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Craig Fuller's avatar

Trump fundamentally misunderstands the structure of government. The operations of the Federal government are carried out by a few million federal employees working in departments and agencies under the direction of laws passed by Congress and funding appropriated by Congress. Putting skilled, experienced and knowledgeable people into hundreds of significant and key positions is what allows an Administration to move forward in a manner consistent with a President's policy preferences. The President and others on the 14 acres of the White House do not run things nearly as much as Trump and his people think. The power to appoint is extraordinarily important and determines success and failure. So far, failure seems a more likely outcome.

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Bruce's avatar

Gene Kranz offered a memoir of his life during the early days of NASA: "Failure is Not an Option."

I fear Trump's only option is complete failure for the American public. His primary concerns are revenge against those who took action against him for the lunacy of his first term, power and enriching himself and a select few others.

I'm not sure if the Senate has the courage to stand up to the orange menace. I know the House will follow Trump's lead, with Johnson licking his master's boots every step of the way.

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