That’s been a big complaint stemming from the time that the Reps held all three branches – they still acted like they were in the minority. Too scared to stand up and man up to the Principles they gave campaign lip service to – and they wondered why they were kicked to the curb in 2008? No one trusted them. It has taken them 8 long years to regain some of it back. Notice I said “some” – I think much of why they now hold Congress and the Oval Office (well, the later in two weeks) is not the Rs themselves but an unwillingness to let Hildebeast carry on a third Obama term. But I digress.
So the VERY first thing that they wanted to do was to get rid of the Office of Congressional Ethics? Yeah, that’s really being “laser focused” on the real problems at hand as this newest Congress gets started. Sorry, it just showed me that they Haven’t. Learned. A. Dang. Thing. Business as usual and watching their own backsides. The reasons why they got put there in the first place?
Second place. Or third. Or “anything but”. And then you know what happened that made me think – instead of the Rs keeping Trump in line, it may well be that the best thing that has ever happened to the DC Republicans is Trump:
With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
……..may be, their number one act and priority. Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance! #DTS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017
While I haven’t seen much, this will get tagged by the Dems and used later as in “same old Republicans – heading the car back into the ditch”. That is, that would be the end line story line if not for the above tweets.
The problem, it seems, with Republicans that they just can’t focus on the stuff that matters to US – the reasons why they are there. Nope, the most important thing was to get rid of an office that gives them trouble for re-election. Again, translation: not OUR reasons.
Whether they realize it or not, Trump just save their collective bacon – they rescinded that action pronto.
A couple morals for the story:
- Who knew that Trump is more focused than “the pros”, these “wise men” that certainly think more of themselves than they ought?
- Those tweets also show, at least for now, we’re seeing a businessman having crafted his business plan, is now executing that plan and only that plan. After all, you don’t get to be a four-to-ten- Billion net worth by just mucking about.
- The Rs still are cowed by bad publicity – this interaction will be fun to watch this next four years
- Trump doesn’t care who it is that gets off-track – like any good project manager, he’s got both contingencies in mind and a sharp tongue to keep recalcitrants and waywards in line.
I’m feeling a tad better.
