It has been six months since Donald Trump took the oath of office, and what does he have to show for it?
Well, there is Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, approved by smallest margin since Clarence Thomas in 1991, and with changed rules, with the filibuster no longer applicable. Gorsuch would never have been approved if the filibuster still existed for Supreme Court nominees.
Other than that, nothing of substance, with the exception of a host of executive orders designed to destroy the Obama legacy and cut regulations dramatically in all areas of government, having a devastating effect on the progress made under Republican and Democratic Presidents going back to Theodore Roosevelt at the turn of the 20th century.
But no legislation has been passed, NONE!
Trump has been much better at dividing the nation, keeping his public opinion ratings under 40 percent, an all time low in the 70 plus years of Presidential ratings.
The promises have not been kept, as with the Mexico Wall, ending ObamaCare, Tax Reform, and Infrastructure Investment.
Trump has undermined environmental protections,
stripped labor protections,
made for high levels of stress for multiple millions on health care,
promoted high levels of corruption openly,
lied five times a day,
created a commission to investigate voter fraud that does not exist,
undermined respect for the law and the intelligence agencies and freedom of the press,
made wild and unsubstantiated accusations against Barack Obama,
created tension with our NATO allies,
been limited in his Muslim ban by the courts although winning a partial victory temporarily,
been far too friendly with Russia and Vladimir Putin,
failed to fill thousands of essential positions in the federal government and caused many bureaucrats to resign,
supported authoritarian dictatorships in many nations openly,
undermined our energy future by falsely claiming that coal has a long term future,
and promoted wealthy special interests on Wall Street despite his claims the would “clean the Swamp”.
His cabinet and other appointments are the absolute worst, most atrocious of any President, and the mean spirited, nasty nature of Trump and his cohorts has caused a loss of faith in the American future.
And all this and more, without, so far, any major international crisis, but with it lurking on the horizon, and the thought of how Trump will handle it when the crisis arises, is literally horrifying, and sure to cause loss of American lives!