|
|
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,863
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,863 |
http://thefederalist.com/2018/02/01/year-trump-epitomizes-americas-cultural-inflection-point/There are some who are at least open to the idea of understanding what is going on in our country politically. " Donald Trump, whose accomplishments as a new president don’t use the same scoreboard. Trump has largely scored his game by subtraction. Along with his administrative appointees and an initially reluctant Republican Congress, our new president has largely restrained and reduced: national monuments shrunk, newly aggressive federal regulation of the Internet rolled back, federal taxes cut, and (most significantly) the “individual mandate” to buy a corporate product under threat of government punishment effectively repealed. It’s the most extraordinary political accomplishment in at least 50 years, turning against a premise so completely accepted that it had come to be regarded as a kind of natural force, inevitable and incontestable: gravity, sunrise, federal power. "
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 4,387
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 4,387 |
I like this part too: Many political observers try to make this “yes, but” argument, acknowledging the successes of the Trump administration while condemning Trump the person for crimes of social deviation: He delivered tax cuts, but oh my goodness he does mean tweets.
At National Review, for a particularly clear example, Jay Cost writes that he’s “pleasantly surprised by the policy output of this administration,” but then adds: “And yet it is impossible to say that this year has been a successful one for the new administration. The problem has been the president himself.”
This distinction can’t be made. Over the last year, Trump has come into clear relief as a disrupter, a familiar historical figure. Moments of significant historical change find figures that can carry the weight, and they tend to have similar characteristics.
The president’s personality can’t be separated from the political fruits of his administration.
and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8) d.v. Musings on TDS
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 150,942
Campfire Savant
|
Campfire Savant
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 150,942 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,545
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,545 |
This is what historical inflection points look like: The old guard stands there with their mouths hanging open. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/P58lKpZ.jpg)
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
Robert Frost
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,258
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,258 |
Win.........Win.........Win...........MAGA.
Ed
A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.
The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 19,557
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 19,557 |
"Maybe we're all happy."
"Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 23,319
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 23,319 |
This is what historical inflection points look like: The old guard stands there with their mouths hanging open. My gosh. . . . look at those Dumbo the Elephant ears!
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,913
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,913 |
My gosh. . . . look at those Dumbo the Elephant ears!
Argh- you made me look!
Last edited by kenjs1; 02/01/18.
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are something to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honors are something to be ashamed of
. Confucius
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,884 |
That is a very insightful article. Everyone should read it in its entirety.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 15,635
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 15,635 |
Brilliant article. Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
531 members (10gaugeman, 204guy, 007FJ, 2500HD, 06hunter59, 1eyedmule, 48 invisible),
2,902
guests, and
1,240
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,190,594
Posts18,454,365
Members73,908
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/nhqZTmxJ/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-5-01-55-PM.png)