Posted on 04/30/2017 10:06:38 AM PDT by LS
"The stench of failure hangs over [the] White House. The people know it, judging by the opinion polls, Corporate titans know it." The President "seems to concede some major misjudgments. . . . What is lacking is any clear sense of direction."
"What we are witnessing," says David Broder, is a "one-year phenomenon" of a president who is "more spectator than leader." As the Middle East is in chaos, the president---photographed in [golf] clothes, [is] heading off for a weekend at [Mar-a-Lago]. At some point down the road, the phasing out of the [Trump] presidency will confront the Republican Party with an awkward but vital choice of its future leadership [and good leaders are] working together to fill the vacuum of leadership that [Trump's] phaseout has left."
The "White House Staff [is] United by Grim . . . Reality," and the budget proposal according to one aide will have "the half-life of half an hour." Trump's "most cherished goals" cannot be reconciled. According to one unnamed staffer, "the cold, grey light of dawn is breaking."
Already the President's chief advisors are considering tax increases as part of an "overall strategy" on taxes.
OH WAIT. FOOLED YA! None of these stories are about Trump. They are all about Ronald Reagan. I just substituted Trump's name. Story 1, the "Failing Presidency," is from January 9, 1983 New York Slimes. Broder is quoted in the January 12, 1983 WaCompost. The "Grim Economic Reality" is Lou Cannon in the WaCompost, January 9, 1983, and "Tax Increases" is David Hoffman in the WaCompost, Jan. 9, 1983.
Liars gonna lie.
Nice, thanks for going back and reminding us of fake news from back then as well.
Good one!!
The wonderful attribute of free speech is that it quickly exposes the fools.
A case in point.
You sure like living on the edge, don't you? You could be strangled long before someone gets to the April Fool thing. LOL!
I only pressed on because I though this is not the LS I know. What is he up to
Proof that leftward bias in the media is nothing new.
fooled ya!
Anti-American media are nothing new.
Hahah. Well done.
Bookmarking it!
Some things never change.
I knew it!!!
Thanks!
Pretty good.
Opinion polls: Trump can’t win the election.
Left kicks dogs and slaps kids.
Well done Bump!
Well done!
Well, Reagan was a complete failure...
Terrible economic growth, millions of jobs lost, sex scandal after sex scandal...
Massive tax increases...
Soviet empire empowered though feckless polices...
Impeached after Iran/Contra scandal...
Yup... he fooled us all with his conservative talk...
Obviously. I mean NO conservative since has wanted to claim his legacy or mantel, right? :-)
Well played!
The NeverTrump trolls heads are exploding.
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