I am very pleased whenever I read about an Executive move which President Trump makes to negate the total desecration committed by his terrible predecessor. The fact that the weak kneed Republican Majority in Congress refuses to jump on board is a problem. The country needs tax cuts, it needs a stronger economy, and it needs border security, i.e., a WALL. The people know this and that is why many Republican Congressmen were given the opportunity to ride President Trump’s coattails back into office. Time to get to work I say. Until our weak kneed Congress begins to act, President Trump should double down on any actions he can take to eliminate Obama’s legacy forever and ever.
Yes, it is a huge problem.
Unfortunately, the solution (getting rid of the Republicans in the Senate, and, to a lesser degree, in the House) is a bigger problem, cuz Dems will try to impeach Trump.
I don’t know the answer. Not since Harry Truman (and before him) William Howard Taft has a president had so obstructionist/do-nothing a Congress.
I’ve asked DJ to weigh in: What can be done? What happens when Trump has “doubled down” as far as he constitutionally can on each and every program?
I think there are SOME inventive ways to circumvent. For example, I recommended to Team Trump that they ask the Saudis to make $10b of that “infrastructure” commitment to the state of TX in the form of a grant specifically to build the wall. Now, of course, you can’t say that up front. It all has to be a wink and a nod, but with Abbot, you can do that. Then he’d have to get HIS people in line and say, “This money is coming in, but it’s only for the wall.” Then it would have to be built according to federal specs. But it could be done.
But as to solving the Senate? I don’t know what we do. Even if we can primary one or two of these guys, there are at least 20 turds in this punchbowl, most of whom aren’t up.