Friday, April 21, 2017

First 100 Days the most active in History: Only in their own minds.


The President has been making contradictory comments about his administration's performance as we come to the 100-day threshold. Now, this is far from the first time this has happened and it certainly will not be the last. At a press conference with the Italian Prime Minister (the one where he said the singer Pavarotti was a friend despite both his being dead for the last ten years and his family openly protesting Trump using the tenor's music at campaign stops), the President indicated that he had a very productive first three months. While he is on pace to outdo his predecessors on issuances of executive orders (that will be rescinded when his Democratic Successor comes into office in a little less than four years), he has no legislative accomplishments of consequence. Knowing this, the President and his people have been trying to manage expectations, saying it is unfair to measure an administration's significance based on so short a time period.  This is true and the President has pushed through some things like a new Supreme Court Justice for a stolen Supreme Court Seat and the Keystone Pipeline built with mostly un-American Steel.  Let's also remember some of the things he promised that have not yet come to pass.This is the President that said he would impose a travel ban on Muslims within the first 100 days. It is mercifully stuck in the courts. This is the President who said he would label China a currency manipulator within the first 100 days. He changed his mind. He said he would build a wall on the southern border with Mexico paying for it. Have we seen the first foundation laid or has Mexico paid one peso? Finally, he said he would repeal Obamacare and replace it with something better and less expensive. The bill that died in the House or subsequent ideas did none of those things and Obamacare (which has helped people and contained health costs better than if there had been no Obamacare) is the law of the land. We are in for a rough ride as a country if the President and his people continually to publicly maintain this delusion that they are doing good deeds and moving the country forward. Only in their own minds is this a reality.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/21/trump-criticize-100-days-standard-237446

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