Horseshoes and Hand Grenades...Right?

This time around, you'll have the opportunity to get a glimpse into my personal opinion on what Trump has "accomplished" in his brief yet excruciating duration as President. This entry was originally titled : "Trump and F.D.R - Failure, Denial, and Regret" but I thought that may be a bit confusing (and maybe slightly disrespectful - to FDR, of course.) In my opinion Trump's entire time in office has been a compilation of close calls, some of which we've felt affects, others we've been fortunate enough to avoid altogether.

Trump's Travel Ban, for example, while having an alarming impact on both intranational and international travel, in the days directly following it's signing, was subsequently blocked before its first full week of implementation. A "revised edition" of the order was shot down just Wednesday by Judge Derrick K. Watson of Hawaii, a move that was later mirrored by Judge Theodore D. Chuang of Maryland. It's the actions of these judges and the results of their actions that lead me to consider the "Travel Ban" a close call, all while acknowledging the overwhelming impact a number of families experienced while it was still in affect. Again, with respect to the families impacted by the implementation of the Travel Ban, I see the overall affect as limited, thanks to the blocks issued by the judges, making this comparatively a close call rather than as all out debacle. Trump's election on November 8th 2016, that was a complete debacle.

On the other hand, we have "Trumpcare", the healthcare bill devised by Trump and his administration, as the alternative to Obamacare which is currently responsible for providing healthcare to roughly 20 million American citizens. I consider "Trumpcare" another close call suffered by the American people, because thankfully it was such a failure of a proposal that it was never implemented, thus never directly affecting our economy or livelihoods. One setback for Trump's proposed healthcare bill was that the CBO found that it would leave an estimated 24 million citizens uninsured by 2026. The bill was found to be such an overall setback, that it was pulled before reaching an official congressional vote.

These are only 2 recent examples of theoretical hand grenades tossed toward the American people from Trump and his administration. I'm sure we collectively as American citizens would appreciate if these were the last, but unfortunately that doesn't seem like a wish that is likely to be granted. Trump's list of inappropriate acts, in the form of both political negligence and social bullying, seem to grow weekly. Let's just hope that we, as a nation, will be fortunate enough to limit the impact of Trump's hand grenades, similarly, if not more so, than we have thus far.

Impeach Em' Already!

The commentary I'm critiquing this time around, (http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/10/on-and-beyond-the-removal-of-a-jackass-president-impeachment-not-required/)  is a very humorous (in my opinion) , and factual critique in itself, of Donald Trump. This commentary can be found on Counterpunch.org and is titled "On and Beyond the Removal of a Jackass President: Impeachment Not Required. 

The commentary begins with a reference to the United States Constitution, specifically Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, which explains the procedure of impeachment. The text that follows this introduction is organized by subject, with very anti-trump worded titles, such as:

1. “The Open Madness of Candidate Trump”

2. “Insane Clown President”

3. “Saturday Morning Meltdown: Bad Grandpa Launches PhonetapGate.”

Given that the piece appears on a liberal news source, the author Paul Street is also the author of many liberal positioned books, and the entire page is filled with pretty derogatory references of Trump, we can reasonably assume that the intended audience is liberal citizens and anyone else who has had enough of Trump and his administration. Paul Street has a list of prestigiously awarded published books which gives his commentary authority and credibility. 

In arguing for the impeachment of Trump, which I absolutely agree with, Paul Street cites Trump's ignorance of policy, lack of professional poise, and even goes as far as to label his actions as insanity. He also argues that Trumps lack of professionalism, which shows itself often via Twitter and live speeches, misrepresents a moral standard that should certainly be upheld by the leader of a nation. Overall I strongly agree with this commentary both in it's serious political stance and it's use of humor, aimed at Trump.