It’s been less than two weeks and Donald Trump keeps showing that his grasp on reality does NOT exist….
His off the cuff choices to run the American government agencies either won’t get confirmed , or will, and will mess up things so bad that other Republicans will have to join Democrats in trying to right the ship…..
Trump & Co. see their win as a ‘mandate’ to take apart the United States Government that supports 330+ Million people….
The takes in and spend’s Trillions…..
It IS VERY Difficult to actually understand the ENORMOUS tasks involved…..
Call’s to make massive cuts….
Call’s to ‘change’ things ….
Lackeys sent to run things they have NO knowledge of?
Or think can be run like a corner candy store are simply N OT gonna work…..
Cutting government jobs….
Raising consumer good thru import taxes….
Cutting healthcare support….
Letting criminal s go free…..
And making the nation’s Congress a rubber stamp for malfeasance is NOT Making America Great….
It is ALREADY making some of those who voted for Donald Trump begin to scratch their heads, wake up and ask themselves?
‘WHAT DID I JUST DO?’
For the Republicans?
They AREE dealing with the headaches of being the ‘Majority ‘…..
(The media was wrong on the Trump Win…They will be out for political blood going forward…Can the Republican’s get over like Trump just did as he flexxies on them?)
All of Joe Biden’s problems that you guys where complaining about?
ARE NOW YOURS….
Enjoy the ride …
It’s already bumpy and it’s gonna be worse for the next few days, weeks , months and years….
After Republicans did better than expected in winning the White House, the House and the Senate in 2004, President George W. Bush famously claimed a mandate.
“I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and I intend to spend it,” Mr. Bush declared in boastful remarks as the favorable results were tallied that November.
Two years later, after Mr. Bush’s bid to privatize Social Security imploded without ever even coming up in Congress and exhaustion with the Iraq war set in, it was instead the president who was spent. Democrats took back Congress, and the governing trifecta Mr. Bush had trumpeted was gone.
The same thing then happened to Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. as they gained supremacy in Washington only to see it slip away after two years of aggressively pressing their agenda, with mixed results.
As they prepare for their latest stint in power, congressional Republicans are fully aware from recent history that they may have only two years to accomplish what they want without interference from pesky Democrats before facing a political reckoning. And even those two years could be perilous, with party divisions and small majorities complicating their work and voters expecting big things given their unified control in Washington.
“We’ve got a two-year window of opportunity,” said Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. “It’s going to be hard.”
The fleeting nature of the trifecta has been a regular topic of discussion among Republicans in their private meetings in recent days as they returned to Washington after their election triumph.
Trifectas can be great for the ruling party and provide an opening in often-gridlocked Washington to push through its top priorities. Mr. Obama was able to put in place a sweeping economic stimulus package in 2009 and the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Mr. Trump secured a trillion-dollar-plus tax cut. And Mr. Biden pushed through huge pandemic relief bills and major infrastructure legislation. Two years can produce a lot of change…
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But trifectas can also be transitory, with the legislative efforts done largely along partisan lines and the cycles of politics prompting an inevitable backlash the next time voters weigh in on Congress….
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Even as they get ready for a fast start, Republicans accept that their trifecta is tenuous, particularly with what is certain to be a very small majority in the House. That gives Democrats an excellent shot of knocking them out of power in 2026, a point in the political cycle that historically favors the party on the outs.
“It is pretty fragile,” Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, conceded of his party’s total hold on things.
With the clock already ticking, Republicans know they have to plunge ahead and notch whatever victories they can, recognizing the reality that two years in full control is about as much as they should expect….
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