provided links to the candidate’s web sites.
It is difficult to deny a president a second term in office. In my life time the list of one term president’s is very short.
Jimmy Carter
There were three causes that denied him a second term. Carter served during a struggling U.S. economy that was suffering through high interest rates and inflation. The most important thing was his an unsuccessful freeing of hostages from Iran that began in November 1979 and lasted for the remaining days of his term in office.
Gerald Ford
Like Carter, he served during a period of difficult domestic economic circumstances that included stagflation, or minimal economic growth during a period of high inflation. The country also encountered energy shortages during his tenure. In 1974, Ford granted a pardon to Nixon and this is a reason cited for his failure to win re-election.
George Bush Sr.
A struggling U.S. economy was attributed to Bush’s unseating. James Carville’s “it’s the economy stupid” was the winning campaign slogan that enabled Bill Clinton to win.
Each of these one term presidents faced the same issue. The economy! If unemployment continues to be at a historic low rate (currently 3.6 % not seen since 1969) and the economy is flourishing in November 2020 Donald Trump will be a “shoe-in” to win a second term even if his behavior and words are appalling to many people.
Mystery of the Bully
U.S. president Donald Trump is a Bully!
From Psychology Today:
Bullying is a distinctive pattern of harming and humiliating others, specifically those who are in some way smaller, weaker, younger or in any way more vulnerable than the bully. Bullying is not garden-variety aggression; it is a deliberate and repeated attempt to cause harm to others of lesser power. It’s a very durable behavioral style, largely because bullies get what they want—at least at first. Bullies are made, not born, and it happens at an early age, if the normal aggression of 2-year-olds isn’t handled with consistency.
Studies show that bullies lack prosocial behavior, are untroubled by anxiety, and do not understand others’ feelings. They misread the intentions of others, often imputing hostility in neutral situations. They typically see themselves quite positively. Those who chronically bully have strained relationships with parents and peers. Bullies couldn’t exist without victims, and they don’t pick on just anyone; those singled out lack assertiveness even in nonthreatening situations and radiate fear long before they ever encounter a bully. Increasingly, children are growing up without the kinds of play experiences in which children develop social skills and learn how to solve social problems.
Trump’s methods to obtain the results he wants all can be connected to the behavior described in the Psychology Today answer to the question What is bullying?
Threats of closing the border to Mexico, threat of withdrawing from NATO, threat of tariffs applied to Chinese exports, threat of withdrawing from NAFTA, threatening the firing of the Federal Reserve Chairman, and so many other threats The weak cower and submit to his demands but those standing up to Trump cause him to back down.
While I do not agree with everyone who stands up to Trump, they have proven to the rest that you don’t have to surrender to his threats. Standing up are Nancy Pelosi (No, we won’t budget the money you want to build a wall), Mexico (No we won’t pay for a wall), China (We will respond with tariffs on the goods you want to ship to our country, North Korea (No, we want sanctions ended before we will negotiate), Europe (No to all of your demands), and then there is GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell who told him there will be no replacement to the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) until after the 2020 election.
Trump, in his style of never backing down always tells us that it was his decision to reach an agreement on trade with China and his decision to postpone a new health plan until after he is re-elected. Trump’s USMCA treaty with Mexico and Canada is remarkably similar to NAFTA but is a great replacement.
The question today is will the GOP grow a backbone to say NO to Trump ideas?
What part of politics don’t you understand?
New York Times reporter Eric Lipton explains the value of a $2 million donation to Donald Trump. I am sure this is going on at all levels and in both political parties.
How Delightful, How Delicious
Nancy Pelosi has just poked a tyrant, a demagogue, a racist, a would-be dictator in the eye.
Donald Trump revels in standing before large adoring audiences who cheer him on. Instead Mrs. Pelosi has said “No.” We won’t sit in our house and listen to your rambling non-sense. There is no law that requires we listen. Just send us your written report on the state of the union.
Trump will likely speak in the Senate chamber and it will be broadcast on television. But who will be listening?
Democrats will control the House of Representatives – Now What?
It was definitely a Blue wave in Orange County California.
That county immediately south of Los Angeles was the bastion of the Republican Party. It was a mostly middle class (Anaheim and Santa Ana) to the ultra rich (Laguna Beach and Newport Beach). Then came the changing demographics of Latinos, African Americans, and Asians who had managed to save enough money to buy a home in those comfortable suburban communities of Orange County.
So while there are some members of the minority groups that have supported GOP philosophy, a growing number rejected the obvious bias against non-whites that is a hallmark of the Republican Party. Donald Trump is the personification of White supremacy. The image that Trump exemplified was rejected by a majority of voters in that county.
Most likely that image of White supremacy enabled the Democratic Party to win control of the House of Representatives.
Still, the well established Republican Party majority states, that are in the less populated middle America and southern regions, rejected some of their Democratic senators. Trump’s campaign of fear of minorities and immigrants worked well in those states. Everyone should read Bob Woodward’s book titled Fear to understand how successful Trump has been.
The question now is what will the Democrats do with their new found power? The many caucuses within the GOP prevented the passage of needed legislation when they held control of the House. If those kinds of groups do not compromise in the Democratic Party we will continue to see a lack of legislation in the coming two years.
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