01-18-2018, 12:40 PM
(01-18-2018, 12:13 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Fixed that for you. I get what you're saying, but the fact here is that the Trump administration does not have a mandate to lead. He didn't win the popular vote and his approvals are in the toilet. But, I fully expect him to do whatever the hell he wants because he doesn't understand the job, so it doesn't much matter to me. I'm more irritated at Congress for their strong words behind closed doors but only finding him "concerning" in public.
Your fix would be correct if I was only talking about Trump. I was not, I was referring to the GOP controlled Congress as well. Whether Trump has a mandate or whether his approval ratings (which are likely as useful and accurate as the myriad polls that said he'd lose on election day) doesn't change the fact that he was elected and should attempt to effect his agenda for entirety of his term. The point I've been making is that the GOP is doing what they said they'd do, the Dems are minority party in every possible way and still conduct themselves as if they should get whatever they want however they want it.
I'll reiterate, the Dems want to shut down the federal government, a move that will hurt US citizens, because they aren't getting exactly what they want for people in the country illegally. This isn't really disputable.
