Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Friends Don't Let Friends....

        President Trump's new Director of Communications in the White House tweeted that he had deleted years of  past tweets that both reflect the typical establishment Republican agenda and an outright Progressive agenda. This is supposed to placate us in our concerns....and from the looks of it it may have placated us, but a more accurate word would be that he successfully 'buffaloed' us.
        He implied in his tweet that the POTUS agenda is now ,more important than his personal beliefs. Two possibilities here folks...either this man is a perfect fit with President Trump for neither seem to rely on principles.....or.....President Trump has proved to be nothing but an establishment elite, so Anthony Scaramucci quite naturally can get on board and support him 100%.
        Before this is all over many conservatives will deplore themselves for falling for Donald Trump's promises. What it 'Boyles' down to is this, that many other conservatives talked a good game on conservative issues such as gun control, climate health care,and globalization but the real issue was narcissistic....they were in a battle with Progressives.....with Trump they win.....they win! The issues themselves are turning out to be not as important as....they themselves coming out on top!
        Indeed, some of Donald Trump's real passions agree with ours but they are turning out to be only those that coincide with his personal agenda of  'keep America safe enough to build a great economy.'

Friends Don't Let Friends.....7/20/2017

         The deception is remarkable in itself but what is even more remarkable is that conservatives do not readily see the deception. President Trump is taking the tact that he promised to get rid of Obamacare, and that he has been doing his best since he became president to do just that. This is pure falsehood and deception. To add insult to injury he blames the Congress as if the Congress let him down.
          President Trump did everything that he could to coerce rebellious members of the Republican Party to sign onto the Obamacare Light bill this past March. A novice to politics should be able to spot this, so why can't the majority of conservatives? It's the height of audacity and the depths of unmitigated gall to actually address us conservatives today with the disingenuous at best and downright lying statements at worst that he does.
          Obamacare repeal seems to be as just an annoying labor problem to Donald Trump. He would probably be willing to go either way just get it done with so that he can begin to build. The Paris Climate Agreement is another example. First of all he had to wait and wait in Paris before he finally said the he would take America out of the agreement. As of today his words are still just that....words. By its very nature that agreement is confusing as to how one actually does get out and we may not see anything concrete for two to three years. To make matters worse, his comments to Emmanuel (God with us) Macron while in France placed doubt on what he might eventually do. Mr. President...state what you have done and even what you plan on doing but don't just to lead us on and tell us that this is a done deal.
         Senator Jeff Sessions strong endorsement of candidate Trump was very important during the campaign. Sessions was fighting for us while Donald Trump was more concerned with putting on Miss Universe Pageants. OK, the recusal may or may not have been the best thing to do. In an honest political climate it probably would have been the best thing, but what President Trump did to now Attorney General Sessions in that interview with the New York Times.....with the New York Times of all places....was low class....and should disturb even the most ardent Donald Trump supporter.
         My main concern is this whole mess is whether President Trump will let his political problems delay or maybe even expedite or in any way influence or change dealings with North Korea? We would need 100% of any president's attention on a matter of such importance! Will these problems effect whether or not or in what way he acts if Israel is involved in a hot war once again? This is what often happens. George W. Bush would have acted on Iran ten years ago if it were not for the then upcoming 2008 presidential election. This issue with Iran would have been settled by now. Instead it is 1000 times worse.


         Some conservative talk show hosts are concerned that Ivanka may now have her security clearance reviewed. Here's how my mind works....I'm more concerned about what she has been a part of before she had that security clearance....and even that she has a security clearance. President Trump is not only inexperienced in government security matters, his ultra-aggressive 'get it done' mentality should have led his advisers at the start to read the riot act to him.  But then Jared is one of those advisers isn't he. And now so is Ivanka even though she stated during the campaign that she was..."just going to be a daughter." Friends...playing the lapdog does not help Donald Trump....actually may jeopardize his administration....and therefore certainly doesn't serve America's best interests. Analyzing and even critiquing the president's words and actions (such as his tweeting) can only help both the president and those of us who hope that he serves America well. He doesn't need attack dogs and certainly doesn't need lapdogs. He needs a friend that can smell a fire and then wake him up.