padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

It's wonderful to be able to "see" your blind spots.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

I am speaking of republicans in the political sense.

I am dealing with some that speak of me as being jealous, racist & hate full.
That is just from you.

I could be one of those old white males that Trump may be talking about.
But I am not a Trump follower.
I am just an average person who can pick out some one trying to scam me.
Trump is a con artist through & through.
I say because of his acceptance by the Republican party to be their flag barer.
This changes the way the political game is going to be played.
Insult for insult.
Empowering Trump is going to be the down fall of may main steam reasonable Republicans.
The so called Rhino's.
Republicans in name only. Who seem to be content & only hope for the likes of Trump to go away quietly.

padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

"Trump a con man"? That certainly deserves a cracker, Polly. Trump is like the card shark that allows everyone to win.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

Trump lets every one win.
Well he is a shark all right.
He has left a trail of actions that point out a quite a different story.

That's a good one.
That response only shows your lose of rationalism.

If I have any thing coming.
I suggest he save it for him self because he just don't have enough for him self yet.

I will get by with what I have.

padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

Try and list Trump's accomplishments as President followed by what he has done against America. I'd be interested in looking at your list.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

What ever either of us puts down there is little chance of the other really believing it.
Have you read the NYT article
If you find fault with that.
That is much of what I would give to you.

It is just a matter of we not agreeing on the issue.

One of us is blind or the other sees something else.
You can make that call.
So what is the point?

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

OK...here's a list of JUST the first 100 days.

The US Stock Markets are at record highs and millions of Americans are benefitting in their retirement savings accounts.

* The DOW daily closing stock market average rose more than 15% since the election on November 8th. (On November 9th the DOW closed at 18,332 – on March 1st the DOW closed at 21,115).
* Since the Inauguration on January 20th the DOW rose 6.5% . (It was at 19,827 at January 20th and reached 21,115 on March 1st.)
* The DOW took just 66 days to climb from 19,000 to above 21,000, the fastest 2,000 point run ever. The DOW closed above 19,000 for the first time on November 22nd and closed above 21,000 on March 1st.
* The DOW closed above 20,000 on January 25th and the March 1st rally matched the fastest-ever 1,000 point increase in the DOW at 24 days.
* The US Stock Market gained $2 trillion in wealth since Trump was elected!
* The S&P 500 broke $20 Trillion for the first time in its history.
* In the history of the DOW, going back to January 1901, the DOW record for most continuous closing high trading days was set in January of 1987 when Ronald Reagan was President. The DOW set closing highs an amazing 12 times in a row that month. On February 28th President Trump matched President Reagan when the DOW reached a new high for its 12th day in a row!

President Trump decreased the US Debt in his first 100 days by $100 Billion. (President Obama increased the US debt in his first 100 days by more than $560 Billion.)

The US Manufacturing Index soared to a 33 year high in this period which were the best numbers since 1983 under President Reagan.

President Trump added 298,000 jobs in his first month alone (after President Obama said jobs were not coming back!).

Housing sales are red-hot. In 2011, houses for sale were on the market an average 84 days. This year, it’s just 45 days.

Illegal immigration is down 67% since President Trump’s Inauguration.

NATO announced Allied spending is up $10 Billion because of President Trump.

After being nominated by President Trump, Constitutionalist Judge Neil Gorsuch was confirmed and sworn in as Supreme Court Justice in early April.

The President has signed 66 executive orders, memoranda and proclamations as of April 19th, including:

* Notifying Congress of a strike on Syria after it was reported that the country used gas on its citizens.
* Dismantling Obama’s climate change initiatives.
* Travel bans for individuals from a select number of countries embroiled in terrorist atrocities.
* Enforcing regulatory reform.
* Protecting Law enforcement.
* Mandating for every new regulation to eliminate two.
* Defeating ISIS.
* Rebuilding the military.
* Building a border wall.
* Cutting funding for sanctuary cities.
* Approving pipelines.
* Reducing regulations on manufacturers.
* Placing a hiring freeze on federal employees.
* Exiting the US from the TPP.

In addition to all this, the President has met with many foreign leaders from across the globe including Xi from China, Abe from Japan, etc.

The President also pointed out numerous times that the MSM (Main Stream Media) reports only on a made up Russia conspiracy story and ignores these accomplishments. These actions are making the majority of Americans aware of the tremendous bias in the media in the US and abroad. This too is another major Trump accomplishment.


I'm not posting a list of bad actions by Trump because A. I have been for Trump since about 6 months after he announced his candidacy, and B. I'm sure you already have a list that suits you.

padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

I'm at least smart enough NOT to believe articles and books that list "anonymous" as the source of their thesis. You, of course, are entitled to believe whatever you wish.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

OK...so how can you speak of republicans in ANY other way but political, I'd like to know???

And what is this???...mainstream reasonable republicans who are rhinos???mainstream reasonable rhinos who are but republicans in name only??? And these mainstream reasonable by name only rhino republicans just sit as though content but do nothing but wish that Trump will just go away???WOW !!! Are you saying that republicans can BE republicans without actually BEING republicans and that some republicans who actually ARE republicans are NOT REALLY republicans???

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

I think a look back at Watergate might reveal some interesting points when you look at what is going on with Trump now.

padremike Loc: Phenix City, Al

Why? Watergate was small potatoes. There was so much subterfuge going on in the Democratic Party Nixon would have been justified in investigating. It was the cover-up that got him.

maximus Loc: Chattanooga, Tennessee

You know, Nixon actually didn't cover up, he only talked about it. He was run out of office by the liberal media and Democrats, much like what is being attempted on Trump today.

Floyd Brown Loc: Milwaukee WI

Members of political can be looked as being individuals first.
While not buying into the total platform.

Political parties put the interests of the party ahead of the interests of the members.
Political parties are at the heart of what divides us as a nation of individuals.
The media plays a major role in spreading that divide.

It may not want to be a leading factor.
But in reporting political agendas draw greater attention to dividing issues.

Blindly following political parties agendas is why there is so much division between us.
We all need to wake up & start to think as individuals when faced with political agendas.

We all have varying degrees of conservative & liberal out looks on life.
We as individuals need to work out just what the right balance is for each of us.

If we are to ever have a world we all can live in we can find that balance.
We are living now with issues decided by the political parties.
Politicians who have sold out to those that pay them to get elected & stay elected.

To choose the party that will sell you a bill of goods that will be best for you just don't work out in being best for every one.
So I say a person needs to start looking at just who & what is at the top of the food chain that ends up with the gains made in our economic system.

Every one wants some of the pie. At the end of the day some get almost all of the pie.
Leaving some to get less & some to get next to nothing.

Well our economic system is allowing many to fall over the edge.
With many of us now getting closer to that edge.(I say it is people just like us that are at risk to be next).
Yes it is political parties that are a part of the problem.

Blaming one party or the other party will not stop it from continuing.
The parties work in collusion with each other.

Our personal & collective fate is connected to what we as a divided groups do in addressing the problems we the general public face.
It is the edge we all on this site face.

America will never be great again until all of those that make up the general public share fairly in carying the load & fairly getting a part of the rewards.
To bring this about those seeking the most & getting the most. If they wish to retain most of the system that treats them better.
Those wishing to keep the most need to lead in seeing that fairness is present through out the system.

We have many on this site feeling that others are getting some of what they feel is theirs.
I say they are right.
There is money they all deserve that is going in places that get parts of that money.
They seemm to be fine with where most the money goes though.

Becusae they feel that is what allows them to have more that some others.

Those that have less than they do don't have enough to pass on up to the middle (That is you & a lot of others like you & I)
But those at the top of the food chain like that like of have those gold eggs.
There are no more eggs to now be to be gotten from the bottom of the food chain.
Less eggs in the middle to pass on up.

Not to worry now there are some in the middle getting some of the gold eggs.
A way will be found to just keep more gold eggs getting to the top.

Politicans like gold eggs too.
There are enough gold eggs so that some can be shared with those who can change the rules of the game.
To see that most of the gold eggs rise to the top & stay there.

America where fairy tales come true.
MAGA rules.

So what if a few in the middle fall over the edge.