One year after his election, would you rate Trump as a success, failure, or incomplete so far? And why?
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QOTD: ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTION
One year after his election, would you rate Trump as a success, failure, or incomplete so far? And why?
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It would have to be incomplete since he has only been in office since January and he is still in the process of trying to get the Republicans to institute the agenda their membership elected him to put in place.
Overall, so far I’d say he has been moderately to very successful on most of it that can be done at this early time. The biggies, Obamacare and Tax reform, are waiting on the Republicans in the House and Senate to send something to him he can sign, he can’t do much about that but wait.
After election means dog poo; it is after installed in office that has meaning.
I am impressed that Trump has brought America into a friendlier relationship with Russia to work for world peace.
One also has to be impressed with Trump keeping his promise to get out of costly foreign wars that are not affecting national security.
Oh, wait………………
At least he stopped the fleecing of the muppets by the global puppet masters with the TPP and Paris climate agreement.
That’s at least trillions of taxpayer dollars right there. It’s good.
Yes, I know he has done some very good stuff. I had 3 top items with Trump: Russia, MENA wars, and CAGW Hoax
Trump has had good victories. Some already noted above. Anyone who says otherwise is just a Trump Hater.
He’s also had failures, some yuge. Don’t we still have Obamacare?
So, I guess you mean overall.
Does the good outweigh the bad, or vice versa? Should I tally up the good, and if it’s higher than the bad, then give him a good grade? Or, only decide based on Biggie issues? Or, go by my “hot buttons”? All of the above?
Well, I had 3 hot buttons; immigration (too early to decide), Russia reset (total fail), and SCOTUS appointments (so far, so good). Based on that, I give him a C+.
Total overall? Ummm, a barely passing grade.
At least he’s not Hillary.
Bonus: Read an article yesterday, and the rabid anti-Trump author referred to him as Trumplethinskin. I thought that was funny.
He has been very good at appointing Conservative Judges throughout the Federal system .
He did the Republic a favor getting out of the climate change agreements.
He has stop most of the refugees coming in from these Third world hell holes.
He needs to start building that damn wall and stop legal immigration .At least he cares about the Nation.He is so much better than Obama ( piss be upon him and his prophet)
Not much can get through a Senate with only 52 Republicans – including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John Fucking McCain. There should be at least 58 GOP senators after the midterms, and sanctimonious Corker & Jeff The Flake will be gone. Too bad Ben Sassehole doesn’t face a primary until 2020.
You think Trump’s not draining the swamp?
Republicans,esp committee chairmen,are retiring right and left.
This article makes excuses for it but it looks to me like they either see the writing on the wall or somebody is giving them an ultimatum.
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?e=Y2hhcmxlc3dlc3RsYWtlQGVhcnRobGluay5uZXQ%3D&s=59fc540cfe1ff6361c6c1db5
I gave him an A so far. Do I wish he were able to get more done, faster? Of course. But there are limits to how fast you can act within our government structure. So I grade him based on him doing what he said he was going to do. I’ve had three differences with Trump so far. Afghanistan. Don’t like it. I didn’t like what he first said about DACA. He put Steve Miller on the case, I’m fine with it now. And the final form of the tax bill will be crucial. I’ve heard him say things that lead me to believe that will be fine. As Tampa notes above, he is pummelling establishment Republicans into retirement. And that’s a good thing. I imagine his power base is only going to grow over the next few years and he will be able to get a lot more done. Anybody who’s disappointed in Donald Trump at this point, needs to ask themselves, what would have been the alternatives? And they would have been ugly indeed. So I’d say we are winning
Considering the tsunami of vicious propaganda that has spewed forth from Day One, he’s doing well to achieve 35%. I think people understand the corruption in the GOP as the source of his legislative failures. However, they are disappointed in his enthusiasm to continue military adventures in the ME (and apparently now in Africa), clearly violating a major campaign promise. He’s still got a ways to go in terms of growing into his position.
build the wall
deport, deport, deport
drain the swamp
0/3. failure.
the empire is in late stage collapse. he’s a heroic figure who is doomed to failure.
The Senate has started feeling the heat and is beginning to quicken the judicial confirmation process.
From Eagle Forum–very short article–
http://mailchi.mp/eagleforum/capitol-hill-report-senate-confirmations-93045?e=5b212541e2
There’s an old saying in politics,”Movement equals momentum.”
Is Trump’s movement in a positive direction?
I’d say that so far he has been a success, though not as much of a success as I had hoped for. The SCOTUS pick, TPP and PCA are all good moves so far. I believe that he will accomplish more of what he promised to do on the campaign trail. Dealing with all the rats on both sides of the aisle is a problem that I think he is making some headway on and will to continue to improve upon. I’d give him a B- today.
There’s still hope for:
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A success in throwing down Markers much the same as Catalonia has thrown down Markers on Spain in the EU should Barcelona be responsible in the form of even higher taxes to pay for pensions and Spain’s unpayable debt and soon to be banking crisis. So Spain and the EU are playing with real dynamite.
The Establishment is playing with dynamite by blocking Trump as well.
I have mixed feelings with a twinge of hope. I strongly question many of his cabinet choices. Javanka needs to disappear. The MSM is sucking more ill-wind weekly. Nobody’s quite sure what’s happening next. I dont care much for popcorn, but got a big box of Sno-Caps. I guess we’ll see when it’s over.
Speaking of fat ladies singing… $hillary’s never ending drama making excuses & breaking toes on the book tour alone is worth the vote I gave Trump. An orange pantsuit would be icing on the cake.
I love this–
Trump Fires Back At Bushes–
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358769-white-house-strikes-back-at-bushes-over-weak-legacy?rnd=1509814803
I’ll give him a B+. That’s a better grade than I ever got. Ever. I’ll give him an A+ for effort, but a C for some of his establishment picks for advisors. I think [hope] I’ll be able to revise to an A after Mueller, Comey, Clinton, Schumer, Pelosi, Boehner, McCain and Obama hang for treason.
Maybe even an A+.
A Republican,but not Trump.
Thehill.com reported that Rand Paul was assaulted at his home today in Bowling Green,Ky.,and a warrant has been issued for the perp.
No more info was given other then that Sen.Paul is ok but I would imagine that it was over politics.
His neighbor was a registered Democrat, Tampa.
Also a physician. I think it’s hilarious, right out of the flick, grumpy old men.
It’s hard to know how much to attribute to Trump’s win and how much is Hillary’s loss.
It’s starting to look like a movement: pedophiles, Weinsteins and similar are trash! People who abuse power to force sexual favors from others are vile!
Can you imagine Hillary starting such a movement, or encouraging it? Trump has locked up several pedophiles, and more may be on the way.
The IRS has admitted Lois Lerner’s sins (though not being penalized much for it); can you imagine Hillary agreeing to that exposure of her idol Obama’s legacy of hate? Trump’s IRS just did.
The TPP was on the way to signature until Trump killed it. Would Hillary have killed such a vital part of Obama’s legacy?
ObamaDontCare is still here, although dismantling it is being discussed (and partly implemented by E.O.). Would Hillary have started to repeal it?
It is slow, it is painful to watch and few keep track of everything, but it is happening; would these reforms have happened under Hillary, or would everything be business as usual, swept under the carpet or suppressed for “national security” reasons? Trump is making a difference; let’s see if the reforms can be sustained.
“Why do you keep hitting yourself in the head with a hammer?” (Or, substitute “voting Democrats into office”!)
“Because it feels so good when I stop!”
Yes, it does.
Nice post, James
If Trump does no more than get 100s of judges appointed, it will be a win for the country going forward for decades. The left leaning judges that currently dominate and often effectively govern need to be turfed asap. If he can get immigration to be merit based, it will also be an enormous win.
Otherwise, I do not see the swamp being drained or any major initiatives taking place, at least as yet.
Trump should schedule a press conference and name the federal judges that have obstructed his attempts to block travel/immigration from terrorist countries and TAR them with the death and injury of people in New York city. Publicize them/ blame them/ give them the heat.
I’m not disappointed – but that’s not necessarily saying a whole lot, as my expectations, to put it mildly, weren’t high. He’s done pretty well at not being Hillary, which is about the most I anticipated. Ditching the Paris climate dementia and bitch-slapping the EPA – if they stick – are certainly positive. However, to be fair, the situation is far gone past the point where any President – even one with both the intellectual / philosophical nous of Hans-Hermann Hoppe and the warrior fortitude of Conan the Barbarian – could do much about it.