Trump has met expectations in some areas, and exceeded them in others, but he’s gone as far as his business skills alone will take him. He needs to learn how Washington works– not how it should work, but how it really works. He has considerable negotiation skills as we all knew, but now he’s going to have to apply them to a whole new realm of problems and situations that just never occur in the boardroom.
Politics
The Freedom Caucus won the battle but still could lose the war.
If President Trump is correct, Obamacare will implode and the Democrats will have little choice but to join the effort to fix healthcare. Don’t count on them to bring conservative solutions to the table though. The problem for the Freedom Caucus if this happens will be to hold onto the concessions they gained during the last few days.
A Bad Call by the U.S. Courts
With the memory of the big football game still fresh in the minds of many, here is an allusion to that sport that explains the recent rulings against President Trump’s travel ban… Imagine that during an NFL game, one team's coach calls a new play. The play works and the team seemingly scores a touchdown, but … Continue reading A Bad Call by the U.S. Courts
Cold Civil War
Dennis Prager wrote a very good article entitled: America's Second Civil War. You can read it with my additional commentary from our Facebook page linked below: https://www.facebook.com/Libertyrelearned/posts/966117450154673
President Trump, Day One
An improbable run for the White House that began over a year ago culminated in President Trump taking the oath of office in front of the Capitol building.
Year in Review: The presidential election in a nutshell
2016 Saw the rise of the populist in politics, both on the right and the left. On the left, you had an aging senator from Vermont attracting a young and enthusiastic crowd of budding socialists. We witnessed the rise and fall of Ted Cruz, who took Tea Party populism to a new level and became its standard bearer.
Year in Review: Early 2016
Early 2016 saw the presidential race go into full swing. It seems like a lifetime ago, but the year started with Presidential debates, the most interesting being those on the Republican side. 16 men and one woman began their campaigns in earnest.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
The much-maligned electoral college
The electoral college often gets a bum rap, mainly from people unaware of its purpose, but has served this country well for over two hundred years. Maybe we should cut it a break.
Liberty Relearned 