jimnyc
12-08-2017, 05:39 PM
Commentary: President Trump starts to rack up wins
Donald Trump's first year in office has been, to put it mildly, a rocky one. But it can be argued that he's ending it on an upswing.
Congress is likely to soon pass a tax reform bill. Robert Mueller's "Russia Squad" is getting its first round of bad press. Judge Roy Moore is favored to win next week's Senate election in Alabama with Trump's support. The Supreme Court has acquiesced to Trump's travel ban for now (while it waits for the lower courts to rule). The Supreme Court also offers hope to social conservatives in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, facilitated by Trump's appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the bench. The economy is booming. Blue-collar wages are on the rise.
Meanwhile, many of Trump's enemies are still harboring their go-nowhere fantasies of impeachment. This isn't to say that Trump's presidency couldn't still end in his removal from office. But even if it does, that day is still a long way off, and will likely depend on massive Democratic gains in next year's midterms.
There's more. The recent revelations concerning sexual harassment and abuse have somehow worked to Trump's advantage despite his own sordid history and the allegations against him. Numerous big-time Democratic lawmakers and Trump antagonists who have long portrayed themselves as champions of women have been revealed to be not only serial harassers but also hypocrites.
Right now, good fortune seems to be on the president's side. It could all come undone in a heartbeat, but it's fair to say that the president seems to be racking up wins.
Rest - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-trumps-good-fortune/
Donald Trump's first year in office has been, to put it mildly, a rocky one. But it can be argued that he's ending it on an upswing.
Congress is likely to soon pass a tax reform bill. Robert Mueller's "Russia Squad" is getting its first round of bad press. Judge Roy Moore is favored to win next week's Senate election in Alabama with Trump's support. The Supreme Court has acquiesced to Trump's travel ban for now (while it waits for the lower courts to rule). The Supreme Court also offers hope to social conservatives in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, facilitated by Trump's appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the bench. The economy is booming. Blue-collar wages are on the rise.
Meanwhile, many of Trump's enemies are still harboring their go-nowhere fantasies of impeachment. This isn't to say that Trump's presidency couldn't still end in his removal from office. But even if it does, that day is still a long way off, and will likely depend on massive Democratic gains in next year's midterms.
There's more. The recent revelations concerning sexual harassment and abuse have somehow worked to Trump's advantage despite his own sordid history and the allegations against him. Numerous big-time Democratic lawmakers and Trump antagonists who have long portrayed themselves as champions of women have been revealed to be not only serial harassers but also hypocrites.
Right now, good fortune seems to be on the president's side. It could all come undone in a heartbeat, but it's fair to say that the president seems to be racking up wins.
Rest - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-trumps-good-fortune/