President Trump - the pros & cons

This is a statement that many will misinterpret.  They will say how smart Obama was, how cool he acted and the way that he seemed to glide through his presidency.  That is all well & good, but it has nothing to do with leadership.  In the end, leadership is about getting results.  Trump has that, Obama (& most people, myself probably included) doesn't.

I made a similar analogy this morning to my wife, one that many sports people will find blasphemous.  I wondered aloud if Mike Trout might not be a leader when it comes to winning.  He is the most talented player in the game, mixed with humility, great work ethic and a cool demeanor.  However, the team he is on just doesn't win and he doesn't show the leadership skills to help drag them over the finish line.  How is it possible that he has never won a playoff game?  That isn't attack of him or his talent, rather a criticism of the Angels to bring in the player or manager who could really lead the team.  People will argue that the Angels need better pitching, that they need this or that, but they have more than enough talent both offensively & defensively to make the playoffs most years.  What they are missing is that intangible, leadership to  exploit their strengths and gloss over their weakness's.

Maybe Trump would be willing to take on the Angels managerial duties come 2024...

Been even more funny if he said, "oh yeah Jim, terrified."

Democratic senator from Connecticut objects to Trump's outreach to Kim Jong-Un, but I suppose giving billions to Iran is okay? These guys are so predictable--they will oppose ANYTHING the President says or does, and they're either sidelining themselves from the process (along with the chance to get some free credit for any positive result) or painting themselves into policy corners out of knee-jerk anti-Trumpism. Trump is pro-life? Let's make ourselves as pro-abortion as possible. Trump opposes illegal immigration and wants a strong border? Let's oppose all border enforcement and even eliminate the concept of "illegal" immigration. And on and on it goes.

Their utter hatred for the man is destroying their party. 

I'm kind of surprised that Kim didn't whip out a shiv, stick Trump in the abdomen & then push him back across the border.

If that had happened, how many lefties would have openly cheered?

Really good article considering most of the media was bashing him leading up to the event, and have focused on his airport gaffe.

I've not gone back and red this entire thread so sorry if this is redundant.

I don't like Trump. I was fine with him as a bold and brash businessman who was willing to lie and cheat to get ahead. It was and is his brand and he is very proud of it. His reality TV persona rewarded that behavior and he relished being the king and saying "you're fired".

Many American's (myself included) have grown tired of the political gamesmanship. Trump is so naive he doesn't even know when or how the game is being played. That's one of the problems I have with him. He has shown up to a cricket match with a basketball (so to speak) and he is lost. Continuously lost. He falls back on his old business practices and has created a revolving door of cabinet members and advisers. He rules with an iron fist and that's why he likes meeting with dictators. He loves a good dictator. He does well with dictators because that's how he likes to run a business. He doesn't do well with political figures, which includes leaders of most democratic societies.

A lot of people really like Trump for that quality. I get it. It's refreshing and new.

But the man lies. Constantly. He doesn't even care that he lies. It's inconsequential. That's the bottom line for me. He can't be trusted.

His liberal use of tariffs and tariff threats has caused great uncertainty in the markets and so far he has little to show for it. His agreement with Mexico on immigration was a paper tiger. Nothing material has changed and it won't. He realized that he really can't impose the tariffs and took a quick exit. NAFTA 2.0 isn't the huge improvement he has touted and it hasn't even been signed yet. His threat on the automotive industry to impose tariffs to protect American manufacturing has even the domestic brands crying foul.

Trump is basically an untrustworthy bully who whines when he doesn't get his way.

Take the most recent citizenship question for example. The Supreme Court ruled against him and he whined. They started printing the census and he whined. Now he's mulling an executive order to force the question onto the census, because he doesn't like anyone telling him what to do. A crybaby.