The Trump Presidency

"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne

"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24

January 20, 2017, 12:35 PM

Balzé Halzé

My daughter can't have champagne, but she's plenty happy with the cork!

January 20, 2017, 12:38 PM

Bigboreshooter

January 20, 2017, 12:40 PM

erj_pilot

My Frangelico and cream is tasting sooooo much sweeter today!!!

January 20, 2017, 12:40 PM

Balzé Halzé

Haha, Bush looks pretty amused. The Clintons not so much.

January 20, 2017, 12:40 PM

BurtonRW

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
My daughter can't have champagne, but she's plenty happy with the cork!

I thought she was half French! Shouldn't she have a well-developed sommelier's palate by now?

-Rob

January 20, 2017, 12:42 PM

bigpond73

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
"The fight between the British and the Germans was intense and fierce in the extreme. It was a deadly grapple. The Germans have been outmatched and outfought with the very kind of weapons with which they had beaten down so many small peoples, and also large unprepared peoples. They have been beaten by the very technical apparatus on which they counted to gain them the domination of the world. Especially is this true of the air and of the tanks and of the artillery, which has come back into its own on the battlefield. The Germans have received back again that measure of fire and steel which they have so often meted out to others. Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill , November 10, 1942

This needs repeating! Thank you Para.

January 20, 2017, 12:42 PM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Yes!, and unlike stompy-foot, President Trump did not use the "I" or "Me" words too many times, if at all.

I just searched a transcript of his speech. He used the word "I" three times:

"I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down."
"The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans."

He used the word "me" not once.

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher

January 20, 2017, 12:44 PM

PASig

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Yes!, and unlike stompy-foot, President Trump did not use the "I" or "Me" words too many times, if at all.

I just searched a transcript of his speech. He used the word "I" three times:

"I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down."
"The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans."

He used the word "me" not once.

That's what I thought.

What a refreshing change from now-former-President "It's All About ME"!

January 20, 2017, 12:44 PM

mbinky

I have been debating the last few weeks about picking up something to commemorate the inauguration, and for a new day for the country.

Finally settled on this and just ordered it.

A Henry 45-70 with color case hardening. A fine American rifle in a fine American cartridge for a fine American day

January 20, 2017, 12:45 PM

Skins2881

quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Yes!, and unlike stompy-foot, President Trump did not use the "I" or "Me" words too many times, if at all.

I just searched a transcript of his speech. He used the word "I" three times:

"I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down."
"The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans."

He used the word "me" not once.

That's what I thought.

What a refreshing change from now-former-President "It's All About ME"!

Can you do it with exit speech 2.0? I'd love to see the count on that bad boy.

January 20, 2017, 12:46 PM

Copefree

I'm 3 drinks in on this glorious, glorious Friday! Everything appears sweeter, more prosperous, and greener.

America's heartbeat is back. And the next 4 (8) years will only make it stronger.

January 20, 2017, 12:46 PM

Balzé Halzé

Jimmy Carter Contemplating Dying Right Here And Now

NEWS IN BRIEF January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON—Carefully weighing the pros and cons of each option from his seat onstage at Donald Trump’s inauguration, former president Jimmy Carter is, according to late-breaking reports, currently contemplating dying right here and now. “Maybe now’s the time to go,” the 92-year-old reportedly thought to himself Friday, pondering whether to continue viewing the ongoing ceremony for the incoming president or simply release his tenuous grip on existence and pass to the other side. “I could slip away right now, or maybe wait until the middle of the inaugural address. Or I could keep watching the proceedings and then return to my home. Hmm.” At press time, Carter had shifted his gaze upward from Chief Justice John Roberts to a strong beam of light that seemed to be bathing his body in a bright, warming glow.

http://www.theonion.com/articl...ht-here-and-no-55098

January 20, 2017, 12:46 PM

JALLEN

I can't help but think that making America great again may be trickier than we, or he, thinks, but I guess it's like the Friday night poker game, guts or better to open.

Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown

January 20, 2017, 12:47 PM

Skins2881

quote:
Originally posted by Copefree:
I'm 3 drinks in on this glorious, glorious Friday! Everything appears sweeter, more prosperous, and greener.

America's heartbeat is back. And the next 4 (8) years will only make it stronger.

Me too. Time to stop until the GF gets home and start up dinner. Will be poppin the bubbly around 5pm.

January 20, 2017, 12:47 PM

HRK

IT begins

White House removes climate change page, replaces with America Energy First Page

A cached version of the page shows that President Obama’s administration had used it to advertise a plan to reduce America’s carbon footprint and have America participate in “global effort to combat climate change.” “For the sake of our children and future generations, we must act now,” the page read, “And we are.”

The Trump administration has instead published a page that lays out its energy plan. “The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil,” the page reads. The page addresses finding economically viable energy solutions that are mindful of the environment:

[O]ur need for energy must go hand-in-hand with responsible stewardship of the environment. Protecting clean air and clean water, conserving our natural habitats, and preserving our natural reserves and resources will remain a high priority. President Trump will refocus the EPA on its essential mission of protecting our air and water.

January 20, 2017, 12:48 PM

RonJon

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Originally posted by mbinky:
I have been debating the last few weeks about picking up something to commemorate the inauguration, and for a new day for the country.

Finally settled on this and just ordered it.

A Henry 45-70 with color case hardening. A fine American rifle in a fine American cartridge for a fine American day

That's a great choice! You'll enjoy that Henry!!
RonJon

January 20, 2017, 12:52 PM

roberth

quote:
Originally posted by mbinky:
I have been debating the last few weeks about picking up something to commemorate the inauguration, and for a new day for the country.

Finally settled on this and just ordered it.

A Henry 45-70 with color case hardening. A fine American rifle in a fine American cartridge for a fine American day

Very nice! I like your idea.

January 20, 2017, 12:53 PM

229DAK

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

Jimmy Carter Contemplating Dying Right Here And Now

NEWS IN BRIEF January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON—Carefully weighing the pros and cons of each option from his seat onstage at Donald Trump’s inauguration, former president Jimmy Carter is, according to late-breaking reports, currently contemplating dying right here and now. “Maybe now’s the time to go,” the 92-year-old reportedly thought to himself Friday, pondering whether to continue viewing the ongoing ceremony for the incoming president or simply release his tenuous grip on existence and pass to the other side. “I could slip away right now, or maybe wait until the middle of the inaugural address. Or I could keep watching the proceedings and then return to my home. Hmm.” At press time, Carter had shifted his gaze upward from Chief Justice John Roberts to a strong beam of light that seemed to be bathing his body in a bright, warming glow.

http://www.theonion.com/articl...ht-here-and-no-55098

Might as well; he's no longer the worst president ever.

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“A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.”
-- Mark Twain, 1902

January 20, 2017, 12:53 PM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by Skins2881:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by Cookster:
Yes!, and unlike stompy-foot, President Trump did not use the "I" or "Me" words too many times, if at all.

I just searched a transcript of his speech. He used the word "I" three times:

"I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down."
"The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans."

He used the word "me" not once.

That's what I thought.

What a refreshing change from now-former-President "It's All About ME"!

Can you do it with exit speech 2.0? I'd love to see the count on that bad boy.

You mean today's? Can't find it, but, his farewell speech in Chicago contains 40 "I"s and 12 "me"s