Trump Administration

2 entries. 471 words.

November, 2016

• Three More Roles Filled. 2016-11-18 10:51 PM.
  • Politics
  • swampip.com
  
  We’ve got three more administration picks from Trump to scrutinize. (Real ones, not speculative ones.) Adding to Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, we now have: Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) as Attorney General. Florida Congressman Mike Pompeo (R) as Director of the CIA. Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor. I know nothing about any of those names. Based on the level of Internet outrage from the left, one might assume that three serial killers were nominated. (I think we can safely assume that the left is going to oppose everything Trump does, no matter what it is. Expect to hear the phrase “Trump derangement syndrome” make a triumphant return to discourse from the right.) 266 words.

February, 2017

• On Sally Yates. 2017-02-15 12:30 AM.
  • Politics
  • swampip.com
  
  From old drafts, c. January 31, finally remembering to post: Regarding the firing of Sally Yates as temporary Attorney General: I don’t like the ugliness of it, but Trump is well within his rights to fire her or anyone else who refuses to carry out his directives. He could have done it gracefully or like a big old meanie, and of course he chose the latter, sounding very much like a tyrannical dictator in his statement. The clear intention is, “You will be loyal to me or you will be fired.” He’s trying to run the federal government like a private corporation. 205 words.