While it’s possible these are his motivations, it doesn’t seem that’s the case. If it were he would have been looking for opportunities to strike instead of having Tillerson say a day prior that the Syrians were on their own.
This made me chuckle… Congressional approval is only relevant now when it’s politically convenient.
On a different topic Justice Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice. And…this is one of two primary reasons why I voted for Trump. I knew that he would appoint a conservative to the high court and he did.
Bravo!!
I didn’t want to mention it (for fear of being called a partisan hack), but I too was concerned that part of Trump’s motivation was to bolster his flagging approval numbers by doing something ‘bold and strong,’ and juxtaposing himself from Obama.
If one more liberal justice retires or dies and Trump picks another conservative we will then have a majority and the left will have to take a back seat (Supreme Court wise) for decades.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg please step aside.
Are you saying that doing the right thing for the wrong reason is a bad thing?
Just asking…
That also jibes with the rumors that one of the reasons Trump demoted Bannon was that he was getting a lot of treatment in the media as “President Bannon”, the real power behind the throne, Svengali, etc. - he needs affirmation that he’s the man, the best man.
I haven’t decided if I think the pin-prick strike on Syrian assets is good or bad yet - but like you, I’m just as concerned about how the decision was made.
49 years old…hmm with humans living longer each decade this man could serve on the Supreme Court for the next 40-45 years.
It’s a good day.
I’m surprised you’re still concerned with Trumps motivations, we’ve known his motivations were shit all along which is why so many of us never supported him. The question always was whether or not his cabinet would direct his motivations towards good action which in this case it seems to have done so.
This is also why it was so encouraging to see Bannon being ostracized from the NSC. Short of maybe Kushner he’s developed a pretty solid cabinet and I suspect his cabinet is figuring out how to point him in the right direction.
Just a reminder that Senate rules were gutted to make it happen. Dems enacted the Nuclear Option after republicans filibustered 82 straight nominations. GOP enacted it after just one.
I’m even more concerned because those shit motivations are making real policy now.
Yes, I am well aware that not one democrat wanted Gorsuch. As I said in a prior post the rancor has reached new highs.
Perhaps the dems are rethinking their enactment of the nuclear option. Funny how regardless of which party is in power they think it will last decades and they do silly things like this.
I think you have a good read on it.
There’re not many.
Different way of viewing it I suppose, I was more concerned before because I knew he would end up making real policy.
Seeing it play out with what appears to be good policy is reassuring for me.
Absolutely agree and could never figure out why this was such a major distinction. Chemical weapons get classified as WMDs, but that really only makes sense when chemical weapons are doing significantly more damage to populations and areas than similarly deployed conventional weapons would.
The gas attack in Syria killed a few dozen people. I’m pretty sure we kill that many people with conventional bombs on a regular basis (and not all of them are “enemy combatants”). Why is only one of these a big deal?
Saber-rattling. That said, proximity is never a good thing.
Agreed
Having a French drain dug for my birthday. Might have the guy dig a hole for a fallout shelter too.