Well, the first 100 days of the new presidential administration are upon us and we are about to get a slew of "report cards" from various sources. Most of us will probably need the next 100 days to sift through all of the reports and begin to understand the implications of actions taken to date; however, some of the initial ones are already scathing in their criticism. Please see the following link from the website of The Center for American Progress:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/general/news/2017/04/26/431299/100-ways-100-days-trump-hurt-americans/.
Take a look at the list of the 100 ways that Trump and his administration have weakened our national security and standing with the rest of the global community of nations, severely threatened the future health and welfare of our children, virtually insured the increased limitations on personal freedoms and liberties, made the White-house the private play pen for his pampered family members and his hand-picked group of rich friends and aristocratic cronies. thrown our current scientific, educational and, by association, military capability into disarray and insured that our national deficit will grow by an amount not achieved in any prior administration,
As one who is a direct descendant of family members who fought for our nation's creation and liberty during the American Revolutionary War, I am appalled at the conduct of our president and the other members of his dysfunctional administration who have invested far more time tearing down policies and processes rather than augmenting, supporting positive direction and initiating positive reform.
All of our sons and daughters would do well to be very concerned for their future and all of us, their parents, must attend to the consul of Neil Postman, former NYU professor, who stated (and I paraphrase) Children are the message we send to a world we shall not live to see. It is up to us to make sure that that message is positive and life affirming. In my estimation, Trump's first 100 days have been an abject failure in that regard!
