slow news day so far, so let's deal with this.
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Originally Posted by vienna
Trump's handling of the Acting-AG situation shows how politically dense he really is; instead of firing her in a knee-jerk reaction, he should have just let her be and waited the day or so for his own choice to be confirmed; the confirmation would have pretty much easily gone through, there would have been far less of an uproar and he wouldn't have handed his opponent yet another club with which to beat him; of course, such actions would have required maturity, considered thought and a grasp of political strategy, so I guess the outcome was to have been expected...
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I don't agree. (surprise, surprise
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Better to fire her right away, before most are even aware of the story. First, it plays to his base, but more importantly it becomes a one day story.
If he had left her in place, you would have endless stories about democrats and journalists discussing what she should do. She might have continued issuing statements, giving interviews, etc. You would then have stories on the other side about would should be done about her. It then becomes a multi-day story.
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As time goes on, I can't help but marvel at the similarities between Trump's approach to handling the duties, obligations and limitations of the Presidency and the approach of another whom he may soon join in the history books:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre
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Again I don't agree. There is no similarity.
Nixon's order to fire the special prosecutor was on the face of it illegal and Richardson had no choice but to refuse.
This is a totally different issue, the immigration ban is legal, both on a Constitutional and statutory basis (whether it is a smart play is another issue). Yates stand was purely political and had no basis in law.
p.s. - Trump is becoming boring, what no daily scandal?!? I protest!! what are we supposed to argue about?
