Trump as Caligula

Trump’s days seem numbered, raising the possibility that the bull market’s last hurrah will be in short-lived celebration of Mike Pence’s ascent to the presidency.  When Congress’ summer recess ends, Trump will face bipartisan hostility, possibly with enough Republican votes to end his tenure in office.  Is impeachment possible?  Presumably yes, since the details of his financial life, never publicly disclosed, are likely to be sufficiently sordid and complex to raise serious questions about propriety. He could also be hounded into resigning, like Nixon, by a news media so obsessed with that goal that only one outcome is possible. In the meantime, expect Trump’s administration to increasingly resemble that of Caligula as members of the Senate and his Praetorian Guard maneuver to do him in.

  • none August 21, 2017, 11:37 am

    American Presidents have very little power, as the process to systematic change was and still is in the power of Congress. Congress as the pass Roman government and even the Greek Senate is a liaison towards the balance of the wealthy to the people. Caligula’s history is an excellent example in today’s world, as also the assumption of the reply to Rick’s statement.

    The American system does not allow or does not have a ‘popular vote’ it uses the ‘electoral vote’ system, many today do not know the American system and that the popular vote can be taken but has no meaning. During the 1st elected Presidents those that had receive the most electoral votes became President (even before the newly Constitution before George Washington) and the person who receive the 2nd most electoral votes became Vice President. The politically party began in 1790 it is the Democratic Party.

    Change in America come by way of Congress.

    The important issue of the day is not obvious as the obvious is always wrong and incorrect.

    If this President had receive the electoral votes to be elected, why is he not allow to make the very ‘small’ changes he seeks?

    If change comes by way of Congress (the liaison towards the balance of the wealthy to the people) then there is a far greater problem in place, then what is obvious. Suggesting a far greater break down in American government than any can see at this time.

    The John Jay reply is ‘It has always been the plan all alone’; states well in fact towards today’s situation (Caligula’s history rhyme).

    The last 2 Presidents where voted in on the same ‘exact narrative’ and by the same exact persons of each party. That was to drastically change ‘Washington DC’ or Congress’s direction towards the rest of the world, somewhat slowing but not stopping globalization.

    The results of the 1st President’s record towards its own party are below and this Trump’s term will be worst.

    There is and has only been 1 party in America from 1790, that is the Democratic Party, as America is a progressive western nation in social and fiscal thinking. The point is that both Presidents are destroying the DEM/GOP parties, which in time will recreate the sentiment for directly changing the politically American history.

    Obama destroy the DEM Party, and Trumps history will be worst as he destroys both DEM/GOP parties.

    It is not the people as being shown on the media in complete disarray but it is the working process of the ‘liaison towards the balance of the wealthy to the people’ that has collapse well beyond recovering.
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    Obama History:

    Terrorist attacks in the USA since the FBI began keeping stats:

    Total: 37
    Reagan: 1
    GHW Bush: 1
    Clinton: 4
    GW Bush: 2
    Obama: 29

    Lowest Labor Participation Rate of only 62%…..lowest since 1970’s…….

    Household income down by $5,000 per year……

    Lost the Senate,
    Lost the House,
    Lost the White House,
    Lost the Supreme Court,
    Lost Majority of Governors…..
    Lost over 900 State Legislature Seats
    Media Silent: How Bad Obama Has Been for the Democrat Party

  • John Jay August 20, 2017, 11:16 pm

    It is starting to look like that has been the plan all along.

    For right now, let’s rule out any military backlash.

    What may result is a couple of new political parties, one far right, one far left.
    Just in time for the 2018 elections.
    Split all those votes four ways, and you could see the end of the Republican/Democrat monopoly in DC.
    If they railroad Trump out, there will be a lot of angry Trump supporters ready to vote for a new Trump based party.
    In a three or four way race, that election could get very interesting.

    Meanwhile, Trump should get Alan Dershowitz on his legal defense station right away.

    http://thepoliticalinsider.com/alan-dershowitz-trump-russia/