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Thank you to all the foreigners supporting America's dominance as #1 world leader may we stay strong together forever :thumbsup

It's all downhill from here.

Please grow up.

I'm optimistic :thumbsup

Now Trump needs to be a man of his word, and his supporters here need to hold him to his promises.

It is downhill from here!

wishful libbies, nobody is taking up my friendly bet, you only wish, but do nor believe in what you say

Give him some time at least.

Jake Tapper on CNN said it best after the inauguration speech when he stated it was the most radical inauguration speech ever.

The only other speech in modern times that I remember where it wasn't just a "say-nothing of importance" speech was JFK's inauguration speech.

JFK actually called on the country to DO something. Since then...it's seemed to me that these speeches have been sort of "throwaways".

But today's was very different. Whether you like or hate Trump, I think you have to give him credit for having the balls to say what he did in his speech today.
AND to say it while surrounded by the very establishment policians he was calling out.

I like what he had to say. It's the way I've felt for a long time...that the govt. is RULING over us instead of governing and that most of the country truly has been left behind.

I'm hopeful that he is able to overcome the establishment in Washington D.C. and actually turn the ship around.
And if he can't...well, I guess we'll be no better off than if Hillary had won. :(

Last night he was asking Obama administration people to stay because they haven't filled over 600 positions. Trump has had over 2 months to get things in order.

A lot of them found other jobs already as a couple weeks ago Trump advised all ambassadors they are fired as of 12:01pm today. The rest of the administration assumed the same for them. As If 1/20/2017 Mr. Trump has named only 29 of his 660 executive department appointments

Trump is litterally entering a Whitehouse gutted of staff.

His "temp" job. Haha. I like that one.

Baddog.... With any other president I would be hopeful and optimistic.

I did not vote for President Bush. However, I watched his inauguration with fascination, hoped for the best, and was wildly optimistic. I supported him on the worst day of our nation's history, 9/11, supported our president when he went into Afghanistan and then later Iraq. After eight years of President Bush we were involved in two never ending wars, and the worst economy I've ever seen during my lifetime. People were losing their jobs and losing their houses; On the day Obama took office exactly half of the houses on my street were empty.

Along came Obama. I wasn't a huge supporter; He seem rather inexperienced. He was exactly what we needed - a calm and steady hand. I don't think he was our savior, but we are clearly much better off than when he took office. Unemployment went from a high of 12% to 4%, we reduced our footprints in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and while Obamacare has it's problems more people than ever have healthcare.

Now we have Trump. I am not hopeful, and I am not optimistic.

The very first thing he is going to is take away my healthcare. For the first time in my life I have free healthcare (meaning not through an employer). I have Kaiser here in California, it costs me $1200, but the government picks up 90% of that.

Then we have Russia. He wants to be great friends with Russia as they take land from Georgia, have taken over Crimea, and are fighting in Ukraine daily. Magical - Let's reward Russia for their actions.

Next up is the economy. Unemployment is at 4.6%. It's not going to get much better than that.

Trump wants to build up our military. I am former military so I think that is great, but... Why? We have the strongest and most powerful military in the world. The night before last while you and I were sleeping, our military launched two B2 bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flew them around the world and destroyed two ISIS training camps. Why do we need a bigger military?

As President Elect Trump has had a stunningly low approval rating. He is the most unpopular president ever. I'm sorry but I cannot get behind this. I cannot support this.

Let's see where we stand a year or two from now.

Rochard, he has already said that he is not going to take away your healthcare.
He wants to make it affordable. Which in the current situation it is not.

High premiums and deductibles are killing people who pay for their own insurance.
During the confirmation hearings the example of a married couple who are 61 years old was brought up.
They are both in good health. They bought their insurance on the exchange. They aren't wealthy, but they work hard and make too much money to be subsidized by the govt. (the taxpayers).

Their deductible is $6,000 and their yearly premium is $39,000

That is ruining people financially. It has to stop. I've spoken many times about my own insurance. I'm with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
For myself, my wife, and one of my daughters....our premium is now $1,523 a month. :( And we are all in good health.

I think that if Trump goes after the price gouging that the big Medical and Pharmaceutical companies are doing to us + some kind of tort reform + allowing competition between states...that we can all have affordable insurance and healthcare.

But in the meantime, Trump AND the Congressional leaders have all said over and over the last couple of weeks that they will not allow the insurance companies to drop everyone.

So just hang back and let's see how it plays out.

I'm assuming you have some kind of pre-existing condition or something that may have stopped you from getting insurance in the past?
Hopefully this will keep your current insurance and if things go the right way...make it more affordable for everyone.

That is what Pres. Obama was trying to do. It just didn't work out. Perhaps a new idea is needed to correct the problems.

Well stated and totally correct. :thumbsup

You will never be able to convince people who don't like Trump to like him. They have been brainwashed and propagandized by the mainstream media. They are living in an alternate reality and basically hallucinating. Scott Adams talks about this in depth

Nice meltdown

So funny watching all the losers losing it on TV.
Personally I think he will do OK.
Can't be any worse than Obama and Bush. Am I right?

I'm optimistic. Miracles do happen.

I'm going to enjoy knowing he feels he's slumming in the white house though :1orglaugh

See the limo the protesters set on fire?

They are moving to repeal Obamacare right now. They don't have a replacement.

PBBC was here

Trump says one thing while his people do another, hopefully that will change.

I just pointed out to you that yes they do.

Several replacement plans have been offered up by the Republicans over the years but Pres. Obama had no intention on signing them (why would he?)

But Trump has also said that there is going to be a plan coming right away as well. Not sure if it's one of the ones that are already out there...or something he has himself.

But yes...both the President and the Congress have both said that they will replace it immediately when they repeal it.

And they also said that "no" you aren't going to lose your healthcare no matter what.

I can't make you believe what they say...and couldn't blame you because politicians lie all the time. But I can point out what they have put themselves on the line with public statements.

And while CNN never held Pres. Obama's feet to the fire on all the promises that were broken with ObamaCare...you can bet your ass they will hold Pres. Trump accountable for EVERYTHING.

He knows that. So let's see what the proposal is.
No matter what it is...it can't be much worse than it already is from a financial standpoint.

bladewire hates foreigners



classic tolerent libster

They don't have a plan yet Robbie. They have a fistful of ideas, but no firm plan.

If they had a plan, why wouldn't they just repeal Obamacare on the post and put their new plan in place?

Yes, they do have several plans.

Which one is the best one is the question. Maybe some of them suck. Maybe they all suck?
We don't know because they have never been put to vote because there was no way that Pres. Obama was going to repeal his own plan.

You can't just make statements like you just did...you have no idea what they do or don't have.
But I have heard several plans spoken about. And not just "ideas" but complete plans.

Remember...when ObamaCare was rushed through by the Democrat controlled Senate and House, our representatives were told by Nancy Pelosi that they had to vote on it before they could read it!

Now THAT turned out to be a very bad decision financially AND politically.

Watch what happens over the next couple of weeks.

I will make a prediction right now: Trump will move very, very fast. And I believe that you are going to be pleasantly surprised.
I'm very optimistic about our future.
I'm hoping a year from now we are toasting together in Vegas and laughing about how great things turned out. :)

Ha! Yeah that's why I lived overseas with my son for 5 years without coming back to America even once in that time.

You're saying you support Trump but don't want America to stay #1 dominant world power?

JFK had a lot of shortcomings but he set a goal to put a man on the moon and the USA did it. That was one of the most monumental goals of mankind achieved to this date (notwithstanding the CT moon landing nut-cases).

The Internet and most of our technology can be traced back to these efforts and the basic scientific research that the government funded. GM or IBM did not put a man on the moon -- the government of American people did along with other nations' ingenuity.

Trump is no Kennedy.
Trump is no Lincoln.
Trump is no Regan.

Trump will most likely become a footnote -- unless he is indicted -- then all bets are off :2 cents: