David Stockman Quotes
This is the craziest presidency in U.S. history.
David Stockman, Open Letter Referring to President Donald Trump, February 22, 2017
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Early in the Donald Trump Presidency, some of his first decisions, including his Anti-Muslim ban on immigration and vistitation from 7 Islamic nations, were very distrubing to amy politicians experienced in national security and defense. 100 leaders from past adminsitrations, Democratic and Republicans, signed a petition warning that the travek ban endangered our national security. Then 1000 U. S. State Department Diplomats signed a letter advising the President to recind the order for similar reasons. Malinowski was asked if this kind of opposition to a new presidents actions was unusual. This quotation was his reply. Not the use of sarcasim. He states what happened in very stark terms and then says that it is not unusual and there is notjing to worry about, when it was withotu precedent ever and very worrisome to him and others. Quotations using sarcasim are very problimatical becasue just a literal reading, would lead us to believe he was not concened with sich a common occurance.
Introduction to some articles about Donald Trump and his administration.
While the Southerners, and Northern Democrats accused Lincoln of precipitous, hasty and radical actions, radicals of his own party were not happy with him as he didn't move fast and firmly enough.
Clinton was a devout Methodist and sometimes wore a cross, though this was not frequent.
In the latter part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, one of the tactics of conservatives was to accuse liberal candidates and office holders of being un-American, unpatriotic, and disloyal to the country. The tactic goes back to the beginning of the nation when Jefferson and the Democratic Republicans claimed the Federalists were un-American--monarchists and Anglophiles. In the 1950’s, Senator Joseph McCarthy attacked President Truman, Secretary of State Acheson, Secretary of the Army Stevenson and many others for “un-Americanism.” Even wounded war hero, paraplegic, Senator Max Cleland was accused by Republicans a of being unpatriotic which led to his defeat at the polls. So accusing the President of being un-American, was that unique an act even though it shocked most Americans.
The Red Scare was at its height and McCarthyism was rampant.
In the 2016 Presidential Elections, there were a few close states. However, in most states one of the candidates won by a signficiant margin proucung some states that supported Trump and some who opposed Trump--hence "Divided States of America".
While Bannon was more critical of anyone who disagreed wiuth him than most, it was unusual for a conservative to use such harsh tems about a conservative presidential administration.
David Alan Stockman is an American politician and former businessman who was a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan (1977–1981) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1981–1985) under President Ronald Reagan.
