Trumpian Bullshit Detector...

[Nitro Express]

The problem in Washington is the Democrat and Republican establishments want to keep things just the way they are. They don't give a shit. The establishment media machine is painting Trump to be the worst thing that ever happened but he has little to do with the problems. He hasn't been there long enough to cause any. I just see a court system and a partisan establishment trying to obstruct everything the guy tries to do. They don't want change. I can tell you the Republicans and Democrats in the congress sure as hell don't want to do a federal work program. Trump might actually be for it.

[Terry]

The problem in Washington is the Democrat and Republican establishments want to keep things just the way they are. They don't give a shit. The establishment media machine is painting Trump to be the worst thing that ever happened but he has little to do with the problems. He hasn't been there long enough to cause any. I just see a court system and a partisan establishment trying to obstruct everything the guy tries to do. They don't want change. I can tell you the Republicans and Democrats in the congress sure as hell don't want to do a federal work program. Trump might actually be for it.

Mmmm, I think some Democrats in Congress - mostly those in safe seats in deep blue states - would be willing to sign on to a federal work program. Moderate or center left Democrats in purple states, no way.

I'd agree totally that as to where we found ourselves by the time 2016 rolled around, Trump had virtually nothing to do with the problems by virtue of never having held office.

As to change, it depends on how one defines it.

Put another way: doubtless there is plenty of blame to go around for both major political parties as to the gridlock, hackery, lack of purpose beyond re-election, hoarding of lobbyist dollars, etc. The general citizenry is also to blame for feeding into the false narrative that the only choice to be had is that of a Republican or Democrat, as well as being fairly disengaged from the political process beyond merely voting on election days.

The answer to the problems we face is Donald Trump? Looking at who he has surrounded himself with and the policies he is pushing thus far, I disagree.

I will allow that Trump still has the capacity to propose policies I would agree with, or policies that would be helpful to America in the broadest sense possible, for the widest number of Americans. I won't discount that capacity as of yet. As you say, he hasn't been in there long enough to have a large degree of blame placed upon him, yet. By my standards, what he has done thus far (and the way he has done it) hasn't been impressive. To give him credit, he certainly has demonstrated the will to actually try and deliver on what he promised in the campaign. However, if I thought the bulk of his campaign ideas were terrible (which I did), watching him trying to put them into practice isn't changing my mind on the substance of what he is trying to do.

On the other side of the coin, I would imagine Trump voters would be somewhat pleased their candidate is trying to deliver on what he promised them, and I would also imagine Trump and the people he has surrounded himself with think they are off to a great start. Perhaps when keeping their objectives in mind, they ARE off to a great start in their minds.