Oh, my heavens, jacquej, I am glad that I clicked on “View Replies” before I gave my answer about Carson. You have covered it perfectly, and your response is much more eloquent than mine would have been.
I just wish to add that, once Trump has passed the torch, he will have drained the Swamp, so we will no longer be in need of such a pugnacious leader.
Great insight, Bigg Red!
I watched Victor Davis Hanson discuss Trump several times in these past years and months, and respect his analysis of Trump’s appeal, and what might eventually evolve. Just a few days ago I watched him restate his views.
With a messy paraphrase or analogy, Hanson says that Trump is like an old west gunslinger who comes into town to defend the townsfolk from the black hats. He is willing to take drastic action, shoot the bad guys, and cleanse the town, but once he has accomplished that task, the town no longer wants such a rough and aggressive man in their midst, and he then will be rejected, asked to depart.
I dont know if Hanson is right, but he certainly knows more about human nature than I do.
As a woman, I find Trump a fascinating mix of aggressive tactics in public, but private gentility and tenderness, which we dont see unless we research his many quiet acts of generosity and care for the less fortunate.