BloggeRhythms

Yesterday’s opening mentioned my responding to a woman who’d worked for our organization some years ago that posted comparison pictures of the National Mall, showing larger crowds for Obama’s inauguration than Trump’s. At the time, I responded that the difference is that most Trump supporters had jobs and were working, therefore they weren’t able to attend. 

My response was meant as humorous, but evidently ardent leftists don’t grasp fun as a concept whereas another individual took me to task as a “dishonest man.” That was because I did not marvel at the apparently overwhelming importance of Bill Clinton’s wife’s accomplishments, which he presented as “a law degree. A mother. A secretary of state.”  

He followed her resume by adding: “If those are not accomplishments then what ever u have done in your life is a total failure.” And then, after personally denigrating me he went on to write: “I don't like the women but at least I know what I get with her.

He added: "Trump is a loose cannon that only has billionaires his mind.
He's a businessmen that what they do.”

And in that sentence he presented the perfect illustration of those who formulate conclusions without adequate process, information gathering or unbiased research on a subject. 

In this particular case, throughout the presidential campaign countless blogs of mine gave Trump no chance at all. To this day, I still can’t comprehend how one with so many significant business failures and four bankruptcy’s can be a “ billionaire.”  I also doubted the seriousness of his “conservatism,” and felt quite certain that one of the three final contenders, Cruz, Rubio or Kasich, would ultimately become the Republican nominee. But, that didn’t happen.

As a result, Trump’s now in the Oval Office and thus, deserves more than blind hostility or knee-jerk biased, unfounded, classification as a “loose cannon” with only “billionaire [in] his mind.” Those he’s chosen for his cabinet have proven their capabilities as evidenced by the financial rewards they’ve received for superior performance. That’s far better than indigent political zealots needing to learn how to fulfill the needs of their jobs while performing them.     

As far as “what businessmen do,” the most successful one’s determine objectives first then seek the personnel and resources most likely to result in satisfactory, or better, accomplishment of the tasks involved. Therefore, it would be totally illogical and self-defeating to have access to the finest available talent in the world and not avail oneself and the nation of those resources. Regardless of one's political persuasions.   

And apparently, significant numbers of others agree with what Trump’s done in only four days whereas the “Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President-elect Trump’s job performance. Forty-three percent (43%) disapprove. 

“The latest figures include 42% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 33% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of +9."

Beyond his rising approval numbers, Trump has immediately reached out to those who helped him break traditional lines of voter loyalty. Tyler Durden reports today @zerohedge.com, about “the dramatic pivot by the US labor unions, historically stalwart democrat supporters, who have suddenly emerged as big supporters of Trump policies.
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka said TPP withdrawal is "a good first step toward building trade policies that benefit workers." 

While nearly all major unions endorsed his rival during the presidential election campaign, they now appear to be shifting their allegiance. 

Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa remarking about Donald Trump signing an executive order to formally withdraw the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership, said: “Today, President Trump made good on his campaign promise to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. With this decision, the president has taken the first step toward fixing 30 years of bad trade policies that have cost working Americans millions of good-paying jobs. 

“The Teamsters Union has been on the frontline of the fight to stop destructive trade deals like the TPP, China PNTR, CAFTA and NAFTA for decades. Millions of working men and women saw their jobs leave the country as free trade policies undermined our manufacturing industry. We hope that President Trump’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Jan. 31 opens a real dialogue about fixing the flawed NAFTA. 

“We take this development as a positive sign that President Trump will continue to fulfill his campaign promises in regard to trade policy reform and instruct the USTR to negotiate future agreements that protect American workers and industry.” 

As a result, Axios points out, "Trump and top advisers like Steve Bannon see an opportunity to destroy traditional political alliances. Their theory worked in the election: They peeled white working class voters (and many union households) away from the Democrats. Now, they believe that delivering major items for this constituency — watch also for a confrontation with Big Pharma — could further wreck the Democrats' hold on organized labor." 

And then, to keep today’s momentum going, Trump will sign two executive actions “to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, an administration official said, rolling back key Obama administration environmental policies in favor of expanding energy infrastructure. 

“U.S. oil production boomed in recent years and has resulted in fewer foreign imports of crude oil.” 

So, while Trump continues to fulfill campaign promises all of them intended to increase America’s ability to grow and return to prosperity as intended by the Founding Fathers, one has to wonder why leftists find fault with that. Or perhaps, rather than bringing billions back into our economy, perhaps they feel the funds should be going to the Clinton Foundation in support of themselves and foreign nations instead.    

That's it for today folks. 

Adios