Posted on 04/18/2017 1:41:49 PM PDT by nathanbedford
On March 30th of this year, Jim Robinson published a vanity titled, The sooner the president realizes that Ryan is an establishment swamp dwelling snake... advocating a series of recommendations for Donald Trump to change course and pursue. No well-intentioned conservative could disagree with any of Mr. Robinson's recommendations.
Further, no well-intentioned conservative could disagree with his conclusion: And I guarantee you that if he [accomplishes the list of recommendations beginning with "repeal Obamacare"] he will go down in history as one of the greatest president ever!
As we draw to the end of the first 100 days at which time an administration is traditionally judged on its accomplishments, I have taken the liberty of listing Mr. Robinson's recommendations in his own words while providing a place for the conservative reader to judge and signify whether Donald Trump is undertaking Jim Robinson's recommendations and, if so, to signify whether Trump is succeeding.
I have tried to provide fair characterizations for the reader to register his judgment. In some instances there will be overlap. For example, I believe the injunction to "deport them all" is mixed with a "good start" for the vigorous prosecution that we have seen but also a "betrayal" because the administration has reneged on its promise concerning DACA. To the degree that the reader judges that more than one category applies, he can simply indicate more than one category. I have necessarily stipulated arbitrary categories so that the forum can perhaps come to some sort of consensus. I also recognize that at this stage, 100 days, it is unreasonable to expect virtually any undertaking to be fully accomplished (even the appointment of Justice Gorsuch, as encouraging as it is, does not complete the recommendation for all judges to be appointed).
With these shortcomings in mind, here are Jim Robinson's recommendations from the above noted vanity written as he wrote them but presented here as a list for you to score.
builds the wall
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
enforces the law
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
deports them all
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
ends sanctuary cities.
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
slaps a moratorium on Muslim immigration
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
dumps the Iran nuke deal
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
renegotiates and makes better trade deals
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
brings back manufacturing and jobs
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
ends the war on coal, gas & oil
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
gets domestic oil flowing
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
dumps the EPA
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
cuts taxes
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
cuts spending
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
cuts debt
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
cuts regulations
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
cuts government
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
appoints constitutionally-minded judges
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
restores the constitution and liberty
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
returns education to the states
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
returns healthcare and welfare to the states
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
secures the borders, secures the nation, secures our sovereignty
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
rebuilds our military
Good Start [ ] Incomplete [ ] Mixed [ ] Swing and Miss [ ] Betrayal[ ]
I give President Trump an A+ on his first 100 days. He has had a good start in all of the categories.
Trump A-
Ryan F- He has to go.
I’m with you 100% on your entire list.
Except healthcare.
I know that is not the opinion of the site owner. I know that is not your opinion.
But it is mine, and it is the view of enough of America, that we really need to find a way to please everyone on that issue.
It is very important.
He hasn’t posted his finished survey yet. He said he will later.
You’re making a big jump being 100 percent with him :)
How about buying, and hiring, American?
That is very important.
And Trump was on this subject, just today. :D
Would you mind linking me to your survey on Obama during his first and then second term?
Thank you.
A solid A.
Would have been A+ but for the healthcare/Ryan mini-fiasco.
He gets mixed scores on many points, leaves a bit of wait and see. I am very upset he betrayed us (your words) on his Day One promise to rescind Obama’s executive orders and actions giving illegal aliens amnesty, plus still gives them now Trump amnesty. He lined up behind Ryan on a stupid health care plan that included coverage for illegal aliens, not sure what is worse, that he is following and endorsing Ryan or that he endorsed coverage for illegal aliens. He obviously needs improvement on implementing visa restrictions as his executive orders were tossed by the courts. Yep, my concerns center on illegal aliens and immigration. Other topics are about as might be expected, mostly making progress but likely will overall fall short on his 100 day agenda. Again, if he hadn’t opted to work with Ryan, we’d likely have a different outcome.
I'm surprised that he is still breathing at this point.
I give Trump an A-
If he’s have been one of the past mopes, he’d have had an A++
That he came close to expectations is incredible.
Why are you looking up Trump’s rectum with a magnifying glass, when you didn’t do the same thing for others?
How about Obama, Bush, or Clinton?
Please link me to where you held them to account?
Some of you folks are desperate to go after Trump one way or another.
Why you seem almost as unhappy as Clinton supporters.
The days of winning have become fewer and farther apart and the idea of jobs, jobs, jobs, has become less emphasized. But I would still vote for him
Slow down killer :) I’m the one with the fast temper around here :)
Trump’s doing a very good job but I didn’t agree with repeal and replace. Repeal. Gov’t should stay out.
No complaints on anything else.
Don’t know enough about the immigration act they are discussing to make a judgement on it.
So you can’t link me to where you’ve done this with any other president?
That’s what I thought.
So you didn’t think Obama, Bush, or Clinton were worthy of holding to the proper standard for our nation?
Why now? I’m just curious why you picked the best or second best president in my lifetime, to be judged like you haven’t judged any other president in this manner.
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