White House Admits Trump's Infrastructure Promise Isn't Happening

[NCTraveler]

Why did Trump never bother to draw up an infrastructure bill? It turned out, “populists” and “economic nationalists” never had much pull in Trump’s White House. The policy jobs went to conventional Republican conservatives, who pursued conventional goals like cutting taxes for corporations and attempting to dismantle Obamacare. At several points, Trump said he would get to infrastructure later on, perhaps attaching it to some other measure because it was popular and he was confident it would pass.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/trump-admits-infrastructure-promise-isnt-happening.html

[Matthew28]

1. It never was

going to happen! At least nothing that would require spending money on...

The goal was to privatize everything and to give it to the top 1%.

[bearsfootball516]

2. Sounds like we need another infrastructure week

What would that be, the fourth or fifth?

[NewJeffCT]

4. 4th of 5th this year

I think there were several last year as well.

[pwb]

3. All talk no action.

A fake promise. Let's us his favorite word. Fake.

[atreides1]

5. The man told us what to expect.

From his book 'The Art of the Deal'

"I play to people's fantasies," he writes. "People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular."

"I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration — and a very effective form of promotion."

He told everyone...and people failed to pay attention!!

[Gothmog]

6. Who is surprised by this?

Trump cannot get anything done other than violating treaties and a stupid tax cut

[kacekwl]

7. Neither is his bestist cheapest healthcare plan.

Among other things.

[gratuitous]

8. Anyone going to risk turning Smoky Eye into Stink Eye?

Will Press Secretary Sanders be asked about the gap between the promise and the reality of Infrastructure Week 4-Evah? I'm guessing we'd get the "I haven't spoken to the president about that" stock answer.