The Dems are fumbling right now. They have zero leadership. Let's face it, they had Biden, dead from the neck up, and then Harris, even dumber if that is possible. And Schumer is a true putz. But the total political incompetence for the Dems will not last forever. At some point, they will find their posterior, perhaps with a flashlight.
The argument above is exactly right. Everything done via EO will be subject to reversal, complete reversal with the election of the next Democommie. Trump would do well to get Congress involved in what he is doing and get them on board. You think the cowardly Republicans are on board? I don't.
That is nothing short of brilliant.
The argument remains exactly the same... Unless he can write some laws, anything he does is gone in four years... Poof! No eyebrows. And Congress is instinctively going to realize the danger and circle the wagons around the feed trough. And that leaves Tumpy with 4 years of EOs, which the Swamp will inevitably survive. That is the predicted end.
And unless I am mistaken, he got kicked in the teeth with the US AID BS. Granted, discovering that fraud is magnificent. The courts are not going to support his eliminating civil servants, folks with 3+ years of service.
It was announced today that the CDC will jettison 10% of its workforce. Those of you that think that a good idea, you might just think again. The people getting jettisoned are highly educated folks, hard to find. The departments jammed to the rafters, like those working on HIV/AIDS with swelled budgets for a disease that is largely on maintenance are hardly being touched. So, when the next major outbreak comes, and it will, the CDC will be that much further crippled to respond.
So, I do not think what he is doing is well thought out, and I know for fact they have not taken a thorough look at the block of work in each agency and determined what cuts make sense.
I will rise in favor of the work, if it is real... Any corporate entity that has not felt the sharp edge of the axe for nearly a generation is slow and fat and overflowing with suckling pigs. Chopping off 10% is hardly even a good start. You can probably chop off 50% and hardly bat an eye, albeit that your argument is sound otherwise. Even flailing about, there's enough fat laying everywhere that a good job of it is inevitable - If it's true.
And he is pissing everyone off, do you really think the Republicans are going to pass ONE, TWO, TEN pieces of legislation that Trump wants? He should have done the legislation first, and had DOGE compile their findings and launched implementation after the legislation was completed. Trump can terrorize the federal workforce, but he will not terrorize Congress. They are real good at doing nothing! And he cannot fire them like Putin has dealt with the Duma!
That's right. Taking the teat from their mouth should not have happened yet. He scared the crap out of em. So like I said, they will circle the wagons around that feed trough, all the more because it seems apparent that the feed might be drying up. So the RINOs and the Liberals will join hands in vast agreement that the feed trough must remain, and no legislation will be made. That is nearly guaranteed.
Good post.
