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poliphilo The new president has come into office with a wish list as long as your arm. We watched him sitting at his desk signing paper after paper and going- "That's a big one" when the thing desired was particularly contentious.
Makes me think of a kid writing his letter to Santa Claus.
But it's one one thing to issue orders and another to get them obeyed.
There are thousands of people in the U.S. government, at every level- some like Polonius, hidden behind the arras- and all have wish lists of their own. Many of them are going to do everything in their power to ignore, obstruct or actively work aganst the president's orders.
I remember how Bush Jnr responded to the accusation that he was a tyrant. "I wish I was," he said, "It would make this job so much easier...."
Makes me think of a kid writing his letter to Santa Claus.
But it's one one thing to issue orders and another to get them obeyed.
There are thousands of people in the U.S. government, at every level- some like Polonius, hidden behind the arras- and all have wish lists of their own. Many of them are going to do everything in their power to ignore, obstruct or actively work aganst the president's orders.
I remember how Bush Jnr responded to the accusation that he was a tyrant. "I wish I was," he said, "It would make this job so much easier...."
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Date: 2025-01-25 02:51 pm (UTC)