CNN:
As President Donald Trump's White House attempts to embark on a period of order and discipline, many in Washington are greeting the news with a collective eye roll.Washington may not like this, but it is an intriguing view into the Trump White House:
At the start of Trump's third week in office, top advisers are trying to move beyond the infighting and feuds inside the West Wing, which have alarmed Republicans and official Washington far more than the President himself.
Within the White House, Trump's team has been more intent on quashing stories about turf wars and internal conflict than actually resolving them, said a top Republican close to the administration.What Trump is doing is either brilliant management, or incredibly reckless. I lean towards giving him the benefit of the doubt on this, mainly because of an old management lesson I learned from a former Bank of America executive named Floyd Robinson: When a boss starts in a new position, he must start "hard", because he can get easier on his people later, but he can't start easy and get harder on them later, or he will risk a rebellion.
This Republican, who spoke on condition of anonymity to frankly discuss internal workings of the administration, said any suggestion that all conflicts between Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon have been eliminated are mistaken.
And that doesn't much matter to Trump. He operates easily in tumultuous environments. When disagreements arise, staffers tend to duke it out before they head to the Oval Office, keeping most of the discord from Trump's view.
The turmoil surrounding Trump has often been ascribed to whichever aide has his ear at the time. Priebus's style is more cautious; he cares about the details. Bannon favors disruptive action and isn't fazed by a little public outcry if it's in pursuit of sweeping change.
But the reality is the frenzied pace -- and now the cycle of chaos to calm -- is mostly driven by Trump, according to people close to him.
A little background on Floyd: He was the kind of executive who was put into areas that needed fixing. Considering the state of our government, we could use a president like Floyd. Let us hope Trump is a Floyd.
In other news...
Breitbart:
Employees of a hedge fund founded by the king of the Institutional Left, billionaire and Democratic Party mega-donor George Soros, donated tens of thousands of dollars to top Republicans who fought against President Donald Trump in 2016, donation records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics show.So how much did these Republicans rake in from Soros Fund Management?
Soros Fund Management, a former hedge fund that serves now as an investment management firm, was founded by progressive billionaire George Soros in 1969. It has risen to become one of the most profitable hedge funds in the industry. Employees of the firm are heavily involved in backing political candidates giving millions upon millions to groups that were supporting failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton for the presidency.
But more importantly, perhaps, than the unsurprising giant lump sums of cash funneled into Democratic Party and Clinton coffers is the revelation thanks to the Center for Responsive Politics that employees of the Soros firm—now run by his son Robert Soros—pumped tens of thousands of dollars into the campaigns of top anti-Trump Republicans over the course of 2016.
- Ryan, Paul (R-WI), House, $10,800
- Graham, Lindsey (R-SC), Senate, $3,500
- Bush, Jeb (R), President, $2,700
- Kasich, John (R), President, $2,700
- Rubio, Marco (R-FL), Senate, $2,700
- Boehner, John (R-OH), House, $2,600
- Heck, Joe (R-NV), House, $2,500
- McCain, John (R-AZ), Senate, $2,500
- Royce, Ed (R-CA), House, $2,500
There are a few more, but you get the point. This is almost a complete list of the RINOs in the upper echelons of the Republican Party. If you ever wonder why Republicans are so ineffective against the Democrats, just look at this list. These Republicans get the Pogo award:
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