Post by robeiae on Dec 9, 2016 9:19:49 GMT -5
I almost added this to the "Trumpenreich" thread, but decided to let it stand on it's own.
And op-ed by Senators Feinstein and Cardin in USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/08/donald-trump-diplomacy-phone-calls-constitution-column/95094374/
From it:
Oh. My. God. Is Diane Feinstein--of all people--actually chiding Trump for potential financial entanglements, for using his office to make money? Her husband--and by extension, Feinstein herself--has been making money hand over fist because of who she is. Chutzpah.
But wait, there's more:
L.O.L. "At stake is America's role as a global superpower." Sure, sure. Trump's promise to shore up the U.S. military and his unwillingness to follow the State Department's playbook means the U.S. may--somehow--cease to be a "global superpower."
You know, I feel compelled--once again--to note that I'm not thrilled with Trump being President in the least and that I fear he may be something of an embarrassment from time to time on the international scene. But let's get real, that doesn't come anywhere close to what Feinstein and Cardin are suggesting. And I can't help but summon the spectre of--god help me--Reagan, just for a moment. Because Reagan caught all kinds of flak from the elites in Congress and State for calling the Soviet Union the "evil empire," and his move to build up the military was ridiculed, as well. Did these things lead to the U.S. dropping from the ranks of the "global superpowers"? No, of course not. Exactly the opposite, in fact.
And frankly, Trump is 100% correct about China and currency manipulation. And it's economy has a lot of smoke and mirrors, not unlike the Soviet economy. There exists the possibility that Trump's approach to these things is going to seriously impact China as a global superpower. It may not, of course, but I think the chances of this are astronomically higher than his approach somehow undoing the U.S. as a global superpower. This is some seriously nonsensical angst, imo.
And op-ed by Senators Feinstein and Cardin in USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/12/08/donald-trump-diplomacy-phone-calls-constitution-column/95094374/
From it:
First, Donald J. Trump will pledge to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States when he takes the oath of office on Jan. 20. But by any objective measure, the president-elect is on a collision course with the Constitution, which states that federal office holders cannot receive monetary gifts or otherwise financially benefit from foreign governments or affiliates.
But Trump’s company and its many dealings stand in direct conflict with this prohibition. Trump has announced he will address his future with his business empire next week, and we expect nothing less than an utterly clear, concrete, black-and-white decision that prevents any actual or perceived conflict with the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.
But Trump’s company and its many dealings stand in direct conflict with this prohibition. Trump has announced he will address his future with his business empire next week, and we expect nothing less than an utterly clear, concrete, black-and-white decision that prevents any actual or perceived conflict with the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.
Oh. My. God. Is Diane Feinstein--of all people--actually chiding Trump for potential financial entanglements, for using his office to make money? Her husband--and by extension, Feinstein herself--has been making money hand over fist because of who she is. Chutzpah.
But wait, there's more:
Candidate Trump’s comments on an array of foreign policy issues were disturbing at best and frightening at worst. This conduct cannot become the norm.
At stake is America’s role as a global superpower: building coalitions, fostering development, combating disease, fighting terrorism, upholding democratic institutions and values, and filling leadership voids where other nations come up short.
At stake is America’s role as a global superpower: building coalitions, fostering development, combating disease, fighting terrorism, upholding democratic institutions and values, and filling leadership voids where other nations come up short.
You know, I feel compelled--once again--to note that I'm not thrilled with Trump being President in the least and that I fear he may be something of an embarrassment from time to time on the international scene. But let's get real, that doesn't come anywhere close to what Feinstein and Cardin are suggesting. And I can't help but summon the spectre of--god help me--Reagan, just for a moment. Because Reagan caught all kinds of flak from the elites in Congress and State for calling the Soviet Union the "evil empire," and his move to build up the military was ridiculed, as well. Did these things lead to the U.S. dropping from the ranks of the "global superpowers"? No, of course not. Exactly the opposite, in fact.
And frankly, Trump is 100% correct about China and currency manipulation. And it's economy has a lot of smoke and mirrors, not unlike the Soviet economy. There exists the possibility that Trump's approach to these things is going to seriously impact China as a global superpower. It may not, of course, but I think the chances of this are astronomically higher than his approach somehow undoing the U.S. as a global superpower. This is some seriously nonsensical angst, imo.