The baseball weekend was not kind to LSU as Florida State eliminated the Tigers and qualified to play in the college world series and a chance to win a National Championship. The Seminoles defeated LSU 6-4 and 5-4 on Sunday. Both teams had their chance to break the games open with a big inning and allowed the opportunity to slip by with too many mental lapses that killed the potential rally.
So LSU completes another baseball season with a lot of question marks for next year. This writer, a follower of LSU sports for over 50 years in an article in PolitiDose a few years ago and expressed the opinion that LSU has never replaced the level of talent they lost six or seven years ago despite some top recruitment years. And during the last several years some of LSU's top recruits did not live up to their potential and be productive.
And LSU has not had a coaching staff that has come close to former coach Skip Bertman's coaching skills or his knowledge of the game and his judging of talent or his players. That is part of LSU's problem today and it shows on the field. It has been awhile since LSU has had an exciting player who was also a consistent performer the team could depend on. I know those who follow LSU surely remember those players I speak of.
For the fans, there is always hope for next season, for that is what sports is all about. But fans also have to be realistic in their judgement and not get caught up in all the clichés and the polls. And most of all understand a top recruitment class has its best production when they have a top head coach or manager, as he is called in baseball.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Job Creation Slows Down In May
The U.S. Labor Department reported the economy created 75,000 new jobs in May, a much smaller increase than the 180,000 projected by economist. It was the 104th straight month of positive job growth and the unemployment rate held at 3.6%. The Labor Department also reported jobs creation for March was 153,000 instead of the 196,000 originally reported and that April's job creation was actually 224,000 instead of the 263,000 originally reported.
May's lower job numbers and the revision of the March and April numbers are a set back for the economy and future economic projections. The average monthly job creation in 2019 at this point are far behind the monthly average of 2018 and the lowest monthly average since 2010 when the economy was growing itself out of the great republican recession of 2008. And two out of the first 5 months of this year saw job creation fall below 100,000 per month. It was 33,000 (revised) in February and 75,000 in May. It was only 18,000 in September 2017 and never fell below 100,000 in Obama's last 28 months in office. The Trump-GOP tax cuts have failed to produce the job numbers that took place in President Obama's last 28 months in office, which is no surprise to the readers of PolitiDose.
The big problem besides the tax cuts are reflected in the fact that President Trump and the republican controlled congress has not taken up or passed one piece of legislation that deals with the economy and how to keep it moving forward with a workable plan and policy. Trump's tariffs and trade wars are also a negative on the economy. And in the last two weeks Trump rejected the democratic plan to deal with the nations infrastructure and ended the meeting before it started claiming he would not work with the democrats. Hillary Clinton and democrats know how the economy works and that it reacts to being stimulated. That is why Clinton's priority if elected would have been to deal with infrastructure that would create millions of new jobs and stimulate the growing economy.
The May job numbers and Trump and the GOP;s lack of addressing the nations economy with real policy and plans signals a rough road ahead. And when one takes into consideration the legal trouble Trump brought upon himself and his lack of character, the keg could soon explode. The wrap up to date on job creation is as follows: In Trump's first 28 months in office the economy created 5,207,000 new jobs for a monthly average of 185.964 new jobs created. In Obama's last 28 months in office the economy created 5,975,000 new jobs for a monthly average of 213,392 new jobs created. And Obama did not reduce the corporate tax rate nor the tax rate for the wealthy. So what will the economy look like for the balance of Trump's term in office? Will the password when the 2020 election rolls around be, "its the economy stupid?" Understanding the past is still the key to a better future.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
May's lower job numbers and the revision of the March and April numbers are a set back for the economy and future economic projections. The average monthly job creation in 2019 at this point are far behind the monthly average of 2018 and the lowest monthly average since 2010 when the economy was growing itself out of the great republican recession of 2008. And two out of the first 5 months of this year saw job creation fall below 100,000 per month. It was 33,000 (revised) in February and 75,000 in May. It was only 18,000 in September 2017 and never fell below 100,000 in Obama's last 28 months in office. The Trump-GOP tax cuts have failed to produce the job numbers that took place in President Obama's last 28 months in office, which is no surprise to the readers of PolitiDose.
The big problem besides the tax cuts are reflected in the fact that President Trump and the republican controlled congress has not taken up or passed one piece of legislation that deals with the economy and how to keep it moving forward with a workable plan and policy. Trump's tariffs and trade wars are also a negative on the economy. And in the last two weeks Trump rejected the democratic plan to deal with the nations infrastructure and ended the meeting before it started claiming he would not work with the democrats. Hillary Clinton and democrats know how the economy works and that it reacts to being stimulated. That is why Clinton's priority if elected would have been to deal with infrastructure that would create millions of new jobs and stimulate the growing economy.
The May job numbers and Trump and the GOP;s lack of addressing the nations economy with real policy and plans signals a rough road ahead. And when one takes into consideration the legal trouble Trump brought upon himself and his lack of character, the keg could soon explode. The wrap up to date on job creation is as follows: In Trump's first 28 months in office the economy created 5,207,000 new jobs for a monthly average of 185.964 new jobs created. In Obama's last 28 months in office the economy created 5,975,000 new jobs for a monthly average of 213,392 new jobs created. And Obama did not reduce the corporate tax rate nor the tax rate for the wealthy. So what will the economy look like for the balance of Trump's term in office? Will the password when the 2020 election rolls around be, "its the economy stupid?" Understanding the past is still the key to a better future.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Thursday, June 6, 2019
LSU Baseball and The Super Regionals
LSU will host Florida State in the Super Regional Saturday in Baton Rouge. There are a total of 16 teams playing nation wide and the eight winners will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., with the winning team becoming National Champions of 2019. The regional format is the best two out of three games. LSU is no stranger to hosting the regional playoffs in Baton Rouge at the "BOX" and should enjoy the advantage.
The LSU baseball team was ranked #1 in the preseason poll but that fizzled. Their recruiting class was also ranked #1 in the nation but failed to win the SEC championship. This writer is not a fan of preseason polls or trying to predict the outcome of recruiting. The head coach and his staff are a better barometer in judging a teams progress and of course a players capabilities once he reaches college is subject to proof and performance.
This writer also believes the playoff system of college baseball needs to be changed. Too many teams to begin with (64) and many that don't belong. Why should teams that don't win a division, a conference championship and or payoff or some other title designation qualify for the NCAA playoffs and a chance to play for a national championship? The real answer is to put more money in the pockets of the schools and the T.V. networks. The system does not encourage competition as some claim and of course the teams lose many players to the major league draft before they even graduate.
LSU will go into Saturday's game with an over all record of 40 - 24. Only 3 teams out of the 16 have a worse won-loss record. Duke 34-25; Ole Miss. 40-25; and Auburn 36-25. The four top teams with winning records are: UCLA 51-9; Vanderbilt 52-10; Stanford 45-12 and Mississippi State 49-13. This writer will be looking to see how many teams live up to their rankings and their won-loss record. As a follower of LSU sports for over 50 years, the last five or six years have been very unpredictable for the "Tigers" and this super regional is no different. But there is always hope.
So GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The LSU baseball team was ranked #1 in the preseason poll but that fizzled. Their recruiting class was also ranked #1 in the nation but failed to win the SEC championship. This writer is not a fan of preseason polls or trying to predict the outcome of recruiting. The head coach and his staff are a better barometer in judging a teams progress and of course a players capabilities once he reaches college is subject to proof and performance.
This writer also believes the playoff system of college baseball needs to be changed. Too many teams to begin with (64) and many that don't belong. Why should teams that don't win a division, a conference championship and or payoff or some other title designation qualify for the NCAA playoffs and a chance to play for a national championship? The real answer is to put more money in the pockets of the schools and the T.V. networks. The system does not encourage competition as some claim and of course the teams lose many players to the major league draft before they even graduate.
LSU will go into Saturday's game with an over all record of 40 - 24. Only 3 teams out of the 16 have a worse won-loss record. Duke 34-25; Ole Miss. 40-25; and Auburn 36-25. The four top teams with winning records are: UCLA 51-9; Vanderbilt 52-10; Stanford 45-12 and Mississippi State 49-13. This writer will be looking to see how many teams live up to their rankings and their won-loss record. As a follower of LSU sports for over 50 years, the last five or six years have been very unpredictable for the "Tigers" and this super regional is no different. But there is always hope.
So GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The Latest Mass Killings in Virginia Beach
Yes, another mass shooting and killing took place on President Trump's watch. Trump, the Presidential candidate in 2016 who blamed President Obama for all the mass shootings and said it would all come to an end when he took office, now finds himself presiding over a record number of mass shootings and killings. And like his rhetoric about Mexico paying for his WALL, his phony rhetoric on mass shootings and killings has come back full circle. There were 12 people killed in the Virginia Beach shootings.
Virginia's governor has called for a special session of the states general assembly to take up the matter of gun control in light of what happened. The news media noted that the republican party in the Virginia state legislature has blocked previous attempts to address gun violence. The people in Virginia will have great input this time around and will not be bullied by the NRA, the gun lobby or the republicans.
The NRA and republicans have used the cliché for years that guns do not kill people, people kill people. But just recently, people who fall for such simple minded self serving statements had a wake up call and from an unusual source. In a Beetle Baily cartoon in the Times Picayune news paper, Beetle asked Sarge: How come we take guns to war when guns do not kill people? The cartoon illustrates just how phony the NRA-republican slogan has become.
No one knows at this time what the special session in Virginia will adopt or produce but it could be an important step to real reform of gun laws that are necessary to reduce the killing of so many innocent people. The courts have upheld changes that several states have made to strengthen gun laws and that is the best way to defeat the NRA and the republicans who have allowed the NRA to write gun laws in the past.
Time and extreme positions provide an avenue for common sense solutions to emerge and come to the forefront.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Virginia's governor has called for a special session of the states general assembly to take up the matter of gun control in light of what happened. The news media noted that the republican party in the Virginia state legislature has blocked previous attempts to address gun violence. The people in Virginia will have great input this time around and will not be bullied by the NRA, the gun lobby or the republicans.
The NRA and republicans have used the cliché for years that guns do not kill people, people kill people. But just recently, people who fall for such simple minded self serving statements had a wake up call and from an unusual source. In a Beetle Baily cartoon in the Times Picayune news paper, Beetle asked Sarge: How come we take guns to war when guns do not kill people? The cartoon illustrates just how phony the NRA-republican slogan has become.
No one knows at this time what the special session in Virginia will adopt or produce but it could be an important step to real reform of gun laws that are necessary to reduce the killing of so many innocent people. The courts have upheld changes that several states have made to strengthen gun laws and that is the best way to defeat the NRA and the republicans who have allowed the NRA to write gun laws in the past.
Time and extreme positions provide an avenue for common sense solutions to emerge and come to the forefront.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Louisiana's U.S. Senator John Kennedy: Trump's Ditto Head Tag Along
Kennedy and Trump have a lot in common with their rhetoric, but very few positive accomplishments for the record in the past 28 months of governing. The only difference in their rhetoric is Kennedy's attempt to put a folksy spin on his. He feels that plays well with voters in Louisiana. And last week Kennedy went back to the old worn out GOP cliché when he said, "the democrats in congress should work with the republicans."
The democrats who took control of the U.S. House this past January have passed more meaningful legislation in thee five months since taking control only to see most of their legislation lay dormant in Kennedy's republican controlled Senate. All because senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would not work with the U.S. House. The House has passed health care, gun control, climate change and election security legislation that the GOP has yet to take up for debate in Kennedy's U.S. Senate. And in fact just last week passed immigration reform legislation that McConnell said was dead on arrival and Trump said he would veto it if it was approved. Kennedy has it backwards, it is the GOP and Kennedy that should be working with the democratic party. If they did a lot would be accomplished.
The U.S. Senate has be in control and in the hands of the republican party for the past 4 plus years and have failed to introduce any meaningful immigration legislation, debate the issue and then vote on a plan and all the while Trump and his party says immigration is out of control. And in fact Homeland Security says illegal immigration continues to reach record levels on Trump and the republican watch. Senator Kennedy has no answer for the problem and he and his party has no record on immigration reform. It should also be noted that Kennedy has recently flipped-flopped on the possibility of Mr. Mueller testifying before congress.
Louisiana, the country and its people did much better when Mary Landrieu represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
The democrats who took control of the U.S. House this past January have passed more meaningful legislation in thee five months since taking control only to see most of their legislation lay dormant in Kennedy's republican controlled Senate. All because senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would not work with the U.S. House. The House has passed health care, gun control, climate change and election security legislation that the GOP has yet to take up for debate in Kennedy's U.S. Senate. And in fact just last week passed immigration reform legislation that McConnell said was dead on arrival and Trump said he would veto it if it was approved. Kennedy has it backwards, it is the GOP and Kennedy that should be working with the democratic party. If they did a lot would be accomplished.
The U.S. Senate has be in control and in the hands of the republican party for the past 4 plus years and have failed to introduce any meaningful immigration legislation, debate the issue and then vote on a plan and all the while Trump and his party says immigration is out of control. And in fact Homeland Security says illegal immigration continues to reach record levels on Trump and the republican watch. Senator Kennedy has no answer for the problem and he and his party has no record on immigration reform. It should also be noted that Kennedy has recently flipped-flopped on the possibility of Mr. Mueller testifying before congress.
Louisiana, the country and its people did much better when Mary Landrieu represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Sunday, June 2, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives Must Start Impeachment Procedures Against President Trump Now
Enough has been said by those pundits who oppose any impeachment inquiry into the administration of President Donald Trump, especially those who say impeachment is not supported by the public, those who actually vote or because the republican controlled U.S. Senate would never vote to convict Trump. None of that really matter because it is the U.S. House responsibility to discharge their duties and hold the President accountable for his actions that disregard the constitution and the rule of law that he swore to uphold and defend. The House's oversight responsibility in this case is paramount.
Everyone knows enough about Mueller's report and Trump's ongoing tactics of obstruction and personal attacks against Mueller and others who have testified against the President and the public knows enough about Trump's lies that just roll out his mouth. Everyone also knows about the hundreds of attorneys, judges, former prosecutors, former Presidential lawyers, constitutional lawyers and many other professional people who have written or talked about Mueller's report and their belief that Trump obstructed justice on more than one occasion and other impeachable offenses.
The side shows that speculate on the so called negative side effects of impeachment is only that, a side show. The most important thing for the country, our institutions, way of life and upholding the rule of law and political process is a President who takes the oath of office live up to that oath and a congress that execute its responsibility to hold the President accountable. The present congress can not stand by and allow Trump to destroy the checks and balances of our democracy and rule like a king.
This is the time for courage and the U.S. House must start the impeachment process against President Trump and see it to completion. There is no issue of greater importance.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Everyone knows enough about Mueller's report and Trump's ongoing tactics of obstruction and personal attacks against Mueller and others who have testified against the President and the public knows enough about Trump's lies that just roll out his mouth. Everyone also knows about the hundreds of attorneys, judges, former prosecutors, former Presidential lawyers, constitutional lawyers and many other professional people who have written or talked about Mueller's report and their belief that Trump obstructed justice on more than one occasion and other impeachable offenses.
The side shows that speculate on the so called negative side effects of impeachment is only that, a side show. The most important thing for the country, our institutions, way of life and upholding the rule of law and political process is a President who takes the oath of office live up to that oath and a congress that execute its responsibility to hold the President accountable. The present congress can not stand by and allow Trump to destroy the checks and balances of our democracy and rule like a king.
This is the time for courage and the U.S. House must start the impeachment process against President Trump and see it to completion. There is no issue of greater importance.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
More Bad News For Trickle Down Economics (Republican Tax Cuts)
Now comes another report, this time by Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia University Economics Professor and Public Policy Advisor in an article written for CNN and reported by the Huffington Post. Sachs opined that the wealth gap in the United States is what's battering workers, not China. Sachs comments as follows.
(1) Instead of blaming China for this normal phenomonom of market competition, we should be taxing the soaring corporate profits of our own multinational corporations and using the revenues to help working-class households, rebuild crumbling infrastructure, promote new job skills and invest in cutting-edge science and technology.
(2) The most basic lesson of trade theory is not to stop trade but to share the benefits of economic growth so that the winners who benefit compensate the losers. Yet under American capitalism, which has long strayed from the cooperative spirit of the New Deal era, today's winners flat out reject sharing their winnings.
Sachs also reported the following fall out from the Trump tax cuts. Sixty of American top corporations, including Amazon, Netflix, Chevron and IBM paid $0 in federal taxes in 2018. This backs up a previous commentary by PolitiDose how corporate America does not share their financial success and wealth with their every day workers even though it is their workers who suffer the burden. The republican tax cuts and corporate America's attitude toward its workers has made the wealth gap almost permanent. The American worker did better, and the wealth gap was much smaller when corporations tax rates were in the 90% range.
The Reagan, Bush and Trump tax cuts never brought any foreign jobs back to America to make a difference, and this writer feels sure the American people by now know Trump has not closed any of his foreign manufacturing and brought back to the U.S. like he said his tax cuts would do. Readers of PolitiDose are well aware of the failures of trickle down economics and the lies that go with it. The people can change all that in 2020 if Trump is not impeached before then.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
(1) Instead of blaming China for this normal phenomonom of market competition, we should be taxing the soaring corporate profits of our own multinational corporations and using the revenues to help working-class households, rebuild crumbling infrastructure, promote new job skills and invest in cutting-edge science and technology.
(2) The most basic lesson of trade theory is not to stop trade but to share the benefits of economic growth so that the winners who benefit compensate the losers. Yet under American capitalism, which has long strayed from the cooperative spirit of the New Deal era, today's winners flat out reject sharing their winnings.
Sachs also reported the following fall out from the Trump tax cuts. Sixty of American top corporations, including Amazon, Netflix, Chevron and IBM paid $0 in federal taxes in 2018. This backs up a previous commentary by PolitiDose how corporate America does not share their financial success and wealth with their every day workers even though it is their workers who suffer the burden. The republican tax cuts and corporate America's attitude toward its workers has made the wealth gap almost permanent. The American worker did better, and the wealth gap was much smaller when corporations tax rates were in the 90% range.
The Reagan, Bush and Trump tax cuts never brought any foreign jobs back to America to make a difference, and this writer feels sure the American people by now know Trump has not closed any of his foreign manufacturing and brought back to the U.S. like he said his tax cuts would do. Readers of PolitiDose are well aware of the failures of trickle down economics and the lies that go with it. The people can change all that in 2020 if Trump is not impeached before then.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, May 25, 2019
The Checks and Balance Of The U.S. Court System Will Take Down The Donald Trump Presidency.
The republican controlled U.S. Senate has rushed through and confirmed hundreds of so called conservative judges appointed by President Trump since he took office in January 2017 (even some without qualifications) for the purpose of over loading the federal bench with judges who will uphold Trump and the republican's extreme agenda. But in the end the extreme has its limits.
And Trump's extreme obstructing justice, obstructing congress, his traitorous acts with the Russians and his assault on the constitution and institutions, his personal attacks against everyone, including judges and his love of autocratic authority has led him to make a decision to take all the legal challenges against him to court and all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. But Trump's behavior has not gone unnoticed by the courts who have ruled against him on a number of important issues.
There are three important issues before the courts at this time: Trump's Income Tax, his banking records and special counsel Robert Mueller's report in its original state with its supporting documents. Trump believes the conservative tilt of the Supreme Court would rule in his favor if those challenges reach the high court. This writer believes Trump is over playing his hand in that regard.
In a PolitiDose commentary dated 10/7/18 titled, "The U.S. Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh For The U.S. Supreme Court, this writer pointed out that there has to be at least one so called conservative judge on the Supreme Court with the courage and character that will not allow Trump to pollute our court system of checks and balances. And this writer believes there are enough conservative judges who are not going to allow President Trump to destroy the independence of the court system in favor of a political agenda and thereby corrupt their time on the bench and write the failed history of the courts on their watch.
If the courts rule against Trump in those three cases, the ball game is over and the President will be gone. The only thing left would be a decision to prosecute him once he leaves office. And if it is the so called conservative courts that turn the table on Trump, remember, you read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
And Trump's extreme obstructing justice, obstructing congress, his traitorous acts with the Russians and his assault on the constitution and institutions, his personal attacks against everyone, including judges and his love of autocratic authority has led him to make a decision to take all the legal challenges against him to court and all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. But Trump's behavior has not gone unnoticed by the courts who have ruled against him on a number of important issues.
There are three important issues before the courts at this time: Trump's Income Tax, his banking records and special counsel Robert Mueller's report in its original state with its supporting documents. Trump believes the conservative tilt of the Supreme Court would rule in his favor if those challenges reach the high court. This writer believes Trump is over playing his hand in that regard.
In a PolitiDose commentary dated 10/7/18 titled, "The U.S. Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh For The U.S. Supreme Court, this writer pointed out that there has to be at least one so called conservative judge on the Supreme Court with the courage and character that will not allow Trump to pollute our court system of checks and balances. And this writer believes there are enough conservative judges who are not going to allow President Trump to destroy the independence of the court system in favor of a political agenda and thereby corrupt their time on the bench and write the failed history of the courts on their watch.
If the courts rule against Trump in those three cases, the ball game is over and the President will be gone. The only thing left would be a decision to prosecute him once he leaves office. And if it is the so called conservative courts that turn the table on Trump, remember, you read it here first in PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Friday, May 24, 2019
U.S. Speaker of The House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi: A Deserving "Profiles In Courage Award.
President John F. Kennedy believed the virtue of Courage, especially in politics defined true leadership and even wrote a book about the subject titled, "Profiles in Courage." After his death an award was issued each year to honor a person who met the criteria and democratic Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House was chosen for the award this past week The award was presented by President Kennedy's daughter Caroline.
It was a fitting tribute to a political leader with true "courage" who has passed the test. JFK would be proud of the selection. By contrast, this same week President Trump displayed his inability to lead and govern with his cry baby out bursts against the democrats in congress and vowed not to work with them because of their investigations into his administration. Trump's out bursts and tantrums started first when he threatened to blow up the infrastructure plan the democrats are working on in the House if they did not approve the trade deal with Mexico and Canada first. Behind the scene Trump was mad because Mexico and Canada said they would not approve the new trade deal with the U.S. until Trump lifted his tariffs on Mexico and Canada steel and aluminum. So Trump was forced to retreat and cancel those tariffs just recently.
Then when Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was scheduled to meet with Trump this week to talk about their infrastructure plan, that is when Trump blew a gasket, acted childish with a tantrum and ended the meeting after 3 minutes. That is when Trump made his traitorous statement he would not work with the democratic party. And once again, the cry baby has failed to lead and govern. It is all about Trump, the autocrat.
President Trump will never win the "Profile in Courage" award. He does not even have the courage to release his tax returns like other Presidents do so easily. Its a real simple thing to do. This writer believes it is easy to understand why Trump uses personal attacks against Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton so often. He feels he has to damage them because they are better women than Trump is a man. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
It was a fitting tribute to a political leader with true "courage" who has passed the test. JFK would be proud of the selection. By contrast, this same week President Trump displayed his inability to lead and govern with his cry baby out bursts against the democrats in congress and vowed not to work with them because of their investigations into his administration. Trump's out bursts and tantrums started first when he threatened to blow up the infrastructure plan the democrats are working on in the House if they did not approve the trade deal with Mexico and Canada first. Behind the scene Trump was mad because Mexico and Canada said they would not approve the new trade deal with the U.S. until Trump lifted his tariffs on Mexico and Canada steel and aluminum. So Trump was forced to retreat and cancel those tariffs just recently.
Then when Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer was scheduled to meet with Trump this week to talk about their infrastructure plan, that is when Trump blew a gasket, acted childish with a tantrum and ended the meeting after 3 minutes. That is when Trump made his traitorous statement he would not work with the democratic party. And once again, the cry baby has failed to lead and govern. It is all about Trump, the autocrat.
President Trump will never win the "Profile in Courage" award. He does not even have the courage to release his tax returns like other Presidents do so easily. Its a real simple thing to do. This writer believes it is easy to understand why Trump uses personal attacks against Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton so often. He feels he has to damage them because they are better women than Trump is a man. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
Saturday, May 18, 2019
The Immigration Albatross Begins To Strangle President Trump Despite His Rhetoric
After 28 months in office President Trump finally introduced a splintered immigration plan. With illegal immigration at record levels on his watch, a failure to reunite families that were separated because of his policies and under a court order to do so, the situation at the border has never been worse. And all the American people have heard the last 28 months was Trump's hollow rhetoric and his blame game.
Trump's plan that he introduced this week was splintered and did not address the most serious issues concerning the problem. As a result some in his own party said it was a non starter. Trump tried to put the responsibility on the democrats in congress if his plan failed and said if the people return the U.S. House to republican control in the 2020 elections, reelect him and keep the senate in republican hands, then he and the republican controlled congress would pass immigration reform after the 2020 elections. (like as if they did not have that option for the first 24 months)
The only reason Trump introduced his plan now is because 2020 is on his mind and he and the republican controlled congress did nothing on immigration up to this point in time. And Trump himself said immigration was his top priority next to his tax cuts. Now, illegal immigration is at a breaking point on Trump's watch and he has nothing to talk about in the way of accomplishments and his reelection campaign is in full swing.
A good example of how Trump and his party operate on immigration can be found in a ruling handed down this week by a federal circuit court of 3 judges that upheld a previous court ruling that Trump had no authority to cancel DACA, an immigration program that began during the Obama administration. Trump issued his order to cancel DACA when the republicans controlled both houses of congress and neither Trump or the republicans had any plan or policy to replace DACA which was working. And Trump's plan that he introduced this week still does not address DACA. Trump and his party are so hypocritical on immigration and health care there is no denying their do nothing attitude.
True immigration reform that address the total problem will only take place when Trump and his party respect the democrat's plan and suggestions and incorporate that with their own. The republicans health care plans failed because they rejected democratic ideas. That same rejection on immigration will also fail. What is needed on immigration is an American plan, not a republican or democratic plan.
Trump's self serving statement about democrats being for open borders and etc., are contrary to the facts. He knows that and it is his only answer because he himself has failed to act on the immigration issue for the past 28 months. And there lies the story.
This commentary written by Joe orio
Trump's plan that he introduced this week was splintered and did not address the most serious issues concerning the problem. As a result some in his own party said it was a non starter. Trump tried to put the responsibility on the democrats in congress if his plan failed and said if the people return the U.S. House to republican control in the 2020 elections, reelect him and keep the senate in republican hands, then he and the republican controlled congress would pass immigration reform after the 2020 elections. (like as if they did not have that option for the first 24 months)
The only reason Trump introduced his plan now is because 2020 is on his mind and he and the republican controlled congress did nothing on immigration up to this point in time. And Trump himself said immigration was his top priority next to his tax cuts. Now, illegal immigration is at a breaking point on Trump's watch and he has nothing to talk about in the way of accomplishments and his reelection campaign is in full swing.
A good example of how Trump and his party operate on immigration can be found in a ruling handed down this week by a federal circuit court of 3 judges that upheld a previous court ruling that Trump had no authority to cancel DACA, an immigration program that began during the Obama administration. Trump issued his order to cancel DACA when the republicans controlled both houses of congress and neither Trump or the republicans had any plan or policy to replace DACA which was working. And Trump's plan that he introduced this week still does not address DACA. Trump and his party are so hypocritical on immigration and health care there is no denying their do nothing attitude.
True immigration reform that address the total problem will only take place when Trump and his party respect the democrat's plan and suggestions and incorporate that with their own. The republicans health care plans failed because they rejected democratic ideas. That same rejection on immigration will also fail. What is needed on immigration is an American plan, not a republican or democratic plan.
Trump's self serving statement about democrats being for open borders and etc., are contrary to the facts. He knows that and it is his only answer because he himself has failed to act on the immigration issue for the past 28 months. And there lies the story.
This commentary written by Joe orio
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