This sums it up well. IMHO


...............One thing we confirmed this week was that Donald Trump is neither the master of the art of the deal nor of the rudiments of the legislative process. His views on immigration and his “guidance” zig-zagged like a world class slalom skier, frustrating GOP leadership more than anyone. No one had (or has) any idea whether he truly wanted to help the dreamers, truly wanted a large wall, or truly understood one iota of what was in the spending package. Trump’s “must haves” – a “must know” in any negotiation – ranged from hard to soft, clearly reflecting the person who last had his ear.

POLITICAL STAT OF THE WEEK


http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/01/btrtn-saturdata-review-on-s-holes-and.html

A new Gallup poll shows exactly how the world views Donald Trump. The poll was among a cross-section of global citizens, 1,000 people from 130+ countries. This “world poll” has been conducted annually since 2007.

The percentage of world citizens who approved of the United States’ “leadership” under President Obama tacked between 41% and 48%, and reached the 48% level in 2016. One year into the Trump Administration, it has dropped a full 18 percentage points, to 30%. (In George W. Bush’s last year, it was 34%.)

The United States fell below Germany (41%) and…wait for it…China (31%). So much for America First.