Seems Like Donald Trump Is Doing Putins Work

[james fitzgibbons]

Can anyone believe how much damage Trump is doing to our country?

[Michael Deneen]

Can anyone believe how much damage Trump is doing to our country?

Yes, it's very easy to believe. Anybody with three or more brain cells knew that Trump is a sociopath who puts himself above all else. He's been that way very publicly since the 1980s.
He's basically a larger, nationalized version of Summers.

I believe someone predicted much of this a year ago......

http://lakewoodobserver.com/read/2017/0 ... t-gleaming

[Jim O'Bryan]

While he appears to be Putins' Bitch, he is also no friend to the environment or future of the world.

From the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... &smtyp=cur

33 rules have been overturned
Flood building standards
Proposed ban on a potentially harmful pesticide
Freeze on new coal leases on public lands
Methane reporting requirement
Anti-dumping rule for coal companies
Decision on Keystone XL pipeline
Decision on Dakota Access pipeline
Third-party settlement funds
Offshore drilling ban in the Atlantic and Arctic
Ban on seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic
Northern Bering Sea climate resilience plan
Royalty regulations for oil, gas and coal
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews
Permit-issuing process for new infrastructure projects
Green Climate Fund contributions
Endangered species listings
Hunting ban on wolves and grizzly bears in Alaska
Protections for whales and sea turtles
Reusable water bottles rule for national parks
National parks climate order
Environmental mitigation for federal projects
Calculation for “social cost” of carbon
Planning rule for public lands
Copper filter cake listing as hazardous waste
Mine cleanup rule
Sewage treatment pollution regulations
Ban on use of lead ammunition on federal lands
Restrictions on fishing
Fracking regulations on public lands
Migratory bird protections
Department of Interior climate policies
Rule regulating industrial polluters
Safety standards for “high hazard” trains

24 rollbacks are in progress
Clean Power Plan
Paris climate agreement
Car and truck fuel-efficiency standards
Offshore oil and gas leasing
Status of 10 national monuments
Status of 12 marine areas
Limits on toxic discharge from power plants
Coal ash discharge regulations
Emissions standards for new, modified and reconstructed power plants
Emissions rules for power plant start-up and shutdown
Sage grouse habitat protections
Regulations on oil and gas drilling in some national parks
Oil rig safety regulations
Regulations for offshore oil and gas exploration by floating vessels
Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Hunting method regulations in Alaska
Requirement for tracking emissions on federal highways
Emissions standards for trailers and glider kits
Limits on methane emissions on public lands
Permitting process for air-polluting plants
Use of birds in subsistence handicrafts
Coal dust rule
Haze rule for national parks
Review process for forest restoration projects

10 rollbacks are in limbo
Wetland and tributary protections
Methane emission limits at new oil and gas wells
Limits on landfill emissions
Mercury emission limits for power plants
Hazardous chemical facility regulations
Groundwater protections for uranium mines
Efficiency standards for appliances
Efficiency standards for federal buildings
Rule helping consumers buy fuel-efficient tires
Aircraft emissions standards

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[james fitzgibbons]

I still do not understand how some of my friends could ever vote for him, he goes against all that is right and good. HE WILL GET HIS PUNISHMENT IN THE NEXT LIFE. I WISH IT COULD BE NOW.

[Jim O'Bryan]

I still do not understand how some of my friends could ever vote for him, he goes against all that is right and good. HE WILL GET HIS PUNISHMENT IN THE NEXT LIFE. I WISH IT COULD BE NOW.

James

I can understand in a sort of twisted way, how some were tricked into voting for President Trump. Change, fight the system, drain the swamp. I see many very smart people get fooled by utter bullshit sold well by hucksters. Look at the hospital BS here. The Mayor looks the residents right in the eye and say, "LO is lying the hospital is not closing." I know many today that still think, he got had by the clinic, when the fact is we got played by him.

But like here, anyone that still buys in and defends, the lies, the cover-up and the attack not just on democracy but social norms and what is expected of elected officials are fools and idiots, and are now complicit themselves.

I have a good friend who defends Trump at every opportunity. Russia, just BS, they didn't do anything.

The problem is with both Trump and Lakewood Civic leaders you have to ignore truckloads of real evidence, real facts to get to where their story is.

What bothers me even more are those that finally see the truth, and say, "well what can we do or say, it is the way it is." To not stand up is as bad as being complicit.

It was an uphill battle, to stop the war in Vietnam, and it took people, documents, facts, honest politicians and time. The same is true with Nixon, an the same is true now with Trump, and Lakewood City Hall. We must stand and hold our civic leaders and elected officials responsible, and accountable, or it is are just shit.

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[Ryan Salo]

GO TRUMP! He is doing significantly better than I thought he would!

[Ryan Salo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... oters.html

[Michael Deneen]

GO TRUMP! He is doing significantly better than I thought he would!

This reminds me of how excited Johnny Manziel fans got when he scored a touchdown on his first drive in Buffalo.
They were huffing and puffing, sticking their chests out......while the rest of the world clearly saw Johnny as the train wreck that he would become.

Noone today admits to being a Manziel fan.
The same will be true of Trump in a couple years.
The only good thing about Trump is that he will drag the rest of the current GOP down with him.....other than Kasich and Ah-Nold, I don't see anyone in that party with the balls to stand up to him.
They are quivering and cowering the same way our City Council was to Summers (aka "Trump Jr").
The future GOP will have to explain to an increasingly diverse nation why it supported such a blatant white supremacist and conman...as the number of angry old white men declines each year.
The GOP will need to reinvent itself, hopefully as a sane, tolerant organization.
Lord knows that the DNC needs a rational GOP to keep it in check....we've seen here in Lakewood what happens when the GOP disappears.

[james fitzgibbons]

Jim and Mike Good Posts my sentiments exactly. In my opinion he is pure evil. Why does he go against the environment, and protection of animals?

[Michael Deneen]

Why does he go against the environment, and protection of animals?

Money.
Follow the money.

As a side note, Evangelicals hope and believe that the world is ending soon anyway, so why bother protecting the environment?

[Brian Essi]

GO TRUMP! He is doing significantly better than I thought he would!

Mr. Salo,

So good to hear from you.

Exceeding expections is always better—-“blown expectations” destroy relationships.

Based upon the list published by JOB (and what he left off the list) some of which it took Obama 8 years to achieve, it appears President Trump has accomplished much—-and in such a short time.

Trump also appears to have met Mr. Deenen’s expectations (except for the disappointing stock market and economic news).

But back to the headline of this thread:

Putin’s return on his Facebook spending has clearly exceeded Putin’s expectations. He seems to have nearly all of Washington setting their hair on fire and talking about Putin, Russians, “McCarthy” etc.

I just saw Alan Arlin at the Root...

And people ran out screaming “the Russians are coming!!...”

[Michael Deneen]

Trump also appears to have met Mr. Deenen’s expectations (except for the disappointing stock market and economic news).

I may have been a year early on the stock market thing, but I strongly suggest everyone take a look at their portfolios ASAP.
Reality started to set in this week.

[Dan Alaimo]

I have held my fire on Trump lately because a) things have been going well despite him, and b) the alternative is worse: Pence. I think it was Bill Maher who joked that the difference between Pence and the Taliban is the Taliban throws gay people off of buildings. He destroyed Indiana's economy, then got out of Dodge just in time to run with Trump. But the main thing is, he's somewhat competent. Read Fire and Fury, Trump is beyond incompetent. He's our worst president ever and a despicable human being. He is literally the definition of the word 'asshole" - see the book Assholes by Aaron James where he tries to objectively tries to define the term, and uses a pre-presidential Trump as a prime example. And the alternative is Pence. I've argued with many Lakewood folks about this, but still believe it strongly. Let Trump destroy the Republicans and then the Democrats and mainstream Republicans can move on. I know how to deal with asshole, but not an ayatollah.

And BTW kudos to Jim for not moving this thread to Global. We agree on many if not most things, but not the need for different forums.

[james fitzgibbons]

Thanks Mike for calling a spade a spade! You have expressed my feelings accurately.
Thanks Jim!

[james fitzgibbons]

Thanks Mike, Dan and Jim. Lakewood Observer is also a cure for my insanity knowing that others have the same thoughts as I do.