"Donald Trump is epically unprepared to be president. He has no realistic policies, no advisers, no capacity to learn. His vast narcissism makes him a closed fortress. He doesn’t know what he doesn’t know and he’s uninterested in finding out. He insults the office Abraham Lincoln once occupied by running for it with less preparation than most of us would undertake to buy a sofa … He is a childish man running for a job that requires maturity. He is an insecure boasting little boy whose desires were somehow arrested at age 12." - David Brooks
Why are Trump's critics claiming that he has "no capacity to learn" when they must know that he went to the Wharton School of Finance? That's not a picnic in the park. He may not have much experience and he's certainly not a policy wonk, but he is very capable of learning.
I think that he will surprise some of these critics in the debates.
I agree. According to Gingrich Trump is the quickest study of anyone he has ever known in public life outside of Bill Clinton.
Actually Horowitz quoted Charles Murray who had quoted David Brooks.
Oh, that’s rich.
coming from a guy who thought Obama was qualified for the Presidency because of the crease in his pants.
I read that Brooks piece a few days ago.
It should not have to be explained to Brooks or anyone else that someone who has been as incredibly successful as Trump--not just successful, but leagues ahead of most successful people--is extremely intelligent.
What's more is that Trump is not an establishment insider, meaning he has a different perspective than any politician in DC today. That quality is desperately needed, since the "leadership" there now has driven us into such a hole with their group-think that it is hard to see how we will recover.
I think that Brooks, like many liberal pundits, is a bully. I recall reading that bullies like belittle their victims' strongest traits to create the impression that they are so much better than the victim in that regard. So they harass an intelligent victim by calling them "stupid", or by calling an attractive person "ugly." Brooks told us more about himself than Trump with that slanderous piece.