With Trump, We Got What (Most of Us) Expected
Shorty after Trump was elected in 2016, I told my wife:
You know, there is a non-zero chance that one of two things is going to happen:
a) He’s going to say, “OK, I won. Thanks for voting for me. Now here’s a surprise for you all. As the 45th President of the United States, I’m going to be remembered as one of our country’s greatest, leading with bipartisan honesty and decency. In particular, I promise to do my best to fashion a government that supports the well-being of all Americans equally, and nurtures peace abroad.”
or
b) He will grow into the office, maturing as he watches, and learns how the world of domestic policy and international relations actually function.
My wife smiled, “That’s cute, Craig. Naive as hell, but sooooo cute.”
Craig,
Whaaaa! The President won’t do what I say, and be want I want, do as I would do! Boo hoo.
President Trump has the only qualification needed to be President. He won the 2016 election, and will probably win the 2020 election.
His behavior toward polite etiquette certainly lacks the level usually exhibited by polished professional politicians and he’s not much when it comes to behaving as a refined, highly cultured gentleman.
I certainly would cast him in in a Hollywood movie as a heroic Presidential image.
But, this isn’t a movie. The President’s policies have proved effective, (even if at times radical and brutal.
He may not be your sort of American, but he is very typical of his type of American, and maybe that’s what the nation needs at this point in history.
His true test will come this November. He is opposed by a cabal of the world richest men ranging from George Soros and Charles Koch to Mike Bloomburg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and five other billionaire Democrat candidates.
In contrast, President Trump lacks the huge financial campaigning power available to the Democrat machine, but he speaks to the common man in a language that resonates far more deeply than big money advertising.
2020 will be a titanic battle, the result will be a changed America.
If the President wins, Democrats must accept the changes his Presidency will continue. The democrats must use the next four years to restoring courteous debate, restoring the principles of civil service impartiality and obedience to elected authority.
All sides need to calm down and accept responsibility for the abusive dialog and hysteria that has marked the President’s first term in office.