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US Distress SOS

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Some are characterizing it as irresponsible, impractical, unpredictable, and reprehensible so stick em up America, you're about to be ripped off to the max.

Following a military budget the likes of which the Pentagon has never ever seen. $700 billion is a whole lot more in defense spending than China and Russia.

And after strapping US taxpayers with an outrageous tax cut for big business which so far is not trickling down, is the GOP now plotting to remove Social Security benefits?

SS IS NOT A GIFT We and our employers paid 12.4% or more of our paychecks ALL OUR WORKING LIVES.

Chaotic Confusion

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Where does the buck really stop, folks? The Dow Jones industrials keep falling more than 1,150 points, making it the largest single-day point drop, erasing its gains for the year. What is @POTUS saying?

Is there one person, or any group responsible for creating chaos and confusion? @POTUS took credit when the market was up, so why is he not saying anything now? @realDonaldTrump regularly touts stock market gains. Why didn't he mention the sell-off at today's Ohio speech? Is he clueless?

As U.S. stocks plummet, Trump goes silent on role in markets http://reut.rs/2Ek05L3
Here's why markets and presidents have an uneasy relationship. http://bit.ly/2m7Gum9 pic.twitter.com/upHtn9SR8B Markets Right Now: Dow drops 1,175, biggest-ever point drop https://apnews.com/a3351cf3b8cc49bb8479e1b55803ed4a After bragging about Wall Street for more than a year, Trump has gone silent amid a plunging Dow http://trib.in/2GSzS4S

Meanwhile, how has the party of law and order become the party hostile to federal law enforcement Why is it attacking its own agencies and intelligence community? Will intelligence agencies stop confiding to Congress? https://www.apnews.com/c9b8a5b1f58f49baa14e815059ec18ec

Trump allows Putin and Russia off the hook, along with the large corporations and forgets all about the average American? Russia gets a pass in Trump's State of the Union speech: http://aol.it/2DMS5mm Trump choice for Russia ambassador: 'No question' Russia meddled https://reut.rs/2fxFe9q Senators urge Trump administration to resume Equifax probe https://reut.rs/2GPpI57

And what is the purpose of creating chaos and confusion? 'They certainly didn’t seem to love our country very much,' Trump says of Democrats' reactions during his State of the Union speech. http://apne.ws/6tjvXCV ' Trump needs to study the Constitution if he thinks Dems not applauding him is treason http://hill.cm/Jrd3MFF

Reporter: Trump health agency threatened to ban me from press calls because I wouldn't alter a story http://hill.cm/xOdSjUw

Congress Is Sleepwalking Toward Its Next Crisis http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/congress-is-sleepwalking-t…

Bait and Switch

Whatever happened to Mexico will pay for the wall... I'll drain the swamp and so many other so-called bait and switch moves... Has he hired the best people? Are these actions intended to build up or to destroy?

There have been massive firings from people chosen by @POTUS along with an amazing wave of Congressmen who are choosing to retire. Additionally, there is a lack of stability as one day its one thing and the next moment it is another. It appears that under the present administration, being a public servant is a not an easy job, and it’s not likely to improve.

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Putin On The Hit

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Actions over the past few days have undermined the right’s Trump-Russia conspiracy theory and its headed in the wrong direction.

Furthermore, a Nunes authored Congressional memo contradicts a right-wing belief about what prompted the investigation into the President’s ties to Russia.

A look at what the GOP memo says and doesn’t say. By @ChadSDay.http://apne.ws/I6YljQA

Explosive memo released as Trump escalates fight over Russia probe https://reut.rs/2Eah4PX

Home Run or Run Home?

Was the State of the union considered by some a home run and characterized by others as a reason to run home for a reality check? @realDonaldTrump @POTUS Presidential' Trump, a one-night wonder? https://usat.ly/2DYU5Hr

Those who criticize @POTUS at all costs, with the sex scandal, the Russian collusion, obstruction of justice, the president’s mental competency, etc. For those who like the president, the scandal is a conspiracy to destroy @realdonaldtrump orchestrated by the Deep State, abetted by the media and Democratic lawmakers.

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State of Confusion?

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Can anyone recall a US President ever addressing a Joint Session of Congress at a more perilous time? Has the past year been a great roadmap to make America great? Have all US taxpayers been served by a self-described stable genius who really works for every one of us? Has he set a good example for all the children?

With dismal approval numbers, the pressure of the Russia investigation will @POTUS look to a reset button with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will translate to peace justice and prosperity for all?

Wynn Loses

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Trump pal and gambling casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as GOP finance chairman in wake of sexual harassment allegations. It has been reported that @POTUS who named Wynn as finance chairman.

Stephen Alan Wynn is an American real estate businessman and art collector. He is best-known as a casino and hotel industry owner.

BBC News - Steve Wynn: Casino mogul quits as Republican finance chair http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42848795

Legend In His Own Mind?

If it was easy to create the conditions for America’s resurgence all Presidents would be admired like Ronald Reagan. A @potus prediction that America would soon be seeing a quarterly economic growth of percent has fallen short like many others. Listen to the speeches and ask yourself whose message is most enduring?

Trump has suggested ways to compromise with the opposition. And there haven’t been any cringe-worthy tweets for at least a few days. Does this mean he is improving or is he too old for that?

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No Sympathy For The Devil

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After the judge signed his death warrant, Larry Nassar tried to apologize, but there was no sympathy for the devil. Could he be the nastiest of all health care physicians?

Over 150 girls, women, and their families spoke about the pain inflicted by Larry Nassar’s sexual abuses in an extraordinary, seven-day sentencing hearing for the disgraced former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor.

Laughing and Mocking US

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Could it be that a self-described #VSG very stable genius and great negotiator is more like an instigator and the builder is more like a destroyer? Where is the #MAGA TrumpPence endgame headed?

In US politics, a government shutdown happens when Congress and the President fail to pass appropriations legislation funding government operations and agencies. This is the first time under one-party rule.

Competitors, allies and creditor nations are pointing fingers and mocking our GOP controlled Whitehouse and Congress' inability to govern.

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