tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3117364145986745560..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Self-SilencedRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60885022387064295962019-06-24T00:04:56.096-04:002019-06-24T00:04:56.096-04:00There's an old comedy/ history special by Robe...There's an old comedy/ history special by Robert Wuhl called, "Assume the Position". In it there's a piece that posits that "bad Presidents are as American as apple pie".Overload in Coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277277751144486368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65903272443257819412019-06-20T09:40:10.968-04:002019-06-20T09:40:10.968-04:00For the most part I agree. In this case, I will ta...For the most part I agree. In this case, I will take a "graceless clod" over the worthless, empty suits for the last 20 years. With all his faults, Trump has racked up some worthwhile accomplishments. The businesses I work with daily are hiring, training, and paying good wages. In many cases, struggling to find more workers. That alone is a win for me. JPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117684285970280362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38240763859338337352019-06-20T09:36:15.271-04:002019-06-20T09:36:15.271-04:00The extra baggage you speak of (the abdication of ...The extra baggage you speak of (the abdication of powers to the Executive branch by Congress for mostly self-serving reasons) means that the Presidency is more attractive to people that want to use that power "for the good of the people". <br /><br />I.E. exactly the people we shouldn't let anywhere near that much power.<br /><br />I've longed maintained that the fact someone wants to be President should disqualify them from office.<br /><br />How to pursue that theory in a way compatible with a Constitutional Republic, I don't know.RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67512454665273299572019-06-20T08:43:49.918-04:002019-06-20T08:43:49.918-04:00Well, the Rep-wing of the DemoPublican party (Repu...Well, the Rep-wing of the DemoPublican party (RepubliCrats? UniParty?) had a very small window of opportunity during the primary in which to nominate someone who actually understood the Constitutional limitations of the power of the office. Instead, naturally, they vomited forth our current president to oppose the more-socialist wing of the party.<br /><br />The voters were then presented with a choice at the election between a bloviating sales-twit and Felonia VonPantsuit. Both of them statist, authoritarian collectivists with only slightly differing tastes in how to end up destroying a country. Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.<br /><br />We knew Trump was faking shutting down the swamp when he failed to promulgate an executive order right after inauguration to cease enforcement of the PPACA and to request legislation to turn health insurance first back to the status quo ante, and then to deregulate it so that there could be competition for health insurance across state lines. For some reason, everybody's talking about the "wall" and nobody wants to admit that he's reneged on the major promise that got him elected.<br /><br />The one good thing about having an "R" in office as opposed to a "D" is that every single inconsequential action he takes is scrutinized under a microscope by the infotainment industry (things of actual consequence not so much). Since everything he does becomes an outrage, they can sell their advertising time at a premium. Put a "D" in office and it doesn't matter how corrupt they are, nothing gets covered...like $500 million just vanishing into crony's pockets with Solyndra.<br /><br />Ah, the Dem-wing and the Rep-wing...the two wings of the vulture tearing apart the country. I have NO idea how we could get back to electing statesmen instead of sales-critters. Repealing the 17th Amendment would be a good start at the Senate level, since it significantly altered the balance of power between the states and the federal government. But expecting power-hungry politicians to limit their own power simply isn't going to happen.Blackwing1noreply@blogger.com