CORRUPTION
ANGER
CHAOS
INCOMPETENCE
LIES
DECAY
Could not these exact terms be fairly applied to the Democrat Party, including Bernie Sanders?
Donald Trump’s re-election campaign poses the greatest threat to American democracy since World War II.
Mr. Trump’s ruinous tenure already has gravely damaged the United States at home and around the world. He has abused the power of his office and denied the legitimacy of his political opponents, shattering the norms that have bound the nation together for generations. He has subsumed the public interest to the profitability of his business and political interests. He has shown a breathtaking disregard for the lives and liberties of Americans. He is a man unworthy of the office he holds.
A statement like this begs for revelant support. Especially when Democrats are suggesting expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court and granting statehood to areas that are decidedly Democrat supporting. Hard to get more politically self serving than that, isn’t it?
Nice use of emotionally based words such as “Threat, gravely damaged, abused, disregard, and unworthy”. Too bad no specifics offered here.
The editorial board does not lightly indict a duly elected president.
Sorry, the media’s credibility is too low for any crtical thinking person to give any weight to your “Editorial board”. Reference: Kavanaugh, Smollett, Covington kids, Diamond and Silk, etc.
During Mr. Trump’s term, we have called out
his racism and
his xenophobia. We have
critiqued his vandalism of the
postwar consensus, a system of alliances and relationships around the globe that cost a great many lives to establish and maintain. We have, again and again, deplored his divisive rhetoric and his malicious attacks on fellow Americans. Yet when the Senate
refused to convict the president for
obvious abuses of power and obstruction, we counseled his political opponents to focus their outrage on
defeating him at the ballot box.
Yes, it is true you have called Trump a racist. But judging Trump’s actions as President, he has done more for minorities economic situation than probably any other President. Trump recognizes that economic freedom can lead to greater personal freedom. Doesn’t sound like a racist trying to suppress his subjects to me. Indeed, multiple generations of Democrat supporters living in slums politically controlled during that time by Democrats sound more like a master slave relationship to me. By helping to create more economic opportunities, Trump selfishly benefits a core constituency of Democrats. What have Democrats done for minorities lately, other than accuse others who are helping them as being a racist?
Nov. 3 can be a turning point. This is an election about the country’s future, and what path its citizens wish to choose.
While Trump has his flaws, power hungary Democrats who fought Trump almost every step of the way, would not recognize he was President in spite of Hillary’s concession. Democrats then blame Trump for things not working out and want a chance at the helm again. The news media never even gave Trump the customary first 90 day “Honeymoon” period of his Presidency. It seems Democrats and the media wanted Trump to fail to make them look not as bad.
The resilience of American democracy has been sorely tested by Mr. Trump’s first term. Four more years would be worse.
Many establishment Democrats are under investigation. Many of these investigations have been stalled using legal procedural tactics. “Four more years would be worse” means worse for corrupt Democrats, but better for Democracy. Clean up the Swamp is a campaign promise by Trump that we need to see to completion if we are to have any hope in restoring ethics and accountability into all of our Federal Government.
But even as Americans wait to vote in lines that stretch for blocks through their towns and cities, Mr. Trump is engaged in a full-throated assault on the integrity of that essential democratic process. Breaking with all of his modern predecessors, he has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, suggesting that his victory is the only legitimate outcome, and that if he does not win, he is ready to contest the judgment of the American people in the courts or even on the streets.
Why should Trump commit to a result before when that result could very well be invalid. Perhaps Democrats want a commitment from Trump beforehand to be secure in the knowledge that any election result will be accepted? This is coming from a party who works tirelessly to give voting rights to convicted felons, refuses to agree to requiring IDs at voting places in order to reduce potential fraud, and who uses public money to pay for their effort to attract more voters, such as special programs for immigrants, legal, or not. Perhaps established minorities and other people already living in big city slums could benefit from the money spent on these programs instead.
The enormity and variety of Mr.Trump’s misdeeds can feel overwhelming. Repetition has dulled the sense of outrage, and the accumulation of new outrages leaves little time to dwell on the particulars. This is the moment when Americans must recover that sense of outrage.
Americans should be outraged, all right. The politically motivated and failed investigations of the refuted Steele Dossier is just a start. More to follow below.
It is the purpose of this special section of the Sunday Review to remind readers why Mr. Trump is unfit to lead the nation. It includes a series of essays focused on the Trump administration’s rampant corruption, celebrations of violence, gross negligence with the public’s health and incompetent statecraft. A selection of iconic images highlights the president’s record on issues like climate, immigration, women’s rights and race. And alongside our judgment of Mr. Trump, we are publishing, in their own words, the damning judgments of men and women who had served in his administration.
Trump is an political outsider who had to rely on experienced talent from other administrations. Trump is trying to change the status quo in how things are done in Washington for the better. Feathers will be ruffled, especially when someone else’s easy paycheck is involved, whether they deserved that paycheck or not. Further, Trump is demanding and expects high performance by those around him. It is reasonable to expect that some long term Government workers are not used to the business like environment that Trump created, resulting in discontent.
The urgency of these essays speaks for itself. The repudiation of Mr. Trump is the first step in repairing the damage he has done. But even as we write these words, Mr. Trump is salting the field — and even if he loses, reconstruction will require many years and tears.
It could also be said Democrats are salting the field to deny recognizing Trump’s Presidency again.
Mr. Trump stands without any real rivals as the worst American president in modern history. In 2016, his bitter account of the nation’s ailments struck a chord with many voters. But the lesson of the last four years is that he cannot solve the nation’s pressing problems because he is the nation’s most pressing problem.
The most pressing problem is Democrats and the media are focused on delegitimizing Trump. The protests, riots, statue teardowns were all initiated by Democrat supporting Leftists. Pelosi actually suggested the Riots would continue until Trump effectively unilaterally sold out law enforcement. Remember the “Defund the police” movement embraced by many Democrats?
Trump is not the worst President ever. He was elected to address the disenfranchisement of a large group of people. Trump’s leadership have helped most of us economically, regardless of political affiliation, at least until Covid took it’s toll.
We have the most biased media ever, looking at the number of obvious lies, retractions, lawsuits settled out of court, and firings. The Democrats, for the most part, get an sympathic voice in the media that often does not hold Democrats accountable. Indeed, the media is usually pushing a Leftist, anti-Trump narrative.
Based on the above, “Worst media ever” seems to be an accurate statement, with “Worst Democrat Party ever” not too far behind.
He is a racist demagogue presiding over an increasingly diverse country; an isolationist in an interconnected world; a showman forever boasting about things he has never done, and promising to do things he never will.
Trump has not shown he is a racist during his time as President. Again, another accusation without legitimate proof. Demanding a fair trade deal and requiring other countries to pay for there own defense is not isolationist. Do we really need friends, who in spite of them being well off such as Germany, that we have to pay for?
He has shown no aptitude for building, but he has managed to do a great deal of damage. He is just the man for knocking things down.
Another iconic description of the Democrat Party. Also, “Accuse others what you do yourself” comes to mind.
Leftist Bible,
Rules for Radicals, written by an author that Hillary apparently respects, is a source of many of the modern day misinformation campaigns, protests, propaganda, and false flag operation how to’s Democrats rely on in an attempt to get people to vote against their economic self interest.
Small world, indeed.
Mr. Trump stands without any real rivals as the worst American president in modern history. In 2016, his bitter account of the nation’s ailments struck a chord with many voters. But the lesson of the last four years is that he cannot solve the nation’s pressing problems because he is the nation’s most pressing problem.
Well said. If only it were true. So far, in all the comments above, I have yet to hear any aspect of what the Democrats offer. It has been mostly “Anybody but Trump”. Oh we know about the tax increases and the increased likelihood of another economy bending lockdown, Supreme Court packing, efforts at political entrenching with statehood Senate packing, possible restitution legislation, and, although now quiet in the news, renewed assault on our 2nd Amendment.
As the world runs out of time to confront climate change, Mr. Trump has denied the need for action, abandoned international cooperation and attacked efforts to limit emissions.
From what I’ve heard, the US has actually made progress in emissions, except perhaps, California, where a little forest management might help. Speaking of emissions, I don’t recall Leftist paradise China being in the news on that subject. Most of the time, China’s pollution plumes rival California’s as seen on satelite.
He has mounted a cruel crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration without proposing a sensible policy for determining who should be allowed to come to the United States.
Nonsense. There is a process in place that is still provides easier immigration standards than many other countries. Try emigrating to New Zeeland if you’re poor, for example.
He campaigned as a champion of ordinary workers, but he has governed on behalf of the wealthy. He promised an increase in the federal minimum wage and fresh investment in infrastructure; he delivered a round of tax cuts that mostly benefited rich people. He has indiscriminately erased regulations, and answered the prayers of corporations by suspending enforcement of rules he could not easily erase. Under his leadership, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has stopped trying to protect consumers and the Environmental Protection Agency has stopped trying to protect the environment.
Regulations enacted under the Obama administration were repressive to businesses, large and small, causing them to hold back on hiring and capital spending, delaying our full economic recovery. Massive minimum wage increases in the Seattle area forced businesses to change their business models away from service to reduce labor costs. ObamaCare increased this burden. Customer wait times increased as few employees were tasked with doing more, reducing customer and worker satisfaction.
The Obama created Consumer Protection Bureau was filled with young, inexperienced Democrat Party loyalists who are paid a six figure salary for what amounted to, in some cases, a business shakedown operation.
As far as the EPA, many, if not most commerical properties are listed as superfund sites requiring an engineering survey, often by a Democrat affilliated company and some legal work. If remediation is required, expensive rehabilitation that can often be infeasible, even over a minor issue for those not politically connected. The EPA has gone overboard with restriction tantamount to impairing land ownership rights.
As Trump said, “Obama did a lot of damage”. What is also true, Trump and the Republicans had over four years to advance a better idea. I say over four years because Republicans have been complaining ever since ObamaCare has been enacted. While Trump gets a fail here, shouldn’t Democrats be happy, that for the most part, Trump has been all talk and no action on this issue?
He has strained longstanding alliances while embracing dictators like North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, whom Mr. Trump treats with a degree of warmth and deference that defies explanation. He walked away fr
Excuse the cutoff on the above quote.
Why not attempt to be on friendly terms with those who might do you harm? This is called diplomacy where it is needed most.
Mr. Trump’s inadequacies as a leader have been on particularly painful display during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of working to save lives, Mr. Trump has treated the pandemic as a public relations problem. He lied about the danger, challenged the expertise of public health officials and resisted the implementation of necessary precautions; he is still trying to force the resumption of economic activity without bringing the virus under control.
Trump failed with his handling of Covid like most other world leaders have. Given the US has a particulary diverse and well travelled population, enforcing well thought through policy would be challenging. I wish Trump displayed leadership on PPE, however. The opposing side has proposed another lockdown, suggesting they also don’t fully grasp the challenges that would be imposed on the US and global economy as well as citizen mental health. Further, such a lockdown would demand shutting down our borders to avoid inevitable reinfection, even assuming a lockdown would have been otherwise effective. Anyone here see Democrats shutting down borders?
As the economy pancaked, he signed an initial round of aid for Americans who lost their jobs. Then the stock market rebounded and, even though millions remained out of work, Mr. Trump lost interest in their plight.
The poster is not telling the whole story here. As par for the course. Democrats made unreasonable demands for their budget approval knowing Trump would not be able to accept them. This action by the Democrat controlled House was an example of putting Party interests ahead of voter’s interests. There should be no attempts to add legislation beyond a bill to deal with a national emergency. This was a form of blackmail on the part of the Democrats. It is understandable for them to try, because Trump caved to them before, resulting in an expanded budget deficit because of even more inefficient social programs that mainly benefit the politically connected. Then the Democrats have the nerve to blame Trump for increasing the deficit.
In September, he declared that the virus “affects virtually nobody” the day before the death toll from the disease in the United States topped 200,000.
Nine days later, Mr. Trump fell ill.
Yes, that was an insensitive and misleading remark. Annoying, but not unique to this President, or current Presidential contenders, for the matter.
Karma paid Trump a visit. Perhaps that will help make the world right again.
He has pitted Americans against each other, mastering new broadcast media like Twitter and Facebook to rally his supporters around a virtual bonfire of grievances and to flood the public square with lies, disinformation and propaganda. He is relentless in his denigration of opponents and reluctant to condemn violence by those he regards as allies. At the first presidential debate in September, Mr. Trump was asked to condemn white supremacists. He responded by instructing one violent gang, the Proud Boys, to “stand back and stand by.”
Again, the Democrats are the initiator of grievences, many of which are contrived. The act of wrongfully accusing someone else of being a racist seems racist and manipulative to me.
I suppose when you can’t compete on policy, Ad hominem attacks are what’s Left, among other tricks of course.
As far as controlling the media and social media, that is an embarrassingly ridiculous statement. Have we forgotton college campus censorship, Conservative campus speaker interference and imtimidation, social media blocking of Diamond and Silk and etc, media false reporting on the Covington High School students, the media perpetuation of discredited lies against Kavanaugh, media misreporting on the Smollett false hate crime police report, and too many other mischaracterizations and search engine biases towards Leftist ideals to list.
As far as denouncing White Supremists, Trump could have been more clear during the debate, but he was clear on several other occasions prior. Didn’t It take quite a long time for top Democrats to denounce riots and threats of taking it to the suburbs? Were they afraid of offending someone they care about? Only until public opinion polls started moving against them did they say something. Sounds like politics over people again, doesn’t it?
He has undermined faith in government as a vehicle for mediating differences and arriving at compromises. He demands absolute loyalty from government officials, without regard to the public interest. He is openly contemptuous of expertise.
Which real leader does not expect loyalty? You’ve agreed to work under his system and that he is the leader, right? Just because you don’t agree with one of Trump’s policy means you are automatically entitled to a national stage. As it is, those who do this without a compelling reason have discredited themslves from the get go.
And he has mounted an assault on the rule of law, wielding his authority as an instrument to secure his own power and to punish political opponents. In June,
his administration tear-gassed and cleared peaceful protesters from a street in front of the White House so Mr. Trump could pose with a book he does not read in front of a church he does not attend.
Fantasy characterization aside, did not the protesters willfully refuse a lawful order to move? Were the protesters there to interfere with a planned event, like has been so often the case in the past?
The full scope of his misconduct may take decades to come to light. But what is already known is sufficiently shocking:
He has resisted lawful oversight by the other branches of the federal government. The administration routinely defies court orders, and Mr. Trump has repeatedly directed administration officials not to testify before Congress or to provide documents, notably including Mr. Trump’s tax returns.
Democrats during Trump’s Administration and before are associated with conducting partisan investigations without sufficient merit, maintaining conflicts if interest throughout the investigation, creating purjury traps, aiding and abetting those under investigation to give false testimony in exchange for a plea deal, potential violations related to attorney-client priviledge, witness tampering through coersion, and false information in obtaining search warrants, and spying. By spying, I mean the premeditated attempt to enter employment in the White House in order to gather information calculated to do political harm. It seems there may have been several instances of this.
With the help of Attorney General William Barr, he has shielded loyal aides from justice. In May, the Justice Department said it would drop the prosecution of Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn even though Mr. Flynn had
pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. In July, Mr. Trump commuted the sentence of another former aide, Roger Stone, who was convicted of obstructing a federal investigation of Mr. Trump’s 2016 election campaign. Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, rightly condemned the commutation as an act of “unprecedented, historic corruption.”
Trump is justified in protecting against the type of Democrat conduct listed in my previous post. Even if Trump violated the law in this case, why should he play by the rules when the other side is not and their illegal actions are adversely affecting his ability to govern?
Last year, Mr. Trump pressured the Ukrainian government to announce an investigation of his main political rival, Joe Biden, and then directed administration officials to obstruct a congressional inquiry of his actions. In December 2019, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Mr. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. But Senate Republicans, excepting Mr. Romney, voted to acquit the president, ignoring Mr. Trump’s corruption to press ahead with the project of filling the benches of the federal judiciary with
young, conservative lawyers as a firewall against majority rule.
The Democrats love shifting the goalposts when it suits them politically. International investigations are nothing new. Neither is a president personally asking for cooperation of a foreign power in an investigation. Even an explicit offer of compensation can be justified in the national interest of exposing corruption. Either Biden did the crime or he did not. Why does he deserve protection from prosecution? Why shouldn’t a man making a good amount of money off a legitimately suspect deal not be scrutinized? Especially if he is running for US President? If Trump did violate a specific law with the Ukrainian aid, in context, it was certaintly justifiable given prior Democrat investigator and Democrat political leader illegal conduct.
Now, in this moment of peril, it falls to the American people — even those who would prefer a Republican president — to preserve, protect and defend the United States by voting.
The seems to be a certain mentality often associated with Leftist. That is, “The rules don’t apply to me”, but I expect everyone else to follow them. Whether it is free speech, respecting property rights, or rule of law.
Anecdotally, a neighbor recently put up his third “Vote for Trump” sign because the other two were apparently stolen. On the bottom of his third sign it says “Smile, you’re on camera”. As far as I know, none of the “Vote Biden” signs have ever been touched.
Democrats have done very little to earn our trust in their leadership. Sure Trump’s screwups cause hesitation, but what is our alternative? The only way we may get a change of behaviour with Democrats is to send them a message loud and clear their divisive Identity Politics and riots will not be condoned. That investigations into Democrat corruption will continue to it’s fair conclusion, and that obstructing our duly elected President from doing his duties, that are designed to benefit us all, has adverse political consequences.
It is through economic freedom that people have a chance to realize other freedoms. Trump is the best qualified to address our economy through business friendly policies, both large and small, such as relief from overbearing regulations, unfair trade, and theft of intellectual property by foreign powers. Before Covid hit, our economy was doing well with record low unemployment for minorities and the longest succession of new highs in equities for all with retirement plans, pension plans, and investment accounts.
A vote for Trump is a vote for ourselves.
