Street Smarts in the White House

American Greatness ^ | 7-10-2019 | Karin McQuillan

[Sir Napsalot]

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Reality testing is essential to good judgment and effectiveness in life. It means dealing with the world as it is, not as you want it to be, nor as you fear it to be. No socialism, no global warming, no free lunch.

Good judgment requires facing things as they are. Democrats lack it almost entirely. President Trump has it in excess. Reality testing is a rare gift. It is called common sense, but it is not common.

This is why President Trump has managed to accomplish so much that was deemed impossible in the two difficult areas of the economy and foreign affairs. He pays no attention to the received truths of other people. He looks simply and without equivocation at what’s in front of him. Like any builder, President Trump has his two feet solidly on the ground at all times.

It has been a delight to conservatives to discover that President Trump is against suffocating government not because of ideology, but as a practical man. A bloated government sucking up the wealth of the country and churning out stultifying regulations is not a force for good. It is not good for the economy or opportunity or fairness or freedom. So, he’s done more to deregulate than any president before him.

Common sense without courage gets you nowhere. President Trump also has uncommon courage. … (Reminder: Read it all.)

[Sir Napsalot]

>>> So, he’s done more to deregulate than any president before him.

I seemed to remember Reagan started out strong with deregulating and trimmed federal gubmint, then it all changed during his second term. (I came here in 1985, and my memories might be a bit fuzzy.)

[Professional]

Reagan also is guilty of the amnesty program that opened the flood gates of all this mess..

Reagan was a very good President, but he’s also over rated in conservative circles. He made plenty of mistakes.

[Sir Napsalot]

Author: Karin McQuillan served in the Peace Corps in West Africa, was a clinical social worker and psychotherapist, and is now a writer and regular contributor to American Thinker and American Greatness. She is rare in her background (both a social worker AND a psychotherapist), amongst her profession.

[erkelly]

It seems to me that the assassination attempt took a lot out of him. He was badly wounded, and his wife was severely traumatized. That had to take a toll.

[bigbob]

The non-military federal workforce was greater at the end of Reagan’s presidency than when he came into office. I am very much looking forward to seeing how Trump’s numbers compare. With extra credit given for every job moved out of the DC Swamp.