100 Days of Action
People like to take stock of a President's first 100 days in office. In American history there may be three which are most notable: Lincoln's first term, FDR's first term and Trump's second term. What we have experienced over these first 100 days is the collision course we all expected between Trump's "Jacksonian" counterrevolution with the left's "Jacobin" revolution. The Trump first 100 days have been unprecedented in terms of the magnitude of changes.
Let us take a look at Trump's first 100 days.
1) Immigration: He has completely ended the open border of Joe Biden and completely reversed the 10,000 illegals entering our country on a daily basis. The border is now relatively secure. He is now trying to address the problem of the 12 million that Biden let in and scattered all over the country. Many of them subsidized by local democrat governments. It will be a task, but he has taken it on.
2) Energy: There is no longer a Green New Deal nor an EV mandate, nor will we be funding anymore insane high speed rail scams. The US will return to clean coal and hard-working miners will retain their livelihoods and we are leasing out new oil fields. The President is trying to get liquified natural gas to Europe, where it is desperately needed. We are resuming fracking, as was promised. The price of oil which was $120 a barrel at one point under Biden is now down to $60 a barrel. I'm sure that Trump will even try to replace our strategic stockpile, which Biden depleted in order to win an election.
3) DEI: Who else would have dared take it on? Trump simply said it is ended at once because it violated a Supreme Court ruling as well as the Constitution. DEI is rapidly disappearing from government agencies as well as corporate entities and most importantly from higher education which had promoted a system of racial bias under the banner of DEI.
4) Fair Trade: Long an issue for Trump, he has made it a priority. He will have to weather the storm as markets and the media will have him under heavy pressure until he can get that first trade deal done. Once he gets that deal the other nations will fall like dominos.
5) Foreign Policy: Trump has been trying hard to make peace. Putin appears not to want it, so the Ukraine war may continue, but without the massive aid the US once gave it. Trump is also seeking to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon via peaceful means. That is very unlikely. Soon he may have to give Israel sophisticated bombers to destroy the Iranian nuclear program once and for all. In the meantime, Iran is under heavy sanctions and its proxies have been heavily degraded. The US Navy is bombing the Houthis to keep shipping lanes open. It is way too early to judge Trump's foreign policy.
6) The economy: Unemployment is low, the inflation caused by Biden is down to 2% and gas prices are reasonable. Congress needs to get the tax cut extended and pass Trump's agenda ASAP.
The media is using polling, which is highly suspect to encourage discontent among the American public. By next month things could really turn golden for Trump. Many politicians may have dreamed of doing what Trump is doing, but dared not do it. He had the guts.
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Good morning and welcome to the news.
The Vietnam War officially ended 50 years ago today. It was a loss in what was then the cold war or what I like to call the first cold war. It also did irreputable damage to the country that we are still dealing with.
He sure Terry Moran an education yesterday.
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LMAO!!!
Just to fill you in about the Canadian election, Trump wasn't the ONLY issue that was dealt with on the campaign, although it was certainly a game-changer (just ask Poilievre and Singh). Since the NDP lost the minimum number of seats required to be an official party in Parliament (12 are required - they got 7) there is no doubt in my mind that they will join the Liberals, as they have previously, to form a ruling majority coalition in order to gain some benefits from the Liberals.
It may not have been, but it was the superficial issue that sealed the deal for the rotten left.
Canadians essentially ended up voting for what they didn't want.
That's YOUR opinion interpreted by you. I would venture that most Canadians differ, I for one, my MENSA brother for another. but in his case maybe that's the penalty for being more intelligent than most.
It is also that of one of your fellow Canadians who told us on this site that before Trump started trolling Canada, the Liberal party up there was down by about 20 points.
Please tell us who the genius is.
Yes, it's quite well known about the 20 point deficit, of which Trudeau realized that he was most likely a big part of the cause of it, so he resigned. But with a new leader who obviously had an excellent background in finance and economics was surely ONE of the reasons for the increase in the Liberals' popularity. Of course it was Trump's threats and tariffs that unified the nation and helped to change the standing of the Liberals. Your comments show that you despise the Liberals because it's a left wing party, so your comments about it need to be taken with that realization.
You needed Trudeau gone as well. The Conservatives were left with nothing to run against.
I still say the Canadians screwed themselves.
LOL. I assume it would be your preference that Canada were to become America's 51st State as well.
Buzz , i have actually given this idea a thought in passing , and the opinion i came to is , not going to happen .
I shall explain . first i dont know if canada has a process in place for even just a province to leave and try and join another country , or form their own . I know the US doesnt .
next even just to start, a vote would have to be taken consisting of all canadian citizens to do so , i dont see a vote like that going in favor of US statehood. even just a province which is feasable would need to have such a vote , and then the government of Canada would have to agree, again dont see that happening either .
Lets say it does just on the provincial level and canada agrees , US state hood is not guaranteed , the process to become a US state is well established , and there is no guarantee that the required number of states would vote to allow such . not to mention the different votes of those affected that would have to take place .
so all the "talk " is just bluster and gum flapping to make noise IMHO, even this opinion post of mine .
And those bringing it up are doing nothing more than flapping gums about something that has little to no chance of actually happening .
I thought it was an "interesting " thought exersize , but its one that has little chance of any results .
Then one has to factor in the fact , i just dont care one way or the other . it wont change my day to day life .
There was a time when Quebecers tried to separate,and the then Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau proclaimed Martial Law. Justin's father was in my opinion the best Prime Minister Canada has ever had. Not only that, he had great taste - he tried to hit on my daughter, unsuccessfully. LOL.
LINK -> Prime Minister Trudeau Proclaims Martial Law, Raids Quebec Separatists | News | The Harvard Crimson
believe it or not , i am old enough to remember that, i was just a wee bit of a nubbin then . and then again , 2/3rds of Quebecers , can trace their lineage back to 280 ( i think ) Fillies du Roi (sp?] . daughters of the crown , paid for and sent by the sun king of France to increase the colonies population back when it was a french colony.
Nope. I only want a fair deal.
It WAS a fair deal, all in accordance with an agreement that Trump drafted and signed. Nothing had changed since.
In 2024, U.S. total goods trade with China was an estimated $582.4 billion . U.S. goods exports to China were $143.5 billion , down 2.9 percent from 2023. U.S. goods imports from China totaled $438.9 billion , up 2.8 percent from 2023 1 . The total trade volume between the US and China accounted for $595.83 billion in 2023 , with US imports from China more than exports, resulting in a negative trade balance of -$300.23 billion
The People's Republic of China | United States Trade Representative
Are you feeling okay, Vic? We were talking about CANADA, not CHINA. I just saw that your comment was mixed up about China's recent eradication of abject poverty as well. Seriously, should we be conerned about you?
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time for sure.
In BOTH cases. Your admission is a relief.
100 Days of Action
... more like 100 days of introduction to fascism.
And here we were told it would take an act of congress to do. It's just sad that Democrats won't fight for US citizens with the ferocity they are fighting for illegals.
No more legal discrimination.
BILLIONS saved. Obviously, Europe is upset about this because now they have to do for themselves for the first time in 80 years.
Just another lie to try and fool the American people that the Republicans were responsible for not fixing the open borders.
Republicans cleaning up after democrats...again.
“It's just sad that Democrats won't fight for US citizens with the ferocity they are fighting for illegals.”
One of the morons (a senator believe it or not) actually said the quiet part out loud, he said illegals are the ones they care most about.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., greeted President Donald Trump on the tarmac in Michigan before his speech to National Guard members on Tuesday, where she also spoke at the event without hiding her face.
"Well, I hadn’t planned to speak, but on behalf of all the military men and women who serve our country and serve so honorably on behalf of the State of Michigan, I am really damn happy we’re here," Whitmer said.
During the event on Tuesday, Trump unveiled plans to swap out the retiring A-10 Warthog aircraft based out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan with 21 brand-new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets.
Democratic governor makes appearance with President Trump before 100-day speech | Fox News
She is the CiC of the Michigan National Guard. You would have bitched were she not there.
She has already proven that she is willing to try and work with the President. It is the left that is bitching about it.
There is always someone bitchin' 'aboot' somethin'. Do you not read your own columns?
You brought up bitching, right?
The left is very angry & bitter right now. They now consider big Gretch to be a traitor.
Do you remember the French Revolution. It's kind of like that.
The left always eats their own, as David Hogg is finding out. Can't be white man, even a gay one, when a better competitor in the diversity olympics wants your job.
The French revolution should be more widely taught so people can grasp left wing politics, the French Revolution played out in a few years what it takes American liberals a few decades to cycle through. Radical groups destroy anyone to their right, then in turn get destroyed by those to their left, and then that group gets consumed by an even more radical group.
I recall a fellow named Guillotine who ironically had his head lopped off. I also remember a lass named Marie who also had her head disengaged and then had the added insult of being pegged with a statement she never made.
The French Revolution died in a bloodbath of revenge caring not whose blood was spilt ... you may want to take note
On the fiction side I recall a certain Madame that you like to emulate. Tread carefully, the Miss Pross's have even better aim these days.
"They now consider big Gretch to be a traitor."
In that 'they' would be no different than what Magublicans consider Liz to be.
The same way it was born.
Jot that down and tape it to your fridge door.
I'm just happy the French people have acknowledged it. They are not so proud of their revolution.
The only question is if Trump can prevent the dems from repeating it here.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Monday introduced seven long-shot articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Thanedar — who garnered a second primary challenger on Monday morning — said in a statement that Trump is "unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation's constitution and our democracy."
Rep. Thanedar unveils seven articles of Impeachment against Trump
I keep thinking that he's wearing a mask.
Took longer that I expected for the democrats to start this idiocy again. And just like the last time, it's all based on hurt feelings.
Seven articles of impeachment this moron wrote up.
Just look at him.
I tried listening to his little "speech". It was nothing more than the regurgitated leftist "Orange man bad" talking point nonsense we've heard for the last decade.
Fox News ran it last night. It was good for a laugh.
Then Trump referred to it in his Michigan speech. He said when he heard it he turned to Melania and said "they are going to impeach me again."
Remember, the impeachments that were initially pushed were only for "obstruction". Nothing more than standing in the democrats way. I don't see this going anywhere.
If they win back the House, they'll just keep impeaching him. Republicans could have done it to Biden, but they want to be above that.
And it will be for the same .nonsense. He hurt their feelings and have to lash out like children.
It is all they have. There is no vision or counter policies. It is all about hating Trump.
Someone recently told me that "we have to stop him."
I fear that there will be further assassination attempts.
It's been like that for a decade now. Even when he WASN'T in office it continued.
What's sad about that is the side that carried out 2 attempts already claim the right is the violent side.
I really feel it's going to happen.
Sadly, it's just a matter of time now.
And here it is. Democrats back at it. Just like we saw Pelosi and Waters do.
This guy is an animal abuser and settled a lawsuit against him for business fraud.
No surprise he is a democrat.
The Dem Who's Leading the Impeachment Charge Against Trump Is a Trainwreck
Where do they find them?
When a leftist blogger site like the Huff Post puts you on blast, it should be an indication to keep your mouth shut. Apparently Thanedar didn't get that memo.
Former vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., continued a self-described “listening tour” across the country at a Harvard Kennedy School forum on Monday night, ruling out a 2028 presidential bid and revealing why former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate.
Walz said Harris chose him, in part, because, “I could code talk to White guys watching football, fixing their truck” and “put them at ease.” The Minnesota governor described himself as the “permission structure” for White men from rural America to vote for Democrats.
Walz says Harris picked him for VP to reach 'White guys'
And every night Jesse Waters refers to Walz as "Tampon."
Never have I seen a man more worried about his perceived masculinity or the lack thereof.
From what we have seen, it is mostly this
It does seem like the harder he tries to be manly, the more he comes off like Truman Capote.
I don't think he has any idea of what it is to be a man.
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Sounds about right. 'Rural white guys' is a rather small minority in the United States; certainly less than 7 percent of the electorate. There might be more transgender voters than 'rural white guys' who actually sit on tractors.
No, Walz was selected to appeal to urban and suburban voters who think they are rural because they wear clean boots, big hats, and drive shiny pickup trucks.
Sooo....metro rural males...
Is that all it takes?
I guess this is the result of a generation that once said "leave them be, they are only burning off steam."
The more he talks, the more it becomes clear choosing him was in and of itself a disqualified Harris from the Presidency.
what a loon.
And let us not forget the woman who married him. She said she loved the smell of burning rubber during the 2020 riots.
He's a weird guy. His wife is weird. Not in an eccentric way. They are downright strange.
He's seems to be badly playing a character designed by far left progressives to appeal to normal Americans and he can't manage any of the mannerisms or traits correctly. The two handed wave. "AOC runs a mean pick 6 defense" when trying to talk about football.
They are frightening and I suppose they are polling worse than even the BS polling of Trump lately.
Only took 100 days to force Democrats to backtrack on all their Johnsonian priorities. (Or should that be Lyndonian?) The latest from the left is that democracy depends upon access to cheap, disposable plastic crap from China. It must be serious if Democrats' donor elite feel threatened.
Even the most liberal liberals around the world have become die-hard nationalists to defend themselves from Trump's America. Now that the Federal welfare checks are drying up, many countries find they no longer need the United States. Some of the new found patriotism around the world has been rather comical.
Canada comes immediately to mind. They voted more of what they didn't want just because they didn't like Trump.
I'm not too sure about that. The margins were slim and the results so mixed that it seems Canadians haven't made up their minds yet. Don't ignore that Carney ran a nationalist, Canada-first campaign in spite of being a liberal. Carney actually won by mimicking some of Trump's politics.
I am aware of that. He did run from the center, but the liberals up there were dead ducks before Trump began trolling Canada.
I just can't believe people would vote to spite a foreign leader who could give two shits who they vote for. The 65 and over voters won it for the liberals because they made it clear they don't care about improving Canada, they just wanted to send a message to Trump. Young voters got screwed by selfish boomers, probably for the last time at least.
The unpopularity of Trudeau would have faded by next election cycle. What little I saw suggested that Canadian conservatives were running against Trudeau the same way Democrats ran against Trump. That sort of grievance campaign is frangible as Democrats found out. Conservatives winning power with a grievance campaign doesn't mean they could have held power for long.
What's interesting is how Trump injected himself into the Canadian election. Do you think Trump has a better chance of negotiating a trade deal with the liberal Carney or conservative Poilievre?
Silly question. Poilievre couldn't even win his own riding leaving him negotiating within his own party for life-support.
That makes sense.
Do you think Trump has a better chance of negotiating a trade deal with the liberal Carney or conservative Poilievre?
I think chances are about the same.
IMO, conservatives winning by predicted margins would not have been interpreted as a mandate to compromise. To me it seems the less decisive outcome of the Canadian elections improves Trump's bargaining position. Carney has to be a compromiser to hold together a coalition. That's a weakness Trump can exploit.
It was to Trump's advantage to avoid a decisive election result in Canada.
Not even 2 Canadian cents.
Good point. I never thought of it that way.
Another thing that Canada made that was overpriced.
Which is fucking hilarious when you think about it. This guys whole campaign was against somebody who isn't on the ballot and can't run in that country.
How quickly Canadian voters forgot about Trudeau's vindictive actions against the striking truck drivers.
In politics feelings sometimes override needs.
They'll end up back in the same quagmire and cry about something they inflicted on themselves.
He made the Canadian election all about Trump.
You are putting the cart before the horse, before Trump's idiotic comments the Conservatives were set to win a massive majority.
Yes, I know. The main target being the vindictive idiot Trudeau. Just remember, the boring liberal who just got the win will have to negotiate with a lot of minor partys to get anything done at all.
My guess is that you have zero life experience as to how multi-party minority governments work.
Btw ... he will only need to work with one of them, the Bloc Québécoise and they were far more opposed to the southern idiot's 'charms'.
As to the NDP and Conservative Party, both are now rudderless and will need several years to search for a new leader.
As to having a boring leader, to that I offer thanks to the Gods both large and small for giving us a fucking smart pragmatist over an 'exciting' egoist they dumped on you.
That's right, I live in a Republic.
Btw ... he will only need to work with one of them, the Bloc Québécoise and they were far more opposed to the southern idiot's 'charms'.
So what will they do about the trade surplus that Canada has depended upon for so long?
As to the NDP and Conservative Party, both are now rudderless and will need several years to search for a new leader.
You don't know your own government. Carter is now subject to a vote of confidence.
And? Most republics have a multi-party system ... @!@
Ya, we have two parties.
Take care, I'll be back.
Never heard of him, must be an imposter.
As to votes of confidence ... those are double edged swords that care not whose head is lopped off.
Cool, that's one more than the RoC or the DPRoK. You need more than that in a multiparty system.
He is what I call a whatever.
But just right in the Roman Republic and those that followed.
You have to remember that these people think trump should be able to run in 2028..
Nope, they'll have to hate Vance in 2028.
Lots and lots of golf... Trump is a waste of government resources.
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