06-07-2017, 06:28 AM
Lods, I just knew there was a rational debater inside you waiting to get out ;D
For me, I was always pessimistic that Trump would pivot and act presidential. I also thought he didn't have the character and temperament to do the job. But I wanted to be pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately, my worst fears have been confirmed, if not exceeded.
I didn't reflexively condemn the missile attack on the Syrian airfield and the liberal press didn't either.
If he'd made some decent appointments and left them to do their jobs properly, the criticism would have abated. But he hasn't. He has appointed a climate change denier and enemy of the EPA to head the EPA. Then he allowed that guy, Pruitt, and Bannon to push him into walking away from the Paris accord. He appointed General McMaster as National Security Advisor - a good pick after he made a disastrous one with Flynn. But he certainly hasn't deferred to him. For instance, McMaster was reportedly pressuring Trump to reaffirm the US commitment to Article 5 of the NATO treaty but Bannon was working to remove it.
I will post more later but I have to shoot.
For me, I was always pessimistic that Trump would pivot and act presidential. I also thought he didn't have the character and temperament to do the job. But I wanted to be pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately, my worst fears have been confirmed, if not exceeded.
I didn't reflexively condemn the missile attack on the Syrian airfield and the liberal press didn't either.
If he'd made some decent appointments and left them to do their jobs properly, the criticism would have abated. But he hasn't. He has appointed a climate change denier and enemy of the EPA to head the EPA. Then he allowed that guy, Pruitt, and Bannon to push him into walking away from the Paris accord. He appointed General McMaster as National Security Advisor - a good pick after he made a disastrous one with Flynn. But he certainly hasn't deferred to him. For instance, McMaster was reportedly pressuring Trump to reaffirm the US commitment to Article 5 of the NATO treaty but Bannon was working to remove it.
I will post more later but I have to shoot.