#45: Heading in to Week 2

Geez, what a two weeks it has been. Some days it seems like I've awaken from a bad dream. What did HE do while I was asleep? The claims by the press today include that #45 is leaving the public and his party in the dark while his advisors try out different ideas and tactics.

First there are the Executive Orders (EO) which are not really executive orders. Then those executive orders that are not executive orders are dismissed by a judge. then those dismissed orders which are not orders are reinstated  by #45 only to be declared void by another judge in Federal Court. AND that's only one issue at hand. Visa, illegals, green carders and refugees are all lumped together in a huge pot with no defining who by the grace of our illustrious #45 will be allowed to enter the Pearly Gates of the United States of America. Heaven forbid you were a fringe candidate with a bit of question on your resume and you left the USA , Visa intact, for a long weekend in the Middle East. You are possible stranded in a state of limbo.

Then there is the Cabinet and various post which are still to be filled being delayed by those damn Democrats, cursed out by the GOP for using the same tactics the GOP used to stop #44 from getting the Supreme Court position filled. How dare those Democrats!

To date only 6 nominees have been approved. More than 2 dozen are filled with interims or left vacant . These include the vitally important  Dept of Energy, Dept. of Education, Dept. of Health and Welfare Services, etc. etc. The Democrats vow to continue their foot dragging in the proposed appointments so this could go on for quite some time.Or new guy, #45 has 4100 administrative positions to fill including 1240 that REQUIRE Senate confirmation. Only 3 dozen have been ANNOUNCED.

Now the GOP wants to REPAIR not Repeal OBAMACARE.I question my memory. Wasn't this one of his key running points? To immediately REPEAL the disaster known as OBAMACARE, oh yeah, and build the Wall Day 1. Funny how there in NO talk of the WALL this week.

The other morn #45 had a meeting with some of the "swamp" folks who he was ridding us of. They all got nice recognition as the "Best and Brightest". Now they are his economic advisors. The same folks who bankrupted us in 2007. Who can forget Jaime Dimon and the others for what they did to the economy and the young folks holding mortgages. Thanks guys for a job well done. Let's see how well they will protect the little man again in 2017. First item discussed was taking steps to undo banking restraints. Yippee. Dump DODD-FRANK Regulations. We are screwed.

New Sanctions on IRAN. Last Friday the Iranians fired a few missiles.We threw out a few words of caution. Iran didn't like that or our ban on their travel here so the Iraians banned us from going there. Hence, #45 issues mote sanctions.And now they know the "true" face of The United States.

Israel, his buddy, the country he vowed to protect is now on the back burner for attempting to build 2100 homes in an occupied area. #45 like it, was advised against liking it so he re-upped Obama's plan following UN Sanctions.

What a week!

#45: Review of Day THE INAUGURATION

Yesterday ,JANUARY 20th, The INAUGURATION of our Forty-Fifth President, I heard a song on the radio only just a few moments before I left the confines of my car to step into my home where the TV was already showing WASHINGTON D.C. in all it's majestic glory. Today is the day democracy can brag about. Today is the day of that "peaceful transfer of power". What a wonderful thing that is. peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another, from one political ideology to another. Peaceful. That song on my car radio spoke volumes, appropriate as it was :THIS MAGIC MOMENT.
                                                   "This Magic Moment"
                                                       This magic moment

So different and so new
But like any other
Until I kissed you

And then it happened
It took me by surprise
I knew that you felt it too
By the look in your eyes

Okay, without the "until I kissed you line, but you get the drift(ers).

Meanwhile Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states. Adama Barrow, who beat him in elections last month, is due to be inaugurated as their new president on Thursday, but Mr Jammeh has ignored the deadline. West African military forces are ready to enforce a transfer of power.

So, HOW DID OUR DAY #1 GO?

FROM NEWSDAY:Dan Rather — who covered many inaugurations for CBS News over a long career there — was denied a TV camera Friday, but not Facebook. In a long post, he wrote of Trump’s speech: “His words and tone were angry and defiant. He is still in campaign mode and nary a whiff of a unifying spirit. There was little or nothing of uplift — the rhetoric of Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, or Reagan. . . . I imagine many more being turned off, even sickened, rather than inspired by what our new President had to say. President Obama looked on with an opaque poker face. One could only imagine what he was thinking.”

Would Rather have said this on the air Friday afternoon? Probably not. But he did probably capture some of the fear and loathing of other anchors. “It felt as if . . . [Trump] almost was insulting every living president that was sitting next to him,” said “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd.

                                                  "Eve Of Destruction"

Yeah my blood's so mad feels like coagulating
I'm sitting here just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth it knows no regulation
Handful of senators don't pass legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
And you tell me
Over and over and over again my friend
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction

Saturday morn DAY#2 of #45: Dismantling of OBAMACARE, officially, THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

Why am I thinking of a BEATLES tune?????

                                  "Tomorrow Never Knows"

Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream
It is not dying, it is not dying

Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, it is shining

Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being

Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing...

... that ignorance and hates may mourn the dead
It is believing, it is believing

But listen to the colour of your dreams
It is not living, it is not living