Saturday, December 31, 2016

Donald Trump's First 100 Days: "Thanks To Russia, 2016 Isn't Really Going To End For Obama And Trump"


In the Washington of 2016, even when the policy can be bipartisan, the politics cannot. And in that sense, this year shows little sign of ending on Dec. 31.

When President Obama moved to sanction Russia over its alleged interference in the U.S. election just concluded, some Republicans who had long called for similar or more severe measures could scarcely bring themselves to approve.

House Speaker Paul Ryan called the Obama measures "appropriate" but also "overdue" and "a prime example of this administration's ineffective foreign policy that has left America weaker in the eyes of the world."

Other GOP leaders sounded much the same theme. Read More
A thoughtful analysis.
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