Category Archives: Trump

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Can the President withdraw from a treaty? Surprisingly, he can. While treaties must be confirmed by Congress, there is little precedent for Congressional approval for withdrawing, particularly when the treaty provides for this. This seems inconsistent, … Continue reading →

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In today’s politics, truth doesn’t matter

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

Just tell the truth.–Chris Cuomo Truth will out.–Shakespeare President Trump, referring to truth, reportedly said: “It doesn’t matter, we won.” Trump explored this fact with his birther campaign. Repeated claims that Barack Obama wasn’t born a citizen took their toll. … Continue reading →

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Conditional success

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Said the calculated risk to the educated guess, let’s evaluate the climate for conditional success. –remembered lines from a four-line poem, circa 1970, title and author beyond recall Will voters buy promises of conditional success, promises which sound good only … Continue reading →

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The importance of keeping a diary

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

Excerpts from The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The first: Cecily.  I keep a diary in order to enter the wonderful secrets of my life.  If I didn’t write them down, I should probably forget all about them. … Continue reading →

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Tom Reed on Free Trade

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

REED ONCE PRAISED BIPARTISAN PASSAGE OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; Said removal of tariffs will create jobs in New York In 2011, Tom returned from his trip to S. Korea praising free trade and the trade agreement with S. Korea and … Continue reading →

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Kevin Hassett on lying with statistics

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

CEA chairman Hassett says 2016 election was a turning point; you can’t believe him. Kevin Hassett unveiled a series of charts that appear to show a surge in corporate investment, blue-collar jobs, business startups and small-business optimism after the election two … Continue reading →

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How many should be counted as Trump Administration accomplishments?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

How many should be counted as accomplishments? Almost 4 million jobs created since election. More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history. We have created more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs since my election. Manufacturing jobs growing … Continue reading →

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