A great many Democrats hate Donald Trump. I get that. Indeed, a great many Democrats in Congress appear to hate Trump or else they are following along with the point of view of their party's base. I get that too. The real question, however, is whether or not it is appropriate to throw tantrums rather than to act as responsible adult members of the House and Senate. The Democrats act as though they have chosen tantrums rather than adult conduct.
It's a strange thing. Whenever President Trump tweets, we get a chorus of outrage from the media and the Democrats about how Trump is acting "unpresidentially" or throwing a tantrum. Of course, Trump is just saying things on social media with his tweets, many of which have a clear and valid point. When the Democrats pack a hearing room with protesters during the Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings, watch the resulting disruption and then praise the disrupters as "voices of democracy", there is almost no comment from the media. Yesterday was a tantrum that disrupted the actual business of the Senate, while Trump's tweets are just words on the internet that can be ignored or not as one chooses.
Then there's people like Maxine Waters. Trump calls her low intelligence and the "leader" of the Democrat party. He's not complimentary, that's for sure. For her part, though, Waters calls for people to harass Trump and members of his administration. Trump says something she doesn't like, so Waters calls for violence and intimidation. How is that responsible.
In American politics, there has always been a constant exchange of insults. With the exception of the Vietnam era, though, there was no violence and there was always a certain responsibility among congressmen and senators to get the nation's business done. That seems to be changing among Democrats. It's a terrible move by them. They are setting a terrible precedent. They should remember what happened when they decided to drop the filibuster rule for nominations. Sure, they got what they wanted in 2013 which was a few more judges on the DC Circuit. Then they lost and, as a result of what they had done with the filibuster rule, the Democrats watched the Republicans confirm Gorsuch to SCOTUS and will watch as the GOP puts Kavanaugh on that court as well. As they saying goes, "what goes around, comes around." What will happen if the Dems win the House in November and block Trump's agenda? Will the Republican base sit there and watch? Will it lead to a response like the one from the Dems now?
When Obama was in office, he and his people liked to say "elections have consequences." That was correct. It is still correct. Trump and the GOP won in 2016. The refusal of the Democrats to acknowledge that and their insistence on more and more strident tantrums to try to stop what they cannot stop is a danger to the nation.
It's a strange thing. Whenever President Trump tweets, we get a chorus of outrage from the media and the Democrats about how Trump is acting "unpresidentially" or throwing a tantrum. Of course, Trump is just saying things on social media with his tweets, many of which have a clear and valid point. When the Democrats pack a hearing room with protesters during the Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings, watch the resulting disruption and then praise the disrupters as "voices of democracy", there is almost no comment from the media. Yesterday was a tantrum that disrupted the actual business of the Senate, while Trump's tweets are just words on the internet that can be ignored or not as one chooses.
Then there's people like Maxine Waters. Trump calls her low intelligence and the "leader" of the Democrat party. He's not complimentary, that's for sure. For her part, though, Waters calls for people to harass Trump and members of his administration. Trump says something she doesn't like, so Waters calls for violence and intimidation. How is that responsible.
In American politics, there has always been a constant exchange of insults. With the exception of the Vietnam era, though, there was no violence and there was always a certain responsibility among congressmen and senators to get the nation's business done. That seems to be changing among Democrats. It's a terrible move by them. They are setting a terrible precedent. They should remember what happened when they decided to drop the filibuster rule for nominations. Sure, they got what they wanted in 2013 which was a few more judges on the DC Circuit. Then they lost and, as a result of what they had done with the filibuster rule, the Democrats watched the Republicans confirm Gorsuch to SCOTUS and will watch as the GOP puts Kavanaugh on that court as well. As they saying goes, "what goes around, comes around." What will happen if the Dems win the House in November and block Trump's agenda? Will the Republican base sit there and watch? Will it lead to a response like the one from the Dems now?
When Obama was in office, he and his people liked to say "elections have consequences." That was correct. It is still correct. Trump and the GOP won in 2016. The refusal of the Democrats to acknowledge that and their insistence on more and more strident tantrums to try to stop what they cannot stop is a danger to the nation.
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