And although he was inherited, you could consider Comey in that mix too. I had high hopes for Trump and most have not yet materialized. I didn’t expect the world from him, but I expected better. I think too many folks around here are too eager to make excuses for him and brush off his antics as being “crazy like a fox”. To me, he’s a thin-skinned, ill tempered, narcissist who has shown himself to be anything but a great judge of talent. I hope I’m wrong. But as you have correctly stated, it’s been all of 6 months.
> I had high hopes for Trump and most have not yet materialized. <
I must agree with that.
Back in the ‘90s there was a magazine that regularly carried articles by Trump (Forbes?). I read those articles while in my dentist’s waiting room. Trump’s articles were about economics, and I was impressed, very impressed.
Then Trump ran for president. Again, I was impressed by what he had to say.
Something is off now. I expected Trump to run a wild, loose campaign in the primaries, and that’s just what he did. That strategy is probably got him the nomination. Good for him.
But now it seems as if he’s running a wild, loose presidency. There was no pivot to a more settled, dignified approach. That bothers me.
However, I’m still optimistic for two reasons.
1. Trump is not stupid. He will learn, and hopefully course-correct.
2. Trump is not Hillary. The worse things Trump could possibly do would be better than anything Hillary would do. Trump beat Hillary. He’s in the Oval Office, not her.