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As someone who has grown up in the NY area and has been witness to the Trump media empire, it is no surprise that he will do or say anything to win. That doesn’t make him a bad guy but for those people who hang on his every word as gospel, they might be highly disappointed in the end product. If you are from the NY/NJ area you know that Mr Trump is and always has been Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde in his positions and real estate dealings. Rarely do you get at the end what he promised in the beginning.

He might be a good President but be warned, he is very, very unpredictable and manipulative. He does however respect his customers and hopefully as a President that will translate into respect for taxpayers. Is he better than Hillary ??? Definitely at least as far as Supreme Court nominees go and since the new President likely will have an immediate vacancy to fill, that is very important to me. With Trump we “might” get a decent Justice, with Hillary we are screwed.

On other issues however don’t be surprised if Mr Trump doesn’t follow the route many have expected from him. Don’t expect a massive slashing of the government (Congress won’t let him do that) or even sudden wall building on the border (unlikely Congress will let him do that either). Expect him to talk big but then negotiate every issue, every deal (hopefully more to our benefit than less).

I hope I am wrong but as someone who has seen and heard him for over 20 years and who is familiar with some of his local business dealings, I don’t have high expectations for a very Conservative Presidency should he win. The one arrow in the Conservative quiver however is that at least for his first term, Mr Trump would need to court Conservative issues and votes if he wanted a shot at re-election. His second term however he could totally go rogue (especially if he has a democrat Congress veering him leftward).

I am hoping that Mr Trump can manage the office well enough that a more Conservative candidate can get elected when the position becomes vacant again.