02-20-2017, 03:22 PM
(02-20-2017, 02:30 PM)Duchess Wrote: Had I been paying attention to politics through the years I doubt I would be feeling as shocked as I am on an almost daily basis.
It's shocking, or at least eyebrow-raising, even for many who've been in government for decades.
Presidents always resent unfavorable press, hate administration leaks, and want to do things their way and make their marks. Those things, in themselves, aren't unusual or shocking to those who've followed or engaged in politics for some time.
What is shocking even to those who've followed and been engaged in politics for years, are Trump's words and actions when in comes to things like declaring war on the press for supposedly engaging in fake news while he attempts to pass fiction as real news, routinely disparaging the judiciary, appointing people with no related experience into high-powered advisory roles based on personal connections/loyalty, and irresponsibly pushing for illegal international actions like stealing the natural resources of allies and killing the families of suspected terrorists. Those are valid substantial concerns, in my opinion.
One thing I'm glad not to see, but I know some on the left are pissed at Democratic leaders for not doing, is playing tit for tat -- for example, not bitching non-stop like some on the extreme right did about Obama's occasional golf games, the Secret Service expense necessary when the Obama's vacationed, etc... Trump's desire to vacation in Florida and play golf there every weekend, Melania's desire to split her time between NYC and DC, the governmental resources required for the Trump adult children to travel and carry on their father's businesses internationally, etc..........far exceeds the taxpayer cost and resource demands of the Obamas and even George W. The hypocrisy of those on the now-silent right who slammed the Obamas non-stop about golf and Secret Service travel demands is very amusing though.