Posted on 12/03/2016 5:51:48 AM PST by Kaslin
In their book Presidential Greatness political scientists Marc Landy and Sidney Milkis argue that the success of a president rests on his ability to “engage the nation in its struggle for its constitutional soul.” Moreover, they posit that a great president is he who is able to “stage a conservative revolution” that brings about change and establishes a lasting legacy. A “conservative revolution” in this context is to be understood as significant progress within the bounds of the Constitution and not as a political ideology in itself.
Formulated and published at the very turn of the 21st century, these standards of greatness are perhaps more valid today as they have ever been in the history of the United States. And as America stands in the threshold of the Trump Era, we hope that the incoming president meets, at least halfway, the measure of the stature of the aforementioned standards.
Whereas Donald Trump was able to effectively engage the nation on the campaign trail under the centerpiece banner “Make America Great Again”, his ability to do so as sitting President of the United States will require much more than a well-fashioned political slogan. Yet if Trump is able to bring to bear the renaissance-like essence of his central message his could be a presidency of self-evident relative greatness.
Now, what does it mean to “Make America Great Again”? It begins by leaving behind the “leading from behind” brand of leadership that President Obama wore and still wears as the badge of honor of his presidency. Needless to say, thanks to Trump’s victory, that badge is wearing and irreversibly tearing, once and for all this coming January.
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“conservative revolution” in this context is to be understood as significant progress within the bounds of the Constitution and not as a political ideology in itself...
Great line. A revolution against all things unconstitutional will last a log longer than an ideological revolution, which could be reversed more easily by the next dimocrat president. Hopefully we won’t see one for a long time.
Words of warning do not suffice when trapped in a burning building. Trump will need our encouragement and our admonition as he sets foot upon this path to greatness. We pray for his humility in the face of overwhelming enemies.
Awesome!
That there is funny :)
More like the Honey badger President.
I like that better.
Ron Jeremy was the hedgehog or am I thinking of someone else?
“Honey Badger don’t give a damn”, Steve Bannon, the original HB - neither does DJT but he needs our encouragement/occasional pat on the back. Trump leads with his chin which I am in awe of daily.
Few see themselves as simply “Americans” anymore...just Cs, Ds, etc....
All in accord w/the usual (now)football mentality that prevails!
Awesome (sarcasm)....reminds me of the “swell” of pre-WWII, and so much more nonsense that followed and has now all but swallowed us up!
Us?....rather now “they” and “me”.
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Semper American!
Dick G
aka: Gunny G
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The ancient Greek poet Archilochus wrote “a fox knows many things, but a hedgehog one important thing”.
Trump won by staying focused on the one important thing: “Make America Great Again”, the idea that the President of the US has a duty to look after the well-being of citizens of the United States, before all others.
I think Trump showed he has big hands and said there is no problem in THAT area.
From Trump's Victory Lap speech:
"For too long Washington has tried to put us in boxes. They separate us by race, by age, by income, by geography, by place of birth. We spend too much time focusing on what divides us. Now is the time to embrace the one thing that truly unites us. You know what that is? America!
Because when America is unified, nothing is beyond our reach. There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.
From now on, it's going to be America first, okay? America first."
“From now on, it’s going to be America first, okay? America first.”
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Right! On Target!
Dick G
aka: Gunny G
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DINSDALE!
Very well said.
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