Always
the Showman and Showoff Above Everything
“I would be the best firefighter ever believe me the best ever.”
The numbers from official documents – oops…
From NPR vis-à-vis
another huge Trump string of lies… pathetic – the headlines:
Trump
Signed 96 Laws in 2017. Here is What They Do and How They Measure Up
Introductory
highlights from this fine article:
When Trump
signed the $1.5 trillion tax cut bill December 22 at the White House, he made a
bold claim — that his “legislative approvals were off the charts. No. 1 in the
history of our country” citing 88 as the number of bills he had signed into
law, he said in part.
Fact Check
time (and with Trump it’s a daily routine must-do task):
The actual
number of laws he signed this year is 96.
His claim of
historic achievement isn't accurate, either.
But that
didn't stop him from repeating the erroneous claim Wednesday during a visit
with firefighters in West Palm Beach, FL when he said: “We have signed more
legislation than anybody.”
Another Fact
Check: No, he hasn't.
In sheer
numbers of bills signed into law during a president's first year in office
(January 20 – December 31), Trump is behind his six most recent predecessors
(see chart above).
All this according
to tallies by Gov
Track, Plus, bonus fact: Trump trails Ike, Nixon, and JFK and nowhere near
Truman who had somewhere between 240-250 (the precise number is hard to pin
down, but in that range).
But as the
article also says, and I agree with totally is this: Tallying laws signed is
not necessarily a good way to measure accomplishment.
For example political
scientists say a far better — though more subjective — measure is significance,
because not all bills are created equal.
For
instance, “S 810: A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain
property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes” isn't in the
same realm of significance as “HR 3364: Countering America's Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act.”
NPR analyzed all 96 laws signed by Trump this year,
categorizing them. Summary is:
1. More than
three dozen modify or extend existing law.
2. Sixteen repeal
rules and regulations using a process known as the Congressional Review Act
(CRA).
3. A dozen
commemorate or honor people and organizations such as by renaming federal
buildings (like a Post Office).
4. Seven
provide temporary government funding or one-time disaster relief funds.
A quick summary of the 96 Laws Trump signed are listed
at the end of this article by general subject category of the bill signed.
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My 2 cents: Again I ask honestly – how and why do we
accept this man’s constant string of lies – a daily dozen in some cases … have
we lowered ourselves this low and accept lies as routine matters … trust in our
leaders and especially our president is paramount on so many fronts I can’t
list them here, like giving a reason to invade Iraq that turns out to be a lie –
what about “I had to bomb North Korea to stop them from maybe, possibly ready
to bomb us.”
Our national sanity is at risk under Trump.
I wonder did he tell the firefighters in Palm Beach
that he would be the best firefighter ever – besides he knows more than the Generals,
too, right? Yeah, right.
Happy New Year and thanks from stopping by.
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