Every day seems to bring a new chapter
in the unfolding drama of fired FBI chiefs, Russian investigations, and seeming
administration turmoil. And concurrently, every day seems to bring us another
step further from passing into law a meaningful conservative reform agenda.
Paul Ryan’s “Better Way” legislative package, which for a short time after
Trump’s inauguration seemed poised to become reality, now seems to fade further
into the background by the day. Apart from repealing some regulations and
confirming Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court (to be sure, no small
accomplishments), nothing much has permanently changed in Washington after the
first few months of unified Republican control.
Talk of impeachment is still incredibly
premature, so much so that it is hardly even worth discussing. But resignation,
on the other hand, is not an idea that should be rejected out of hand. Trump
himself has said
that he was happier in his old life, on the outside, than actually dealing with
the business of being president.
There’s still a way for him to return to
that life, on his own terms. He won the general election, proving all the
naysayers wrong. At this point in his administration, he has shown that he is
either temperamentally unsuited for the presidency, or else requires such a
long adjustment period that it will make the achievement of many of his
signature policy promises almost impossible. Trump was always going to have a
hard time building the wall, but every time he makes another ill-advised
comment about the Russian investigation, or treads on the messaging of his own
administration his goals become that much more difficult to achieve.
There is a way out for Trump, to further
his agenda while returning to his old life. Not that I expect him to take it.
But it is something he might consider, particularly if the whirlwind that has
been the past few weeks continues into the summer.
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