The hardest job for the next president may be fixing Trump’s mess

Washington Compost ^ | 09/16/2019 | Eugene Robinson

[Dahoser]

I want to hear the Democratic presidential candidates explain, convincingly, how they’re going to beat Donald Trump. Then I want to hear how they propose to repair the devastating damage Trump has done to all three branches of government — and to our trust in our institutions.

First, Trump has to be sent packing. I shudder to think of what four more years of this chaos and decay would do to the nation. Trump is so unpopular, and has so neglected making any attempt to broaden his base, that the agenda of the eventual Democratic nominee is clear: motivate loyal Democratic constituencies to turn out in large numbers; win back at least some of the Rust Belt voters who chose Barack Obama in 2008 and Trump in 2016; and invite independents and anti-Trump Republicans along for the ride.
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Agencies vital to our national security — including the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency — lumber along, month after month, without permanent leadership. “It’s easier to make moves when they’re acting,” Trump has said, but really the situation reflects his own insecurity. By keeping his underlings weak and beholden only to him, he limits their power — and thus hamstrings the departments they nominally lead.

So the first job of the next president will be to restock the executive branch with the kind of competent, dedicated professionals who have served both Democratic and Republican administrations in the past. This will be a big endeavor, but it’s relatively straightforward.

[Dahoser]

Yes, Eugene, what we need more of are those Deep Staters like James Hansen and Sally Yates who serve both Democrats and Republicans so well. Putz!

[TakebackGOP]

Why post this?

[RummyChick]

is this Moochies brother?

[dp0622]

We have a quote of 3 stupid articles written by male eggplants a day.

See if you put on glasses then you’re a SMART black man whose criticisms of Trump mean something.

And then you can keep avoiding the SICK HOT MESS your people are and the damage they do to American cities every day and how UTTERLY useless and worthless they are to American society.

[dp0622]

quota

[Adder]

You ARE a liar Gene.

Plainandsimple...back in the closet with you and take your pearls with you.

A@@hole.

[Lurkinanloomin]

After the eight year crime spree known as the Kenyanesian Usurpation, it will take eight years of Trump and another eight years of another conservative President to restore the Republic.

The Kenyan from Indonesia stuffed our government with true believers who are at this very minute still plotting against the citizens.

[Dahoser]

Why post this?

You would think after being here for three years you might understand how this place works.This isn't OstrichRepublic, it's FreeRepublic. We post articles of interest, whether positive or negative toward our viewpoint and then comment on them.

[48th SPS Crusader]

The hardest job for President Trump is fixing the mess Obama left while the MSM hates him so much they lie every day. Since Trump will easily win re-election and then still be followed by a Republican I doubt this is an issue the Progs have to worry about!

[eyeamok]

So the first job of the next president will be to restock the executive branch with the kind of competent, dedicated professionals who have served both Democratic and Republican administrations in the past.

You know, the same people that have done everything they could to Destroy this Country and sell out the American People in the name of Karl Marx Globalism.

[loveliberty2]

Thank you for posting, for by calling the following declaration to our attention, we are reminded of the enormous challenge we must face if we are to reclaim the Republic and stop this Progressive assault on the Framers' Constitution for a free society:

"So the first job of the next president will be to restock the executive branch with the kind of competent, dedicated professionals who have served both Democratic and Republican administrations in the past. This will be a big endeavor, but it’s relatively straightforward." - Eugene Robinson

Robinson's statement lays out part of that challenge.

[Petrosius]

Yes, the strongest economy in decades is a mess that the Democrats thinks needs to be fixed.

[mrmeyer]

Restoration of the Republic is a tall order that won’t be fixed by the ballot box.

[himno hero]

lets see, I read on the net that obama increased Americas debt by over 9 trillion during his eight years while president Trump increased Americas wealth by over 7 trillion during his first two years of his presidency.
I have not seen an accurate comparison. What do you know?

[Lent]

What a bloviating mess of an article. He just as well throw the alphabet in a bag and dump it on the floor and that mess would look like an intellectual tour de force compared to this piece of refuse from compost.

[norcal joe]

TakebackGOP: Why post this?

Dahoser: ...We post articles of interest...

I think you made TakebackGOP's point. :)

[NorthMountain]

Wash-Post = big, smelly turd.

I shudder to think of what four more years of this chaos and decay

"Chaos and decay" … yeah, great description of the 0bama regime. Great description of the idiocy and filth that permeates the democRAT Party. Great description of Jerrold Nadler and Nancy Pelosi and James Comey and Diane Feinstein and Kamaltoe Harris ...

[JimRed]

Yeah, we gots’ta get that economy back down to Carter-Obama levels, get all those working blacks and browns back on the dole and disarm the masses...

[GOPJ]

No one cares what that two bit hater has to say... Eugene Robinson takes out his crystal ball and imagines the worst when it has anything to do with Trump. He’s been wrong a hundred percent of the time and yet the Post keeps running him... not much reason to post his crap here.

[gundog]

To say nothing of energy independence.