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Orenv's avatar

Imagine that. And he was turned into the definition of a-hole by those who got us where we are today and profit immensely from the way things are. Funny how that works.

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Rather Curmudgeonly's avatar

Trump was an ass before he was President. He was also astute, seeing the clown-show that was the '16 Republican nominee-wannabes. He's also been smart enough to not repeat his mistakes for the most part from his first administration - that is better than I expected.

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DarkSkyBest's avatar

HIS mistakes?! He was a DC newbie, who got there without DC blessing, and who trusted advice given to him by DC, IтАЩll wager. DC screwed him at every turn. He may be a jerk, but no one offered to help, but in fact worked to тАФ- Resist!

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Rather Curmudgeonly's avatar

Some of his "mistakes" were in not sticking to his instincts and instead being swayed (by those swamp-dwellers), at least that's my opinion. He doesn't appear to be doing that this time, which doesn't mean everything will be fine, but at least it won't be the same old shit.

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baker charlie's avatar

That is what my son and I keep saying. He might be right, he might be wrong, but nobody has tried this before, so we are willing to go for the ride...

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Lawyers Guns & Money's avatar

Hear! Hear!

Like, can it get worse for regular Americans to keep on keeping on?

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baker charlie's avatar

The Dude abides...:)

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BookWench's avatar

Especially Republicans.

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Cooper Raymond's avatar

I don't disagree.

I"m not a Trump fan at all..was a long time NeverTrumper...but came to realize that if we were ever going to restore the balance of power between those who govern and We the People they govern...we'd need someone with cajones the size of Texas to do it.

MAGA parade was already under way from 2010 on...Trump was savvy enough media-wise to jump in front of the parade and appoint himself Parade Marshall.

Truth is...he's a useful tool for us who've demanded these changes for 2-3 decades but never had the political tools to do it on our own.

Now we have what is..in essence.. a downfield blocker for us to get some first downs.

We're a long way from the endzone, but momentum is on our side.

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Rather Curmudgeonly's avatar

Don't get too excited, nothing has changed with Congress, and for long term results it will take Congress to enact them.

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