Discussion: Trump Wraps Up Festivities And Turns To Governing

Sources inside the Trump ā€œadministrationā€ stated that an unpublished portion of his weekend agenda includes a 5 hour visit to the Russian embassy, where he will receive instructions on his policies.

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It’s time to repress another memory…

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ā€œTrump Wraps Up Festivities And Turns To Governing Looting.ā€

Fixed.

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In a separate step Friday, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus issued a memo aimed at freezing some new regulations and halting ones that Obama’s administration had started.

Politico and CNN

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Can anyone explain exactly what the executive order on the ACA really says. I read it, and maybe it is because I am getting old, but it very much confused me. I am not sure that it said anything at all, just a bunch of words thrown together.

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White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters before the inauguration that the visit would involve several departments and Trump intended to offer his appreciation for their service to the country.

Chiselin’ Trump: ā€œI appreciate all of your service to the country. Now get lost. You’re all fired!ā€

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I read it too, and although I admit that I was splitting my attention between the memo and a few other things I thought that it was deliberately unclear as well. But that is probably the intent. They know that few people will actually read it, so it will be cover for all manner of mischief.
It also occurs to me that Trump probably hasn’t read it either. Previous presidents (Even Bush II, who looks better by the hour) most certainly read (and had a hand in writing) what they signed, but I bet this one hasn’t and won’t.

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Just wait for the official tweet explaining everything.

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Governing? Or dictating. I have to say we’re not even one day in, and it’s already worse than I imagined.

So awful I’m trying to find some humor. They plagiarized the cake that Duff Goldman made for Obama’s last inauguration. Good grief!

Fundamentally unfit to be President. Worst Ever.

Congratulations, Trumpski. You’re #1 at the bottom of the barrel.

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Go here. Richard Mayhew is a health care expert and breaks it down. (Read comments, too) Vox has some information also.

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Govern this, you pig!

White Supremacist Leader Congratulates Trump: ā€˜We Did It!’

Explain to me how the Democratic Party appeals to people who vote with David Duke?

If Democrats can’t win elections by opposing people like David Duke then I’m proud to be a loser, and I hope I always will be.

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Can anyone explain exactly what the executive order on the ACA really says. I read it, and maybe it is because I am getting old, but it very much confused me. I am not sure that it said anything at all, just a bunch of words thrown together.
[/quote]Not sure if anyone knows for sure what will happen once this gets implemented depending on how it gets implemented, there are a lot of unknowns.

But my basic understanding is this: the order can be used to destroy the mandate. The mandate is crucial to get healthy cheap people on the roles. Without younger people especially all the Obamacare models blow up in terms of cost for people really grinding out a lot of medical expenses. This is called the Death Spiral that Republicans have been talking about.

R’s would have you think that Obamacare is already in a death spiral, that is a lie. Though 18-34 participation is killing the system with increased premiums because it’s too low, it’s not in a death spiral. This order might be used to bring that about. R’s have been trying to bring about a DS to kill OC since day one. They are that much closer to doing so with this action.

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Fox news poll this morning Ocare now at 50% approval, Obama 60%, Trump 42% , Ocare more popular than Trump

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That’s why I want the ones who went ā€˜3p’ (third party), didn’t vote top ballot or not at all. Those folks are the future.

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This is the reality, they couldn’t vote for a Democrat against a racist disgusting evil dangerous pig like Trump. That has happened. These people are gone for a generation. Democrats are going to have win without them. There’s really no getting around that fact. This is not an OOPS moment, this is going to last for many years in our party.

Look at the savaging they gave Booker this week. Whether you agree or disagree with the vote, the level of viciousness tells you how extreme these kids are. They gone.

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They’re about to get a rude awakening. Might cause some of them to grow the eff up.

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I object to news reporters wearing prom costumes when covering an inauguration events. If there is news to be covered at such events act like you are there in an official capacity not ready to dance.

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Then this party is in trouble.

Simply, there are two important opportunities to get Trump and Pence out of there: '18 and '20 (I didn’t include this year’s tilt in VA, because…). If things don’t ā€˜center’ in '18, then there is an issue that can’t be corrected in 3 years (yes I’m hedging).

Agreed.

However, this is why democracy is a teachable discipline.

I gotta get on the road, but…there’s still time to teach folks that there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. There are only extremely strong candidates who can appeal to a party majority base.

maybe

I take it the Beach Boys never showed?

Columnated ruins domino!

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ā€œRude awakeningā€ is their theory, but apparently that only applies to other people, who support politicians less perfect than Bernie. They think that smashing through the Democratic Party on the way to the GOP is the way to enlighten liberals.

Unfortunately the grown up version of these folks voted for Trump.

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