ptown_trojans_1;1823936 wrote:I'll post this here as it has more to do with potential and my expectations.
I've thought a little more about this and as I have said before I will give Trump the benefit of the doubt, so far.
He is our President now. I accept that.
Still, if other want to say he is not their President, that is their right, just like it was Belly's.
That said, Hilliary won the popular vote by a wider margin than Gore did in 2000. Trump has a negative approval rating and over 50% of the people voting thought he was not qualified for the job. The onus is on him now. I do have a few concerns/ questions.
He says he is a dealmaker, well, then prove it. Deals involve both sides, so how will he reach across the aisle? Will he be willing to work with Congress much more than Obama did? (That was Obama's mistake to have battles with Congress and lecture them.).
Well, he was a democrat in the past, so maybe he can recognize and still believes, some of those points of view. I hope that he will be willing, but who knows?
What will his inner circle be like? Will it be a team of the best, or will it be partisan people that will go after their agenda. For example, will he bring back the necons? If so, we have a problem. If he brings in fresh voices that have a reasonable point of view, fine.
I think he'll bring in what could reasonably be called "the best". I don't think he is a partisan hack, so that won't be catered to. Maybe one neocon in a place where it wont make a difference. Of course, this is guessing.
Will he use Executive Orders more than Obama? The right crushed Obama for it, yet they cannot allow Trump to do the same. We must make sure he keeps them in check.
He'll use them, no doubt. How much is beyond anybody's best guess atm. What is important, IMO, is
where he uses them and
why.
What will his National Security Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review be like? Who will be on it and will it radically differ from the last 2, Obama and Bush? That will tell us a macro view of his foreign policy?
This is my question, too. With the changing landscape over the past 40-50 years, I often question the wisdom of stagnation. Some areas, keep it the same, and some areas I think could definitely use a refresher.
What will he do with NATO, Syria. Iraq, and oh the war still going in Afghanistan?
I don't know. But I don't want to see us going into yet another war or another area with the intent of pussyfooting around. If we absolutely MUST go into an area, I hope that the military can do it's job without polarizing political ideologies wedged into the middle of it. If we MUST go into an area, we must accept collateral damage is going to happen. But again, I don't think anybody should be eager to do this.
Will he walk back some of the campaign work, like the wall, the ban, and deportations? If he starts to go through with those, expect a war with the Ds. He may waste valuable political capital on just one of those items.
I do agree with the idea of making the vetting process for people from known terror harvesting countries (Syria, Afg. as examples) much more difficult.
As per Mexico border, enforce the law, even if people don't like it. I am not a fan of the wall, although unions might appreciate organized labor doing the work if it is done *wink*
Will he put religious right figures in power spots that may overturn Roe v Wade and gay marriage? If he does, expect Ds and liberals, and even moderates, to revolt.
Highly doubtful.
What will he do to bring us all together? Obama failed, honestly, on uniting us. Can Trump do it, and if so how? The riots are dumb and should not happen. On the flip side, hate crimes and race issues are increasing. How will he address those and calm a nation on edge?
Obama didn't even
TRY. Period. Hate crimes and racial issues are happening because Obama's actions not only ignored part of the problem - that wasn't good enough - he propgated it by inviting people like BLM and Sharpton to the White House in an open display of favoritism and his rhetoric wasn't even a slap on the wrist to the guilty.
Again, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt for now as I wait to see how he comes in, who he surrounds himself with, and what policies he enacts? He has said some dumb things on the trail. Now, it is time to govern, and let's hope he realizes, it is a little hard and softens the tone. Maybe he can bring in a new type of governing, but let's see.
Not sure about this. Softened tones haven't done much up to this point, have they? Maybe a few strong words and one or two hard stances might make some groups of people say "oh hey, this won't work anymore". I highly doubt it, but one could hope... But maybe he will be the strong leader that can be just tough enough on some instances to effect a positive change.
As for giving him the benefit of the doubt, I'm on the fence. It's hard to do this when you don't like somebody lol. I'm still trying to talk myself into this lol
Finally, after 1/20/2017, people on here and in the US cannot blame anything on Obama. It will be all on Trump. Just as Obama could not blame Bush, Trump cannot blame Obama.
The Rs have the White House, both Houses of Congress, and maybe the Court. Whatever happens is on them. Own it. You wanted it, you got it. Let's see how it plays out.
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Were you one of the people who said that Bush couldn't be blamed the first day of Obama's official presidency? Or did you waffle?
I, and many others, don't want to be told what we can or cannot think (or blame) after precedent has already been set by the "preacher".
