Someone just pointed out that Nancy Pelosi was criticized for not calling out the National Guard on Insurrection Day January 6th, 2021 … illegally … so, is it now clear that the Speaker of the House does not have the authority to call out the National Guard, certainly not willy-nilly like Mafia Don is doing? (That’s a nice city you got there, be a shame if something were to happen to it.) that only the POTUS has that power (in the current case, that stands for Piece of Totally Useless Shit).
So, why aren’t the “news” people responding with “That’s a lie” every time some GOP goon mouths that slur against Pelosi?
Addendum Mafia Don Trump is not even trying to hide the tactics he learned under the tutelage of Roy Cohn (a Mafia lawyer if you didn’t know). His proffering of a “compact” with universities is a pure protection racket being done right out in the open.
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Do You Trust Trump?
Tags: America’s Mad King, Colleges and Universities, corruption, Mafia Don, politics, Republicans, The First Felon, Trumpenfűhrer, Trumplethinskin
Colleges and universities are being offered a “compact” from the Trump Administration that would guarantee a continuance of federal funding of research grants and whatnot if they just comply with a few trivial rules, most of which are Trump bugbears: anti-genocide protests, DEI programs, “liberal faculty” hires, etc.
Most of the commentary so far has focused on the content of the compact and that is just wrong. The focus needs to be upon whether the “partners” making the compact are trustworthy. If you don’t believe me just ask the Russians who signed a non-aggression compact with Nazi Germany.
Mr. Trump is not constrained by either tradition or the fucking Constitution, so his abiding by these compacts is a joke, a poor joke at that.
Never sign an agreement with an untrustworthy partner. Ask the myriad contractors Trump cheated out of their just due while developing real estate. (Remember when contracts were holy writ to conservatives? Not any more.)
It would be stupid to accept this “offer.”
Postscript BTW, as a former teacher’s union negotiator, I must point out that a common negotiating tactic in hardball negotiations is to place an item on the table you know your negotiating partners cannot accept. They may, however, offer a concession to remove it from the table. Cost of the offer? $0, ROI: infinite if a concession is made. You will notice Trump is not offering anything new or more, just “the same.”