Exactly what I tried to tell my friends, etc. all year long.
So frustrating. I was at a gathering last night with libs who are still in mourning (delightful), and have bought the caricature that Trump is a buffoon, AND that Palin is an idiot, since they had heard she was considered for the VA job. They should shut up, wait and see.
That was the problem for me too. Trump came across as a total PT Barnum type who lived off of hyping himself and his show of the moment to gullible types. He never really said clearly what his plan was and, as for his working with more knowledgeable people, I didn’t think his ego would let him do it. Also, I didn’t like the fact that he only grudgingly agreed to parts of the GOP platform.
I voted for him only because there was no way I was going to write in (that’s a wasted vote!) or vote for any of the other candidates. And I was happy when he got elected, because Hillary would have killed what little remains of our country.
But I am really happy now because he is making some great appointments and seems to be able to listen to whoever is advising him while at the same time keeping up the “renegade” bond with his most devoted followers, which is also something that allows him to say some off the wall (because of his delivery) but commonsensical things.
This is a media age, people listen to 22 year old “Communications” grads or dumb morning show bimbos and believe what they’re saying, so maybe being off the wall and egocentric is what allowed him to do it.
Whatever, it’s a good article and it will be available free tomorrow.