Hostile Media

President Trump gripes that the fake-news’ constant nipping at his heels is impeding what he can get done. This may or may not be the case. And by this I mean just the “nipping” not the “fake news.”

Let’s be real ... the deep state and most of the hostile media hate Trump with a white-hot passion. Although this makes his job much more difficult ... in a way, it is a good thing ... for it requires him to perform well in every situation .... like in the current COVID-19  outbreak.

In the heat of the moment, it is difficult to gauge how well he is handling this health crisis, but, to me, I think he is managing this crisis almost as well as possible. Sure, he has made a few missteps. But, like any good manager, he is driven not by ideology, but to produce results and can pivot on a dime to do so.

When the national media is in love with a president, like with our former “chosen one,” gigantic mistakes are not focused on nor corrected ... in fact they are résumé enhancers ... such as Obamacare, the rise of “ISIL,” the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris Climate Accord, the swine flu response, TARP and the Afghanistan “surge” among many other Obama boners.

So, dear reader, although our national media is grossly biased and dishonest, they may be performing a useful purpose ... keeping Trump walking the line ... and will likely give themselves lots of kudos for such.

Gutter Balls

Early in his first administration President Obummer had a photo-op at a bowling alley and proceeded to roll a series of gutter balls. This turned out to be a metaphor for his next eight years wherein he flubbed the dub so many more times than he succeeded. Not even counting his many departmental  scandals, here is a listing of some of  his administration's many gutter balls

- The "good war" in Afghanistan (green-on-blue American killings)
- Obamacare
- Tax reform (none)
- Too long treating ISIS as the JV team
- Globalism push
- Cash for clunkers
- General Motors extra-legal bailout
- Unconditional opening to Cuba
- Healthy school lunch program
- A premature bug-out from Iraq (no status-of-forces)
- His apology tour of foreign countries
- The Syrian "red line"
- Muslim Brotherhood endorsements
- Encouraged illegal voting
- Cold shoulder for Israel
- Solyndra and many other "green" money pits
- "A nation of bitter clingers"
- The Russian reset (and the result in the Crimea)
- A trillion dollar stimulus of shovel-ready jobs (not so)
- Regulation reform (just the opposite ... Many more)
- "You didn't build that"
- Obsessed with closing Gitmo
- Huge increase in food stamp, SSI, etc, recipients
- A rogue Secretary of State (e-mail server, pay to play, etc.)
- Open borders (amnesty for "dreamers")
- Fluid gender bathrooms
- Benghazi
- Race relations (Black Lives Matter, etc.)
- Banking reform (Dodd-Frank straight jacket)
- The Arab Spring and its repercussions thoughout the Middle East
- Slow economic growth
- Legions of "Czars"
- War on coal
- A myriad of extra-legal executive orders
- Fast and Furious
- The Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange
- The Iran nuclear deal
- Government spending control (deficit reduction)
- Real employment and income growth

But to be absolutely fair, Obummer did lead the Seal Team that took out Osama Bin Laden. (I hear that Hellary was flying one of the helicopters.)