THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY

[rocknblues81]

Trump needs to leave when his terms done. Simple as that

[Dave's Dreidel]

But who are you going to get that has experience AND will do a good job? I don't see it happening soon. Either people don't know what they're doing, or they're just beholden to corporate interests and such.

I don't want incompetent people, but I don't want progressives or business as usual neocons and dem either. So, who do you back?

You are trying to make the argument that there are no competent people in the country that are also not beholden to corporate interests. I completely reject your assertion.

[jimmy812]

You are trying to make the argument that there are no competent people in the country that are also not beholden to corporate interests. I completely reject your assertion.

Reports are that Hegseth had unsecure internet lines set up in his office. Let's start with someone who is not that stupid.

We knew this guy was unqualified before he took the job. It's funny that he is proposing the idea of hiring based on merit.

[edwardv]

Trump tariffs to destroy the model train business? I get these type articles on my smart phone Google news feed 24 x7. Maybe because I'm a swing voter in PA which is a swing state? And I've been talking trains with my youngest son lately because his gf inherited a bunch of Lionel's from her Uncle?
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ta...lroad-industry

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[fudd]

Trump tariffs to destroy the model train business? I get these type articles on my smart phone Google news feed 24 x7. Maybe because I'm a swing voter in PA which is a swing state? And I've been talking trains with my youngest son lately because his gf inherited a bunch of Lionel's from her Uncle?
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ta...lroad-industry

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Impeach.


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[Dave's Dreidel]

Reports are that Hegseth had unsecure internet lines set up in his office. Let's start with someone who is not that stupid.

We knew this guy was unqualified before he took the job. It's funny that he is proposing the idea of hiring based on merit.

He has proven himself to be incompetent at the job.

[Dave's Dreidel]

FYSA, I got to meet with DOGE last week.

Came away kind of unimpressed if I am being honest. Without Elon there, they are just data analyst geeks.

[jimmy812]

He has proven himself to be incompetent at the job.

Obviously agreed. But, I feel, we were already in agreement before his first day on the job.

So, as we approach the 100th day of Trump 2.0, it hasn't been going so well. In fact, it's been shitty, even some Trump voters agree with that assessment. Yes, it's still very early. I think this is what I, and some others, had been saying after he won and was filling up his Cabinet with sycophants where no one would dare tell him 'no.' I think his first term went much more smoothly (in comparison), I believe, because there were people around him who would counsel and advise, and actually know what they were doing. This time, with solely loyalists simply saying 'yes' to him--either not knowing what's right or wrong, or just blindly going along cuz Trump said so, there are no guardrails to keep him in line. Therefore you get all these comparisons to dictatorship and authoritarianism, especially when the 3 pillars of government don't seem equal now.

And DOGE, most people will agree, was a good idea conceptually but the execution has been poor. How many times have they eliminated programs and fired people only to rehire them back or reinstate at least a part of a program? Seems they have more flip-flops than Sammy Hagar at this point.
As I said, we can all agree that cleaning up government and its waste and fraud was sorely needed. I think it's also a good thing to see that there wasn't as much fraud and waste as was initially thought.

[edwardv]

A for effort but the trillion turning into 160 billion is a failure to me. It's just not as bad as advertised.

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[KS 5150]

A for effort but the trillion turning into 160 billion is a failure to me. It's just not as bad as advertised.

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Unfortunately the voters bought it hook, line & sinker that there was so much waste that they were gonna save TRILLIONS.

[Dave's Dreidel]

As usual with Trump, many of the ideas are good at the 30,000 foot level, but they are poorly executed.

[Dave's Dreidel]

Unfortunately the voters bought it hook, line & sinker that there was so much waste that they were gonna save TRILLIONS.

The government is so inefficient, and the data is so bad, that the only way to make cuts early in the process would be to cut everything across the board the same.

I am all for getting rid of stupid shit like $50M on Sesame Street in Iran, or federal grants for seminars on how to correctly lube your butt plug. But millions and even billions saved is like pissing into a hurricane.

I think the average person just can't comprehend trillions.

[Dave's Dreidel]

Unfortunately the voters bought it hook, line & sinker that there was so much waste that they were gonna save TRILLIONS.

The border crossings have dramatically decreased, and we got all the DEI nonsense out of the government, which was long overdue. But, he has made quite a few questionable decisions so far. We'll see how they work out.

[edwardv]

As usual with Trump, many of the ideas are good at the 30,000 foot level, but they are poorly executed.

I'm Gavin Newsome and I approve of this message.

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[jimmy812]

I am all for getting rid of stupid shit like $50M on Sesame Street in Iran, or federal grants for seminars on how to correctly lube your butt plug.

They have seminars for that?!? ...asking for a friend.