"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
President Trump
A British view: "I want to see President Trump – if only because of who he’d annoy".
I don't get all this. To me Trump is a bit of a Teddy Roosevelt, maybe rough-cast. And I think the US needs to get back in touch with its roots, that history when its prosperity was founded. Whether he'll fulfill that we don't know but there's nothing unusual about Trump as candidate from my perspective.
But if you feel you've left all that can-do bull moose stuff behind ok, it's for you to say.
And Cruz seems very qualified and promising, in perhaps a way we have not seen before. So that's worth pursuing too.
bruce, IMO Trump is mostly a populist, and a reality TV show actor who puts on a good show, and says what he knows his fans want to hear. Whether or not he believes everything he says...who knows. Will he make a good President...who knows? How do you know if he will, or not, if he isn't really who he says he is.
Ted Cruz, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He's a conservative, isn't ashamed of being one, and you can see it.
Would I vote for Trump? Reluctantly, yes. But only because he would still be better than anything the Dim Party comes up with.
Successful leadership involves a delicate balance between authority and delegation. Too much either way, micromanage or over-delegate, and failure results (ruling out the current fashion for whining passive-aggressive 'victim' leaders and referring to traditional leadership only).
It probably can't be taught or learned, so it must be just luck when the person with the correct balance succeeds. Even then they may be right in certain times, say peace, and not in others, say war (Churchill?). Of course the nearest you can get to being safe is to choose someone with a proven track record of some sort.
- Just saying. Haven't studied anyone's record in sufficient detail to be sure if it applies.
He makes a good point.
ReplyDeleteAnd, if he did pick Palin as VP....wow! the liberals would probably take up arms.
No, wait, they don't have arms.
I don't get all this. To me Trump is a bit of a Teddy Roosevelt, maybe rough-cast. And I think the US needs to get back in touch with its roots, that history when its prosperity was founded. Whether he'll fulfill that we don't know but there's nothing unusual about Trump as candidate from my perspective.
ReplyDeleteBut if you feel you've left all that can-do bull moose stuff behind ok, it's for you to say.
And Cruz seems very qualified and promising, in perhaps a way we have not seen before. So that's worth pursuing too.
Bruce
ReplyDeleteYou need to read something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/TrumpNation-Donald-Timothy-L-OBrien-ebook/dp/B0169GGSJU/ref=sr_1_1
Cheers
bruce, IMO Trump is mostly a populist, and a reality TV show actor who puts on a good show, and says what he knows his fans want to hear. Whether or not he believes everything he says...who knows. Will he make a good President...who knows? How do you know if he will, or not, if he isn't really who he says he is.
ReplyDeleteTed Cruz, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He's a conservative, isn't ashamed of being one, and you can see it.
Would I vote for Trump? Reluctantly, yes. But only because he would still be better than anything the Dim Party comes up with.
Thanks all.
ReplyDeleteI want the concessions (popcorn, beverages, jujubees, etc).
ReplyDeleterinardman, I'd join you in the reluctant vote.
Ditto on the reluctant vote. But I'd console myself by hitting the concession stand, and munching nachos while watching the exploding heads.
ReplyDeleteSuccessful leadership involves a delicate balance between authority and delegation. Too much either way, micromanage or over-delegate, and failure results (ruling out the current fashion for whining passive-aggressive 'victim' leaders and referring to traditional leadership only).
ReplyDeleteIt probably can't be taught or learned, so it must be just luck when the person with the correct balance succeeds. Even then they may be right in certain times, say peace, and not in others, say war (Churchill?). Of course the nearest you can get to being safe is to choose someone with a proven track record of some sort.
- Just saying. Haven't studied anyone's record in sufficient detail to be sure if it applies.
He's already annoyed Susan Sarandon and Whoopi Goldberg. That's not a bad start.
ReplyDeleteI don't care; if DonJohn is the Republican nominee, I'm staying home.
ReplyDeleteCheers