03-01-2017, 12:16 PM
President Trump was definitely much better in tone and messaging last night than he has been thus far, in my opinion too.
He's reportedly putting off signing the new immigration ban Executive Order for a while so as not to take away from the positive reaction to his first joint Congressional address. That's smart.
Also smart, if true, is the fact that he's reportedly removing Iraq from the list of 7 banned countries since they're an ally and we've got military personnel safety to consider there. It will also reportedly exempt permanent residents, green-card holders, and visa holders from the 6 remaining countries.
Putting Ryan Owens' widow on full display was gratuitous, I thought, but also smart and hopefully sincere. She clearly was moved by the tribute to her late husband and the long standing ovation; it probably served to mitigate the attention on Owens' dad's feelings that President Trump is responsible for Ryan's death.
Trump's starting a new crime unit called VOICE -- Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement? That was news to me and I disagree with the concept and necessity on a few levels.
I don't see Trump being able to get a good deal of what he's proposing to expand the military, crime enforcement, healthcare reform, etc... through the Congressional budget committees when he's proposing to cut taxes at the same time. Unless/until President Trump can offer realistic evidence that cutting regulations and his forecasts for economic growth will mitigate some or all of the cost of the requested budget increases, I think Paul Ryan will be pushing back hard.
He's reportedly putting off signing the new immigration ban Executive Order for a while so as not to take away from the positive reaction to his first joint Congressional address. That's smart.
Also smart, if true, is the fact that he's reportedly removing Iraq from the list of 7 banned countries since they're an ally and we've got military personnel safety to consider there. It will also reportedly exempt permanent residents, green-card holders, and visa holders from the 6 remaining countries.
Putting Ryan Owens' widow on full display was gratuitous, I thought, but also smart and hopefully sincere. She clearly was moved by the tribute to her late husband and the long standing ovation; it probably served to mitigate the attention on Owens' dad's feelings that President Trump is responsible for Ryan's death.
Trump's starting a new crime unit called VOICE -- Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement? That was news to me and I disagree with the concept and necessity on a few levels.
I don't see Trump being able to get a good deal of what he's proposing to expand the military, crime enforcement, healthcare reform, etc... through the Congressional budget committees when he's proposing to cut taxes at the same time. Unless/until President Trump can offer realistic evidence that cutting regulations and his forecasts for economic growth will mitigate some or all of the cost of the requested budget increases, I think Paul Ryan will be pushing back hard.