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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Republicans Are Off to a Pitiful Start
Because most Republicans didnt expect Donald Trump to win the presidency, they had to cobble together a governing strategy on very short notice, but it was obvious many months before the election that if Trump were to win, party leaders would ignore his racism, corruption, volatility, and ignorance to whatever extent was necessary to enact a meaningful legislative agenda.
This was a morally hideous pact, but it bears superficial resemblance to a very familiar, unremarkable pattern. New presidents come in, often at the height of popularity, and they and their congressional allies make the most of it for as long as possible, until recriminations can no longer be suppressed.
This is how Democrats operated when President Barack Obama came into office, and even how Republicans operated in the pre-9/11 months of George W. Bushs first term (though neither congressional party was working hand in glove with a shamelessly unethical person whose intemperate tweets about cable news segments threatened national security).
Just as now, the idea in 2001 and 2009 was to get as much done as possible, as quickly as possibleto consciously take on water and then bail out as much as possible later on, ahead of the next election. The difference is that Republicans today are accepting all the risks their predecessors did, but with few guaranteed returns to show for it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140520/republicans-off-pitiful-start
This was a morally hideous pact, but it bears superficial resemblance to a very familiar, unremarkable pattern. New presidents come in, often at the height of popularity, and they and their congressional allies make the most of it for as long as possible, until recriminations can no longer be suppressed.
This is how Democrats operated when President Barack Obama came into office, and even how Republicans operated in the pre-9/11 months of George W. Bushs first term (though neither congressional party was working hand in glove with a shamelessly unethical person whose intemperate tweets about cable news segments threatened national security).
Just as now, the idea in 2001 and 2009 was to get as much done as possible, as quickly as possibleto consciously take on water and then bail out as much as possible later on, ahead of the next election. The difference is that Republicans today are accepting all the risks their predecessors did, but with few guaranteed returns to show for it.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140520/republicans-off-pitiful-start
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The Republicans Are Off to a Pitiful Start (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2017
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Trump seems to be making himself the center of attention every.single.day (in a bad way)
Proud Liberal Dem
Feb 2017
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Proud Liberal Dem
(24,460 posts)1. Trump seems to be making himself the center of attention every.single.day (in a bad way)
Plus, he is issuing so many EO's that it almost makes Congress seem somewhat irrelevant. After a dramatic opening, it seems like the ACA repeal-and-replace engine seems to be losing steam as well (though it's still relatively early).
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)2. They are getting what they wanted, and it began long ago. They willl continue unless they
are stopped regardless of who they destroy or maim on this life no ago set course....they simply ignore or choose to the casualties.....and it won't change ever honestly for far too many of that ilk...
mucifer
(23,631 posts)3. Yes, trump is one of them. Greedy evil republicans with the goal of
destroying government so they can make more money and starting more wars so they can make more money.