Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their jobs done.
Peter Drucker
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Well, the first job approvals for Trump are coming in, and RCP has him at 46 (-2.3). This is ominous for Trump; this is his honeymoon period— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 4, 2017
In contrast, Obama debuted at nearly a 70% approval rating, well above his vote percentage. Trump has to be careful; he lost a plurality.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
On my Trump report card, I give him credit for nominating Gorsuch to SCOTUS, freezing federal hiring, nominating Mattis for DoD, pipelines.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
On the negative side of Trump's report card, his edict on immigration/refugees, scrapping US involvement on TPP, and executive order mania.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
On net for me, Trump has earned an F so far. I'm most worried about him starting a global trade war. He's not scaling back foreign meddling.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
For those who have forgotten the past and are doomed to repeat it, Trump's policies of tariffs, anti-immigration, and infrastructure: Hoover— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
Anyone who thinks that the public school monopoly with flat-lined student performance over decades despite trillions in spending is working.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
Education, like healthcare, is just another market. Government domination over those (and any other) markets is dysfunctional and suboptimal— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
The special interest teacher unions have captured Democrat lawmakers and have dominated local failing school systems. DeVos is a threat.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
I see the special interest anti-competition teacher unions are mounting a futile effort to deny DeVos' confirmation as Education Security.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) February 5, 2017
The People's Republic of California Is Attempting to Violate the Bill of Rights Via Restrictions on Prospectors' Property Rights
Border Patrol and US Checkpoints: Violations of the Bill of Rights
I myself had to go through checkpoints in moving to Arizona last summer, and I never crossed the border.
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