Politics Trump - What has he done now???

Thoughts on The Donald's SC nominee?

I need to read up on this.

 

I have a feeling that he won't get confirmed anytime soon. If the Democrats actually grow a pair and get revenge for blocking Garland, we might not have a 9th justice until another seat opens up and both of them can be confirmed at the same time.

 

But still, they'll most likely be right wingers.

 

I'm kind of hoping that the Democrats hold up the appointment for at least eight months just on principle.
They will eventually have to give in somehow but giving the Republicans a taste of their own medicine is only fair.

 

Speaking of resistance...


This account purports to be rogue White House staff. It is sort of like walking by a closed door and hearing familiar voices inside, catching snippets of convo. Except the guys talking and often yelling are running the country.

 

He's the guy that the Republicans will love, a replacement for Scalia.
I see zero point in trying to deal with this right now. Republican majority made it clear that there is no rush--at all--to install a new Supreme. Trump making this choice this early in his administration is unprecedented and not necessary. As big as it is, it is not the biggest fish to fry right now.

 

While I doubt the Democrats will get their act together, they should demand Trump nominates Marrick Garland the next time a seat is open to get any nominee through. It would make the 2018 senate race much harder for the red state Democratic senators though.

 

Presidents come & go.
Political power changes hands.
Policies change with the above.

Supreme Court justices can serve for decades.

 

Please do rant.
I'm living in a world of regret that I did not sooner step up to the plate and apply for American citizenship. I didn't vote. I didn't do enough to stop this.


I didn't contribute to this thread at first because the title of it makes me want to scream. It seemed self-evident "how" Trump would do.

He would do stuff "without sufficient intelligence."

US military officials: Trump-ordered raid in Yemen that killed US Navy SEAL was approved 'without sufficient intelligence'

So to anyone that would shut you down from getting "ranty" about the Trump presidency I would say:

 

He at least went to see the fallen soldier when the casket returned... Fox News and the conservative media will focus on that.

He also threatened to invade Mexico to find the "bad hombres"... but that doesn't matter.

 

Exactly! What a fookin patriot!
And as per usual we (the people, the press) focus on the lone American casualty but non-American civilians, including kids killed, whatevs.

Edit/As a Canadian child who moved to the US in late 1965--just as the Vietnam war escalated, the press pointing out the Americans killed and skipping past all the other human beings extinguished has long puzzled me and torn at my heart.
Fact is, we've long had an America first attitude. Trump took it straight to the bank.

 

His behaviour is so outlandish and his choice of words are blatantly unhinged. I am really wondering why some republicans are not crying out to to get him removed. People still think this is sane behaviour for a POTUS?

 

It _is_ clearly unhinged.
The only rationale I see for not stepping up is fear for one's own career, putting self before party and more importantly, before country.

OTOH, Trump has a 42% approval rating for the job he is doing as president. That means a lot of people are OK with what he says and does. Perhaps, as long as "the people" continue to support him, regardless of the insanity, the Republicans will too.

 

I agree with Fangirl. Congressional Republicans are not speaking out against him because their favorability ratings are even lower than his are. They realize that he appeals to their base more then they do, so if he were to publicly shame them on Twitter, they'd risk electoral losses in all their pro-Dump districts.

And as long as they play nice with him, he'll advance their agendas. It's the same reason why the religious right became much more accepting of him after the primaries.

 

I cannot emphasize enough how shocked almost everyone was that Trump won. Still, hard to imagine that the Repubs didn't at least have a notion of what they would do should their party win. And yet nearly three months later they are sitting on their hands.

At age 70, Donald John Trump is the oldest man ever elected to a first term as president. Much speculation continues about how fit he is for the job. Yesterday radio shock jock Howard Stern, an NYC friend of Trumps for decades, weighed in.

"I personally wish that he had never run, I told him that, because I actually think this is something that is gonna be detrimental to his mental health too, because, he wants to be liked, he wants to be loved," Stern said. "He wants people to cheer for him."

Howard Stern: Trump wants to be loved, presidency will be 'detrimental' to his mental health

Meanwhile inside the White House today,