Archive for the ‘POTUS’ Category
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Straighten Up and Fly Right
Posted on May 15, 2017
“Straighten up and fly right.” “A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air/ The monkey thought that everything was on the square/ The buzzard tried to throw...
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Trump: Republicans’ FDR?
Posted on April 24, 2017
(Also published in The Hill) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first president to make a big deal about a new administration’s first hundred days. FDR was sworn in on March...
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Seven Things I Would Do If I Were In President Trump’s Shoes
Posted on February 15, 2017
It’s entirely predictable. A new President comes in. The press attacks. The opposition forms. The hands wring. Panic sets in. Somebody or sometimes, a whole bunch of somebodies gets fired....
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Man of Action Vs. The World’s Most Deliberative Body
Posted on January 26, 2017
Donald Trump is used to getting his way and getting it quickly. He ran his far-flung operations like a small business. He was nimble, willing to cut deals, and he...
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Trump And A Short History of Inaugural Addresses
Posted on January 16, 2017
On Trump and a short history of inaugural addresses… Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson’s inaugural address was the first on the East Portico of United States Capitol building. The crowd overwhelmed whatever...
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