Can We Ignore This Presidency?

Kathleen Parker's article suggests the normalization of this presidency. I confess I'm bored with it also. He's like the bully on the playground, eventually you get used to him and the best way to handle him is to ignore him. The below Kathy Kay quote and Parker's and my suggestion to ignore the buffoon is not what governing the world needs. However, if we are to survive this administration we'll have to.

Perhaps, as the BBC’s Katty Kay tweeted Friday, “Trump talks in superlatives. We should all get used to that. It doesn’t mean he acts in superlatives too.” While likely so, some thanks are owed to Congress for applying the brakes on his bigger initiatives. What Kay’s comment really suggests, however, is profoundly distressing: We have a president who should be ignored.

Citizens Will Not Be Beating Pots And Pans In Protest If Conservatives Continue

My friend, Carol, once suggested we will not have needed political change until people are beating pots and pans on the street corners. That was her metaphor for no change will take place until the people protest in revolt -- think Boston Tea Party.

According to this article, the red states are shoring up their laws so this revolt can't happen. No way would I suggest illegal actions, but, legal, non-violent protests cannot be legislated out of existence in the US. States' legislating against free speech is surely unconstitutional and their laws should be struck down. These red state bullies just keep pushing until Carol's revolt will take place. That is if it's not illegal by then to beat pots and pans on the street corners.

Maybe we should be collecting our wooden spoons and pots and pans on the corners right now.

Positive Thoughts?

Reading my posts makes me aware how cynical and negative they appear. This brings up the question of patriotism. Are criticisms unpatriotic? Does one have to be positive to be patriotic? Does one have to be militaristic to be patriotic? Does one have to stand, put hand over heart and sing along with the national anthem? Or is one only honoring tradition by performing the above? Or, is a person patriotic by desiring things to be better?

Arguments have been made that serving in the Vietnam Conflict was more patriotic than opposing the conflict. That's a tough one. Is honoring those who served or those who opposed it patriotic? Is support of the opposition to the war patriotic? Is support of aggressive actions in the Middle East to ensure our energy sources patriotic? I'm not sure.

Is being critical of the political process unpatriotic? I'm suggesting it is not unpatriotic. In fact, I'm suggesting being critical furthers the political process in that it creates positive discussion. One can post only positive thoughts but does that promote discussion? If criticism is negative, I'll continue to be negative.

Is this article by Michael Gerson an unpatriotic, negative, critical article or a necessary critique of our current administration?

I think I will leave the posting of positive thoughts to the reverent and I'll continue critically prodding the politicians.

Executive Order Accomplishments

This article attests to Trumps accomplishments, or, rather, lack of, but also explains the significance of executive orders. They are not the rigid resolutions we've been led to believe. An interesting article in that it gives a realistic perspective of what he's accomplished. Not as much as I'd presumed. The worst of his accomplishments is the loss of world respect. Others are his nominations of unqualified cabinet members.

Interestingly Wiki states, 

"Major policy initiatives require approval by the legislative branch, but executive orders have significant influence over the internal affairs of government, deciding how and to what degree legislation will be enforced, dealing with emergencies, waging wars, and in general fine-tuning policy choices in the implementation of broad statutes." 

Doesn't this amount to a resolution or memo to the federal agencies that implement policies within statutes, regulations and laws of congress? Executive orders don't change law, they just define how the executive branch requires implementation within the law. 

"This is more work than I...thought."

Trump thought running the world would be simpler than his previous life. He found he can't just claim bankruptcy and walk away. He can't even break up a 9th district Federal court. Who would have thought? Probably most public school 6th graders would have known. I'm not sure if home schooled 6th graders would have known. The home-schoolers can tell when the apocalypse is coming, however. And, that may be closer now than the rest of us would like. The conservative climate-change-deniers are helping the final days progress. Thank the lord.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-says-he-thought-being-president-would-be-easier-than-his-old-life_us_5902b2c6e4b0bb2d086c6c09?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009Dah?

Trump's Tax Proposal Will Grab 'Merica

Trump is an amalgam of Reagan and Bush 43rd. Trump has Reagan's non-existent understanding of economics and Bush's misguided patriotism and ability to rally the conservative, greedy masses behind his flag waving militaristic platitudes.

Trickle down economics has been tried by Reagan and Bush with disastrous results. Brownback tried it in Kansas with devastating results.

'Merica First. Grab 'em by the genitals. Trump has grabbed 'Merica by the genitals now. He has a tight hold. What kind of stupid has a hold on us? The G-I-C's tax proposal will grab 'Merica right where it hurts. In the deficit.

The Congressional Research Service reviewed tax cuts since 1945 and found no evidence they generate economic growth. Bill Clinton raised taxes and the economy created more jobs than it did under Bush 43rd or Reagan. Conservatives will not put faith in history, science, surveys, statistics. They simply go against any intelligence. 

Conservatives Refuse to Accept Intelligence

Many things conservatives refuse to accept are proposed by professors, teachers, historians, scientists, pollsters, editorialists, archaeologists, etc. These people are the trained intelligent elites and academicians of the world. If the Conservative Republicans can't accept the theories and facts of the intelligencia of the world, why have schools and universities and teachers and professors? Maybe we can home school the way we like. Teach metaphysics instead of physics. Teach preferences instead of hypotheses and theories. We can revert back to caveman times with the strongest, dumbest and the most reverend making decisions for the rest of us. We have a great head start with the Groper-In-Charge, McConnell, and Ryan as our caveman leaders.

Betsy DeVos can be implementor for this new dumbing down policy of the cavemen leaders.

20% Corporate Tax Reduction

A 20% corporate tax reduction is proposed with The Groper-In-Charge's tax reduction proposal. Do these idiots never learn money can not be increased by lowering revenues? Less is never more. Basic stupidity. Is there no sanity in Washington, DC?

Trump Voters Aren't Getting What They Voted For

So far not one thing the Trump voters were promised has come to pass. No halting Muslim immigration. No wall, never will be. It's stupid to even consider. There will be a tax relief bill, but not for his voting base, just for his donor base. No end to ISIS. Please list his campaign promises. I couldn't follow his narrative as it was such a mish-mash word salad. If he promised something and he fulfilled the promise, I need to know. Make a comment below.

He has not only failed some promises, but has broken some. The biggest broken are his promises to not take time off, to release his tax filings, to divest holdings, and almost every other promise. Folks, if you're happy with this imbecile bufoon, you must be very similar in character.

New Beginnings

My blogging has suffered. FaceBook has taken my time recently. This has been futile. Only friends, which I refer to as my echo chamber members, seem to follow what I'm following.

I've tried various blogging topics not finding one to keep my interest. My FaceBook postings seem to focus on current politics, political history and the religions. Those topics can offend followers and I fear initiate blocking or unfriending.

My thought now is blogging gives every individual an opportunity to view and participate with comments without the exposure on FaceBook.

Hence, I'll try this for awhile to see if there are comments and viewers.

Starting with an offensive religious comment:

The Purpose of Belief…

…assuming that anything has purpose, is to provide the individual believer with hope of a future which will be, at very least, no worse than the present. For most believers, in most religions, the most important thing is not the Faith but the Orthodoxy.