...at least so far, and there are good reasons for that. Principal among them is that, even though we are only a little past half way there, events are and have been moving at such breakneck speed that I can't keep up with them in my mind. And, even if I could, I don't type that fast. But I have given up all hope that the pace will slow down. And so, I have determined that my best course is just to make my comments on events/ issues as they come up and pique my interest/ire, and to not care a whit if, by the time I get to post them on the blog, they are overtaken by the next issue, hacking story, Wikileaks release, political appointment or outrageous tweet.
With that in as background, I was watching the morning talk shows this past Sunday, one of which led with the Trump accusation that Mr. Obama ordered wire taps on the Trump campaign and both of which portrayed (contrary to the President's assertions of harmony) serious disagreements within the GOP over the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
As I finished my sausage and eggs, it occurred to me that I have a great book title if the President ever chooses to write a sequel to "The Art of the Deal". He should call it, "The Art of the Self-Inflicted Wound". If, as the chief executive often claims, the main stream press, the Democrats and the left over Obama appointees holding government jobs are all out to get him, why does the man, and his support staff, insist on giving his detractors a seemingly never ending supply of ammunition with which to take shots at him/them? Virtually every time he speaks off the cuff, transmits one of his famous "tweets", or has one of his minions take to the podium, there are dozens opposition voices pointing out apparent misstatements (like crowd size at the inaugural, and Ms. Conway's "alternative facts) and/or misspellings (e.g. spelling "tap" as "tapp") in the now famous wire tap accusation. I think a little self control would go a long way toward solving this problem but, unfortunately, I don't believe Mr. Trump has self control in his bag of tricks.
And that is a shame because, E. J. Dionne's frequent op-eds to the contrary not withstanding, the man has, I think, some reasonable ideas (like lowering the corporate tax rate) to help the economy. But he can 't (or won't be able to) get on with that issue or deal with the legislative agenda and the serious questions surrounding the election, because he and his guys are constantly pole vaulting over molehills of their own creation.
With that in as background, I was watching the morning talk shows this past Sunday, one of which led with the Trump accusation that Mr. Obama ordered wire taps on the Trump campaign and both of which portrayed (contrary to the President's assertions of harmony) serious disagreements within the GOP over the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
As I finished my sausage and eggs, it occurred to me that I have a great book title if the President ever chooses to write a sequel to "The Art of the Deal". He should call it, "The Art of the Self-Inflicted Wound". If, as the chief executive often claims, the main stream press, the Democrats and the left over Obama appointees holding government jobs are all out to get him, why does the man, and his support staff, insist on giving his detractors a seemingly never ending supply of ammunition with which to take shots at him/them? Virtually every time he speaks off the cuff, transmits one of his famous "tweets", or has one of his minions take to the podium, there are dozens opposition voices pointing out apparent misstatements (like crowd size at the inaugural, and Ms. Conway's "alternative facts) and/or misspellings (e.g. spelling "tap" as "tapp") in the now famous wire tap accusation. I think a little self control would go a long way toward solving this problem but, unfortunately, I don't believe Mr. Trump has self control in his bag of tricks.
And that is a shame because, E. J. Dionne's frequent op-eds to the contrary not withstanding, the man has, I think, some reasonable ideas (like lowering the corporate tax rate) to help the economy. But he can 't (or won't be able to) get on with that issue or deal with the legislative agenda and the serious questions surrounding the election, because he and his guys are constantly pole vaulting over molehills of their own creation.