Watercooler 4/5 Open Thread: The Contract Reassessed, April '17 Edition

#NotInMYNameWelcome back to another installment of the Watercooler, RedState’s daily Open Thread! Today, we’ve got…

The Contract Assessed, April 2017 Edition

Another month passed, another evaluation of the Contract With The American Voter. Thanks to fellow WC’er Joliphant for the table coding and list. (Yes, I’ve been playing with the crayons this month. 🙂 )

Item:

Accomplished/Fail

Six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington

4/6, 1 started

Constitutional Amendment: Term Limits (requires Congress and State action or States-called Article V Convention)

Undetermined

Hiring Freeze On Federal Employees

DONE – Pres. Memo 82 FR 8493

Eliminate 2 Regulations For Every New 1

DONE – Exec. Order 13771

5 Year ban on revolving door

DONE – EO 13770

Lifetime Ban On Foreign Lobbying

DONE – EO 13770

Remove Foreign Money From Elections

STARTED – Foreign Lobbying Restrictions of EO 13770

Seven actions to protect American workers

1/7, 4 started

Announce intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal under Article 2205

Undetermined

Announce withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership

DONE – PM 82 FR 8497.

Label China A Currency Manipulator

Undetermined

Trade Rep To Prosecute All Foreign Trade Abuses

STARTED – Unnumbered 3/31 EO

Lift Restrictions On American Energy Reserves

STARTED – EO 13766 and PM’s 82 FR 8659, 8661 and 8663

Remove Regulations On Energy Infrastructure

STARTED – PM’s 82 FR 8659, 8661 and 8663; EO 13783

Cancel Payments To U.N. For Climate Change

STARTED?

Five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law

3/5, 2 started

Cancel Obama’s Unconstitutional Exec Orders

STARTED – PM’s 82 FR 8346 and 8667

Select Constitutionalist To Replace Scalia

DONE – Gorsuch

Cancel All Federal Funding For Sanctuary Cities

DONE – EO 13768

Begin Deporting Two Million + Illegal Immigrants

DONE – EO 13768

Suspend Immigration From Terror Regions

STARTED – EO 13769 and replacements

Legislative Agenda

0/10 – 1 started, 1 FAIL

Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification

Undetermined

End Offshoring By Tariffs

Undetermined

Infrastructure: Trillion$ In Spending Over 10 years

Undetermined

School Choice And Education Act

Undetermined

Repeal Obamacare

CONTRACT BREACHED – “Swampcare”

Affordable Child And Elder Care

Undetermined

Build The Wall

Undetermined

(Fed dollars for local law enforcement)

Undetermined

Rebuild The Military

STARTED – Budget Request

Clean Up Corruption In Washington DC

Undetermined

Other Campaign Promises/Planks

1/2

From Debate: Prosecute Hillary

UNLIKELY

Outside Statement: Select SCOTUS Nominee From This List

DONE – Gorsuch

This month’s big news is the Breach of Contract with Lyin’ Ryan and Swampcare. Trump has this month before his key Hundred Days are up, and he needs to clean his act up, get his White House in order and get some more points on the board SOON. Combine that with Swamp Turtle McConnell, Lyin’ Ryan and the Tuesdaytard Turdsuckers, and…

This Month’s Score: Counting each Start as +1/2 and each Unlikely as -1/2…

DONE	Started	Undetermined	Unlikely	FAIL/ BREACH
9	8	10	1	1

9 + 8*1/2 + 0 – 1*1/2 – 1 = 11-1/2 out of 30 points possible. You were doing SO WELL, Mr. President, and then you had to listen to Rancid Penis (seriously, that guy really is a little dick) and Lyin’ Ryan pushing their Swampcare…

Special thanks to Watercooler teammate Joliphant for coding the table.

Last Week In History

Sunday, 3/26: Fitzgerald’s first novel published, 1920; Salk announces polio vaccine, 1953; Camp David Accords signed, 1979
Monday, 3/27: Congress establishes permanent Navy and authorizes first six frigates, 1794; Anchorage earthquake, 1964; FDA approves Viagra, 1998
Tuesday, 3/28: Battle of Valparaiso, 1814; Confederate westward push defeated at Glorieta Pass, 1862; Three Mile Island accident, 1979
Wednesday, 3/29: Veracruz falls, 1847; Army adopts Colt “Government Model” .45 as M1911 issue sidearm, 1911; New York, Ontario & Western first major RR abandoned in-toto, 1957
Thursday, 3/30: Ether first used as anesthetic, 1842; Alaska bought from Russia, 1867; Reagan shot, 1981
Friday, 3/31: Japan opened to American trade, 1854; Hays Code established to govern filmmaking, 1930; first WrestleMania, 1985
Saturday, 4/1: Muhlenberg elected first Speaker of the House, 1789; Sheridan cuts Lee’s last supply line, 1865; Ike authorizes Air Force Academy, 1954

This Week In History

Sunday, 4/2: Coinage Act establishes US Mint, 1792; Wilson asks Congress to join WWI, 1917; “Teflon Don” convicted, 1992
Monday, 4/3: Congress authorizes privateers to raid British shipping, 1776; Pony Express debuts, 1860; Marshall Plan enacted, 1948
Tuesday, 4/4: Lincoln tours Richmond, 1865; NATO charter signed, 1949; MLK assassinated, 1968
Wednesday, 4/5: Washington uses veto power for first time, 1794; FDR seizes gold, 1933; Rosenbergs sentenced to the chair, 1951
Thursday, 4/6: Lee’s last battle, 1865; UAL predecessor Varney Airlines’s first commercial flight, 1926; American League adopts “designated hitter” rule, 1973
Friday, 4/7: Marietta, OH first settlement of Northwest Territory, 1788; Teapot Dome petroleum reserves leased, 1922; massive USN airstrike sinks IJN Yamato in last major naval action of WWII, 1945
Saturday, 4/8: 6th Infantry sets off for Black Hawk War, 1832; 17th Amendment establishes direct election of Senate, 1913; Grace Hopper spearheads creation of COBOL computer language, 1959

Today’s Birthdays: Educator Booker T. Washington, 1856; 007 film honcho Albert R. Broccoli, 1909; actor Gregory Peck, 1916; journalist Mary Katherine Ham, 1980

This Week In History is compiled with assistance from History.com and Wikipedia. Something interesting not listed here? Please share in the Comments section–this is an Audience Participation Encouraged featurette.

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Quote of the Day

I’m a jerk to everyone. Best way to protect yourself from lawsuits.–Dr. Gregory House

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