re: School ban of inauguration apparently false. Shows hypocrisy with media outrage.

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And I don't think this is unfair, per se, but at the very least, he's been doing that on his own dime. As of tomorrow, he's on the clock

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I agree that tomorrow is when it REALLY matters, but I don't think that his own dime absolves him of his hypocrisy. Paying your own fine doesn't mean you didn't commit the crime, but it is better than using others to pay it for you.

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The optimist in me believes he will get the job started, for sure. But, that's a big fricking swamp - I think we all can agree on that.

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I can never fault an optimistic approach, and usually I'm an optimist. And I won't fault him for making progress, although institutional inertia is probably bigger than any one person can overcome altogether.

That being said, one of my biggest issues with Trump is that he has a history of views, and more importantly, actions that are fundamentally counter to his rhetoric. He proudly ensured that swamp stayed strong for decades, because it benefited him (can't necessarily blame him); now he's going to drain that very beneficial swamp because of some never-before-seen altruism? I just don't buy it, but hopefully I'm wrong.