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Reuben_J
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Of course there is no excuse. Just saying it is difficult especially for him who did not have a strong political background.
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EasterJoy
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“There’s no military solution [to North Korea’s nuclear threats], forget it. Until somebody solves the part of the equation that shows me that ten million people in Seoul don’t die in the first 30 minutes from conventional weapons, I don’t know what you’re talking about, there’s no military solution here, they got us.”
–Steve Bannon
prospect.org/article/steve-bannon-unrepentant
No wonder he got fired.
The President and Mr. Kim have something in common: they both believe unpredictability is an advantage in world politics. Their theory is like Nolan Ryan’s:
“It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy.”
They don’t want a guy standing behind them with a sign that says, “Relax. That pitch that looks like it is coming straight at your head is *always *going to break.”
On the other hand, firing Bannon probably shows that no one ought to be too sure about that.
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Reuben_J
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What is this? Not sure about your question.
He is the President - his priority is surely for a smooth and effective functional of his administration. If it is not going toward that objective, then he has to find a way to make it so, thus nobody is indispensable, in that it is more important to get it right. Obviously, the resignation of senior staff is pointing to that.
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EasterJoy
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As nearly as I can tell, he’s only ever worked for his parents. I don’t even know if he’s ever had a superior, other than his father.
He certainly has a lot of experience at running a business, but running the US government is quite different. He became President of a tripartite constitutional government, not King. More to the point, he can’t just jettison divisions that aren’t in an area he wants to pursue. His job is stewardship, not making a profit. He can’t just sell off properties he isn’t fond of or get rid of those that don’t bring in a profit. He’s got to keep all the balls in the air.
meltzerboy
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But the big question is will Trump “be able to stomach the rest of (his) term”?
This makes me very happy. Let’s get Sessions out next and I may even be able to stomach the rest of Trump’s term.
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PRmerger
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And you are following the narrative of the RIGHT media.
So not sure why you think your tendentious source is any better than my sources.
AGAIN, with the double standard.
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Jig_Saw
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I doubt he enjoys the job. I doubt Clinton would have either.
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PRmerger
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I know, right? It’s so weird to have people objecting to this discussion, (even while participating in it)!
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PRmerger
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We’re on opposite sides here in that you think I’m unable to see anything positive in Trump?I do find it peculiar people find everything about Trump negative. No one is completely worthy of negative criticism. That’s my thought. He has done a good thing with the Supreme Court Justice and perhaps more in the future which may be the best thing he ever does.
Maybe he will shock you all with some positive results as well!~
On that point we’re on opposite sides…
Well, that’s rich.
Methinks that you, ironically and amusingly, are just looking at things rather…er…negatively…and wanting to just…em…CRITICIZE folks.
Or have you already forgotten this post I made, which was in a thread which you participated in?
So, yeah, I think, ironically, you are blind to your own demands.
You want someone who’s critical of Trump to find something positive he’s done…and amusingly declare that we’re on “opposite sides” here….yet on a thread to which you’ve responded and participated in, there’s a perfect example of a critic of Trump doing just that.
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Sy_Noe
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There’s always next week.
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Saints_Alive
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Bannon gone ?
Good deal.
Good deal.
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PRmerger
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Can you point to a source for what Bannon said regarding Korea, contradicting DT?
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PRmerger
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If only Trump had been more “tell it like it is” and let the American public know: “Hey, folks, if you vote for me, just remember that I am…unfamiliar…with this governmental environment…so there may be lots of folks that I have in my administration that aren’t going to work out. It’s going to be difficult to find a good team. Know that before you vote for me, ok?”
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Sophie_Lawrence
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Except though he said that no one was capable of fixing Washington like he was, his military instincts are better than the generals, fixing obamamcare was easy, he was working on a great plan.
Also Carl Ichan stepped down today as well as advisor
I’m hoping Jared can step up and advise.
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Zzyzx_Road
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Jared is probably the only adviser in Trump’s camp who is untouchable. Because he’s family and no one’s been able to hang anything on him. Also word on the street is that Jared and Ivanka are classic New York liberals and have strongly represented that point of view within the White House while Donald Trump Jr. is more like his father.
That said, the speculation out there is that this was by mutual agreement, that once outside the White House environment, Bannon would be free to take his best shots at the establishment. If that’s the case, then Bannon isn’t finished by any means, he will just no longer be limited to what he could do from inside the WH. So when Bannon goes off again, Trump has plausible deniability in saying “he doesn’t work for me anymore; I can’t tell him what to do”. Also remember Bannon wasn’t in Trump’s camp to begin with, he originally worked for Ted Cruz so there may be something to that angle as well.
That said, the speculation out there is that this was by mutual agreement, that once outside the White House environment, Bannon would be free to take his best shots at the establishment. If that’s the case, then Bannon isn’t finished by any means, he will just no longer be limited to what he could do from inside the WH. So when Bannon goes off again, Trump has plausible deniability in saying “he doesn’t work for me anymore; I can’t tell him what to do”. Also remember Bannon wasn’t in Trump’s camp to begin with, he originally worked for Ted Cruz so there may be something to that angle as well.
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Thom18
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I’d like if we could go a week without hearing about someone else leaving.
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PRmerger
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Anyone dare me to google all of the sources josie cited, as well as Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity and “country is going to hell in a handbasket” to see if I can come up with not a few examples of these guys making this assertion?
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