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'This president's first hundred days have seen no progress in 'draining the swamp;' instead, they have been the most corrupt in our national history.' (Image: Common Cause)
President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday, a milestone he insists is meaningless even as he directs the White House staff in a frenzied effort to convince Americans he's been the most successful president ever.
The approach of Day 100 has sparked news organizations, watchdog groups, lobbyists, political partisans, and heaven-only-knows-who-else to publish their own assessments of Trump's performance. A thorough review of the reviews probably would take the careful reader another 100 days.
President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday, a milestone he insists is meaningless even as he directs the White House staff in a frenzied effort to convince Americans he's been the most successful president ever.
The approach of Day 100 has sparked news organizations, watchdog groups, lobbyists, political partisans, and heaven-only-knows-who-else to publish their own assessments of Trump's performance. A thorough review of the reviews probably would take the careful reader another 100 days.
So let me help. Around here, we're partial to "State of the Swamp," a 20-page report put together principally by Joe Maschman, a Common Cause legal fellow, and released this week. It's an easy and important, if sometimes depressing read, that catalogs the Trump team's ethical and in some cases, legal shortfalls.
The report also includes a slate of recommendations, crafted to keep future presidents from following Trump's bad example. They include:
A passage near the end sums the report up. "TR had the Square Deal, FDR the New Deal; Trump prefers to self-deal. This president's first hundred days have seen no progress in 'draining the swamp;' instead, they have been the most corrupt in our national history."
We hope you'll check it out and then take it to heart. This is still OUR government and the Trump team are OUR employees. It's up to us to bring them back in line.
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President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday, a milestone he insists is meaningless even as he directs the White House staff in a frenzied effort to convince Americans he's been the most successful president ever.
The approach of Day 100 has sparked news organizations, watchdog groups, lobbyists, political partisans, and heaven-only-knows-who-else to publish their own assessments of Trump's performance. A thorough review of the reviews probably would take the careful reader another 100 days.
So let me help. Around here, we're partial to "State of the Swamp," a 20-page report put together principally by Joe Maschman, a Common Cause legal fellow, and released this week. It's an easy and important, if sometimes depressing read, that catalogs the Trump team's ethical and in some cases, legal shortfalls.
The report also includes a slate of recommendations, crafted to keep future presidents from following Trump's bad example. They include:
A passage near the end sums the report up. "TR had the Square Deal, FDR the New Deal; Trump prefers to self-deal. This president's first hundred days have seen no progress in 'draining the swamp;' instead, they have been the most corrupt in our national history."
We hope you'll check it out and then take it to heart. This is still OUR government and the Trump team are OUR employees. It's up to us to bring them back in line.
President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday, a milestone he insists is meaningless even as he directs the White House staff in a frenzied effort to convince Americans he's been the most successful president ever.
The approach of Day 100 has sparked news organizations, watchdog groups, lobbyists, political partisans, and heaven-only-knows-who-else to publish their own assessments of Trump's performance. A thorough review of the reviews probably would take the careful reader another 100 days.
So let me help. Around here, we're partial to "State of the Swamp," a 20-page report put together principally by Joe Maschman, a Common Cause legal fellow, and released this week. It's an easy and important, if sometimes depressing read, that catalogs the Trump team's ethical and in some cases, legal shortfalls.
The report also includes a slate of recommendations, crafted to keep future presidents from following Trump's bad example. They include:
A passage near the end sums the report up. "TR had the Square Deal, FDR the New Deal; Trump prefers to self-deal. This president's first hundred days have seen no progress in 'draining the swamp;' instead, they have been the most corrupt in our national history."
We hope you'll check it out and then take it to heart. This is still OUR government and the Trump team are OUR employees. It's up to us to bring them back in line.