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The US Government’s Open Again
Well, the US government's open again, so that's good.
We should be thankful, I guess. But that seem
seems like big differences between generic “job approval” and issue specific “approval of his management of the government”
Issue-specific approval ratings show a similar pattern, with disapproval outweighing approval and largely driven by partisan differences. While the public has consistently disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy and health care, disapproval of his management of the federal government has grown since March, when the AP-NORC Center last polled on the issue. At that time, 43% of adults approved of his performance compared with 33% this month.
This decline appears to be driven primarily by reduced approval among Republicans. In March, 81% of Republicans approved of Trump’s management of the federal government; that number has since fallen to 68%. Meanwhile, Democrats remain as opposed as ever, with 95% disapproving of his actions compared with 89% in March.
https://apnorc.org/projects/trumps-approval-rating-remains-low-during-government-shutdown/
“Approval” is purely driven by the “right” people being in office. Voters don’t eve care about policy or what the government is doing, their approval is purely based on which party is in charge. We all deserve how crappy things are going, we have no values anymore.
Since we have a Constitution and some pesky laws, unless he plans to defenestrate his enemies, what he does can be reversed. He is quickly moving to his end so what’s next will be very interesting.
I had to look up what “defenestrate” means. I have heard the term before of course, but could not recall its exact meaning. The common meaning is: to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power. However, There is a second (rare) usage that I liked better: to throw (someone) out of a window. I am sure many in Washington, and across the country in general, feel “defenestrated” by the current administration.
Here’s an example… but Patrick McGoohan was an amateur at this next to Putin…https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4S7QARslq74
McGoohan did demonstrate both definitions at once – so there’s that!
Nice example! I used to show that film as part of my 10th grade World History class. I have seen that scene at least 100 times.
I finally figured out, after all these years, how Trump manages to maintain a bullet-proof invincibility with his followers. I can’t believe I never saw it before! Even with all of those ties to Manchur… uh, Moscow.
“Donald Trump is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.”
Does anyone else see a dude in the background on Trump’s left that has a cat on his head?