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| Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government; The new president’s allies say he has been surprised that government can’t be run like his business. | |
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| dr345 | Feb 10 2017, 04:38 PM Post #1 |
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The Lowlights.... Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he’s growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy. The administration’s rocky opening days have been a setback for a president who, as a billionaire businessman, sold himself to voters as being uniquely qualified to fix what ailed the nation. Trump often asks simple questions about policies, proposals and personnel. And, when discussions get bogged down in details, the president has been known to quickly change the subject — to "seem in control at all times," the leaks — and Trump’s anger over them — had created a climate where people are “very careful who they talk to.” The president and his allies believe career NSC staff assigned from other agencies are out to get them. Last week, Trump told an associate he had become weary of in-fighting among — and leaks from — his White House staff For all his frustrations, Trump has reveled in the trappings of the presidency. He has taken a liking to the Oval Office...But he has also sought refuge from the pressures of the presidency, frequently calling up old friends and sounding them out about golf. It's only been 3 weeks...205 weeks to go. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/donald-trump-challenges-governing-presidency-234879 |
| un jour on se souviendra de ca comme on se souvient de ca | |
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| dr345 | Feb 10 2017, 04:40 PM Post #2 |
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Trump aides joke that they wish their boss would spend more time at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., The interviews paint a picture of a powder-keg of a workplace where job duties are unclear, morale among some is low, factionalism is rampant and exhaustion is running high. It's only been 3 weeks...205 weeks to go. |
| un jour on se souviendra de ca comme on se souvient de ca | |
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| PATruth | Feb 10 2017, 04:47 PM Post #3 |
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It's hard to run the federal government, it's been on auto pilot for decades. The scope of the disaster is beyond human comprehension. It is a massive bureaucracy that feeds on it's own incompetence. No one is accountable, no one cares and least of all no one wants to change it. An idiot like Obama felt right at home. I'm thinking bankruptcy is the only cure. |
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"No. No he won't. We'll stop it." | |
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| Robert Stout | Feb 10 2017, 04:48 PM Post #4 |
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After Trump whips his staff into shape, he will start on liberals in Washington DC...............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| coverpoint | Feb 10 2017, 04:49 PM Post #5 |
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All novice dictators have had these same problems and challenges. Nothing a good Reichstag fire can't cure. |
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| PATruth | Feb 10 2017, 04:57 PM Post #6 |
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Imagine leaving a well run, efficient, multi-billion dollar corporation and taking control of the complete disaster that is Washington DC? Especially after 8 years of the community agitator managing it? Obama didn't know any better, it was his first management position. Oh well, I told you, don't send a trainee to do a man's job.
Edited by PATruth, Feb 10 2017, 04:58 PM.
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"No. No he won't. We'll stop it." | |
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| La Pasionaria | Feb 10 2017, 05:02 PM Post #7 |
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Oh, of course it's Obama's fault! |
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| coverpoint | Feb 10 2017, 05:04 PM Post #8 |
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What makes you think he has left his multi-billion dollar corporation? Like his Russian multi-billionaire dictator friend Putin, he appears to be expanding it. |
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| Robert Stout | Feb 10 2017, 05:14 PM Post #9 |
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Trump is versatile...He can run multiple enterprises at the same time and blame his kids for any mistakes............
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| coverpoint | Feb 10 2017, 06:12 PM Post #10 |
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Two peas in a pod. |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 10 2017, 06:15 PM Post #11 |
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No. The people that knew what they were doing are now off surfing and smiling. When do you think they will be installing a rubber room in the White House? |
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Have you paid your internet taxes? | |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 10 2017, 06:17 PM Post #12 |
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Trump lit this dumpster fire. He's gonna have to figure out how to put it out. |
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Have you paid your internet taxes? | |
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| Demagogue | Feb 10 2017, 06:32 PM Post #13 |
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Language warning lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mRn9jz2dNU |
| People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would do them harm. | |
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| Attaburnsinhell | Feb 10 2017, 07:20 PM Post #14 |
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Trump has no idea what he's doing He's that guy at the bar who looked up at the tv, sees President Obama and declares ''Look at that moolie, thinks he can run the country. I could do that!'' Then one day he convinced a bunch of dumbasses to do just that |
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| La Pasionaria | Feb 10 2017, 08:24 PM Post #15 |
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Trump isn't versatile, he's vulnerable, he's obviously in over his head. His administration has been a shyte show since he was sworn in.
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| Robert Stout | Feb 11 2017, 01:14 AM Post #16 |
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Jimmy Carter was "vulnerable"...You are in denial...Trump is more macho than you can ever be.............
Edited by Robert Stout, Feb 11 2017, 01:15 AM.
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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