Mattew Iglesias has a dire view of the next four years. The federal government has vast powers with which to reward friends and punish enemies. And Donald Trump has made it clear that he will do both. A government that operates with these principles would be systemically corrupt, he says.
The next 100 days are critical in demanding that Trump choose cabinet appointees whose qualifications are more than just loyalty to Trump. Rudy Giuliani, for example, is putting himself forward as a nominee for Secretary of State, but he is not qualified for the job. Sarah Palin is loyal to Trump, but not qualified to hold a cabinet seat.
Iglesias believes that a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and a handful of Republicans could force Trump to select people based on merit rather than loyalty.
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I don’t mean to be a pessimist but I think that Trump and this far right wing GOP cabal are impermeable to sanity and rationality. They have an ideology and a belief system that is hell bent on deregulation, privatization and killing off all the social programs. Good luck with bipartisanship. Most of the moderate Republicans have been drummed out and cast aside. Not to mention we have to deal with wishy washy conservative Democrats who will cave into GOP bullying. All that being said, it’s worth a shot and the Democrats should definitely protest all Trump’s horrific choices. I agree with Matthew Iglesias, the next 4 years will be dire and possibly even worse than dire. I just hope these maniacs will not launch attacks against Iran.
You are absolutely right
unless
organize as Bernie has said from the beginning
and MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, ALL OF US.
Joe: As crazy as the current far-right GOP congress are, they want to keep their offices, and We the People aren’t that crazy. Every crazy thing they do has to be fought and exposed, so people know how much they are getting screwed and vote them out of office. If this group of GOP alt right crazies doesn’t effect real change for the little people, they will be turned on. We just have to educate, so people are wise to their tricks.
He can never be normalized nor the Despicable Party that coalesced around him . I am not referring to the supposed economically displaced , hard pressed , white working class voters, that I no longer believe made up a significant portion of his vote. If he don’t like that type of treatment “he can go —- himself”.
Trump’s purposeful discrediting of the press/media along with the appointment of Bannon into his inner circle and the recent expansion plans of Breitbart News are very concerning. He is making a concerted effort to delegitimatize the press and at the same time expand propaganda through insider Bannon and Breitbart news. We cannot let this happen. We must protect the free press.
Trump people seem to be mystified that Trump’s win didn’t instantly silence the opposition and make liberals just go away. They are seemingly terrified about protesters questioning authority. Trump over-reacts to an actor in costume on a make-believe stage with another tweet. This is the next president? Has buyer’s remorse set in, leading to a cognitive dissonance amongst Trumpettes realizing they made a mistake, can’t admit they were duped, and are now stuck with the situation? Are Republicans and Trump supporters now realizing they have to govern and actually show results, and soon? What does a deer look like in a headlight?
Trump is acting in the same way that Russian oligarchs act. They only trust close family with top positions and responsibilities, everyone else there will stab you in the back for the right price or the wrong reasons. Trump is doing nothing more than installing his own “outsider” dynasty in DC while putting others who have their own agendas in his cabinet, agendas that will keep them too busy to screw with Trumps.
I would just add that if we do not fight back, hard, we deserve the planet and government we get. It will not be easy nor quick victoriesassured but we are the majority and politicians on both sides of the aisle have to listen WHEN the people who put them in office make their voices heard – whether it be the big money people or the rest of us.
Amazing display of complete stupidity from Trump supporters. They attack a woman with lupus because she wears a headscarf. The Trumpettes thought it was a hijab. Disgusting. I’m done for today.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/11/19/nicki-pancholy-intv-car-vandalized-note-left-hijab-sot-ctn.cnn
And Hillary had an email server in her basement!
Now is the time to hold the Democratic Party accountable for its choice of DNC Chair.
Howard Dean met with DFER, while teachers protested outside in the rain. Keith Ellison introduced legislation, last year, to get financing for charter schools. Gates’ ally, Capital Impact Partners were sponsors of the bill. A third candidate was among the “talent” at Podesto firm.