After inauguration, Trump revealed his primary concern,himself.His immediate concern was the press assessment of crowd size at the inauguration.He lied, exaggerated and was caught;then he doubled down and was humiliated by the press as his lies continued.He also lied about and humiliated the CIA.He revealed that his first concern was himself and how he was presented.He ended up looking foolish.
He has since continued to lie and distort with almost every executive order he has presented and signed.He has declared war on the media and the media has won most of the ensuing battles.His response has been to direct all to watch Fox News,who has mostly tried to protect him.He issued a couple of immigration orders which have triggered much response,including exploring lies,prompting protests,irritating Mexico and causing its president to cancel a meeting.His Muslim order has prompted worldwide response,US judicial response, congressional dissent,and myriad protests.He has issued a government hiring freeze and opened up more pipeline construction.He has issued more objection to trade agreements,increased lobbying regulations,and started a war on public education.In regard to the ACA, he has pushed forward a resolution for repeal and opened up more examination of the law.This has prompted much response in numerous areas.He has admitted that replacement is in limbo.
It appears that Trump is trying to make at least a token attempt at keeping some of his promises,although I think that he doesn't really care.It appears that his governing plan is similar to his campaign plan or should I say non-plan,a non- plan that could result in failure and possible impeachment.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Faux Campaign
What happened to our country?What happened to us?What happened to honesty and truth? Integrity?Trump happened,but it is more than that.It's all of us.Trump couldn't succeed without the rest of our complicity.Let's reconstruct:
Trump has wanted to run for president for a long time.He explored it before,but it wasn't right.This time things were a little different as he threw ideas out.
I think that originally it was simply exploration,an attempt without expectation.I know that I will be wrong about most of the particulars because,as everyone else,I will interject more logic than is present,than could be present.T rump has no concept of logic..or even order.He couldn't have succeeded otherwise.
He had a few very simple ideas and,as I said,just threw them out.Immigration seemed a good starting point.He made a couple of wild statements to gauge the response.Surprisingly,the immigration response was positive,so he decided to continue longer.
I think that he wanted to try an unstandard campaign,to concentrate on emotional issues and say what he thought the people wanted to hear.He has no concrete political ideology so he could be flexible.As he proceeded he found that he could easily adjust policies,adapt to the public response and get away with it.
I think that Trump has no core belief other than winning at any cost,so he will adopt any policy that will appease political and public response and even that is subject to change.He will also lie at will to substantiate any change.
Much of his campaign depended on attacking and degrading any opposition and is rife with hyperbole.Everything is exaggerated: wonderful, beautiful,great,big,best,(make America great).Everyone else is inferior,little, ,crooked and he is the only one that can succeed.Lies and distortions were and are the norm.He is a classic bombastic bully and he gets away with it
In summary,he had and still has,an open-ended campaign with no absolutes: whatever works, or will work,that is publically and politically palatable.No promises are real promises.Everything that he has said is meaningless.He has had,in short,a faux campaign.
Trump has wanted to run for president for a long time.He explored it before,but it wasn't right.This time things were a little different as he threw ideas out.
I think that originally it was simply exploration,an attempt without expectation.I know that I will be wrong about most of the particulars because,as everyone else,I will interject more logic than is present,than could be present.T rump has no concept of logic..or even order.He couldn't have succeeded otherwise.
He had a few very simple ideas and,as I said,just threw them out.Immigration seemed a good starting point.He made a couple of wild statements to gauge the response.Surprisingly,the immigration response was positive,so he decided to continue longer.
I think that he wanted to try an unstandard campaign,to concentrate on emotional issues and say what he thought the people wanted to hear.He has no concrete political ideology so he could be flexible.As he proceeded he found that he could easily adjust policies,adapt to the public response and get away with it.
I think that Trump has no core belief other than winning at any cost,so he will adopt any policy that will appease political and public response and even that is subject to change.He will also lie at will to substantiate any change.
Much of his campaign depended on attacking and degrading any opposition and is rife with hyperbole.Everything is exaggerated: wonderful, beautiful,great,big,best,(make America great).Everyone else is inferior,little, ,crooked and he is the only one that can succeed.Lies and distortions were and are the norm.He is a classic bombastic bully and he gets away with it
In summary,he had and still has,an open-ended campaign with no absolutes: whatever works, or will work,that is publically and politically palatable.No promises are real promises.Everything that he has said is meaningless.He has had,in short,a faux campaign.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
More Election
Trump didn't run a campaign,not a real campaign.There were never actual promises made,not meant to be kept.Republicans are surprised that Trump can approach a critic for a cabinet post without compunction.But they shouldn't be.His Campaign wasn't real.He didn't mean any of it.To him,it didn't happen.It is to be ignored.
I really think that he believes that everything in his campaign doesn't count.That's a rationalization that allows him to disallow statements,deny answers and misstatements,lie..nothing counts as real.If he believes that, he can say and do anything that he wants to.Does he believe that?
I really think that he believes that everything in his campaign doesn't count.That's a rationalization that allows him to disallow statements,deny answers and misstatements,lie..nothing counts as real.If he believes that, he can say and do anything that he wants to.Does he believe that?
Friday, December 9, 2016
Trump 2016
It's pretty obvious to me that the Trump campaign was entirely contrived almost right from the start.It was never meant to be a serious sincere,truthful,honest campaign;it was always contrived.The sole purpose was election,at any cost.
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Election 2016
I'm devastated,yet not surprised.Donald Trump,Donald Trump!How could it happen?We went all the way from Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump.How could that happen?
The general populace preferred the policies of Bernie Sanders:financial equality,universal health care,free education for all,immigration reform,a basic income ,the ability to survive,freedom. The people wanted those policies,yet voted for opposite.Trump is the antithesis.The Republican party is the antithesis.They are against Social Security,Medicare,universal health care,free education,minimum wage,a basic income,everthing that allows all of us to live a decent life.Trump and the Republican Party are not what the people want.
The general populace preferred the policies of Bernie Sanders:financial equality,universal health care,free education for all,immigration reform,a basic income ,the ability to survive,freedom. The people wanted those policies,yet voted for opposite.Trump is the antithesis.The Republican party is the antithesis.They are against Social Security,Medicare,universal health care,free education,minimum wage,a basic income,everthing that allows all of us to live a decent life.Trump and the Republican Party are not what the people want.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
EB-5
A part of the Immigration Act of 1990 is the EB-5 visa program.The act was introduced by Ted Kennedy and signed into law by George W.Bush.EB-5 was created to allow foreign investment to create jobs and business.It is essentially trading US citizenship for investment.A foreign investor puts up $500,000 for a green card.It's more involved than that,but essentially ends up there. The investor must create or maintain at least 10 jobs in a new or existing commercial enterprise.This can be done individually or through Regional Centers.
The intent of this program was reasonable,but as it has progressed it has become a vehicle for fraud and misuse.It has been transformed into another means for the rich and powerful to manipulate.Many prominent politicians are involved,even attracting some well meaning legislators.But it become a means of graft and deceit.A classic example is Trump using EB-5 investors to build his New Jersey tower. The purpose of the program is to create jobs in needed areas,not to embellish the wealthy.
There are already many examples of fraud and abuse.Anthony Clinton,Hillary's brother is a Regional Director and has been involved in a questionable project in Virginia and Mississippi with Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe.It's more than questionable.Every facet borders on illegal.VP nominee Tim Kaine was also involved in the facilitation process.The company is Green Tech,created by McAuliffe.It was an electric car plant planned for Virginia,built in Mississippi.I think that they built 5 cars.The project also involved campaign contributions It was a mess and should have been investigated and probably still will be.60Minutes exposed a Vermont project (Jay Peak)that is a disaster.There was a No.Dakota project exposed a couple of years ago.Google EB-5 visa projects and you will find lots of frauds.
So many prominent politicians and corporations are involved in this program,that it is hard to find anyone that wants to talk about it.I have sent out many tweets with no response.This program will become a very big deal sometime in the future,maybe before the election because Trump is involved.
The intent of this program was reasonable,but as it has progressed it has become a vehicle for fraud and misuse.It has been transformed into another means for the rich and powerful to manipulate.Many prominent politicians are involved,even attracting some well meaning legislators.But it become a means of graft and deceit.A classic example is Trump using EB-5 investors to build his New Jersey tower. The purpose of the program is to create jobs in needed areas,not to embellish the wealthy.
There are already many examples of fraud and abuse.Anthony Clinton,Hillary's brother is a Regional Director and has been involved in a questionable project in Virginia and Mississippi with Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe.It's more than questionable.Every facet borders on illegal.VP nominee Tim Kaine was also involved in the facilitation process.The company is Green Tech,created by McAuliffe.It was an electric car plant planned for Virginia,built in Mississippi.I think that they built 5 cars.The project also involved campaign contributions It was a mess and should have been investigated and probably still will be.60Minutes exposed a Vermont project (Jay Peak)that is a disaster.There was a No.Dakota project exposed a couple of years ago.Google EB-5 visa projects and you will find lots of frauds.
So many prominent politicians and corporations are involved in this program,that it is hard to find anyone that wants to talk about it.I have sent out many tweets with no response.This program will become a very big deal sometime in the future,maybe before the election because Trump is involved.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
More 2016 Election
I'm beginning to wonder if this presidential campaign is real.Can so many mistakes, mistakes that have have up-ended candidates in the past,continue to happen to Trump with such minor consequence.That is what makes me question this campaign.Are we being duped?Is that even possible?I wonder.
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