Trump's Presidency, 2017-20??

[Old Rabbit]

Do you want to be an ambassador for the USA. If you have
something the Trump family wants, they might give you one.

Turns out one of Trumps kids is wanting to buy a baseball team
and offered the owner a amassadorship to France if he would give
them a good deal.

The old pay for play bit. Trump accused the Clintons of this in his
campaign. Seems Trump is a hypocrite as well as a lier.

[Rocco]

Welp. After his strike on Syria, I am now no longer a Trump supporter. I've had enough of globalists, I hoped he was actually going to do America first

[Kobuk]

It'll be interesting to read the news tomorrow morning. I'll be especially curious to read the opinions and reactions from the Syrian President as well as the Russian gov't about the U.S. Tomahawk missile strike in Syria.

A few links to get started:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/donald-trump-syria-military/index.html

Edit:  And I'm just now learning and reading that Russian personnel may have been at some of the places that were attacked. This may not bode well for U.S./Russian relations.  Putin is gonna be pissed.

[Rocco]

China is also backing Syria. I hear they were even sending some advisors to help Assad

[Kobuk]

China is also backing Syria. I hear they were even sending some advisors to help Assad

Even if that's true, I wouldn't be surprised by it. China and Russia have a very long history of selling weapons and sending "advisors" to countries they support.


Another thought that comes to mind is if Trump is using this "attack" as a means to regain some of his popularity and support. I've read a few articles in the last few weeks where Trump's approval ratings were dropping like a lead brick. By starting this attack, he, and fellow Republicans, may use it to their advantage to try and gain support from the American people. Trump doesn't like to lose or seem weak, so now he's trying to act tough to appease his supporters. And at the same time that he's spin doctoring this attack, he'll also spin doctor some story to blame the Democrats that they were too weak and should have done more in Syria.

[Rocco]

If it is a PR move, it sure backfired on me. I no longer support him. Same old globalist garbage

[Old Rabbit]

It seems when people get in the white house they think they should police the
world. Sure it was bad about what happened to the people in Syeria, but if we
go after every bad leader in the world we would bankrupt the nation and the
military. 

This kind of action only causes more problems with countries like China and
Russia, and Iran, not counting North Korea. We should set a good example for
the rest of the world, not try to run it.

It is possible Trump felt this would help him in the polls, but I have already
talked to one supporter who wasn't sure he does any more.  Trump campaigned
that he wasn't going to get involved with other countries wars, but there he is
dragging us into another one.

[Rocco]

It is possible Trump felt this would help him in the polls, but I have already
talked to one supporter who wasn't sure he does any more. 

Make that two
Oh, and we already are bankrupt, they're just kicking the can down the road like every other Presidency and making the hit harder

[Iara Warriorfeather]

Trump campaigned that he wasn't going to get involved with other countries wars, but there he is dragging us into another one.

I saw this coming miles away. WWIII, anyone?     

[Old Rabbit]

Trump is the seventh president in a row that has attacked another
country, starting with president Carter in Iran who was a democrat.

Also his idea of a wall betwwen Mexico and the USA. One thing that hasn't
been talked about. Is how the Wall will affect wildlife by blocking natural
 migration routes. Sure birds can floy over it, but the rest will be blocked
like the Gray Wolf, Cougars, White tailed deer, and others. Trump and many i
n the GOP care litttle for the environment or wildlife.

[Rocco]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mit-expert-claims-latest-chemical-100819428.html

WOW! Who would have ever guessed the sarin attack was a rebel false flag that the POTUS exploited for political points.
I get so sick and tired of globalist President after globalist President.

[Old Rabbit]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mit-expert-claims-latest-chemical-100819428.html

WOW! Who would have ever guessed the sarin attack was a rebel false flag that the POTUS exploited for political points.
I get so sick and tired of globalist President after globalist President.

Yes it seems everyone who is elected as president feels they have
to run the world. We should set an example for the world by using
deplomacy rather than bombs. There will always be bad people who
hurt the innocent. Instead of bombing the bad guys discredit them
and their authority by talking the rest of humanity to not deal with
them. Practically all dictators are greedy people who want to
sit back and have others bow to their will and do all the work.

Some in our government have been guilty of jumping into conflicts
because they fear change. Bad ideas rarely last, so we shouldn't
try to force other people to follow our ideals.

Sometimes I feel it's the rich that push us into war. I think they fear
loosing control of the country for their own benifit. The majority of
the people haven't enough money to worry about it. They just want
to have a decent life and family.

[Kobuk]

Over the course of Trump's entire Presidential election campaign as well as the weeks and months after becoming President, I've heard him say that he was going to create or has created "millions" of new jobs in the U.S.

Yeah, right. 

How can he possibly say that when at the same time, I've been reading news story after news story recently about how hundreds of retail stores are closing and tens of thousands (or more) of workers will be without a job. Need proof? Just go to any news source like CNN, FOX, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, etc., etc. and you're bound to come across some news story about more brick and mortar retail stores that are closing recently.

Rue21 stores are closing.
Kmart stores are closing.
hh gregg stores are closing.
Macy's stores are closing.
JC Penny stores are closing.
Sears stores are closing.
And the list goes on and on and on and on and...........

So where the hell does Trump get this hairbrained idea that he'll be able to create millions of jobs? Where are the people who lost their jobs in brick and mortar retail stores supposed to go? Where are they going to find a new jobs?

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/22/news/credit-suisse-retail/index.html

[Rocket T. Coyote]

^{There's also the demise of the dollar menu at McDonald's. Also the decline of the small town daily newspaper.}

We recall that Walmart supported passage of ACA because it would negatively impact it's competitors. Many of which are listed above. Montgomery Ward closed years earlier. Pontiac and Saturn car brands--gone along with a number of auto dealerships targeted by the previous administration. Some of these retailers made bad business decisions too. Sears once Made-In-America Craftsman brand tools and dropping the famous Sears catalog.
Several of the afore-mentioned retailers also sold firearms and ammunition until about the 1980s. Kmart stopped when Michael Moore shamed them after Bowling For Columbine was released. Since they didn't want my business, I stopped shopping there. Firearms sales have soared, but it isn't helping Sears or Penneys since they closed their gun counters.
Then came Amazon and online shopping. Why brave traffic, bad weather, crowds, surly salespeople, and risking disappointment when you can instead shop from the comfort of home? (The stuff I want is always out-of-stock it seems.)
Sales tax may have been avoided, but that gap is closing. Free shipping is often provided.

From the environmental angle, the mega-mall paves over once-productive farm land. The bright concrete reflects sunlight back into space and the dark asphalt increases atmosheric heating--from their own propaganda. We've had numerous Kmarts, Sears, Penneys and Targets close here. I know of an entire shopping mall erased from the landscape. Also several once-busy hotels shuttered. The pickle & sauerkraut cannery where I worked almost twenty years closed too. Whose fault is that? It didn't happen overnight and it won't get fixed overnight. And therein lies the problem: we expect goods and services at anytime and at once.

_{As for the opening comment--McDonalds has finally returned dollar any-size soft drinks for the Summer. As for the newspapers...they are the buggy whips and bustles of the 21st century IMHO.}

[cause the rat]

Now that the head of the FBI is finally out of a job things will start happening faster. Less than 70 days left before impeachment!!!!! I predicted he would only last 170 days in office. Now it's starting to look like I may be off by 10 or so days. But still close enough.

[Rocket T. Coyote]

Despite the rants of "Mad Maxine" Waters--and others--Impeachment is not removal from office. Look at Bill Clinton.

[Old Rabbit]

Despite the rants of "Mad Maxine" Waters--and others--Impeachment is not removal from office. Look at Bill Clinton.

That's right. Impeachment is just a finding of law breaking by the house.
The actual trial for removal of a president is in the senate. Nixon resigned
when he was told the sanate would vote to remove him. Bill Clinton won
the senate vote so he stayed in office.

[cause the rat]

Clinton lied about having sex. Trump could be lying about his involvement with an enemy of the United states. And there is the possibility of his interference with and possible repeated attempts to influence an investigating officer. I don't know about anyone else. If these actions were habitual?  I'd rather Clinton still be having and lying about sex. The implications are far less severe.

Looking forward to seeing my prediction come to pass.

[Old Rabbit]

Trump never admits his lies, he just dances around trying to
prove them.

Trump claims he hasn't anything to do with the Russians, but his
own son n law said they borrowed money from Russian controlled
banks. Who knows how many oligarchs.

I have a hunch he owes foreign banks a lot of money, and I don't
think they will let him get off so easy. Billionaires have their own
way of doing business. I don't think they let laws or rules get in
their way if they can work around them.

That's why we need his Tax records. To see what obligations he has
around the world.