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Mr. B1ack
Mar 25, 2017, 2:03:38 PM3/25/17
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:43:44 GMT, PIBB <inv...@nospam.com> wrote:
>Donald, the real estate deal maker, stumbles badly over healthcare.
>It was predictable enough.
Wasn't his plan - it was GOPCare ... a half-finished thing
that'd apparently been tossed in a file drawer years ago
and nearly forgotten.
Expect a much improved plan, or plans, to emerge from
the workshop later this year. Maybe Trump will be able
to put his name on it then.
>After such a lousy performance over, how is he going to drain the
>swamp when he doesn't understand it?
Unfortunately if you fully understand "the swamp" it
means you're stuck in it up to your neck and are in
no position to drain the thing.
This is a case where a somewhat more abstract,
distant, view can actually be more useful.
In the 1940s we did not deeply immerse ourselves
in the fine details of German or Japanese social and
political culture ... we just pointed at something bad
and bombed the shit out of it.
>Donald, the real estate deal maker, stumbles badly over healthcare.
>It was predictable enough.
Wasn't his plan - it was GOPCare ... a half-finished thing
that'd apparently been tossed in a file drawer years ago
and nearly forgotten.
Expect a much improved plan, or plans, to emerge from
the workshop later this year. Maybe Trump will be able
to put his name on it then.
>After such a lousy performance over, how is he going to drain the
>swamp when he doesn't understand it?
Unfortunately if you fully understand "the swamp" it
means you're stuck in it up to your neck and are in
no position to drain the thing.
This is a case where a somewhat more abstract,
distant, view can actually be more useful.
In the 1940s we did not deeply immerse ourselves
in the fine details of German or Japanese social and
political culture ... we just pointed at something bad
and bombed the shit out of it.
Mr. B1ack
Mar 25, 2017, 2:27:13 PM3/25/17
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:08:06 GMT, PIBB <inv...@nospam.com> wrote:
>Trump is an incompetent image-obsessed developer with a tough-guy
>veneer and is now clearly out of his depth.
I think that says more about the lens you're
looking through than it does about Trump.
So far Trump doesn't appear particularly better or
worse than a handful of his recent predecessors.
Different style, that's all.
>veneer and is now clearly out of his depth.
I think that says more about the lens you're
looking through than it does about Trump.
So far Trump doesn't appear particularly better or
worse than a handful of his recent predecessors.
Different style, that's all.
john simmons
Mar 25, 2017, 3:17:26 PM3/25/17
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Mr. B1ack
Mar 25, 2017, 9:31:01 PM3/25/17
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:51:26 GMT, PIBB <inv...@nospam.com> wrote:
>Trump is infinitely worse than almost all his predecessors. There
>has rarely, if ever, been such an incompetent 100 days.
Better clean that lens laddie ..... :-)
>has rarely, if ever, been such an incompetent 100 days.
Better clean that lens laddie ..... :-)
Mr. B1ack
Mar 26, 2017, 10:01:13 PM3/26/17
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 09:56:29 +0100, PIBB <inv...@nospam.com> wrote:
>In that case, tell me what Trump is on target to achieve in his
>"Contract With America". Here it is:
>
>---------
>
>DONALD J. TRUMP CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER
>
>What follows is my 100-day action plan to make America great
>again. It is a contract between Donald J. Trump and the American
>voter and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change
>to Washington.
>
>Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my
>administration will immediately pursue the following six measures
>to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in
>Washington, DC:
>
>FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on
>all members of Congress;
>SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal
>workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety,
>and public health);
>THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two
>existing regulations must be eliminated;
>FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials
>becoming lobbyists after they leave government service;
>FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf
>of a foreign government;
>SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for
>American elections.
>
>
>On the same day, I will begin taking the following seven actions
>to protect American workers:
>
>FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or
>withdraw from the deal under Article 2205
>SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific
>Partnership
>THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a
>currency manipulator
>FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade
>Representative to identify all foreign trading abuses that
>unfairly impact American workers and direct them to use every tool
>under American and international law to end those abuses
>immediately
>FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50
>trillion dollars’ worth of job-producing American energy reserves,
>including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.
>SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy
>infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move
>forward
>SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change
>programs and use the money to fix America’s water and
>environmental infrastructure
>
>
>Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five
>actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:
>
>FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum
>and order issued by President Obama
>SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice
>Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list, who will uphold and
>defend the Constitution of the United States
>THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
>FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal
>immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries
>that won’t take them back
>FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting
>cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country
>will be considered extreme vetting.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------
We're not disappointed. We know things take a little
time no matter what candidates SAY. We'll wait. The
end-products WILL be pretty close to what we want.
Replacing Scalia is in-process ... and the Dems really
can't stop it.
Some of Obamas stupider XOs have been reversed.
More and more will be addressed as time allows.
Money IS being withheld from "sanctuaries". A number
of wannabe sanctuaries chickened-out at the thought
of losing federal monies/services.
Work HAS begun on the illegals ... most dangerous
ones first. Work has begun on expanding "the wall"
as well ... though I can't see a physical wall for the
whole length of the border.
The immigration thing ... that may need the new USSC
justice, but it WILL happen. The prez has the authority.
OCare WILL be replaced ... but GOPCare 1.0 wasn't
quite the correct instrument. The fixed-up version will
surely be ready by fall.
So, except for Dem delay tactics, everything seems
right on track. Only little snowflakes demand that
everything be *instant*.
>"Contract With America". Here it is:
>
>---------
>
>DONALD J. TRUMP CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER
>
>What follows is my 100-day action plan to make America great
>again. It is a contract between Donald J. Trump and the American
>voter and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change
>to Washington.
>
>Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my
>administration will immediately pursue the following six measures
>to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in
>Washington, DC:
>
>FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on
>all members of Congress;
>SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal
>workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety,
>and public health);
>THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two
>existing regulations must be eliminated;
>FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials
>becoming lobbyists after they leave government service;
>FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf
>of a foreign government;
>SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for
>American elections.
>
>
>On the same day, I will begin taking the following seven actions
>to protect American workers:
>
>FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or
>withdraw from the deal under Article 2205
>SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific
>Partnership
>THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a
>currency manipulator
>FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade
>Representative to identify all foreign trading abuses that
>unfairly impact American workers and direct them to use every tool
>under American and international law to end those abuses
>immediately
>FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50
>trillion dollars’ worth of job-producing American energy reserves,
>including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.
>SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy
>infrastructure projects, like the Keystone Pipeline, to move
>forward
>SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change
>programs and use the money to fix America’s water and
>environmental infrastructure
>
>
>Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five
>actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law:
>
>FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum
>and order issued by President Obama
>SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice
>Scalia from one of the 20 judges on my list, who will uphold and
>defend the Constitution of the United States
>THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
>FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal
>immigrants from the country and cancel visas to foreign countries
>that won’t take them back
>FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting
>cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country
>will be considered extreme vetting.
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------
We're not disappointed. We know things take a little
time no matter what candidates SAY. We'll wait. The
end-products WILL be pretty close to what we want.
Replacing Scalia is in-process ... and the Dems really
can't stop it.
Some of Obamas stupider XOs have been reversed.
More and more will be addressed as time allows.
Money IS being withheld from "sanctuaries". A number
of wannabe sanctuaries chickened-out at the thought
of losing federal monies/services.
Work HAS begun on the illegals ... most dangerous
ones first. Work has begun on expanding "the wall"
as well ... though I can't see a physical wall for the
whole length of the border.
The immigration thing ... that may need the new USSC
justice, but it WILL happen. The prez has the authority.
OCare WILL be replaced ... but GOPCare 1.0 wasn't
quite the correct instrument. The fixed-up version will
surely be ready by fall.
So, except for Dem delay tactics, everything seems
right on track. Only little snowflakes demand that
everything be *instant*.
Mr. B1ack
Mar 27, 2017, 10:25:44 AM3/27/17
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:38:39 +0100, PIBB <inv...@nospam.com> wrote:
>On 03:01 27 Mar 2017, Mr. B1ack wrote:
>would do in the first 100 days.
>
>I guess Trump has another month, so maybe he will magically do all
>the things on the list in that time. After all, Trump reckons
>hinself as one of the best deal makers in the world. Heh heh!
>
>The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
You keep presuming Trump voters will feel one way
about all these events ... when really it's only hardening
their support for Trump - and their spite for the lefties.
Just like the pollsters & pundits, you have Trump voters
all wrong.
Keep up the good work ! We'll be blindsiding you
again and again and again for the next 8 years :-)
>On 03:01 27 Mar 2017, Mr. B1ack wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> PIBB wrote:
>>>
>>> DONALD J. TRUMP CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER
>>>
>>> What follows is my 100-day action plan to make America great
>>> again. It is a contract between Donald J. Trump and the
>>> American voter and begins with restoring honesty,
>>> accountability and change to Washington.
>>>
>>> .... SNIP ....
>>>
>>> PIBB wrote:
>>>
>>> DONALD J. TRUMP CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER
>>>
>>> What follows is my 100-day action plan to make America great
>>> again. It is a contract between Donald J. Trump and the
>>> American voter and begins with restoring honesty,
>>> accountability and change to Washington.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> We're not disappointed. We know things take a little time no
>> matter what candidates SAY. We'll wait. The end-products WILL
>> be pretty close to what we want.
>>
>> Replacing Scalia is in-process ... and the Dems really can't
>> stop it.
>>
>> Some of Obamas stupider XOs have been reversed. More and more
>> will be addressed as time allows.
>>
>> Money IS being withheld from "sanctuaries". A number of
>> wannabe sanctuaries chickened-out at the thought of losing
>> federal monies/services.
>>
>> Work HAS begun on the illegals ... most dangerous ones first.
>> Work has begun on expanding "the wall" as well ... though I
>> can't see a physical wall for the whole length of the border.
>>
>> The immigration thing ... that may need the new USSC justice,
>> but it WILL happen. The prez has the authority.
>>
>> OCare WILL be replaced ... but GOPCare 1.0 wasn't quite the
>> correct instrument. The fixed-up version will surely be ready
>> by fall.
>>
>> So, except for Dem delay tactics, everything seems right on
>> track. Only little snowflakes demand that everything be
>> *instant*.
>
>That can't hide near total failure to do what Trump promised he
>>
>> We're not disappointed. We know things take a little time no
>> matter what candidates SAY. We'll wait. The end-products WILL
>> be pretty close to what we want.
>>
>> Replacing Scalia is in-process ... and the Dems really can't
>> stop it.
>>
>> Some of Obamas stupider XOs have been reversed. More and more
>> will be addressed as time allows.
>>
>> Money IS being withheld from "sanctuaries". A number of
>> wannabe sanctuaries chickened-out at the thought of losing
>> federal monies/services.
>>
>> Work HAS begun on the illegals ... most dangerous ones first.
>> Work has begun on expanding "the wall" as well ... though I
>> can't see a physical wall for the whole length of the border.
>>
>> The immigration thing ... that may need the new USSC justice,
>> but it WILL happen. The prez has the authority.
>>
>> OCare WILL be replaced ... but GOPCare 1.0 wasn't quite the
>> correct instrument. The fixed-up version will surely be ready
>> by fall.
>>
>> So, except for Dem delay tactics, everything seems right on
>> track. Only little snowflakes demand that everything be
>> *instant*.
>
>would do in the first 100 days.
>
>I guess Trump has another month, so maybe he will magically do all
>the things on the list in that time. After all, Trump reckons
>hinself as one of the best deal makers in the world. Heh heh!
>
>The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
You keep presuming Trump voters will feel one way
about all these events ... when really it's only hardening
their support for Trump - and their spite for the lefties.
Just like the pollsters & pundits, you have Trump voters
all wrong.
Keep up the good work ! We'll be blindsiding you
again and again and again for the next 8 years :-)
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