President Trump and Pope Francis Really Understand Their Markets

Real Clear Markets ^ | May 29, 2017 | Portia M.E. Mills

[2ndDivisionVet]

“President Trump and Pope Francis have little in common,” Time observed in anticipation of the first meeting between the two leaders last week. While this may be true superficially, the president and the pope have something very important in common: They understand their markets.

From an economic perspective, these two men are both supplying something — call it a message — based on real demand. Love them or hate them, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the leader of the Free World are men of their time in ways that, say, Pope Emeritus Benedict and former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney are not. They “get” that the market has shifted, and they are offering something accordingly....

[2ndDivisionVet]

That's a woman's first name you don't see too often in this country.

[Texas Eagle]

I think her sister is named Shiver M.E. Timbers.

[Texas Eagle]

I HOPE Pope Francis understands his market. He's got a direct line to God, for Heaven's sake.

Well, sort of. He still has to go through Mary.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Oh, she married Dick “Big Plank” Timbers from the Brawny commercial?

[Texas Eagle]

Heh, heh. Good one.

[Grampa Dave]

We have met a few Portia’s, and everyone was either a second or third generation Italian with strong family ties to the old country. All have been beautiful and gracious women.

[Lurkinanloomin]

If the ImPopester understands his market that would make most Catholics Marxists.

[mosesdapoet]

Prime example demonstrating how screwed up we are. Apparently Portia views the acceptance of those who exercised moral wanderings from their fundamental teachings by the Pope is as using a market promotion to gain or retain adherents.