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It will be just a crazy 4 years. But even if the left had won, it had been crazy too.

Nothing, he did nothing yet...
Still the actions of his so called opposition is speaking volumes... against themselves! Like those of an elder retreaded lip sync italian artist...

He already started two talk about 8 years, he have plans to be elected second time. If he won't screw up, I think he can be elected again. In first days being as president, he already started carry out what he promissed on election campaign.
So, it can be not 4 years, but whole 8 crazy years ahead us.

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I think he will be impeached, so many hatred towards him...

I think he will be impeached, so many hatred towards him...

he has a good plan for america.
probably make a lot of questionable decision that will rock the boat.
and approval rate probably in the low side of things, because of the media.

His approval rating may remain in the 40s. He has strong support from the evangelicals, at least for now. But if they don't agree with his choice for the SCOTUS, then the ratings can plummet. Also, support from the blue collar whites is critical.

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His approval rating may remain in the 40s. He has strong support from the evangelicals, at least for now. But if they don't agree with his choice for the SCOTUS, then the ratings can plummet. Also, support from the blue collar whites is critical.

You may be surprised who moves to the Trump side.  Going forward, there's no reason why blacks, hispanics, blue collar workers, or women necessarily lean Democratic.  The definitions and appeal of the parties are changing.

On the one hand, I can't help but think "Hah!", but then if everyone who disagrees with the guy is simply going to move out of the way, I start to wonder if anyone will be left to oppose him when (not if, when) he does something phenomenally stupid (or more-so than usual, at least).

A majority of the white women voted for Trump during the POTUS elections in 2016 (53% against 43% for Hillary). Among the Hispanics, there is a split between the mostly-English speaking native born Hispanics and the Spanish-speaking Latin American-born Hispanics. Both the groups are Democrat-leaning, but a large part of the former group is voting Republican. Among the blacks, I am less optimistic.

I do feel that Trump will hurt a lot of Americans through his words, when he speak in the public it seems that he doesn't even care what the people would think of him. He thinks that because of the power that is bestowed on him he could say anything that he wants. He may contribute economic progess but I think a true leader cares and also listens to his people.

His approval rating may remain in the 40s. He has strong support from the evangelicals, at least for now. But if they don't agree with his choice for the SCOTUS, then the ratings can plummet. Also, support from the blue collar whites is critical.

Error Trump is that he does not hear the voice of the people.....

Fascinating comment since he was the candidate that exactly, perfectly did hear the voice of the people, and they understood that and voted him in.

So which "people" are you referring to?

His move against abortion and LGBT right is the first step that clearly Trump has really the heart in doing services to the citizens.

I thinks he will not last 4 years..
Oh boy it's going to be great entertainment to see what type of country trump will lead :D..

abortion and LGBT rights..Your finished. Out in 4 years if you attack those 2 subjects..

Americans have made their choice and they have to live with that for the next 4 years. Whether that will turn out to be a good decision or not, time will tell. For me I don't see anything  changing from the status quo all the executive orders he has been issuing will not last long until when he understand that longterm effect decisions deserve proper thinking then he will know that he is no better than those he has been castigating.

He's far too egotistic. He simply cannot handle the fact that he lost the popular vote. I mean look at him, he's even launching an investigation into "illegal", voters and what not. He also hasn't stopped talking about the crowds of his innauguration, how the media isn't portraying it correctly. Let's not even get into his "alternative facts" now...

Everything he's done so far is a joke, and unfortunately it looks like he's going to keep that trend up for however long he lasts before being the first ever president to be impeached.

You don't see any change from the status quo? That is strange, because the entire nation of Mexico is agitating after Trump proposed the import tariff on their products. If you still don't get it, then just wait for the SCOTUS appointment. Hell is going to break loose.....

You cannot go into politics with such "dirty hands".

I wish that were the case, but sadly the opposite is likely true.  Politics in its present guise is rife with corruption and there are exceptionally few involved who do have clean hands.  If you crawl around in a cesspit, dirty hands ensue, whether they were clean at the start or not.  It seems like a natural arena for him to enter.  I'm certainly not defending the guy, but it's honestly difficult to gauge whether he really is an order of magnitude more sleazy than his contemporaries, or if it just seems that way because there's a brighter spotlight shining on him.  Either way, people are looking closely, so he's probably (or hopefully, at least) not going to get away with much.

For some reason I think that Trump will hold the presidency until the end of his term. Or he will fall under the procedure of impeachment or waiting for the fate of Kennedy. You cannot go into politics with such "dirty hands" like Trump.

I don't think that he will be impeached. Even if the senate tries to impeach him (it is difficult, with a 52 vs 48 Republican majority), the U.S. House of Representatives will block the measure. Even the serial rapist Bill Clinton's impeachment failed in the Congress.

I was under the impression that two presidents had already been impeached and it likely would have been three if Nixon hadn't resigned.  Everything else in your post is spot on, though.   :)

Some are wondering if the plan all along wasn't to get Pence in via shady means.  The guy could never have won an election in his own right.  But if Trump's song and dance routine gets the election job done, they can use Trump as a puppet to pass some of the more radical and populist crap, then get impeached and make way for Pence to reign with his archaic and dogmatic outlook.  

Best of luck, America.   :P

The Clinton impeachment failed because rape doesn't have anything to do with the presidency.

i see Trump doing more harm than good in the name of making united states great again....
and when his term of office ends no one will vote him in for a second term...out he goes

Hmm, I guess it is still to early for us to tell if what will going to happen to US because trump was been in the position for short awhile. Although I do not totally agree to what all trump do during his terms for the past few weeks. Good thing about him is even if he is only in the position quite a while he decides and act quickly and not like the other previous US presidents.

I don't think that he will be impeached. Even if the senate tries to impeach him (it is difficult, with a 52 vs 48 Republican majority), the U.S. House of Representatives will block the measure. Even the serial rapist Bill Clinton's impeachment failed in the Congress.

Have you checked the latest news? Trump has appointed Neil Gorsuch to the SCOTUS, to fill the vacancy left by Scalia. Ruth Ginsberg may die soon, and Trump is going to appoint her replacement as well. He may remain as a president for only 4 years. But he will change the future of the United States forever.

Actually no haven't hear it and not familiar with neil either. I agree he is something altho sometimes i doubt his intentions with all his laws.

But he will change the future of the United States forever. In your point of view is it for good? or for worse?

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Well one thing I can say about the first few days of trump's administration, it not boring. His decisions are pretty much controversial in all aspects and I think most people are not at ease with how he plans to run the government. I'm a little bit uneasy with how he's going to handle the issue with china and Russia and also how he plans to take on climate change, which I don't think he's really taking seriously

Trump is the disgrace of America! He says that make America great. It is a lie! He's too stupid to to do something. His brain enough to destroy everything. Nobody cares what will happen to Americans then.

I think he will be assassinated like Kenedy.

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Were that to happen, would you like to take a guess how the American people would react?

Making a martyr of someone is not a smart move.

Looks like we are going to have to get used to years of rather interesting comments from our international friends about the new Monster-in-Chief.  What makes me laugh is how sadly quiet they were when the Bamster's train wreck was ongoing.

The propaganda and lies is really, really thick.

LOL... that will be a nightmare for the lefties. They will gain nothing from the assassination of a 70-year old. What if he is replaced by someone even more conservative and younger, like Rand Paul or Donald Trump Jr?

Strategic and commanding
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/01/payback-to-the-christian-right-donald-trump-owes-a-huge-debt-and-neil-gorsuch-is-the-first-installment/

SALON?????

Gee whiz, they forget to tell us that last time Neil Gorsuch was confirmed 45 Democrats voted for him.

Salon wouldn't just be a propaganda drone, would it? 

Made up news, fake story, spun a certain way, blah blah blah.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/democrats-voted-neil-gorsuch-circuit-court-judge/

Also, did you saw this?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/02/02/fellow-dems-target-chris-coons-urging-him-fight-neil-gorsuchs-nomination/97400964/

Even some of the Democrat senators are openly supporting the nomination. I doubt whether the Dems will have the support of 41 members, needed for the filibuster crap.

What is literally comedy is this:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/01/schumer-makes-clear-democrats-filibuster-gorsuch-nomination/97340692/

The Democrats are the ones that started the "nuclear option" of 50 not 60 votes.  Now that the tables are turned and the other side's in power, they are showing such virtuous fake outrage at their own policy being used by the other side.

What have the Democrats? The nuclear option is no less exploited by the Republicans. Trump himself talked about that will strengthen America's military strength. If Americans lose their allies that the entire economy of America will work on the army.

Um, no, I think you misunderstand.  It has nothing to do with weapons, just a Senate rule that 60 votes is required.  The slang "nuclear option" refers to the Democrats changing the rule to 50.....now the Repubs are in power, this backfires on them.

I think that in General it is not possible to work in a situation when the majority of citizens and other governments of the world do not support the policy of Trump. I think you need to fight for his resignation.

So citizens of a nation in electing a leader should be sensitive as to whether other nations want that choice to be made?

I believe most US citizens if they had been asked, "would the world like Trump to be elected?"
...they would have said "Absolutely not!"

No, of course not. Only things change if Americans want to see America as a country a world leader. Now who will listen to Americans? Now the whole world will seek the possibility of convergence around a more predictable partner.

You voted for Trump because Clinton was going to be in Wall Street's pocket. Trump wants to repeal Dodd-Frank and eliminate the Fiduciary Rule, letting Wall Street return to its pre-2008 ways.
You voted for Trump because of Clinton's emails. The Trump administration is running its own private email server.
You voted for Trump because you thought the Clinton Foundation was "pay for play." Trump has refused to wall off his businesses from his administration, and personally profits from payments from foreign governments.
You voted for Trump because of Clinton's role in Benghazi. Trump ordered the Yemen raid without adequate intel, and tweeted about "FAKE NEWS" while Americans died as a result of his carelessness.
You voted for Trump because Clinton didn't care about "the little guy." Trump's cabinet is full of billionaires, and he took away your health insurance so he could give them a multi-million-dollar tax break.
You voted for Trump because he was going to build a wall and Mexico was going to pay for it. American consumers will pay for the wall via import tariffs.
You voted for Trump because Clinton was going to get us into a war. Trump has provoked our enemies, alienated our allies, and given ISIS a decade's worth of recruiting material.
You voted for Trump because Clinton didn't have the stamina to do the job. Trump hung up on the Australian Prime Minister during a 5pm phone call because "it was at the end of a long day and he was tired and fatigue was setting in."
You voted for Trump because foreign leaders wouldn't "respect" Clinton. Foreign leaders, both friendly and hostile, are openly mocking Trump.
You voted for Trump because Clinton lies and "he tells it like it is." Trump and his administration lie with a regularity and brazenness that can only be described as shocking.
Let's be honest about what really happened.
The reality is that you voted for Trump because you got conned. Trump is a grifter and the American people were the mark. Now that you know the score, quit insisting the con-man is on your side.

What is literally comedy is this:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/01/schumer-makes-clear-democrats-filibuster-gorsuch-nomination/97340692/

The Democrats are the ones that started the "nuclear option" of 50 not 60 votes.  Now that the tables are turned and the other side's in power, they are showing such virtuous fake outrage at their own policy being used by the other side.

More batshit mental executive orders.  Trump opens the floodgates for the next financial crisis and round of bank bailouts (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-wall-street-banks-dodd-frank-fiduciary-rule-barack-obama-a7562346.html) because, like most politicians, he only cares about the banks and his other rich friends.  If the countless idiots who voted for him get thrown under the bus and ripped off again, he isn't going to care in the slightest.  As long as the money flows to the top of the pyramid, all is well in Mr Trump's world (Hint: you aren't a part of his world, you're just collateral damage waiting to happen).

The future of america is bright with Donald Trump as President.

But we need americans who are educated & informed, who support the right policies for Trump to be effective.

 :)

Do you think educated & informed americans voted for Trump? I don't think so.

I think the arrival of Donald Trump for president - will be big reforms ... In fact, Trump is not a politician, he is a businessman and that makes it not predictable ... I think correctly selected team will help him make the right decisions in his work as president .. .

Only during the first week of the action of idiotic decree Trump the United States cancelled about 100,000 visas. The decree is appealed in court, and its action is suspended during the pendency, but tell me Trump is not an idiot?

Sure.  He's not an idiot.

Look at what you said.  It does nothing to support your beliefs.

I wonder if it were possible to re-vote, Americans would vote again for Trump? I am shocked by American choice. Well I'm not American. I am ashamed of America. I believed that America is a perfect country, but I was wrong. Now I know how many Americans are idiots.

I wonder if it were possible to re-vote, Americans would vote again for Trump? I am shocked by American choice. Well I'm not American. I am ashamed of America. I believed that America is a perfect country, but I was wrong. Now I know how many Americans are idiots.

Half of your posts here are in the Russian language, and you seems to be either from Ukraine or Moldova. Trump won the democratically held elections in the United States, and you need to respect the choice of the people there. Why you are so bothered about something happening in the US?

No matter what he do, I think next great recession is on its way, and Donald will be blamed for it. And for many other things also, whether he is guilty or not. Sure he sounds cruel in some terms, but its still too early to judge him.

No matter what he do, I think next great recession is on its way, and Donald will be blamed for it. And for many other things also, whether he is guilty or not. Sure he sounds cruel in some terms, but its still too early to judge him.

We are truly blind what will gonna happen in terms of his presidency. We cannot predict what will gonna happen, in his terms, we create a lot of ideas, and knowledge, or we sometimes accused him. As we all know, President Trump is like Hitler, or they say that, he is kind of dictator in United States.

Indeed, Trump is dictatorial but he is stupid and I think that stupid dictator is even worse. I do not believe that Trump is able to change the situation in the country by such methods it offers.

In political propaganda, a lot of people seem to be led to think that some one in politics is "stupid."

Too much propaganda in politics is what got Trump elected.

Americans have 1 chance in four years to elect the President. Propaganda nothing to do with it. The Americans chose heart and will now pay for their choice. And perhaps no. Who knows. Problems need to be solved as they arrive.

Propaganda statements bolded.

Propaganda statements bolded.

its still too early to say at this time if he can actually make america great again or leave it in disarray after his term

Obama left the United States in complete disarray. The federal debt is about to cross the $20 trillion mark. The US is one of the few countries, where the federal debt is greater than the GDP. It can't get any worse than this.

And how many countries on the contrary have America money? Obama left the country Trump in very good condition. More than 3 years there is a stable growth of the economy. Unemployment is around 4%. A look that will make Trump.

It seems to me that Trump will not be President of the United States all 4 years. No one is interested in it. Trump broke all tradition in American politics. In its best case, he will be declared the impeachment, and at worst it is waiting for the fate of Kennedy.

The future of america is bright with Donald Trump as President.

But we need americans who are educated & informed, who support the right policies for Trump to be effective.

 :)

The word "impeachment" seems to keep coming up, no doubt by persons that don't understand the process in the USA.

There will not be an impeachment of Trump so let's get real.

Never say never! Why do you think that impeachment is not possible. At Trump a lot of dark spots in its history. I'm sure that now the opponents of this clown looking for all possible avenues for impeachment.

"The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the right to impeach the president. Impeachment means that a charge of misconduct is filed against the president. A majority of the members of the House must vote for these charges in order to impeach the president."
The House is also Red, making impeachment even more impossible.

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Any republican legislator who is even remotely supporting the impeachment proceedings will be treated like a mad dog by the grassroots GOP supporters. The majority of the GOP rank and file voted for Trump not because they were especially fond of him, but because of the pending SCOTUS vacancies. If Trump is impeached and the successor Democrat president nominates ultra-liberal nominees like Kagan and Sotomayor, then there will be a bloodbath within the GOP.

Never say never! Why do you think that impeachment is not possible. At Trump a lot of dark spots in its history. I'm sure that now the opponents of this clown looking for all possible avenues for impeachment.

You don't like Trump, then look at his actions and produce substantive logical arguments against them.

Calling him a clown won't get any traction.

Trump opens the floodgates for the next financial crisis and round of bank bailouts (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-wall-street-banks-dodd-frank-fiduciary-rule-barack-obama-a7562346.html) because, like most politicians, he only cares about the banks and his other rich friends.

The word "impeachment" seems to keep coming up, no doubt by persons that don't understand the process in the USA.

There will not be an impeachment of Trump so let's get real.

Trump once again in another scandal. He stood up for the daughter whose designer clothes refused to sell. Now, the Commission on ethics of civil servants. The principle seems to Trump a day without scandal.

Let's see you justify dismantling Dodd-Frank, then.  Did you learn nothing from 2008?  I suppose on the plus side, we wouldn't be here on this particular forum right now hodling our bitcoins if it weren't for that mess.  But I honestly don't see the point in not just repeating past mistakes but also compounding them.  The banks need to be kept on a short leash or they will continue to abuse their power to magically create money IOUs, which some people like to pretend are money, from thin air.  The word "responsibility" isn't even in their vocabulary.  There are at least four reasons listed here why trump is a clown (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/if-trump-repeals-dodd-frank-it-would-be-a-monumental-mistake-bart-chilton-commentary.html).  I promise you this won't end well.

The banking system is built so that it can not be curbed. Governments need banks and money depends on them. People, too, are hostages of loans. It seems to me that the us problem is not migrants, and the Federal reserve.

The word "impeachment" seems to keep coming up, no doubt by persons that don't understand the process in the USA.

There will not be an impeachment of Trump so let's get real.

Exactly, maybe that is the reason why they are one of the strongest among all other countries. because basically they have a very different approach when it comes to all things. Tho his leadership would still be very interesting just like our president(philippines).

It all depends on your interpretation of the US Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause, Domestic Emoluments Clause and the federal STOCK Act.  Some argue that he either already has violated, or is close to violating, all of them.  And that's probably the least of his worries, heh.  Whether it be hotel soirees with diplomats (http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/presidentelect-donald-trump-could-be-impeached-over-his-hotel-soiree-with-foreign-diplomats-legal-experts-say/news-story/27453853c23e85f9241ee06ce1f569a5), alleged collusion with the Russian government (http://www.nme.com/news/music/moby-trump-russia-claims-1974638), dozens of open lawsuits (https://mic.com/articles/164591/donald-trump-lawsuits-here-are-the-cases-to-watch-in-2017) or multiple accusations of sexual assault (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-sexual-assault-bragging-former-miss-usa-models-kissing-consent-rachel-crooks-jessica-a7359601.html), there are a multitude of things that could conceivably get him impeached.

I'd even go a step further than that and say the economic problem everywhere is not migrants, but the way in which the bankster cartels abuse their position.  Most research shows that migrants are a net contributor to the economy.  The UK, for example, is full of people bitching about immigration and how they're all supposedly here to claim benefits, but the latest findings estimate that recent immigrants from the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 contributed £1.12 for every £1 they received in state assistance.  Those from the rest of the EU put in £1.64 for every £1.  If there's money being drained from the economy, it's the damn banksters and the politicians getting the free handouts, not the migrants.  Trump tearing apart the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, while stopping people coming to the US to work and contribute to the economy is just one poor judgement atop another.

Lol, I think Trump and Putin will get along splendidly.

It was Hillary that needed a fake "enemy, Evil Russia" to divert attention from her own many flaws.

He is going to focus solely on the interest of the US and the US alone. As should what the other President should have done especially Obama.

Trump never not get along with Putin. America is the Bastion of democracy, and Russia's reserve of communism. Putin is no different from Hitler. If Trump tries to get closer to Putin will be impeached.

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Trump has said that he respects Putin. But he does disagree with Putin on may points. Iran is a prime example. Trump want to impose embargoes and sanctions on Iran, while Putin is opposed to the idea.

It's actually a game. Putin is not beneficial to the lifting of sanctions against Iran. There's a lot of oil and this immediately leads to the decline in world oil prices and a decline in sales to Russia. It is likely that actions Trump in favor of Russia.

In the long-term, the Iranian oil production doesn't matter much. If the price of the crude oil remains constantly above the $55 per barrel mark, then the American frackers will start ramping up their daily production. So there is no long term benefit for Russia. In addition to that, Russia knows that Trump is not very reliable. He can crack under pressure from the GOP senators.

Before the election many people viewed Donald Trump as the lesser of two evils since Hillary Clinton is seen as the same old corrupt politician. Now we see that his lack of experience combined with the incompetence of the people surrounding him (eg Sean Spicer), make the future unpredictably bad. I just hope he will be impeached

Are you sure that Trump the lesser evil? I'm not so sure. Can you imagine what will happen if it turns out that Trump really recruited by Putin? Look how many scandals related to the Russian trace in his team.

Sure, and Obama was recruited by Iran.

Much more likely, actually.

When Barack Obama wanted to remove the sanctions against Iran are only the news of this provoked the fall of prices on the market, besides, Iran is not going to cut oil production by OPEC's decision. Iran is not beneficial to Russia

Iran is one of the top importers of Russian defense equipment (partly because they can't get the western stuff). The bilateral trade between Russia and Iran is huge and they have shared interests in Yemen and Syria. So you can't say that Iran is not beneficial to Russia.

Iran is beneficial for Russia only as a buyer of Russian weapons obsolete. As long as Iran is under sanctions he could not buy Western weapons and can not trade oil. All this suggests that when Trump decides to extend sanctions against Iran, he acts in the interests of Russia.

Drumpf will have the law changed so he can stay in power like Adolph Hitler.

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Trump is already 70 years old, and I don't think that he is greedy for power. I am not even sure whether he will run again in 2020. He will be able to do a lot in the next four years. And after that, it is up to the American people to review his rule.

Should be interesting.
Odd that people pulling out the Hitler Stalin Mao false analogies.

Merkel has destroyed her country and maybe all of Europe - what is she?

Merkel has destroyed her country and maybe all of Europe - what is she?

The Nazi reference suits Angela Merkel much better than anyone else. She single-handedly destroyed the European civilization by importing all these hordes of Muslims from the middle east.

More batshit mental executive orders.  Trump opens the floodgates for the next financial crisis and round of bank bailouts (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-wall-street-banks-dodd-frank-fiduciary-rule-barack-obama-a7562346.html) because, like most politicians, he only cares about the banks and his other rich friends.  If the countless idiots who voted for him get thrown under the bus and ripped off again, he isn't going to care in the slightest.  As long as the money flows to the top of the pyramid, all is well in Mr Trump's world (Hint: you aren't a part of his world, you're just collateral damage waiting to happen).

Let's see you justify dismantling Dodd-Frank, then.  Did you learn nothing from 2008?  I suppose on the plus side, we wouldn't be here on this particular forum right now hodling our bitcoins if it weren't for that mess.  But I honestly don't see the point in not just repeating past mistakes but also compounding them.  The banks need to be kept on a short leash or they will continue to abuse their power to magically create money IOUs, which some people like to pretend are money, from thin air.  The word "responsibility" isn't even in their vocabulary.  There are at least four reasons listed here why trump is a clown (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/if-trump-repeals-dodd-frank-it-would-be-a-monumental-mistake-bart-chilton-commentary.html).  I promise you this won't end well.

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Let's see you justify dismantling Dodd-Frank, then.  Did you learn nothing from 2008?  I suppose on the plus side, we wouldn't be here on this particular forum right now hodling our bitcoins if it weren't for that mess.  But I honestly don't see the point in not just repeating past mistakes but also compounding them.  The banks need to be kept on a short leash or they will continue to abuse their power to magically create money IOUs, which some people like to pretend are money, from thin air.  The word "responsibility" isn't even in their vocabulary.  There are at least four reasons listed here why trump is a clown (http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/07/if-trump-repeals-dodd-frank-it-would-be-a-monumental-mistake-bart-chilton-commentary.html).  I promise you this won't end well.

If you can, imagine for just a second that you weren't both so spectacularly and obsessively intolerant of Muslims and actually had thoughts and feelings about other matters of governance.  I know it's a bit of a stretch, but just try to imagine it.  Now name one other aspect of Merkel's leadership that is destroying Europe.

You're defending a piece of complex legislation written by bankers for bankers, and asserting it's for the benefit of the little man.

I don't buy that.  Not one bit.

Neither have you offered a shred of evidence that your assertions have backing.

Neither does the article you quote support your personal faith in Dodd Frank.

Stop this political correctness BS. I am intolerant of Muslims because the Muslims are intolerant of me. And regarding Merkel, her policies have been a disaster. She has caused the disintegration of the European Union, as a result of her authoritarian policies.

You don't buy that there were unsound and unsafe banking practices that led to the 2008 crash?  Or you don't buy that the law curbs some of those risks?  You're defending a move which is clearly profitable for bankers and increases the risk of casino-style banking and the threat of future bailouts/bailins.  Incontrovertibly, not having to pay for the mistakes of the finance sector is in the benefit of the little man.  If you have any dealings in fiat, it's in your benefit not to pay for those mistakes either.

I'm not saying Dodd-Frank was perfect, by any means, but opening the floodgates to irresponsible lending, reckless derivatives speculation, corruption and general instability is dumb.
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Assuming that a large and complex piece of legislation written by bankers for bankers has any relation at all to the bolded above is really not logical.  Think about it.  How many bankers went to jail?  Why?

The president had praise for Jamie Dimon, whose bank, JPMorgan Chase, was often a target of regulatory actions by the Obama administration.
“There’s nobody better to tell me about Dodd-Frank than Jamie, so you’re going to tell me about it,” Mr. Trump said.

The meeting underscored the degree to which the architects of Mr. Trump’s economic strategy are now some of the people he denounced in his campaign, which ended with a commercial that described “a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations.”

The advertisement flashed an image of the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has become a virtual feeder for top Trump administration officials. Steven Mnuchin, his nominee for Treasury secretary; Gary Cohn, the chairman of his national economic council; and Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s chief strategist, all had worked at Goldman.

America's inability to prosecute bankers isn't in question.  We know that's never going to change regardless of what regulatory measures are or aren't in place.  Although to answer your question, some argue it's around 35 (http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/news/companies/bankers-prison/), but Dodd-Frank probably wasn't pertinent to all of them.  Sure, if more punitive measures had been involved in drafting that legislation, more banksters would be locked up.  And some critics did complain that the law didn't go far enough in that regard.  But how the immoral activities are punished isn't the question here.  It's how you define which activities are permissible and which aren't permissible to begin with.  That emphasis will now shift because the focus is now on keeping the money flowing at all costs, whereas before it was keeping the money flowing while taking safe practices into consideration.  Repealing the legislation means a greater number of questionable practices will be deemed permissible than before.  Complexity and authorship aside, this is a dangerous change in ethos.

Also, don't pretend for a second that the puppetmasters behind this deregulation aren't banksters:


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/business/dealbook/trump-congress-financial-regulations.html

Quite literally, the lunatics are taking over the asylum.  The banksters call the shots now.  Yet you cry that banksters wrote the legislation, so getting rid of it must be great.  Even though it's banksters getting rid of it?  Yeah, sounds logical.   ::)

America's inability to prosecute bankers isn't in question.  We know that's never going to change regardless of what regulatory measures are or aren't in place.  Although to answer your question, some argue it's around 35 (http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/news/companies/bankers-prison/), but Dodd-Frank probably wasn't pertinent to all of them.  Sure, if more punitive measures had been involved in drafting that legislation, more banksters would be locked up.  And some critics did complain that the law didn't go far enough in that regard.  But how the immoral activities are punished isn't the question here.  It's how you define which activities are permissible and which aren't permissible to begin with.  That emphasis will now shift because the focus is now on keeping the money flowing at all costs, whereas before it was keeping the money flowing while taking safe practices into consideration.  Repealing the legislation means a greater number of questionable practices will be deemed permissible than before.  Complexity and authorship aside, this is a dangerous change in ethos.

Also, don't pretend for a second that the puppetmasters behind this deregulation aren't banksters:


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/business/dealbook/trump-congress-financial-regulations.html

Quite literally, the lunatics are taking over the asylum.  The banksters call the shots now.  Yet you cry that banksters wrote the legislation, so getting rid of it must be great.  Even though it's banksters getting rid of it?  Yeah, sounds logical.   ::)

Now name one other specific aspect of Merkel's leadership that is destroying Europe.

If Merkel was a little bit less authoritarian, then the United Kingdom would have been still a part of the European Union. The Brexit happened solely as a result of Merkel's romance with Erdogan.

I'm suggesting that your advocacy of the goodness of Dodd-Frank if not without any factual basis, is too strong to be credible.

If Merkel was a little bit less authoritarian, then the United Kingdom would have been still a part of the European Union. The Brexit happened solely as a result of Merkel's romance with Erdogan.

He's probably going to fail miserably at some point. He's a great businessman but a country is not a company (or maybe it is)..

Come on
a nutless monkey could do a better job than most nations leaders



When you can start adding 1+1=2
There is no stopping you..


1. People want natural organic food chemical free (Food+Natural=Healthy)

2. People want climate change (Clean Water+More Trees=Air)

and so on and so on



People in power will call you stupid for making things simple

But smart people know to use the KISS method - Keep it simple stupid

I don't think it's that simple. Being a nation's leader is not an easy job.

Donald Trump is making some serious mistakes in his presedential tenure. He needs to review his decision. The current situation with Turkey is very serious. He needs to realize that his actions could start World War III. Russia also have some serious tensions with Donald Trump.

...she [A Merkel] thought the Syrians are civilized people like the Turks, but it was not so...

The stock market is up and unemployment is down.  North Korea & US are talking ....