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Why the Presidency Can’t Just Go Back to ‘Normal’ After Trump
politico.com ^ | 02/15/2020 | JOSHUA ZEITZ

Posted on 02/22/2020 8:59:15 AM PST by ransomnote

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1 posted on 02/22/2020 8:59:15 AM PST by ransomnote
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“Take, for example, three cherished institutions—White House news briefings, independent courts, nonpartisan law enforcement agencies and a nonpartisan civil service.”

LOL. Thanks for my morning comedy minute! Never this mutt was a comedy writer


2 posted on 02/22/2020 9:02:43 AM PST by Lent
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To: Lent

Never ‘knew’


3 posted on 02/22/2020 9:03:24 AM PST by Lent
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To: ransomnote

“Normal” was gone in January of 1993.


4 posted on 02/22/2020 9:03:49 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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three cherished institutions—White House news briefings...

Is that a joke?

5 posted on 02/22/2020 9:05:02 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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“...nonpartisan law enforcement agencies and a nonpartisan civil service.”


Yep, strictly non-partisan under the obama administration...


6 posted on 02/22/2020 9:06:44 AM PST by hanamizu
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[[Here’s the problem: Many of these “presidential norms and traditions” that Trump has left by the wayside]]

No- Here’s the problem- TDS Never Trumpers make up wild vague accusations, but NEVER give any specifics about he accusations-


7 posted on 02/22/2020 9:07:00 AM PST by Bob434
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“A once-sturdy nonpartisan civil service and equally assured nonpartisan courts may be too weakened to enforce a return to prior norms. “

And that’s Trump’s fault, because the civil service became weaponized against him in 2016 and forward. Riiight./s


8 posted on 02/22/2020 9:07:31 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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W was treated like Nixon. That’s normal?


9 posted on 02/22/2020 9:07:56 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: ransomnote

President Trump has raised expectations for performance and delivery in a way that no bush or obama traitor type would be able to get away with their brands of BS and make it through 4 years without an uprising.


10 posted on 02/22/2020 9:09:00 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Don’t you love these idiots, lets go back bending over and being nice and getting pummeled.


11 posted on 02/22/2020 9:09:03 AM PST by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page=61)
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Because this.

12 posted on 02/22/2020 9:10:38 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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The media is permanently neutered. That bothers people in the media.


13 posted on 02/22/2020 9:11:36 AM PST by dead (Trump puts crazy glue on their grenades and they never know it until after they pull the pin.)
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nonpartisan civil service.

Nepotistic, Democrat cesspools.

14 posted on 02/22/2020 9:11:55 AM PST by Stentor
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To: DIRTYSECRET

not sure what your comment has to do with what i said? My comment was about the hysterical hyperbole of the left as they call our president a dangerous man, white supremacist, white nationalist, racist, unhinged etc etc etc- but never give any specifics to even begin backing up the claims with actual evidence that they accuse him of


15 posted on 02/22/2020 9:13:32 AM PST by Bob434
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The civil service, FBI and many agencies are all bent, factionalized, partisan saboteurs and need to be dismantled. Many need to be thrown into prison for what they have done and attempted to do.
16 posted on 02/22/2020 9:13:34 AM PST by Bon mots
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FDR totally corrupted our system. Must start there.


17 posted on 02/22/2020 9:14:04 AM PST by Leep (Everyday is Trump Day!)
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O, please. Libturds have been waging guerilla politics since at least the 60s while Republicans have fought “honorably” like and lined up to be mowed down like gentlemen.


18 posted on 02/22/2020 9:14:28 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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“non partisan civil service”?

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000000304&cycle=2014

In 2020, 95% of federal employee campaign contributions went to Democrats.


19 posted on 02/22/2020 9:14:35 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: Calvin Locke

“Normal” was gone in January of 1993.

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“Normal” was gang raped, burned alive and then buried in a shallow grave among cheering crowds by Emperor For Life - FDR.


20 posted on 02/22/2020 9:16:55 AM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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