A funny thing happened on the way to MAGA.

[berg80]

For those who don't get the reference.......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have built on the momentum on the border created by Biden's EO making the qualifications for asylum protection much more stringent. Despite the lies (open borders) and exaggerations (an invasion) of the problem, the public wanted to see a tougher approach to illegal immigration. Then Abrego Garcia happened.

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems on entitlement program reform and a reduction in the defense budget. The only programs with spending large enough to make real headway. Then had someone address reduced spending on other programs in a meticulous, considered way. But DOGE happened instead.

It didn't have to be this way. He could have named qualified nominees to staff his admin with expertise in the agencies they would lead. People intent on making those agencies work competently, and professionally, for all Americans. Then RFK, Hegseth, Bondi, Gabbard, Patel, etc., happened.

‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go​

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/don-bacon-recommends-firing-hegseth-00301057

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have put his grievances aside and concentrated on improving life for everyone in the country. Claiming he would fix inflation on day one was just a ridiculous campaign promise that was always going to be impossible to fulfill. But he could have made a show of it, at least pretending to care. Then the tariffs happened. Then they didn't. Then they did. Now, who knows?

The opportunity for genuine success was there. He squandered it. Instead focusing on retribution, abject cruelty, and a dystopian view of the world. Resulting in ineptitude, chaos, rampant illegality, alienation, with constantly large and small protests all over the nation. trump's actions all being in the pursuit of absolute power while remaking America in ways the public is rejecting. What a waste.

 

[Cellblock2429]

For those who don't get the reference.......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have built on the momentum on the border created by Biden's EO making the qualifications for asylum protection much more stringent. Despite the lies (open borders) and exaggerations (an invasion) of the problem, the public wanted to see a tougher approach to illegal immigration. Then Abrego Garcia happened.

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems on entitlement program reform and a reduction in the defense budget. The only programs with spending large enough to make real headway. Then had someone address reduced spending on other programs in a meticulous, considered way. But DOGE happened instead.

It didn't have to be this way. He could have named qualified nominees to staff his admin with expertise in the agencies they would lead. People intent on making those agencies work competently, and professionally, for all Americans. Then RFK, Hegseth, Bondi, Gabbard, Patel, etc., happened.

‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go​

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/don-bacon-recommends-firing-hegseth-00301057

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have put his grievances aside and concentrated on improving life for everyone in the country. Claiming he would fix inflation on day one was just a ridiculous campaign promise that was always going to be impossible to fulfill. But he could have made a show of it, at least pretending to care. Then the tariffs happened. Then they didn't. Then they did. Now, who knows?

The opportunity for genuine success was there. He squandered it. Instead focusing on retribution, abject cruelty, and a dystopian view of the world. Resulting in ineptitude, chaos, rampant illegality, alienation, with constantly large and small protests all over the nation. trump's actions all being in the pursuit of absolute power while remaking America in ways the public is rejecting. What a waste.

/----/ "have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems "
Who are you trying to kid? democRATs have no interest in working with Trump. They tried eliminating him with lawfare and now use activist judges to block his agenda.

 

[Cellblock2429]

/----/ "have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems "
Who are you trying to kid? democRATs have no interest in working with Trump. They tried eliminating him with lawfare and now use activist judges to block his agenda.

/----/ Care4all marked my post funny. Where is the democRATs plan for deficit reduction that they have offered to President Trump?

 

[Lesh]

Dems would absolutely work with Trump … if what he was attempting made any kind of sense

Instead we have chaos

 

[Cellblock2429]

Dems would absolutely work with Trump … if what he was attempting made any kind of sense

Instead we have chaos

/----/ ...as long as Trump goes along with their progressive agenda. democRATs never compromise.

 

[22lcidw]

Dems would absolutely work with Trump … if what he was attempting made any kind of sense

Instead we have chaos

You do not work with any Republicans. The most minor things a Republicans is put out onto media/TV/social media and here. You are going to elect Cuomo as Mayor of New York. You are corrupted to the core. Every day you go to forums like this and there are new accusations and smears from progressives. We have attained in many areas the 2nd and 3rd world outlooks in politics except we still have money. And cracks in the armor formed with the inflation you caused and did not have to. That alone, makes you evil or stupid.

 

[berg80]

Who are you trying to kid? democRATs have no interest in working with Trump.

Predictable reply. They certainly have no interest in working with someone who is doing what he's doing. Which is pretty much the point. Rather than being a petulant, lawless, unhinged would be autocrat he could have proposed a moderate agenda in recognition of the diverse desires of all Americans. But he gave in to his malevolent impulses instead, driving a divisive wedge between extreme MAGAists and everyone else.

 

[berg80]

as long as Trump goes along with their progressive agenda. democRATs never compromise.

He didn't have to go along with the Dem's agenda. He could have offered a compromise agenda. What we got was an agenda driven by anger, revenge, and bigotry.

 

[Independent thinker]

For those who don't get the reference.......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have built on the momentum on the border created by Biden's EO making the qualifications for asylum protection much more stringent. Despite the lies (open borders) and exaggerations (an invasion) of the problem, the public wanted to see a tougher approach to illegal immigration. Then Abrego Garcia happened.

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems on entitlement program reform and a reduction in the defense budget. The only programs with spending large enough to make real headway. Then had someone address reduced spending on other programs in a meticulous, considered way. But DOGE happened instead.

It didn't have to be this way. He could have named qualified nominees to staff his admin with expertise in the agencies they would lead. People intent on making those agencies work competently, and professionally, for all Americans. Then RFK, Hegseth, Bondi, Gabbard, Patel, etc., happened.

‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go​

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/don-bacon-recommends-firing-hegseth-00301057

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have put his grievances aside and concentrated on improving life for everyone in the country. Claiming he would fix inflation on day one was just a ridiculous campaign promise that was always going to be impossible to fulfill. But he could have made a show of it, at least pretending to care. Then the tariffs happened. Then they didn't. Then they did. Now, who knows?

The opportunity for genuine success was there. He squandered it. Instead focusing on retribution, abject cruelty, and a dystopian view of the world. Resulting in ineptitude, chaos, rampant illegality, alienation, with constantly large and small protests all over the nation. trump's actions all being in the pursuit of absolute power while remaking America in ways the public is rejecting. What a waste.

Another morning, another anti-Trump post.

 

[Darkwind]

Predictable reply. They certainly have no interest in working with someone who is doing what he's doing. Which is pretty much the point. Rather than being a petulant, lawless, unhinged would be autocrat he could have proposed a moderate agenda in recognition of the diverse desires of all Americans. But he gave in to his malevolent impulses instead, driving a divisive wedge between extreme MAGAists and everyone else.

He is doing what absolutely has to be done or this nation will not survive.

Dems have no interest in that. Good to know.

 

[Lesh]

He didn't have to go along with the Dem's agenda. He could have offered a compromise agenda. What we got was an agenda driven by anger, revenge, and bigotry.

And stupidity

 

[berg80]

Another morning, another anti-Trump post.

As they say in the military, it's a target rich environment.

 

[berg80]

And stupidity

Yes, that too. It's the touchstone of everything he does.

 

[Anathema]

He didn't have to go along with the Dem's agenda. He could have offered a compromise agenda. What we got was an agenda driven by anger, revenge, and bigotry.

Compromise is failure; and unfortunately there are nowhere near enough Congresspeople in either house willing to pass and enforce the type of agenda that Trump has been pushing.

It would have been nice to be able to do that, but the Unioarty would never allow the things that need to happen to pass in Congress.

 

[Independent thinker]

As they say in the military, it's a target rich environment.

Your life must be pitiful if this is the only thing you've got in life. How much do they pay you to do this day in and day out?

 

[SeaMajor7]

PSYCHOPATH Stalinberg's NARRATIVE du jour.

 

[citygator]

For those who don't get the reference.......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have built on the momentum on the border created by Biden's EO making the qualifications for asylum protection much more stringent. Despite the lies (open borders) and exaggerations (an invasion) of the problem, the public wanted to see a tougher approach to illegal immigration. Then Abrego Garcia happened.

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have taken debt reduction seriously by reaching across the aisle to engage with Dems on entitlement program reform and a reduction in the defense budget. The only programs with spending large enough to make real headway. Then had someone address reduced spending on other programs in a meticulous, considered way. But DOGE happened instead.

It didn't have to be this way. He could have named qualified nominees to staff his admin with expertise in the agencies they would lead. People intent on making those agencies work competently, and professionally, for all Americans. Then RFK, Hegseth, Bondi, Gabbard, Patel, etc., happened.

‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go​

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/don-bacon-recommends-firing-hegseth-00301057

It didn't have to be this way. trump could have put his grievances aside and concentrated on improving life for everyone in the country. Claiming he would fix inflation on day one was just a ridiculous campaign promise that was always going to be impossible to fulfill. But he could have made a show of it, at least pretending to care. Then the tariffs happened. Then they didn't. Then they did. Now, who knows?

The opportunity for genuine success was there. He squandered it. Instead focusing on retribution, abject cruelty, and a dystopian view of the world. Resulting in ineptitude, chaos, rampant illegality, alienation, with constantly large and small protests all over the nation. trump's actions all being in the pursuit of absolute power while remaking America in ways the public is rejecting. What a waste.

Fair. If he would have coasted on the improved economy and addressed the PR disasters of Biden he would have done fine. Instead he came in like a wrecking ball and destroyed the world's economy. Bold plan to go full moron, but he did.

Every President has a huge test. Trump 1.0 it was Covid. Biden 1.0 it was Covid Inflation. Trump 2.0 its Himself.

 

[Lesh]

Fair. If he would have coasted on the improved economy and addressed the PR disasters of Biden he would have done fine. Instead he came in like a wrecking ball and destroyed the world's economy. Bold plan to go full moron, but he did.

Every President has a huge test. Trump 1.0 it was Covid. Biden 1.0 it was Covid Inflation. Trump 2.0 its Himself.

Don’t be surprised if a bigger issue arrives that Trump will totally fuck up.

It’s early

 

[Mac1958]

Compromise is failure;

Compromise created our Constitution. Everybody had skin in the game. That's the smart way to do things.

The only reason not to collaborate and compromise is if a person is lousy at it or afraid of it. If that's the case, they should find something else to do, and let the adults back in the room to do what they need to do.

 

[struth]

Dems would absolutely work with Trump … if what he was attempting made any kind of sense

Instead we have chaos

That's the problem, Demafacsit are in chaos, so there is no way to work with them. So far, all we know is they support waste, fraud and abuse in Govt spending, they support exploiting illegals for cheap labor, they support China, they support terrorist gang members....Americans just don't believe in that sort of chaos.