Norman was the head humanoid robot in the Star Trek episode “I, Mudd”.
In front of Norman, a crew member pointed at another crew member and said, “He always tells the truth.” The second crew member pointed to the first and said, “He always lies.” They continued this back-and-forth as Norman looked from one to the other. Eventually, in true movie fashion, Norman’s head began to smoke and he became inoperative.
I don’t wish to see Trump’s head smoke, but is there any contradiction of his that could be used to get him to resign because the job has become too hard? He has walked out of deals before.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/prisoner-of-his-own-impulse-inside-trumps-cave-to-end-shutdown-without-wall/2019/01/25/e4a4789a-20d5-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html?utm_term=.beae40a2ec9c
Showing posts with label resignation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resignation. Show all posts
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Where are the resignations?
And I don't mean resignations assuming responsibility for the collapse of a bridge. Where are the high-level resignations when "something went wrong during my watch"? Once upon a time, British or Japanese ministers would resign if things fell apart during their term, regardless of how culpable they may have been.
How many high-level resignations can you remember? Nixon, of course, but he went out with a long drawn-out fight? Most resignations, other than fatigue, occur because someone disagrees with his or her boss' policies. Others are forced out when popular opinion turns against them and the President asks for the resignation; the resignee rarely offers to resign until asked. For example, John Bolton as Ambassador to the U.N. or Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense.
We won't see Minnesota Lt. Gov./Commissioner of Transportation Carol Molnau or U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales admitting that they let things get out of hand or that they didn't monitor things as thoroughly as they should have. It isn't just Republicans who won't admit responsibility for bad policies. Robert McNamara, Lyndon Johnson's Secretary of Defense, didn't see the "light at the end of the tunnel" until decades after the Viet Nam war ended.
How many high-level resignations can you remember? Nixon, of course, but he went out with a long drawn-out fight? Most resignations, other than fatigue, occur because someone disagrees with his or her boss' policies. Others are forced out when popular opinion turns against them and the President asks for the resignation; the resignee rarely offers to resign until asked. For example, John Bolton as Ambassador to the U.N. or Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense.
We won't see Minnesota Lt. Gov./Commissioner of Transportation Carol Molnau or U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales admitting that they let things get out of hand or that they didn't monitor things as thoroughly as they should have. It isn't just Republicans who won't admit responsibility for bad policies. Robert McNamara, Lyndon Johnson's Secretary of Defense, didn't see the "light at the end of the tunnel" until decades after the Viet Nam war ended.
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