Posted on 04/09/2011 10:07:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
TRUMP - The analysis begins in earnest as it should. Obama has announced his reelection campaign from the vantage and advantage of the bully pulpit.
Contenders are lining up as America as America struggles through a long recession, yearning for strong decisive leadership.
Donald Trump has teased the electorate in the past, pretending to seriously consider a run for the White House. This Presidential election finds Republican support for some politically green but very appealing potential candidates. These may well bide their time and wait until 2016 before displaying the audacity to become pretenders to the seat in the Oval Office. Past analysis such as Obama – The First Tell, was helpful in anticipating a President Elect’s road ahead. Trump’s superficial relationship with the voting public has been distorted by its inevitable distance from an unusual celebrity billionaire. Donald Trump has delighted in each moment of attention he has been able to attract by jumping onto the spotlight dot. His reach into our communal consciousness begs a little scrutiny.
• Trump is not ideologically anchored. This moves his appeal factor positively as he will carry little obligation to either political party. He will also present a more refreshing alternative to a public tired of Washington indebtedness to special interests. At the very least, he will be more honest with how he feels, and he will easily be more knowledgeable with on all topics than what we have seen subjected to since the last Presidential election.
• A lack of ideological fervor also makes it more likely that from his perch in the Oval Office he would be a pragmatist. Unlike the embarrassingly far “left” rooted individuals choking the Obama Administration, Trump would most probably pluck the best talent, however it might present itself, wherever he could find it, and in whatever political flavor it might be drenched.
• His insecurities mean his ego can be stroked to get his favor and attention, but he isn't narcissistic. In Trump’s case the insecurities also suggest that he is driven to succeed.
• Trump will surround himself with experienced talent, and it is unlikely that he will punt important decisions down the road, or to someone else, unlike Obama who is clearly controlled by his handlers and seems ready, willing and able, to have others take care of business. If and when America elects Trump, he will be the President, NOT one of his handlers. • Trump will not chase the Presidency in order to enable a retirement anxious for newfound opulence and luxury. Trump might be seduced, but he won’t be bought. • Trump will get into the face of anyone in his administration not delivering the goods whether on the economy, on international affairs, and on national affairs. His ego will not allow for anything to screw up. Trump will be a “task master.”
• He'll probably try to figure out how to get his name emblazoned over the White House front door. He has a tendency to “brand” everything he touches. One way or another, he’ll want the world to know “Donald Trump was here.” “Destiny” would be his middle name for at least four years.
• Getting elected would not be Trump's "crowning moment," . . . the four years of his Presidency would be. • He may not be as bright as Slick Willy Clinton, however he isn't as ideologically rooted, therefore his pragmatism will be more effective and he is likely to be more persuasive. Oh, and he will not tarnish the Oval Office the way Slick did. • He isn't afraid of hard work, and his track record suggests an interested, inquisitive mind, unlike what we have recognized in the current occupant of the leather chair in the Oval Office.
• Trump likes attention, obviously, but his need to be successful at everything he does, means he’s a workaholic, which would be a welcome change from the reality we have discovered in the incumbent.
• Trump has been in the construction business in New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Chicago where he's had to have a close and warm working relationship with the mob since the mob controls such minor and unimportant industries as Concrete. Those “guys” are not the easiest crowd in town to deal with. Trump knows how to ''get things done," and will. When you need a guy, he "knows a guy."
• Trump cleaned his bankers - got the better of them through his now legendary recoveries from the grim shadows of the poorhouse, again, and again, and again. That took unmitigated brass. • Trump comes across as a bit of a lecher who could give Slick Willy a run for his money, but that’s just a perception. Slick used other people's executive jets to take advantage of impressionable young women, and the whole world knew about it except Hillary. Trump has his own plane. • Love for America? It is impossible to deny that Trump really loves America, and is passionate about its success and leadership in the world.
• Contributions to both political parties? You're kidding? . . . . Who cares. He bought some support. That's what Congress is there for, . . . to be bought. The results are obvious and ever present.
• Trump has a long track record of being a leader. America is longing for a leader who can deliver more than long words on a teleprompter saying little and delivering less.
• Genuflection – somehow that is not a picture of a President Trump and any foreign head of state which would be served up by the MSM. Ever. Knocking fists? Perhaps. Genuflection? Not much.
• Trump’s fluid I-speak-my-mind-regardless-who-I’m-talking-to approach would be a refreshing alternative from the daily decantings of unrelenting telepromptered dronings we are served from the White House. Not that Trump’s musing are all intelligent, many are fused in common sense, but at least he’s entertaining when he drives off the road.
Elections are greatly influenced by the state of the economy. Regardless what the Administration, or its supportive pundits pretends, . . . the economy continues to be in serious trouble and will be so through the 2012 election. Additionally, there is no will or clarity in the White House, and not much of it in a majority of Congress to deal head-on with the deficit, or the debt, or job creation. Trump provides an alternative which the poles currently suggest is being seriously considered.
I’ve been here for ten years; After a while, you get a feel for who is a Freeper. Even when you disagree with them.
You reap what you sow.
I don’t think so.
You call me a disruptor because I hate losing? Just explain to me how Angle or O’Donnell have benefited the conservative agenda by not being in power?
It’s your whole approach. Begone.
You lack that genuine care for America. Your timing is in synch with what I’ve seen in the past.
I respect your outlook. I hope you will accept my outlook. Good night.
Your posts are littered we “I” and “me”. You talk like an outsider, a plant.
I remember being young and my father letting me make my own mistakes so I would learn from them the hard way, even though his advice, if I would have been smart enough to listen, would have spared me significant “pain”.
Our electorate must learn the hard way it seems, and hopefully, the sooner, the better. The drubbing the left took in the House in 2010 hopefully is a sign that we are starting to learn, but considering the makeup of the electorate, that remains to be seen.
It may be that this country will have to self destruct for us to get our affairs back in order over the long term, but looking back at historical parallels I am not encouraged with the outlook for America.
Sadly, I agree.
Do you know any business men who have not failed at their endevors?
You’re only looking at the glass from one angle and remind me of those who expect ‘perfection’ from those who ultimately do succed regardless of their failures. Frankly if he did go bankrupt ligitamately, without the game, then he certainly is in a position to know what to avoid.
There is a saying about those in the prize fighting arena where the prize goes to the one who though they fell many times got back up and stayed with the fight. Trump reminds me of this as well as others.
I think because he is known, hollywood style, there are those who are going to be as yourself when they determine his monetary capability from the fialure perspective. But do keep in mind how many Presidents alone ran for offices and also failed before they finally won.
I doubt Trumps business deals nor his decisions were far off course...but in business there are those who risk and those who don’t and play safe....frankly our nation is in such bad shape I am up for someone unafraid to take a risk as we have nothing much left to loose and a lot to gain with the right man in office. Not saying Trump is the IT...but I’d take him any day on our team as he knows the ropes of business on the international scene as well as at home....more so he knows and understands the players.
Well...I would expect that all the buildings on the 9/11 site to be finished by the end of his first 4 years....
It may not stabilize the economy...
but will galvanize the country.
I'm not the type who discounts a poster because they are relatively new here; this is not some exclusive club.
You seem to lack the genuine care for America; I know that those I disagree with here care also. I respect them for that. I learn from them. You seem to be lacking those qualities.
Kind of like sugaring a turd, you know? Trump is not the answer. He belongs in the RINO category, IMO.
Give me Bachmann, Cain, West, Palin, or perhaps others who reflect the values that are needed to lead this country back on the path towards propserity, not window dressing.
It’s way too late here and I’m off to bed, goodnight all.
I don’t believe you. All business men fail before they make it...and they more often than not have a story to go with it. Be it the kool-aid stand on the corner or the college run they made....And I’m not talking about the small businessman...I’m talking the Trump size Businessman.
In ordinary times I also might consider what you have stated but we are not at all in normal times...we are in crisis mode in this country and we better have fast thinkers and those who are unafraid to make quick decisions under fire.....Trump could serve our country well in the right place...again I’ll take one who has lost some as well as won some for they know both sides of that equation....and continued on despite public opinion.
Again...we are in crisis mode...that makes all the difference on the world on who has the fortitude, drive and ability to see things as they are and won’t mess around playing the role of protecting their political career. If they place Trump in DC anywhere he’ll run his four years and do more in that time then most in eight...and not care about the next four....the idea is to stop the boat from sinking...and right now it’s going down fast.
I think Trump would be good to see in the Primary. he may not win the GOP nod but he would liven things up and clarify the debate. He likes Palin too. Better than some of the others out there who have tried to dismiss her as a pretty face with no brains. If he got the nomination (a long shot at best) I could see him tapping Palin as his VP. In a choice between Trump and Obama —i know whom many in the FR would pull the lever for. Besides, lets see what Trump says in the debates (if it even gets this far) I could see him as VP.
Thanks for posting. I think it was a very fair article on the good & bad of a Trump presidency.
BTW, do you know his position on drilling? On the EPA, “global warming” & the whole green movement? Also, just curious if he has stated how he feels about the mosque at ground zero. Those things could give some insight on his philosophies.
I like things Trump has said almost as much as I like things Sarah Palin has done.
Palin 2012!!
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