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Yes please, Jennifer Rubin.
But apart from concrete policy, we can also look forward to a host of things that we once took for granted:
White House news releases without typos, weird punctuation and other glaring errors.
Official documents that read like official documents in tone and that come out by email or hard copy, as opposed to tweets.
The absence of childish name-calling, insults, racist remarks, gaffes characterized as jokes and singling out of individual companies simply because they failed to boost the presidents ego.
A White House press shop that earns the presumption of trustworthiness until proven otherwise and at worst relies on I dont know or vague evasion rather than outright lies.
News conferences in which the president does not personally insult members of the media, exclude them for writing things he does not like or dub them the enemy of the people.
Presidential interviews with respected news figures, not sycophantic media personalities.
A normal presidential schedule in which hours of TV time are not built in.
No more Stalinesque Cabinet meetings in which officials try to top one another in fawning over the president.
A president who communicates directly with the leaders of the House and Senate.
An administration that knows climate change is real and that more intense forest fires dont result merely from insufficient sweeping of the forest floor.
An engaged first lady who takes up important public causes with tangible results.
An administration without relatives working in the White House.
A president who does not make money from funneling attention and revenue to his holdings.
No judicial nominee who is rated not qualified by the American Bar Association.
An administration in which Infrastructure Week is about infrastructure.
A president who can comfort the nation in times of tragedy
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A president who does not use the military as props.
Our Democracy in Peril: A series on the damage Trump has caused and the danger he would pose in a second term
A president who has some basic grasp of American history, including racial injustice.
A president whose advisers are not overwhelmingly White men.
No presidential awards for political hacks, contributors and toxic media figures.
A president who never utters the phrases red state or blue city.
A White House counsels office that at least tries to get it right by providing advice in accord with the Constitution and statutes and polices unethical conduct.
An administration that favors easy access to voting.
Policy pronouncements issued only after consideration by relevant experts and departments.
A president who does not celebrate police brutality or excuse war crimes.
A president who does not embarrass us on the world stage.
A president who knows that there are no NATO dues and consumers pay for tariffs.
A president who understands the benefits of forward deployments and alliances.
A president who does not encourage Chinese detention camps or defend the human rights record of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un."
ampm
(301 posts)She has come a long way and I for one like what she has to say
The Magistrate
(95,244 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,309 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)BUT...
The Lincoln Project is NOT a friend to the progress of the nation, only a temporary ally against Trumpism and no more.
The GOP will IMMEDIATELY find a conscience about "spending" and "deficits" as soon as Biden finishes with "...so help me god." at the inauguration.
The entirety of right wing political 'thinking' needs to be eradicated and we cannot EVER forget that...
Proud liberal 80
(4,167 posts)People like Rubin and the Lincoln Project folks are the part of the reason that Trump is President.
George II
(67,782 posts)...we'll have the unity as Americans that Democrats and republicans had decades ago.
3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)...after his own daughter.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)dimension...
3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)...Ivanka.
The pictures of him all cozied up with her when she is a young girl are really creepy. There are definitely no pictures like those of my dad and me.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,256 posts)... rather than admiration.
crickets
(25,959 posts)Normalcy and professionalism will be such a welcome relief.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)As the true patriots, willing to jump ship for the integrity and survival of the nation. Country before party. I never have the same fear about liberals abusing their office, but I can't imagine how difficult it would be to abandon your personal principles because of an overriding existential reason to do so. Hat tip.
Illumination
(2,458 posts)conduct themselves. It's a matter of common sense, maturity, intelligence, morals, values, compassion, class & other positive traits that the current administration does not possess...
dchill
(38,462 posts)Laws and norms will be observed. I just hope previous infractions will be punished. That's how justice is supposed to work.
TlalocW
(15,378 posts)For the last three-ish months of a Trump presidency where he'll undoubtedly try to burn the country down out of spite.
TlalocW
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)But absolutely nowhere near too much for a functioning modern democracy and its citizens should expect. Demand, even.
Mr.Bill
(24,262 posts)is the normalization of presidential pardon powers, perhaps even some legislation/constitutional amendnement limiting those powers.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)AZ8theist
(5,447 posts)No Goya beans or pillow guy??
What will become of the nation.......
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Upthevibe
(8,030 posts)Excellent post. Thank you....
AllaN01Bear
(18,101 posts)no more calling certain people good folks . and so on. counting down.