Featured Three things which I like about former President Trump

[Multicolored Lemur]

1. He changed his mind about Syria. And a lot of Presidents have really struggled with this, including and especially about Vietnam.

2. He has focused on immigration. And he wants to make major progress, not merely find excuses or “high-minded” sounding reasons for why nothing can be done.

3. He went BIG on the Covid bailout the Spring of 2020. And that’s what we need during a serious economic downturn. BIG, not timid. Or, at least solidly medium.

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I’m a Democrat. And I’m likely to vote Democratic this coming Fall.

All the same, in the spirit of trying to bridge across polarized talk, I include the above.


PS— I kind of like the approach of “3 things I like about . . ”

 

[AgnosticBoy]

PS— I kind of like the approach of “3 things I like about . . ”

"about...the other side".

I think of it as a good exercise and a mental test. Rarely, is any side entirely right or wrong. And some times, there is more than one way to get good results even if both sides sometimes think that their way is the only way.

Personally, I like policies proposals from both sides of the aisle just as long as they would work to make things better and don't cause any harm. As for Trump, given all of his character flaws mostly with his mouth, I actually like his fighting spirit. That might be a New York thing. I also read that Teddy Roosevelt and the president before him were also New York guys, and they were mentally tough.

My list of Trump's positives:
1. His fighting spirit. He's a competitor for sure.

2. He's good at getting other people to run things for him. I think when he was president, he was more of a manager of the position instead of being the one to take the most active hands-on/planning role. I'm only going by reports that he tended to only read the first and last page of some briefing reports and left the rest to his advisors - nonetheless he made sure the job got done most of the times it seems.

3. In some weird way he projects strength as in, "you're not gonna screw us over" - kind of has a mobster feel to it. He made China pay tariffs and made the UN and NATO pay more. I think other presidents and American officials are too nice with handing out money and we get screwed over sometimes.

In comparison, Biden was also tough at least when it came to his communication (more true the further back you go in his years in the Senate), but I question if he's as good as taking care of business - although that's not to say that Trump is always right just because he's a tough businessman.

Of course, it's up to each one of us to determine if the positives outweigh the negatives or whatever other guidelines one would use to vote for the guy. I tend to be very nuanced in these decisions and don't see things as black and white as others, so I'll likely end up being an undecided voter up until the end.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

He's good at getting other people to run things for him. I think when he was president, he was more of a manager of the position instead of being the one to take the most active hands-on/planning role.

President Reagan was also good at delegating, maybe at times too good.

I like the business theory — delegate, don’t dump. Although there is a wide range of how much effectively you can delegate.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

President Reagan was also good at delegating, maybe at times too good.

I like the business theory — delegate, don’t dump. Although there is a wide range of how much effectively you can delegate.

My ideal political system would be where anyone can run for president. Should the average joe like you or I make it into office, we may not know much about how things run, but that's where advisors come in. You would just set the overall objective and let your staff/cabinet do the work to reach the objective.

This might be too idealistic but I find it to be better than having a bunch of elitist or well connected people who are out of touch with the average American. Perhaps, the only qualification I would have in place is for prospective candidates to go through a 1 year crash course in what the presidency involves before being allowed to run.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

Perhaps, the only qualification I would have in place is for prospective candidates to go through a 1 year crash course in what the presidency involves before being allowed to run

I wouldn’t even do that.

I might change the primaries so that it’s not so “front-loaded” ? ? I mean, avoid this thing early on where both parties feel they have to get “on the same page,” etc, etc, which means, stuck with their first choice.