In the few short days following his inauguration, Donald Trump has signed seventeen Executive orders. They signaled the world that the nation that epitomized strength, dependability, concern and compassion would soon cease to exist. It will be replaced by an isolated, paranoid, Fortress America that will abandon many of the less fortunate both abroad and […]
fear mongers oppose almost any progressive change. Dealing with an unknown like the future means you must give up the comfort of the status quo.
Since Donald Trump became the Republican Nominee for President I have spent a good deal of time and effort analyzing and criticizing his ideas and his behavior. All things being equal he will be there for four years which means there will be many opportunities to discuss him. So for the moment, I’m going to […]
It is always interesting to me that the people who complain most loudly about campaign ethics violations, or of flip-flopping candidates are often guilty of those infractions themselves. The Premier Trump spokesperson, Kellyanne Conway seems to be a master of double-speak and of questionable integrity. For months she was a key aide to Senator Ted […]
Donald Trump and the Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and it is very likely they will follow through. If they repeal it and do not replace it with something comparable or better, as many as 38 million people could be without insurance by 2020, and that’s only the […]
With his approval rating down around 40 percent, he is the most unpopular incoming President since polling began. Now you might ask, “So what? Who cares if his popularity goes down he’s been elected and he’s in office?” There’s a lot of truth to that statement, he has been elected and he does hold office, but a President cannot do much alone. He needs the support of the congress.
The Congress of the United States and the New President Donald Trump are busy considering how to cut our $20 trillion national debt. Like all politicians before them, they will seek to cut what did not cause the debt and ignore what did. Without even a moment’s hesitation, they have taken aim at Social Security, […]
