Morris' editorial comment of 3/29 in the Times Picayune titled, "Sometimes The Swamp Drains You ... But Trump Isn't Done Yet" unknowingly makes the case that Trump is not a very good leader nor does the President have the ability to handle the "swamp" he himself created. Like most conservative writers who will try to find any excuse to bail out Trump, Morris says Paul Ryan talked Trump out of proposing Tax Reform first in favor of the health care issue. Clinton was right during the campaign when she questioned Trump's ability to lead.
What Morris forgot was that Trump said repealing and replacing the ACA would be his number one priority and that with a republican President and republican controlled congress he would get the job done quickly. Trump and the republican party have no credibility on health care and neither do conservative journalists who never challenged the lies. They just went with the flow. Trumps lack of leadership and knowledge on health care is a brutal reminder how schemes and ploys are a major part of conservative ideology and the reason they can not point to any meaningful accomplishments for the country and its people. If Trump was a real leader who would have loved to put tax reform first like the editorial states, why did he not? After all, he is the President.
Yes, the editorial by Morris is the usual hype and cliches and when some one like Trump enlarge the "swamp" with wall street banks like he has done, the people can expect more excuses every time Trump fails. Just wait until Trump brings his tax reform agenda to congress with those massive tax cuts to business and the wealthy. America will hear the same failed story of how those cuts will create jobs, balance the budget and all good things. It will be the same story sung by the George W. Bush administration. Does any one remember? Understanding the failures of the past is still the key to a better future.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
