I worry about comments like yours. I don’t want a Boss, there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians as it is. I have this sinking feeling that von Papen and Ludendorf were under similar delusions about Herr Hitler.
To my mind, there is too much about the Donald we don’t know, and what we do know is sketchy at best. I’m not looking for a saint, but, since when did we become willing to nominate a man who seems to have no moral compass? Since when did single payer health care become a policy of conservatives? Have you ever heard DT give a coherent explanation of the role of the executive? What departments will he cut, how many federal employees will he terminate?
I am glad that Trump is in the race. The attention that he has brought to immigration is laudable and has shifted the discussion. I would hold my nose and vote for him if he wins the nomination, but a prayer would be on my lips.
I am sure that I will be flamed. The attacks on anyone not taking the Trump jump here are nauseating. I have read posts wondering what the”Boss” will do to those who didn’t toe the line. That is scary crazy talk.
I will add one last observation. No plan ever survives first contact with the enemy. I will vote judging a person by their character, as that is my best guide for how they would handle a crisis. As always, my first question about any candidate is their position on the ongoing genocide of the unborn. If a candidate cannot recognize this as the single most important moral question of our time, then I have to question their whole worldview.
Maybe I should define what I mean by "Boss".
I'm talking about a natural born leader. A person who can issue orders and get compliance from underlings, not because of his position in the hierarchy, but because of his positive personality traits. Someone who has the courage to stand up to the foes and enemies of the group, and by doing, graces those who follow him with a greater level of courage than they would ordinarily possess.
I think a Boss is a person who has the sort of inborn instincts that naturally hone in on those factors which are most threatening to the group's survival. Someone who has the sort of mental acuity and judgment which helps them to properly read such threats, then formulate and execute the best strategies possible, to deal with them.
When I think of a Boss, I think of someone who protects and guides those who follow them. Someone who is naturally looking out for their group's best interests, and who's willing to put every ounce of their vigor, determination, smarts, and influence, on the line in order to see to it that their people survive to the fullest measure.
If you've ever worked for someone who possessed the above qualities, then you know what I'm talking about. It's about the best experience one can have, while working for others. This also translates into the area of politics, though it's been a very long time since the very best people were routinely appointed by our people as their leaders.
In my mind, we're now blessed with a choice to elect such a man as our national leader. It's rare that Americans are offered the choice to choose such a person to lead our country. I sincerely hope we don't muff it, and elect yet another run-of-the-mill politician. Our country will surely not survive another.