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Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)
5. One thing that is good
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 08:25 PM
Oct 2017

is that so far what the Trump administration had done is just about all in the form of executive orders rather than legislated law. That means it can be undone very easily by a new president. We can't wait until 2020, though.

Politics and political control of the country has been described as a pendulum that swings back and forth, which is an apt description, but what is often missed about the pendulum analogy is that the farther it swings in one direction, the farther it swings back in the other. The next Democratic president will have huge political coat tails and will be swept into office with huge majorities in both houses of congress and will be a liberal regime that will be like nothing we have ever seen.

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Can we get FEMA to help? sweetroxie Oct 2017 #1
Apoplexy suits them. madamesilverspurs Oct 2017 #2
How can we tell? ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #7
Good point. kag Oct 2017 #13
I used to enjoy Wolcott but somehow missed him for 30 years! bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #3
All three of his supporters are angry, huh? ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #4
One thing that is good Mr.Bill Oct 2017 #5
The pendulum swing won't survive gerrymandering, voter suppression Merlot Oct 2017 #17
You are correct. Mr.Bill Oct 2017 #21
Aaaaaannnnnnnnnnddddddd not fooled Oct 2017 #6
Oh yes.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #11
And you know those assholes will too. Initech Oct 2017 #14
Other than unfairly maligning doily knitters Mme. Defarge Oct 2017 #8
Independent Women's Forum pangaia Oct 2017 #9
What the hell has she done.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #12
Is the award not fooled Oct 2017 #15
There ought to be a reckoning Vogon_Glory Oct 2017 #10
This is my prayer The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #16
Gerrymandering, voter suppression and hacking will need to be addressed Merlot Oct 2017 #18
Yep it seems the don't want POC voting. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #20
He & Eric Holder put together a group of lawyers to work Alice11111 Oct 2017 #24
the image of Trumps presidency as a dead rat waiting to be scooped up & summarily dumped in d trash Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #19
Wolcott is a damned fine writer. LudwigPastorius Oct 2017 #22
Wolcott is one of my favorite political writers NastyRiffraff Oct 2017 #23
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