Will You Watch The State Of The Union Address Tonight?
I expect that Trump supporters of citizens interested in America's success will be watching and listening carefully. It should be pretty upbeat - Trimp's first year has been amazing.
Trump haters may want to consider watching as well. See what it's like to be successful, realize that America's best days are still ahead of us, that it's OK to delight in America being great.
Absolutely yes. I'm extremely happy with the direction he's taking and taken. So what? He's blunt with his words. That's just the New Yorker in him.
Phuckin aye!
No, I won't. I can't stand to look at this man, let along listen to him.
What a shame. It seems your left wing colleagues feel much the same way. Naturally, compromise, working together, finding common ground is all more difficult when half of the decision makers are sulking in the corner.
If he was actually serious about working in a bi-partisan manner, he would have accomplished a lot more by now. Bi-partisan bills that have been hashed out regarding immigration died when someone whispered in his ear to reject them.
When you say "bi-partisan", shall I assume that means 'do every thing we want and forget about what you want.'?
You may have missed an earlier comment I made on what I thought would be the most evenhanded solution to DACA, and by extension, to immigration in general, so I'll repeat it here.
Give the kids who were brought to this country as children, permanent residence status and/or a path to citizenship so they can go on with their lives and become productive citizens rather than being sent back to a country to which they have no allegiance. At some later date, let them apply to have parents and siblings who are not here already apply for permanent residence only, not citizenship, assuming a deep background check reveals they are not harmful to us. No welfare or other taxpayer entitlements shall be available to them.
Anyone who comes here illegally, after a date certain, will automatically be deported and prohibited from applying for anything other than status as a visitor for a specific period of time. No permanent residence, no green cards, no H1-B visas, no pathway to citizenship.
Future immigrants will be permitted to emigrate based on their financial independence, no public assistance will be available to them, and they must have skills or education to fill jobs for which Americans have not applied for and filled first.
I'm not sure where the republicans are about all the relatives. I know the number of dreamers skyrocketed as soon as Trump said he would do it. Like from 875,000 to 1.6 million. Maybe that's the estimated relatives. But, we're looking at it..
What about the democrat compromise on border security? Excuse the pun but they are stonewalling the republicans.
Compromise is required. And, it seems that democrats real concern is that something good might happen while Trump is president and they will do anything to make sure that doesn't happen.
Actually, the number seemed to have skyrocketed to 1.8 million. Not sure where those additional folks came from either. The Republicans are against "chain migration," which I take to mean almost all family members of the DACA kids. I think a fair compromise are immediate family members - parents and siblings.
I personally am not a proponent of the wall. They are talking $21 billion, but we both know that by the time it would actually be completed, it will have cost far more than that. The Republicans are supposed to be the economic conservatives, so why are they so eager to spend that much money on something that will be difficult to actually build, will not be able to be built in some places, where electronic technology would be far less expensive and serve the same purpose and would add to the projected $1.3 TRLLION dollar deficit in 10 years? We also both know that there is no way Mexico is paying for the wall.
In my opinion, settling the DACA issue should be a straight up bill without adding any other issues to it. I do agree that future immigration should be limited to those who would enhance the values of America, not those who would try and make it into the country that they are clamoring to leave.
No thanks Nancy Pelosi. Dems can't be trusted on a straight up deal. Learn to COMPROMISE!
There WAS a bi-partisan compromise deal and the Republicans refused to bring it to Trump.
There IS a bi-partisan deal the dems refuse to consider.
Well, Bud. When Trump said send me a bill and I'll sign it, he would have had a bi-partisan bill before him and when some lackey whispered in his ear, he reneged on what he said. Surprising, I know. So, when he said no bill without a wall, the Dems told him "No." That isn't compromise. Sorry.
Did they send him a bill?
I believe they sent a bill to the House which refused to vote on it.
No Linn, did they send a bill to Trump?
I don't believe they can send the bill directly to him.
So, now bill has been sent to Trump.
And you're still willing to complain that Trump hasn't signed one?
Your partisanship is showing Linn.
MY partisanship is showing? A bill comes out of the committee, it gets voted upon and THEN it gets sent to the president. They never allowed the bill on the floor for a vote. They claim they want transparency, but they only want it from one side? I'll ask you again, WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?
Your bitch was that Trump said 'send me a bill - I'll sign it'.
No bill was sent. [He can't sign a bill he never got.]
No bill was sent because the GOP wouldn't bring it up to vote on it. What part of that don't you understand?
"Well, Bud. When Trump said send me a bill and I'll sign it,"
No bill, no signature.
You're not introducing anything new and I've already addressed this. I'm done.
alone not along.
No. I seldom do.
There's only so much partisan and identity political bullshit I can handle. With our current President's propensity for lying I have absolutely no desire to watch.
No, I don't want to take an hour of my time to listen to his bragging bullshit lies.
What a shame. It seems your left wing colleagues feel much the same way. Naturally, compromise, working together, finding common ground is all more difficult when half of the decision makers are sulking in the corner.
Not sulking. actually enjoying my evening by watching something else.
Compromising? By this president? LMAO!!
Not YOU sulking, the democrat senators and congressmen.
Yes, I will be watching with great interest!
Some of it. I'll probably be asleep soon after it starts. :)
Yeah, but did you actually process his words?
Sure, it's on now. I couldn't stand the last guy but at least I can listen to this one.
I'm a little late to this party. I thought Trump's SOTU was heartfelt, honest and hopeful. The Democrats behavior was appalling. More to the point Nancy stood for 8 hours on behalf of illegals and couldn't stand for 5 seconds at any point during the SOTU. Now there is a video loop for the Midterms that will resonate.
Outstanding comparison !