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Politics : A Real American President: Donald Trump -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: locogringo who wrote (119593)	2/7/2019 11:18:38 AM
From: Honey_Bee	8 Recommendations Recommended By FJB J.B.C. locogringo pogbull Stock Puppy and 3 more members Respond to of 455299

You forgot the DELICIOUS last paragraph: Pelosi Outsmarted Herself on the SOTU: But the positive effect of Trump’s performance was very real and clearly taking its toll on Speaker Pelosi as the speech went on. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich felt her pain: "She had to listen politely.… and pretend to be a good hostess (the President is the guest of the House). When even her most radical new members began standing and applauding, she must have experienced a bit of despair." This was obvious to anyone watching Madam Speaker gnaw her lip and writhe for the 82 minutes Trump spoke. To paraphrase the immortal P.G. Wodehouse, it was clear that, if not actually disgruntled, she was far from being gruntled. But she could have compromised with Trump on the wall and prevented an unnecessary fight. And she certainly didn’t need to postpone the SOTU. But she refused to do the former and insisted upon the latter — setting Trump up for Tuesday night’s triumph. A classic example of poetic justice. Now the country sees him as more presidential and her as less reasonable. On the shutdown fight, she was too clever by half.