Man...you went 'round the world to tie that non-sequitur to this topic. My comment on "small wins" was a reference to claiming "vindication" and a 9-0 win when what Trump has so far is a 3-0 head and partial implementation head start. The premature celebration is becoming a hallmark of this administration.
You wouldn't know this from the various celebratory self pats on the back by Trump and his surrogates but his significant wins to date:
1. Gorsuch on the SC
2. Pulling out of Paris Accords (which was significantly unpopular by all but the Trumpsters)
and ....
Neither of those required any bipartisan participation or consensus building. That was the context of my calling this a "small win".
Early on I said this would likely be found legal based on my rudimentary understanding of the legal issues. Still, this pretty minor change won't have any measurable impact on our safety and was done, like most things Trump, to grandstand on an issue for his base. Why did he have to work so hard to achieve a pretty minor win? Because Trump doesn't take the easy way on
anything. His mouth and fingers drove him into these challenges (muslim ban, berating the courts, etc) when he could have quietly achieved the win. He's not interested in the win if it doesn't come with the the stage and recognition. In the end, he'll marginally improve what the Obama administration already achieved when they put stricter vetting on these 6 countries without all the fanfare. Literally, Trump continues to pick minor battles and convince his supporters they are worthy of being called wars. I'd call much of the show "pathetic" but that gives Trump and his merry band of "alternative fact" truth tellers too much credit.
Whew...I need to get that off my chest.
Now, what does Obama have to do with the Travel Ban again?
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