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torius

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31. I was expecting horrific

Reply to yardwork (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:00 PM

Jan 2017

but not at the rapid speed it's gone. Thought rather than instant chaos, he'd flounder trying to figure out how to get what he wanted done without knowing anything about government. I didn't know he could snap his finger and trap people at airports--I had this belief there were laws that worked at least in day-to-day situations. Now I know better.

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Is the Trump administration worse than you expected? [View all] yardwork Jan 2017 OP

God, yes. shrike Jan 2017 #1

I hate to say it... tallahasseedem Jan 2017 #2

K&R for visibility. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #3

I expected it to be terrible The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #4

Thanks for the replies! yardwork Jan 2017 #5

It has exceeded my expected horror level herding cats Jan 2017 #6

Shock and awe. yardwork Jan 2017 #8

That's exactly what they're doing. herding cats Jan 2017 #13

Every day is worse than the one before. femmocrat Jan 2017 #7

I expected it to be bad and it is. After this Trashbag didn't "pivot" during the convention I knew TrekLuver Jan 2017 #9

That's where I am, plus I think something really big and bad is coming up. yardwork Jan 2017 #12

FUCK TRUMP HE WILL NOT BREAK US. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #10

YES! Humor is one of our weapons. yardwork Jan 2017 #14

Much worse treestar Jan 2017 #11

Actually yes .... the incompetence (very) is as I expected etherealtruth Jan 2017 #15

Yes, because I'm even having nightmares about him regularly eleny Jan 2017 #16

I'm sorry about that. yardwork Jan 2017 #17

Thx! I'm not usually nightmare prone eleny Jan 2017 #23

That sounds like a great strategy. yardwork Jan 2017 #39

No.. that's why I was in extreme shock on election night. Cha Jan 2017 #18

Me too. Knew all this would happen.... yardwork Jan 2017 #40

I expected it to exceed my expectations in terms of badness. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #19

I think you want the water slide response. yardwork Jan 2017 #34

I said from the beggining that I view Donald taking power as a double extinction level event. briv1016 Jan 2017 #20

No. Sissyk Jan 2017 #21

I agree that his words and actions told us everything we needed to know. yardwork Jan 2017 #35

Nope. ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #22

I wouldn't be surprised if... qwlauren35 Jan 2017 #24

Wow. That must be difficult. You sound like a patient person. yardwork Jan 2017 #36

It's hard to explain. qwlauren35 Jan 2017 #42

It is as bad as I expected. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #25

Well, I expect worldwide nuclear war by the end of February, so no i guess Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #26

Trump is as bad as I was expecting. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #27

I figured that this was going to happen AnnieBW Jan 2017 #28

MUCH WORSE AlexSFCA Jan 2017 #29

Nope. Miles Archer Jan 2017 #30

I was expecting horrific torius Jan 2017 #31

It is worse FASTER than I expected obamanut2012 Jan 2017 #32

I would agree here mvd Jan 2017 #41

That's where I'm at....nt Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #47

Impossible, there are no depths to sink to with Trump...it is just one mighty leap Rex Jan 2017 #33

Well, I wouldn't condemn the whole program until all of the facts are in. yardwork Jan 2017 #38

Facts or alt facts? Rex Jan 2017 #44

I expected it to be really bad. mvd Jan 2017 #37

Nope, he's Jamaal510 Jan 2017 #43

This is pretty much what I expected. neeksgeek Feb 2017 #45

I expected it to be awful and so far it has not disappointed. mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #46

It's not worse than I expected, just quicker. I expect it to get worse. NotThisTime Feb 2017 #48