Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Donald Trump is at the bottom of the Presidential Greatness Survey. How low can he go?

Well, Donald Trump has been POTUS for thirteen long months unfortunately. He has one big accomplishment to his name, and it's a so called huge tax cut. About 30 days ago, the government shutdown happened for 48 hours. Obamacare was not reformed, as Trump had promised to many American people. The list of President Trump's mistakes could go on for another hour or two. Let's get to the gist of this story, regarding the 2018 Presidents and Executive Politics Presidential Greatness Survey. The survey is supposed to rate the 45 presidents of this country, from a scale of 0-100 for overall greatness. The score of 0 is an absolute failure, while 50 is average and 100 is extremely great. The president that received the highest score is Abraham Lincoln. George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower received spots #2 through #7 on the list. The seven greatest presidents were the same people, when this survey was completed in 2014. What did Donald Trump score on this list? He is dead last on this list. Trump ranked 40th out of 45 among Republicans and conservatives. Former commander-in-chief, Barack Obama, came in at 8th. Ronald Reagan came in at 9th, and Bill Clinton is 13th on this latest survey. For Donald Trump, this survey means that he should stop tweeting his ideas on twitter. Trump needs to realize that more than 85% of the news about him is true, and not 'fake news' as he loves to call it. Also, Trump should release his tax returns from the past six years to show the American public that he is not 100% corrupt. Political science professors Brandon Rottinghaus of the University of Houston, and Justin S. Vaughn of Boise State University conducted this survey. These professors probably took into account the fact that Trump's federal staff employees have lost their job, or decided to resign in huge numbers. Most of Donald Trump's approval ratings polls have shown numbers under 50%, which means this presidential greatness survey could be right on the money. Finally, Trump continues to see Robert Mueller's special counsel indict more suspects in a way to prosecute the President eventually. It would be great to see Trump being impeached this year, as he continues to declare there was no collusion from the White House in the past 18 months. If Trump is to present himself in front of Mueller for further questioning, it could lead to impeachment hearings. Let's see if Mueller's special counsel can indict more people in the Trump scandals. Enjoy the picture from February 19, 2018, and the horrific face of Donald Trump. Good day and good night!

Thursday, February 8, 2018

NBA 2018 trades and the midseason report

Today, NBA teams did some massive trades and the NBA season is past its midpoint. The top two teams in the NBA are the Golden State Warriors, and the Houston Rockets. Golden State has the best record in the Western Conference and the NBA, but by 1 game only on those great Rockets. Houston has won their past six games, and they could overtake the Warriors soon. In the eastern conference, Boston and Toronto are vying for the best record. The Celtics are only one game ahead of the Raptors, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in 3rd place in the East. The Cavaliers traded Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Dwyane Wade, and some other players to different teams in the past 5 months. The big question for the Cavaliers is whether Lebron James will stay with the team in Summer 2018. Next, the NBA All-Star game is on February 18 in Staples Center/Los Angeles. The Golden State Warriors need the all-star break to happen soon, as the team has lost three of their last four games. In other NBA related news, the NBA trade deadline ended a couple of hours ago. The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets did not trade any players. The Boston Celtics did not trade any players, but they don't have Gordon Hayward for this year. He tore his ACL earlier in the season, yet the Celtics continue to play like a really good playoff team without him. Marcus Smart was part of trade rumors, but he is staying with the Celtics. The Celtics seemed to have won the Kyrie Irving trade sweepstakes, as the Cavaliers are playing worse without their former all-star guard. Finally, what does the 2nd half of the NBA season have in store? The Warriors and Rockets will battle it out for first place, in the Western conference. With the Cleveland Cavaliers making a lot of trades in the NBA this year, let's hope they don't make the NBA finals in June. It would be great to see the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals in June, from the eastern conference. Going back to the western conference, the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors twice this year. The Rockets won the regular season series against the Warriors, because of their stifling defense. The Rockets need to have the better record than the Golden State Warriors, in the 2nd half of the season. Chris Paul and perennial mvp candidate James Harden will be hard to beat, in the playoffs. Many of my readers know that making sports predictions is not my forte, in all of my favorite sports. Hope the NBA western conference finals is Golden State vs. Houston, as it would be a fun series to watch. In closing, enjoy the picture of the NBA All-Star 2018 game above. All the NBA teams are probably looking forward to a much needed break, in a few days. As a huge fan of the NBA, the All-Star weekend is an exciting one because of the Slam Dunk contest; the 3 point shootout contest; and other fun events. Goodbye and hope the 2nd half of the nba season is as exciting, as the first half was.