The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They're full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day.
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Seven Things That Won’t Happen in 2018.
Although there are scores of pundits, celebrities and other talking heads who will try and convince you otherwise, here's a list of seven things that logic and clear thinking suggest won't occur in calendar year 2018...
Trump’s first 100 days evaluation: Good, with some improvement needed.
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.
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
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.
Second Debate, Initial Reaction
Hillary on the other hand had little in the way of new material. It was widely speculated that she used up most of her ammo during the first debate. That speculation seems to have been proved correct.
The 2016 Presidential Debates Drinking Game
Drink every time any candidate breaks out into a coughing fit. (one drink per instance) Drink at any remark that gets booed. (counts for moderator remarks too) Drink every time the moderator “fact checks” a statement by one of the candidates.
Liberty Relearned 