A reader comments on communicating with the President:
This: “It is altogether likely that the president himself has not finished consolidating his policies…” Leads me to think this: It will never happen, if it remains in DT’s hands. He has no coherent Israel policy, or international policy, or policy of any kind. It’s all knee-jerk what makes me look good and feel good at this moment. Of course, such things may be delegated, given up or forcibly taken by others at some point.
It makes me wonder if he fashions policy in the same way it’s rumored he selects Cabinet nominees – do they look the part? Does the policy look like a good policy? Never mind the implications, of course. We can see that in the plan to move the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and damn the repercussions.
Sigh. It’s actually quite wearisome to talk about this President; and the news that the DeVos has been approved as Secretary of the Department of Education, when she’s clearly unprepared, is a depressing commentary on the state of the GOP senators. I did try to find a way to spin that vote, since two GOP senators finally showed some gumption – could I suggest these are future leaders of the GOP?
I couldn’t get my heart into it. In all likelihood, the two Senators, Murkowski of Alaska and Collins of Maine, will now be hounded out of the GOP. If the attack dogs are hasty, they’ll chase them out before the end of their terms (The Daily Signal reports Murkowsi has a full 6 year term ahead of her, while Collins still has 4 years left), and we’ll end up with an evenly split Senate. That’ll be interesting to check on.
