6/26/2017 3:06 PM
Yeah we cried for a non status-quo politician to run for President, but we were hoping they would be at least competent.
The President claims the Democrats are holding up his nominees, while in fact it is his incompetence that has failed to nominate many positions that need filled, of course many he did fill are filled with people of similar incompetence, Generals Mattis and Kelly are good, I think Purdue is adequate for agriculture, and a couple of other picks adequate also (thank goodness he got a do over for Labor), and then there is DeVos, who paid for her position, Pruitt, Carson for HUD? (I could have seen as surgeon general) Perry? I guess cause their is oil in his state? Tillerson I'm still on the fence about.
His Travel Ban finally is allowed to PARTIALLY stand. Wasn't suppose to be for what 90-120 days to improve the vetting process? Well it's past 90 to 120 days, why didn't they improve the vetting process during that time?
I'm still waiting to see the health care plan he campaigned on...why didn't he give it to Ryan instead of Ryan introducing a plan that is even worse then the ACA, heck the hard liners are against it as well as the moderates, and that's just Republicans. I'm welling to listen to anyone explain to me how the AHCA is better then the ACA. I understand the ones that will do better are the young and the rich, (I think even the insurance companies will be hurt?) I know anyone with a pre-existing condition can now be charged more, (like their Rx and other medical cost are already taking most of their money, they won't be able to afford the higher premiums, if they could have afforded them before) and they were going to charge instead of 3 times more because of age, it would go up to 5 times as more, although at least it sounds like that might have been worked on.
Sending a novice to negotiate Middle East peace, hey just because JFK had RFK working for him, at least they both had political experience prior to becoming President and Attorney General.
Oh and he complained about President Obama for playing golf, yet I think he is trying to get in more rounds in 4 years than Obama played in 8 (with most of Obama's rounds played at Andrews AFB) just incase President Trump doesn't get the extra 4 years.
The only thing I can see is, it seems, it doesn't matter if some good Obama polices (Cuba, regulations to Wall Street and Banking) so-so polices, (war against terror, which it seems is carrying on as before with some changes) or bad, (depending on point of view and need, the ACA), all President Trump is trying to do is remove Obama's fingerprints from things, I've heard and don't disagree, it stems from the roasting of Trump at the White House Correspondence Dinner those many years ago, and it doesn't matter who it affects. But that is just my opinion. On the other issues above my last statement, if you can educate me where I'm wrong, I'm willing to listen.
Mel
Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO