Gale Collins: Brett, we have spent a lot of time agreeing to President Trump, it has been great-at least for argument-that you can come up with specific presidential measures where you are now supportive of Trump. While I objectively object to every task.
Well, maybe not so irrational. But today, tell me how you feel about the latest sweep by shutting down humanitarian aid and offering to buy the entire CIA work force.
Brett Stephens: I’m not Trump Pro. He scares me. There are a few days when I wake up and think: If it lasts for four years, or four months, we are living in an unidentified republic. Trump Idea, Federal Court decisions are easily neglected by the Executive Branch, Elon Musk creates a personal performance (DOPE) that tracks and scores each of your movements, and height The majority of voters based on the economy are indifferent to the elimination of urban and constitutional. The principle we saw that this model began in the early years of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship in Russia and the rule of Tape Erdogan in Turkey.
Gay: I like the idea of ​​this Elon Kasturi – not the real agency, just a part of calling it a dope.
Brett: But today I am in the mood to provoke my readers a bit. And the truth is that I just disagree with Trump’s policy. With regard to USAID, I have always committed my misconduct about the way I have provided the United States aid to the United States. Self -Dealing Contractor More corrupt and less self -reliant on corrupt countries, and often our considered beneficiaries. As far as the CIA is concerned, it will not be abolished in this presidency or anyone else. Although I am a little surprised to hear that many liberals are springing to defend the agency.
He said, the way the Trump administration has tried to shut down USAID overnight, tried to trap employees, eliminate important health care programs and block through the courts. , Fish and cruel. We need to re -consider and reform the aid, not eliminating it. The same is true of all other agencies and programs in which the musk is taking a hatch instead of the skull.
Gay: Not reforms-it is very difficult to debate with the conversation. Although it certainly depends on the role of the so -called reformers.
Brett: The federal government is not a tech startup where you move forward and break things.
Gay: You know that I never discuss foreign policy, Brett, but when Trump announced that he believes the United States should occupy Gaza and “should own it”, which I have made to international affairs Our president is hit by another deeply terrifying symbol as a problem… just nuts
Brett: In addition to the fact that the US would Not Gaza himself, I don’t know what Trump means – and I’m not sure he does. But I also think that it is better to point out some of his Wilder’s words, not as a serious policy proposal, but to dialogue as an entry. I am glad that Trump feels that he will not fight Hamas’s survival as a ruling government in Gaza. And I don’t think it is wrong to ask a dependent dictator to ask Abdul Fateh Al -Sisi of Egypt, who failed to prevent Hamas from placing himself with teeth before the war, rebuilding the area from the wall Don’t get out
Gay: As I said, not to do foreign policy. Let’s go back home.
Brett: The big point is that Trump is asking for a fresh thinking about a dispute where all understanding solutions have failed and failed. And he is insisting that we think what the government does and how it operates abroad and home. For example, what to say about the Department of Education after 45 years of failure to improve educational standards?
Gay: There are many responsibilities for the Department of Education, and if you want to argue that it is failing to some people, feel free. But the mission itself is so important. Some agencies have to monitor students’ loans, which in their worst shapes go bankrupt to the bankrupt recipients who were completely misled about it as a very expensive, definitely useless border line. Can expect to get from the Crook program.
I will go here, but since 60 senators will be required to eliminate the department, I am just adding to all the government services that are trying to ruin instead of improving Trump.
Brett: Gayle, if it was dependent on me, I would completely expel the government from the student loan business. We have borrowed students on suspicious promises that college education is the right choice for everyone. Meanwhile, decades of federal investment in K-12 education, and George W. Bush’s nine Child left behind act like a bad brain storm The compassionate results were recoveredEspecially for minority children. If liberals want to regain the benefit of their traditional polling than the conservatives about education, they need to take care of the issue that is more about putting billions of dollars on the issue.
Gay: We have to continue the discussion of education during this New Year. Let’s talk about cabinet appointments. Trump is getting a lot of custom. But the Republican majority in the House and the Senate are so narrow, especially, when I have to start my regular business, I cannot always imagine them to stick to them. Do you agree? And you think we’ll see the first break?
Brett: GOP? They are not breaking. If they are willing to confirm the selection of the cabinet, such as Tulsi Gibard and Robert F. Kennedy, Junior, they will go together at all. That’s what frightens me: Congress has stopped thinking itself as a mutual branch of the government, and the Republicans of the Congress have turned themselves into steps for the president.
This means that Democrats need to collect their process for midtermies. But if his central strategy is just to wait for the country’s Trump to be activated, I don’t think they will be far away. What do you advise from them?
Gay: Well, there are many problems to walk. On global warming, Republican energy policy “drills, babies, drills” are cheating generations to adopt the theory. Tax deduction for the rich does not mean most Americans, and they reduce taxes to advance programs like medical, medicated, social security and yes, education.
Brett: It is not for me to tell Democrats what they should go. But I will never advise what they should run By They need to create a clear, loud, virtuous, convincing break from the highly progressive edge of their party. Bail reform drug decision -making. Police notorious. De Facto Open Borders. Haram City. Biological men in girls’ sports. Identity Politics – in which all these things, including the DEI excesses, have left the democratic brand politically radically.
Gay: You want to make sure that everyone has been arrested but not yet wanting to be guilty of anything so that they have an equal opportunity to stay out of jail until their trial. And I don’t think most of the Democrats are pressing for de facto open borders. As we were saying earlier, we want to make something better and get rid of it.
Brett: People will live today in places like Vochasa, Weiss, if not easy guaranteed Dangerous people Back on the road. Democrats also need to replace liberals, especially municipalities and ineligible progressives at the state level. This is finally happening with San Francisco’s new Mayor, Daniel Lauri, who is promising To clean the city After years of lack. I wonder if it can happen at the state level as well. Kamla Harris has any idea about fighting for the governor?
Gay: I want to see how Harris works in the race where he has to compete in the open primary to get the nomination. She was a modest presidential candidate because at the last minute the work was thrown at her, but she never declared me dim or disqualified.
Brett: I don’t know dim. But disqualified? Beyond disqualified if California thinks that the thing that is more needed is more tax, high rule, high cost, low delivery rule that runs every year Hundreds of thousands of taxpayersAlong with Some of his most valuable companiesFrom the state, then he is the perfect candidate. Democrats need a different state for a variety of governance samples. Kentucky, or North Carolina, or Hey, Kansas, which includes Democratic Governor, Laura Kelly, who believe in a balanced budget, immigration implementation – and the right to choose. He is in his second period.
On a pleasant note, Gal: Super Bowl. Who knew?
Gay: Hey, I always liked Philadelphia, but in view of the recent election story, I can’t say that I was a heavy, nothing but nothing for corruption.
