I actually have not read ‘Art of the Deal’ but definitely need to...
it’s more about watching his behavior...you can see he’s a tactical as well strategic thinker that understands how to solve problems (business, people, etc.)...many domestic and foreign issues can be defined mainly within a business and people problem construct...
to me, Trump focuses on getting to the core issue and working backwards from there...the people around him, for the most part, think this way as well...just my .02
TG
You make a good point, and one that many of us anticipated and hoped for as far back as the transition. The serial nature of Washington and especially the media political coverage was not ready for Trump’s style.
I suggested back then that if Trump just kept moving, constantly creating new issues, the media would not be able to keep the public’s attention on any one issue for fear of not covering the new issue. This article points out that the media doesn’t seem to want to give Trump “credit” for any accomplishments, and that is obviously true. It doesn’t point out that there are so many things going on, that the MSM have not been able to even dwell on those issues that would otherwise have them up in arms — like the arctic oil drilling, the pipelines, the changes at the EPA, the Wall prototypes, ICE raids, etc. These stories have come and gone so fast compared to other Presidents.
It seems amazing that the media, with literally thousands of “journalists” available, cannot keep up with what Trump is doing. Unfortunately for them, there is just limited space on a page, limited airtime available, and limited appetite for news. Even political news junkies like Freepers are missing a bunch of what goes on.
It still worries me a bit that Congress is not on the same page as Trump, and moves at a snail’s pace in the same serial, one-item-at-a-time methodology it always has. There is no excuse for it as there are hundreds of Congressmen and dozens of committees specifically intended to work multiple problems at once. They need to get with the program of streamlining and simplifying government. As Ozero proved, you can do a lot through the Executive branch control of Departments and Agencies, but big things like Tax Reform and spending cuts need Congress.