
You’re too late. He did it to himself.
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Much ado has been made lately between Trump himself and the media pontificating the fact or fantasy of how much acclaim we should give to the President for the record-setting growth on Wall Street, and the dramatic reduction in unemployment. For Trump supporters this is one of those “good news” things they feel the press should spend more time reporting on, and for Trump naysayers the record-breaking had already been placed in motion during the Obama administration. This has been one of those areas I have personally found idiotic since the first election I understood what was going on a half-century ago. Presidents generally take credit (or public scorn) for certain economic conditions when in fact they had no direct responsibility for it.
While presidents have a general Constitutional power to affect the economy through decrees and/or pressing Congressional action (as Obama did when he came to office to control the recession)… they also have a passive affect in that the nature and skittishness of Wall Street goes up or down simply when a new president takes office (if the new president is simply breathing that’s a plus on Wall Street), since investing is all about investors having a measure of confidence in the economy… and/or confidence in whatever promises a president has made to “improve” trade or government regulatory issues in any given industry.
Well, reflecting on this and other events since Trump has arrived, it has become apparent to me we are crossing yet a new line of political and economic climate. The economy is chugging along regardless of what the President is doing (or not)… Congress is getting more “independent” from the White House and trying to press ahead (like passing the sanctions bill to try punish the Russian hacking.. because the President was doing nothing to protect America)… it’s becoming very apparent to me that the President is becoming irrelevant.
How do I figure that? Well, dear friends, the signs are everywhere. Everyone likes lists so let’s create one here.
- Trump is politically impotent. This is a major glaring reason for his irrelevancy. His lack of experience in D.C politics has been a huge detriment to his ability to forge positive contacts to win compromise, and he has an incomplete understanding how government even works. He has been unable to be the necessary champion to lead the charge to solicit support to get his agenda accomplished. Trumpsters may have wanted the elite establishment kicked out of D.C. but along with them went experience in getting things done.
- The continuing chaos of his administration. Whether it’s his impulsive, knee-jerk and crude Tweets, the latest infighting in and around the leadership staff of the White House, and the general feeling that things are out of control, it fills the news daily.
- Trump “fatigue”. Because of all his inexperience and human social foibles, and everything mentioned above, America is adjusting to the daily turmoil reported in the media… good news or not. It’s an incessant banging, day after day, on some latest crisis, Tweet, reckless un-presidential verbal admonishment of the latest friend-turned-traitor, and now his performance with international diplomacy. Everything about him is threat-and-intimidation. America is getting tired and trying to just move on with life.. biding time until his term is up… or Congress get’s the kahunas to impeach.
- Loss of public trust. This is by far the single most important reason the Trump presidency is irrelevant. Latest polls all around show variations of 75% of the public not believing anything Trump says. Idiots call it hyperbole but it’s just flat out lying and twisting meanings to the point no one cares what he says anymore because no one believes him… or his administration.
America is just plain becoming immune to the daily media circus reporting all the nonsense, literally occurring minute by minute. Americans are adjusting… less impacted and appalled by his conduct.. and needing to move on with daily living. Trump has isolated himself, becoming just a sideshow with his daily antics. I find myself slightly relieved when the weekend comes and Trump runs off to play (at public expense).. because we get to breath a bit.
Is this irrelevancy going to be a problem for the country? Well… hard to say short term; certainly long term. At the moment we have the crisis brewing in North Korea. It’s one thing when Trump abuses his fellow Americans with his nonsense; we are learning to look the other way. But when he starts asserting his “wonderful” personality with fellow incompetent loons leading other countries, one has to take heed of where that might lead.
But the interesting observation is that our country is greater than any President, and can adjust and move on quite well with him being shunned by the nation. While the Congress is still viewed as a den of partisan proliferation and not getting much accomplished… they are coming around. As long as Americans continue to vent their opinions at town halls for media coverage, some of these elected officials will hear.
On the other hand…… I am embarrassed we, Americans, are at this point of feeling the need to dismiss the importance of the most powerful office in the world. If I laugh, submit sardonic humor, smirk at some latest hypocrisy… it’s my own way to deal with the political tragedy that is Trump.
He’s made the office and himself irrelevant… and I’m not proud of it. But like everyone else, I’m learning to live with it… or rather, live without him. I’m reminded of the saying… either lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Carry On America
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I don’t know about America becoming immune to the circus surrounding President Trump, but I know that I am pretty sick and tired of it.
Best wishes, Pete.
..and you don’t even live here in the States! 🙂
This is why I like weekends….I push away from the mundane crap of the MSM and just find cool stuff or interests……but no matter how far this person sinks he wiill always have the love and support of the Ignorati….chuq
That base is shrinking, albeit slowly.. and ultimately what will be left are likely that ultra right wing revolutionary, gun-toting militia, racists types.. the one’s that Hillary categorized accurately.
I do, in fact, feel badly for the Americans who fell for Trump’s words. Not sympathy, mind you, but they were suffering enough for whatever reasons to try and grab at a voice that promised them things that were impossible to deliver even for the most skilled and professional politician.
Surely, I can’t be the only one who, when I see him speaking, or hearing of his undeniably self-aggrandizing tweets, who can only think”What a JackAss!
You’re not.. just look around. 🙂
Trump is irrelevant? Really? Then I guess you can shut down your blog.
Seriously, the very fact you wrote this post proves otherwise. To understand the depth of the irony, carefully consider your post. Is there a single issue mentioned in this post beside Trump’s supposed incompetence?
North Korea? Well, not really. You don’t have a solution any better than Trump’s.
The economy? Well, not really. You just told us to ignore the fact the stock market took off and the economy is taking off. The Obama administration was doing all it could to stifle the economy, and Trump is deleting many of those regulations. Trump cannot make the economy boom, but he can do a lot to get the government monkey off the back of business.
What you are doing to make your complaints about Trump sound reasonable is divorcing them from reality. That’s not healthy.
Can Trump communicate with the People directly? In the age of the Internet, who knows? Is the alternative media large enough to correct the legacy news media? I don’t know, but I do know some people won’t listen. You don’t have to be one of those people.
Is Trump’s base shrinking? You do remember he was supposed to lose the election. Polls are no more reliable than the people taking them.
You may wish consider what Democratic Party candidate can beat Trump in 2020. How good is that looking?
Actually, I do not see one Democrat I’d jump for joy for 2020… but.. anyone could certainly beat Trump. Hell.. I’d be happy if Pence took over.. right now!
Of course I have a solution to North Korea. Of course some of the other bloggers have a solution for North Korea very different from mine. The fact is, Tom.. none of us are the president. I frankly don’t know what Trump’s plan is for Korea, nor do I think he even knows.
One also can’t suggest Obama’s economic stats with a Trump supporter simply because Trump hates anything Obama. Polls are always wrong, stats are always wrong, the press is always wrong. That’s why it’s called Trump World.
Trump’s plan for North Korea is to work continuously behind the glare of the media to talk and negotiate with their ambassador(s) and try to hold things in check peacefully if at all possible and it is my understanding that is exactly what the President has been doing. Of course I do not expect any Liberal to even broach this thought as a possibility and would probably disclaim it rather than to investigate and support it. No brainer. Does everybody know that Trump predicted this current Korean mess in an interview on TV back in the late 1990s?
https://youtu.be/30gop4J6nA8 — The man is really a much smarter politician than his detractors want to admit.
Uhhh.. John… everyone predicted this Korean mess. How could anyone not see it coming? He was absolutely no smarter politically in 1990 than he is now.
Hey.. I hope he’s got something going on the side. That would be great! Unfortunately, I don’t give him genius or god status enough to have a lot of faith. Tillerson.. there’s some hope there.
If there was a Liberal in the Office of President the media couldn’t find enough time on the airwaves or space in their printed publications to adequately heap praise on their “Hero” for the great state of the economy and the employment figures. So I guess we can safely disregard most of what is suggested here seeing as how Trump is not the first choice of his haters and those who oppose him for whatever the reason. It would be a completely different story had the Liberal Queen been coronated.
If you fail to believe the actual stats that the improving started well before Trump. But that would mean conservatives would have to admit the actual government facts that during the Obama administration, second term, that the upswing from the recession was already happening. Which makes a bit of sense because all those hastily signed decrees and reversing all those Obama controls collectively, has little if anything to do with the current market or employment outlook.
I am glad you have your opinions and are sharing them. That is a good thing.
Well, thanks, John. Your dismissiveness is appreciated too. 🙂