4 thoughts on “Do Trump’s Words Really Matter?”

1. Only to Moderatus . . . 

   . . . but then, he hears voices from Kleenex boxes, too.

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   1. I wonder if Mr. ISP (Insecure Small-Penis) hears voices coming out of his basement walls.

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2. So really the question is:  Is Trump a loose cannon, or merely a loose ping-pong ball?

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3. According to the Fox echo chamber, " Trump had tweeted earlier Wednesday that he would “be taking strong action today” on the Mexico border, a day after he said that he wants to send the military to secure it until a wall is built. "

   Wednesday night, from the same Fox piece: " President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday night to send the National Guard to the southern border immediately, "

   Next, it isn't just Trump and the timetable is a bit hazy:  "the signing would be done in conjunction with governors and that the administration hoped the deployment would begin "immediately." "

   “Immediately” is a bit of an exaggeration. Bloomburg says “Trump said he was directing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, in coordination with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to come up with an “action plan” within 30 days.”

   Rep. Ted Lieu Retweeted CNN International, adding his comment

   @realDonaldTrump doesn't actually send National Guard troops to the border. Because @POTUS is using Title 32 authority–instead of federalizing the Guard under Title 10–this is a REQUEST for state Governors to send troops.

   California (I predict) will be a no. Texas (of course) will be a yes. Washington Monthly points out what happens in between:

   this could set up an interesting dilemma for New Mexico’s Susana Martinez and Arizona’s Doug Ducey—both of whom are Republican. They also both represent states with large Latino populations and governor’s elections on the ballot this November (Martinez is term-limited but Ducey is running for reelection).

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