“ We’re buckling in for four years of the King of Chaos and impulse. He wants us to freak out or to kneel in worship to him. We can refuse to do either. That’s the reality of Trump and we should prevail to remain true to it, one day at a time.” As I read this I was thinking “ keep your powder dry”. I have not forgotten 4 years of daily chaos. I completely expect more of the same and worse. He can’t stand it if he isn’t the lead in the daily news. It feels different this time. His nominees have no filter and seem prepared to march willingly into authoritarianism. Perhaps the best advice is to pick our battles. Alas, I believe there will be many and it will be exhausting. I am not sure I have the energy, but for my grandchildren I will continue to fight. God bless America and keep us safe.
It's important that Congress take its confirmation and oversight responsibilities seriously. I do not see either side doing that. What we will see is both sides ignoring their responsibilities and going into "I-told-you-so" mode. If Trump doesn't create chaos the democrats will.
I think a number of people who comment on this site will be thoroughly pissed off if things go well under the upcoming administration.
Democrats aren't going to have too many levers to cause too much chaos. With the GOP in control of three of the branches of the federal gov't, the "Democrats screwed up up" excuse isn't going to hold a lot of water.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if things go well over the next four years, but I'm FIRMLY in the "told you so" camp for when things go off the rails. Trump and his team won't need a lot of help claiming credit for stuff that goes well, so I'll be ready to help them claim responsibility for when things go off the rails.
That may change in 2027, should the Democrats manage to retake part of the Legislature, but for the next two years, "you voted for this" will be the message I'll be preaching.
“ We’re buckling in for four years of the King of Chaos and impulse. He wants us to freak out or to kneel in worship to him. We can refuse to do either. That’s the reality of Trump and we should prevail to remain true to it, one day at a time.” As I read this I was thinking “ keep your powder dry”. I have not forgotten 4 years of daily chaos. I completely expect more of the same and worse. He can’t stand it if he isn’t the lead in the daily news. It feels different this time. His nominees have no filter and seem prepared to march willingly into authoritarianism. Perhaps the best advice is to pick our battles. Alas, I believe there will be many and it will be exhausting. I am not sure I have the energy, but for my grandchildren I will continue to fight. God bless America and keep us safe.
It's important that Congress take its confirmation and oversight responsibilities seriously. I do not see either side doing that. What we will see is both sides ignoring their responsibilities and going into "I-told-you-so" mode. If Trump doesn't create chaos the democrats will.
I think a number of people who comment on this site will be thoroughly pissed off if things go well under the upcoming administration.
Democrats aren't going to have too many levers to cause too much chaos. With the GOP in control of three of the branches of the federal gov't, the "Democrats screwed up up" excuse isn't going to hold a lot of water.
I'll be pleasantly surprised if things go well over the next four years, but I'm FIRMLY in the "told you so" camp for when things go off the rails. Trump and his team won't need a lot of help claiming credit for stuff that goes well, so I'll be ready to help them claim responsibility for when things go off the rails.
That may change in 2027, should the Democrats manage to retake part of the Legislature, but for the next two years, "you voted for this" will be the message I'll be preaching.
I'll add your name to the list to look for when the news reports of spontaneous human combustion begin to appear.
Sounds good.
"I think a number of people who comment on this site will be thoroughly pissed off if things go well under the upcoming administration."
That is a true statement. Almost as true as the fact you won't ever admit it if it turns out to be a dumpster fire worse than we have ever seen.