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#NotInMYNameWelcome back to another installment of the Watercooler, RedState’s daily Open Thread! Today, we’ve got…
Another month passed, another evaluation of the Contract With The American Voter. Thanks to fellow WC’er Joliphant for the table coding and list. (Yes, I’ve been playing with the crayons this month. )
Item: | Accomplished/Fail |
Six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington | 4/6, 1 started |
Constitutional Amendment: Term Limits (requires Congress and State action or States-called Article V Convention) | Undetermined |
Hiring Freeze On Federal Employees | DONE – Pres. Memo 82 FR 8493 |
Eliminate 2 Regulations For Every New 1 | DONE – Exec. Order 13771 |
5 Year ban on revolving door | DONE – EO 13770 |
Lifetime Ban On Foreign Lobbying | DONE – EO 13770 |
Remove Foreign Money From Elections | STARTED – Foreign Lobbying Restrictions of EO 13770 |
Seven actions to protect American workers
|
1/7, 4 started |
Announce intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205 | Undetermined |
Announce withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership | DONE – PM 82 FR 8497. |
Label China A Currency Manipulator | Undetermined |
Trade Rep To Prosecute All Foreign Trade Abuses | STARTED – Unnumbered 3/31 EO |
Lift Restrictions On American Energy Reserves | STARTED – EO 13766 and PM’s 82 FR 8659, 8661 and 8663 |
Remove Regulations On Energy Infrastructure | STARTED – PM’s 82 FR 8659, 8661 and 8663; EO 13783 |
Cancel Payments To U.N. For Climate Change | STARTED? |
Five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law
|
3/5, 2 started |
Cancel Obama’s Unconstitutional Exec Orders | STARTED – PM’s 82 FR 8346 and 8667 |
Select Constitutionalist To Replace Scalia | DONE – Gorsuch |
Cancel All Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities | DONE – EO 13768 |
Begin Deporting Two Million + Illegal Immigrants | DONE – EO 13768 |
Suspend Immigration From Terror Regions | STARTED – EO 13769 and replacements |
Legislative Agenda | 0/10 – 1 started, 1 FAIL |
Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification | Undetermined |
End Offshoring By Tariffs | Undetermined |
Infrastructure: Trillion$ In Spending Over 10 years | Undetermined |
School Choice And Education Act | Undetermined |
Repeal Obamacare | CONTRACT BREACHED – “Swampcare” |
Affordable Child And Elder Care | Undetermined |
Build The Wall | Undetermined |
(Fed dollars for local law enforcement) | Undetermined |
Rebuild The Military | STARTED – Budget Request |
Clean Up Corruption In Washington DC | Undetermined |
Other Campaign Promises/Planks | 1/2 |
From Debate: Prosecute Hillary | UNLIKELY |
Outside Statement: Select SCOTUS Nominee From This List | DONE – Gorsuch |
This month’s big news is the Breach of Contract with Lyin’ Ryan and Swampcare. Trump has this month before his key Hundred Days are up, and he needs to clean his act up, get his White House in order and get some more points on the board SOON. Combine that with Swamp Turtle McConnell, Lyin’ Ryan and the Tuesdaytard Turdsuckers, and…
This Month’s Score: Counting each Start as +1/2 and each Unlikely as -1/2…
DONE | Started | Undetermined | Unlikely | FAIL/
BREACH |
9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
9 + 8*1/2 + 0 – 1*1/2 – 1 = 11-1/2 out of 30 points possible. You were doing SO WELL, Mr. President, and then you had to listen to Rancid Penis (seriously, that guy really is a little dick) and Lyin’ Ryan pushing their Swampcare…
Special thanks to Watercooler teammate Joliphant for coding the table.
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