Tell us again who you voted for twice and how bad of a candidate she was and why you have such bad judgement.I don't have a shocked face to cut and paste... but by my count, sure seem like you add Romney and the rest of the establishment Republican's in the Senate in with the Dem's, and you're looking at the 2/3's Senate votes needed to impeach the president?
Hindsight is always 20/20 of course, but with the Senate being so hard to gerrymander and the fact that he's lost the House- I'm starting to think Trumps decision to purely pander to the far right base and count on his ability to yell about Mexican's and Hillary during the elections might have been a big miscalculation. Any guesses from the peanut gallery on what his chances are of staying in office vs getting impeached? Given how poor of a strategist he is proving to be- I'm really starting to wonder if he's got the chops to hang on.
Tell us again who you voted for twice and how bad of a candidate she was and why you have such bad judgement.
The only thing I am saying is you should have nominated a better candidate.You make it sound like you voted for a good candidate...
Blame it on Hillary all you want, but Trump has been started only pandering to the far right and it only takes first grade math to see where that is going to leave him if he keeps hemorrhaging support. Or let me put it another way... have you heard Sean Hannity's show's rating are down 20% from a year ago. If it comes down to Ruppert having to decide between cutting bait and saving Fox News from being pulled down with Trump what way do you think he's going to go?
The only thing I am saying is you should have nominated a better candidate.
I am not saying any such thing, but he was the best option.Hey, if you think invoking Hillary is like a get out of jail free card for Trump's poor job performance, then all I got to say is good luck to him with that.
Personally I don't see how that saves him anymore then pandering to the far right 25% of the electorate will save his job if he crashes the economy or Muller uncovers corruption from foreign influences.
You are still an idiot.Fact check: President Trump's error-filled holiday tweets on the border wall
Trump is stuck on an unworkable campaign pledge that Mexico would be forced to pay for the wall, but administration officials have refused to explain Trump's logic for how the revised NAFTA would pay for the wall. The updating of the trade pact negotiated by the Trump administration makes some changes at the margins. But if that results in a smaller trade deficit because Mexico is buying more goods from the United States, it does not necessarily translate into greater revenue for the U.S. government. (As we noted, Trump often equates trade deficits to "losses," but that's a misunderstanding of basic economics.) Moreover, Congress would still have to appropriate funds, and it has refused to do so.
Sometimes, the president has asserted the wall would pay for itself because of reduced illegal immigration. The president often relies on dubious figures on the cost of illegal immigration. But in any case, a border wall on the southern border would not stop people from overstaying their visas.
Illegal border crossings represent a relatively small share of the number of people who enter the country, legally or otherwise, in any given year, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Studies estimate that nearly half of the immigrants residing in the United States illegally entered the country legally with a visa -- a percentage that keeps growing. "Two-thirds of those who arrived in 2014 did not illegally cross a border, but were admitted (after screening) on non-immigrant (temporary) visas, and then overstayed their period of admission or otherwise violated the terms of their visas," said a 2017 report by the Center for Migration Studies. "Moreover, this trend in increasing percentages of visa overstays will likely continue into the foreseeable future."
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/...rror-filled-holiday-tweets-on-the-border-wall
Trump wants to waste billions of taxpayer dollars because he is a moron who wants to appease his base of idiots.
I am not saying any such thing, but he was the best option.
I wonder how things would be if he had just a bit of support from the media?
Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.00f480076590
The Trump presidency made a deep descent in December. The departures of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, the appointment of senior persons of lesser experience, the abandonment of allies who fight beside us, and the president’s thoughtless claim that America has long been a “sucker” in world affairs all defined his presidency down.
It is well known that Donald Trump was not my choice for the Republican presidential nomination. After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment and name-calling. It did not. When he won the election, I hoped he would rise to the occasion. His early appointments of Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, Kelly and Mattis were encouraging. But, on balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions last month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.
It is not that all of the president’s policies have been misguided. He was right to align U.S. corporate taxes with those of global competitors, to strip out excessive regulations, to crack down on China’s unfair trade practices, to reform criminal justice and to appoint conservative judges. These are policies mainstream Republicans have promoted for years. But policies and appointments are only a part of a presidency.
To a great degree, a presidency shapes the public character of the nation. A president should unite us and inspire us to follow “our better angels.” A president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect. As a nation, we have been blessed with presidents who have called on the greatness of the American spirit. With the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable. And it is in this province where the incumbent’s shortfall has been most glaring.
The world is also watching. America has long been looked to for leadership. Our economic and military strength was part of that, of course, but our enduring commitment to principled conduct in foreign relations, and to the rights of all people to freedom and equal justice, was even more esteemed. Trump’s words and actions have caused dismay around the world. In a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, 84 percent of people in Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Sweden believed the American president would “do the right thing in world affairs.” One year later, that number had fallen to 16 percent.
This comes at a very unfortunate time. Several allies in Europe are experiencing political upheaval. Several former Soviet satellite states are rethinking their commitment to democracy. Some Asian nations, such as the Philippines, lean increasingly toward China, which advances to rival our economy and our military. The alternative to U.S. world leadership offered by China and Russia is autocratic, corrupt and brutal.
The world needs American leadership, and it is in America’s interest to provide it. A world led by authoritarian regimes is a world — and an America — with less prosperity, less freedom, less peace.
To reassume our leadership in world politics, we must repair failings in our politics at home. That project begins, of course, with the highest office once again acting to inspire and unite us. It includes political parties promoting policies that strengthen us rather than promote tribalism by exploiting fear and resentment. Our leaders must defend our vital institutions despite their inevitable failings: a free press, the rule of law, strong churches, and responsible corporations and unions.
We must repair our fiscal foundation, setting a course to a balanced budget. We must attract the best talent to America’s service and the best innovators to America’s economy.
America is strongest when our arms are linked with other nations. We want a unified and strong Europe, not a disintegrating union. We want stable relationships with the nations of Asia that strengthen our mutual security and prosperity.
I look forward to working on these priorities with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other senators.
Furthermore, I will act as I would with any president, in or out of my party: I will support policies that I believe are in the best interest of the country and my state, and oppose those that are not. I do not intend to comment on every tweet or fault. But I will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions.
I remain optimistic about our future. In an innovation age, Americans excel. More importantly, noble instincts live in the hearts of Americans. The people of this great land will eschew the politics of anger and fear if they are summoned to the responsibility by leaders in homes, in churches, in schools, in businesses, in government — who raise our sights and respect the dignity of every child of God — the ideal that is the essence of America.
Where's that wall shitstain?You are still an idiot.
New year same old tired booty, did you forget your log in?Where's that wall shitstain?
It all depends what he ends up doing, I was a cruz guy and then he won and everyone started in on him, so that made me stick up for him against all the bull shit you people could make up about him. If he sticks to his promises I will continue to support him.Actually I'm glad you making the point about him being the best option because I think it helps illustrate what I'm saying. If hardcore Republicans such as yourself are getting to the point where you defend the Trumps Presidency with a blanket "don't blame me, I just didn't want to vote for Hillary" defense... I think that's a pretty clear illustration that he's in trouble.
And as for the media supporting him? As best I can tell you only consume right leaning news Joe, and look at your last two posts- even you are starting to sound like you want to clean your hands of him. Take a moment and let that sink in.
It's funny, that pussy wouldn't go after Obama and lost and now he is gonna go after Trump who did what he could not.In case you wanted to read Mitt Romney's Op-Ed on Trump Joe...
I forget, but wasn't Obama the one that promised no lobbyists?An energy industry lobbyist is the new Secretary of the Interior.
Draining the Swamp. LOL.
Trump promised to “Drain the Swamp” and now has an energy lobbyist (ultimate swamp creature) as his Secretary of The Interior!I forget, but wasn't Obama the one that promised no lobbyists?