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So during the campaign there were three big three-syllable chants at his rallies: LOCK HER UP, BUILD THE WALL, and DRAIN THE SWAMP.

I don't object to any of those, but I do notice that he's not getting any of them done. Okay, he can't build the wall without Congressional approval, but he could ask for the resignations of all the Obama appointees in the government, and he could do it this morning before lunch. He could also announce that he was siccing Sessions on Clinton before lunch.

Why doesn't he do any of that?


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Don't know, other than politics. Sessions has been such a disappointment I don't know why he hasn't been sent packing, other than the keeping up appearances factor.

I'm willing to give it time, I believe a lot of progress has been made. Most of it not reported by the media...I know my investments are performing better than I could hope..

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He ain't Hill.

That's all.

It ain't much, but it's good enough.

For now.

Not sure what will happen with the wall. I certainly won't do what the Dems fear. I'm not so sure the other two things might not be appearing right before our eyes. Polishing the lamp may take a bit longer than reaching into a hat however.


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Originally Posted by Klikitarik
He ain't Hill.

That's all.

It ain't much, but it's good enough.

For now..

Pretty much my feelings too.

I do wish he'd chit can that fuggin Sessions clown though.
He's a RINO if there ever was one.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...intees-burrowed-in-govt-report-says.html

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Deep state? 78 Obama appointees 'burrowed' in gov't, report says

By the time Barack Obama's presidency ended in January 2017, 78 of his political appointees had "burrowed" into government jobs over the course of six years, a report says.

The report from the Government Accountability Office was obtained by the Washington Times.

"Burrowing" refers to a process in which political appointees are appointed to career-level jobs to protect them from being ousted once a new administration takes over.

Of the 78 such appointees identified in the GAO report, seven had switched to career jobs without first receiving necessary approval from the Office of Personnel Management, the report says. Four were later denied the positions and three later resigned.

The department with the highest number of conversions was the Department of Homeland Security, with nine appointees burrowing in. The Department of Justice was second with eight conversions.

The process of burrowing is not an uncommon for administrations on the way out. President George W. Bush had at least 26 conversions approved in his final year in office.

Obama was warned in his final year against assigning political appointees to career jobs and was asked by Republicans to implement a hiring freeze to avoid keeping workers who opposed President Donald Trump's policies.

“Not only is ‘burrowing in’ unfair to applicants without an inside connection, it further contributes to the possibility that federal workers may attempt to undermine the policies of the new president,” Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote to Obama, McClatchyDC reported.



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LOCK HER UP will, I think, eventually come about. I thought he'd actively start an investigation into her corruption a lot sooner than this, but I hope this Uranium One scandal is gonna land an awful lot of top democrats in jail. This is flat out treason.
BUILD THE WALL is gonna take help from congress. According to some reports they've been going over bids and prototypes. Illegal immigration is already down by 70%, and ICE is being enforced far more than it has for nearly 30 years.
DRAIN THE SWAMP is another job where he needs lots of help. The swamp has been growing since G H W Bush took office, and is literally full of creatures actively trying to preserve it, on both sides of the isle.
I'm happy with our President, and I'll be even happier still if we can get rid of democrats and establishment republicans who are blocking his agenda. I said immediately after the election that this was only a battle won, and winning the war takes more time and our further support. I said it before and I'll keep saying it. God Bless Donald Trump!

Joken, it ain't just Zero's appointees that need outted. both Bushes and Slick Willey have installed lots of globalist and corrupt government drones. As I said, both Bushes have been swamp critters too.
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First, ain't no Government employee resigning because Trump wants them to......they are firmly attached to the Taxpayers teats and couldn't survive without them.

Second, the Bush Neocons I & II, have fugged up the party worse than even I thought.

Third, ALL Government is corrupt. But this corruption has fully engulfed even the DOJ and the FBI......how many in Washington, on both sides of the aisle, would stab Trump in the back given the chance.

Fourth, The Democrats are not Democrats, they are true progressives, Socialists, and will carry on the Trump attacks until their dying breath.

Fifth, The progressives have worked for decades taking over public government, public schools and the media. They aren't going backwards without a holy war.

Sixth, how many Regan Republicans are left in DC? 2? Who the hell has Trumps back?

For years I have said that 3 of the greatest threats America faces are Democrats, Republicans and Public Employees.........can you hear me now?


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Trump is making progress. Much of it has to be approved by more than him and us. Give him time.

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Originally Posted by Barak
So during the campaign there were three big three-syllable chants at his rallies: LOCK HER UP, BUILD THE WALL, and DRAIN THE SWAMP. He could also announce that he was siccing Sessions on Clinton before lunch.


First.....politicians will say anything to get elected. Trump was no different. He said a lot of things, to a lot of people, and made a lot of "political promises." If anyone would have just stopped, and thought about it, they would have realized that very little of what he said was actually possible. The bottom line....Trump is president, not Hillary, and that is the main thing.

Second.....Trump choose Sessions to be his AG. He hired him, he can fire him. Sessions does what Trump tells him to do, and don't ever be fooled into believing anything any differently. If Trump wanted Hillary investigated, Sessions would either have to do it, or be replaced. I honestly believe that Trump has no plans to bring any kind of a charge against Hillary. To do so would mean that he would incur the wrath of the media, the Democrats, and probably a number of Republicans as well. While, I don't think that's a bad thing, I do think that it's a can he isn't going to open.

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No longer any need for a wall. When illegals figure out they aren't welcome they stop coming.


Most people don't really want the truth.

They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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Hillary will eventually croak, hopefully someday soon. I believe that Trump knows that and would rather not open the Pandora's box that going after her represents. After all Trump has some skeletons in his closet that he'd prefer stay there.

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I think public opinion is going to force Mueller and/or the FBI to expand into Hillary

Then they will have to decide if they want to drag her down into it just to get Trump.


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Originally Posted by gunswizard
Hillary will eventually croak, hopefully someday soon. I believe that Trump knows that and would rather not open the Pandora's box that going after her represents. After all Trump has some skeletons in his closet that he'd prefer stay there.


That's what I think too. He's a smart guy, he knows what would happen if he did that.

There is an old saying......never say never.....but it is extremely unlikely that Hillary will ever face any charges.

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I think public opinion is going to force Mueller and/or the FBI to expand into Hillary

Then they will have to decide if they want to drag her down into it just to get Trump.


Comey and Mueller can't do that, they themselves are up to their necks in the cover-up......


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No longer any need for a wall. When illegals figure out they aren't welcome they stop coming.



People will never stop coming for free stuff.


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So during the campaign there were three big three-syllable chants at his rallies: LOCK HER UP, BUILD THE WALL, and DRAIN THE SWAMP. He could also announce that he was siccing Sessions on Clinton before lunch.


First.....politicians will say anything to get elected. Trump was no different. He said a lot of things, to a lot of people, and made a lot of "political promises." If anyone would have just stopped, and thought about it, they would have realized that very little of what he said was actually possible. The bottom line....Trump is president, not Hillary, and that is the main thing.

Second.....Trump choose Sessions to be his AG. He hired him, he can fire him. Sessions does what Trump tells him to do, and don't ever be fooled into believing anything any differently. If Trump wanted Hillary investigated, Sessions would either have to do it, or be replaced. I honestly believe that Trump has no plans to bring any kind of a charge against Hillary. To do so would mean that he would incur the wrath of the media, the Democrats, and probably a number of Republicans as well. While, I don't think that's a bad thing, I do think that it's a can he isn't going to open.




Actually most of what Trump said is possible......it's finding un-corrupted Republicans that's becoming impossible.....


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Originally Posted by Klikitarik
He ain't Hill.

That's all.

It ain't much, but it's good enough.

For now..

Pretty much my feelings too.

I do wish he'd chit can that fuggin Sessions clown though.
He's a RINO if there ever was one.


With our system of checks and balances, the swamp won't let an outsider in. Notice how they have the power to block any recess appointments.



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The system is too corrupt to fix by using the system to fix it. Trump at best, has only slowed the approach of the coming battlefield.


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Although I have never been a great fan of Donald I do think he has been worlds better than the alternative. He has chipped away at a lot of Obama's illegal executive orders. He has placed good people in charge of the major agencies that are strangling our country. The Clintons and Obama's enjoyed the help from an adoring media and were able to hire their cronies with impunity. Most of the agency reprobates remain in place protected from harm by rules their unions have successfully bargained for making them immune to any replacement for their entire largely worthless careers. The people that tend to the daily chores of running the government are the ones that will likely remain after Trump is long gone and they wield great power in that they can quietly sabotage just about everything any president does if they wish. Had Trump enjoyed the support of his party that Obama had he would have been farther along than he is but as it is he has done well considering he has had to fight both parties and the governmental cronies left over from many administrations. I could wish that he was actually conservative but he is not although he is far more conservative than republican leadership.

As always it is up to "We the People" to help him by voting the despots out and replacing them with conservatives that will actually uphold the oath of office the all took. Democrat political operatives are monolithic to their credit and will vote as one. Democrat constituents are not so much. Some are having bouts of conscience and coming to understand what the party has and is trying to do to them. How bout you?

As for the encroachment of liberalism in government, it has been going on since the founding. It has grown in great leaps from FDR until present. Slowly the Marxist ideology has invaded our great humanitarian foundations and our large companies lean liberal as that is where the money and power is. Actually the Clintons taught democrats the virtues of theft, deception and cronyism. Obama just built on it. Obama didn't govern, he ruled and with the help of the media and his party he was able to bring our nation to the brink of civil war. We are now engaged in a great war of ideology testing whether this nation can go on as founded or embrace full on the Marxist ideology that grips Europe. We have a choice. You, Barak have a choice. Do you want to live as a free person able to make your own way or would you rather be a subject and live at the pleasure of your master? The choice is yours.

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I would like instant gratification on Clinton too. But considering how much of a devious criminal she is, maybe it takes time to dig up and build a solid case? We all know she's guilty as hell, but it the old saying "it's not what you know, it's what you can prove in court" right? Maybe, there's a methodical process of building a case going on behind the scenes as we speak?


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