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U.S. News & World Report
President Donald Trump gave a surprisingly conventional first speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
This is not an ordinarily high or even notable bar. But amid a first several weeks that have been marked by chaos, ineptitude and dark pugnaciousness, conventional can seem exceptional – and pundits immediately started praising this as his best performance. It may have been, but that is also not a high bar.
Republicans especially must be delighted at the appearance of a subdued rather than raving Trump. This performance might even revive talk among pundits of all stripes of a long-hoped-for pivot to a more presidential mien. But Trump has patterns and his brief bouts with a sober tone are inevitably followed by an eruption of the Twitter-troll-in-chief.You can't hope to stop Trump, merely to contain him. Trump's Speech to Congress Was His Usual Nonsense in a Conventional Tone
Same-o, Same-o self-congratulatory lies, made-up numbers, the usual BS, oh but did include his flip-flop on amnesty now for illegal immigrants who have not created crimes and for children born of illegal immigrants! Wonder how Trump-Bots love that?
I, for one, was glad to see him act like a rational human being. It's a low bar, I know, but at least we know he is capable of it.
Trump's followers are ridiculously overjoyed that he didn't act like a lunatic. They need to have more faith in their guy.
The real test will be if he can actually pull this off.
It's PATHETIC how you Trump-Bots are as thin-skinned as the NUT-CASE-IN-CHIEF is.... crybabies have to label everyone who disagrees with him. FYI I am no liberal, but I had enough principle not to vote for a CAPITAL-"P", nor would I have considered Clinton.
You ARE correct about each day with that nut-case ass in the WH is one more day too many!
Dude, it's over! Using so many boxes of tissues is bad for the environment. Become part of the solution, or go away!
What do you mean homebuyers were not held accountable? Many lost their homes as well as their jobs in this banking scam. That happened after the movie ended though.
What do you mean what do I mean? The movie explicitly excused home "buyers" completely.
What do you mean what do I mean? The movie explicitly excused home "buyers" completely.
Yeah they skipped over the part where the Stripper failed to read a 30 yr binding document that had variable interest rates. People that blindly follow are innocent right?
Either way, this is more Clinton/Greenspans fault than anyone.
I, for one, was glad to see him act like a rational human being. It's a low bar, I know, but at least we know he is capable of it.
Trump's followers are ridiculously overjoyed that he didn't act like a lunatic. They need to have more faith in their guy.
The real test will be if he can actually pull this off.
Time will tell.
Yes time will tell. I thought he did well.(Amazed actually) If he can carry this over might there be some compromises somewhere. Younger folks may have to look up compromises. We have not seen much if any of that in government lately.
Trump promised massive spending programs and no explanation of how they would be funded, so I don't see the point in your post. Even Santorum said after the speech, there was practically nothing fiscally conservative about it.
Obama promised "hope and change" with NO specifics.
Didn't watch or listen. Might today. But probably not.
Serious question: was there any mention of a new amnesty?
Less-serious question: were there any white-supremacist "gang symbols" or "dog whistles" thrown?
No.
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Wonder how Trump-Bots love that?
We have not seen much if any of that in government lately.
