I was okay with Trump, all things considered. Most of the stuff people hated didn't really bug me that much. But the "tiny tent" philosophy where "you have to agree me about everything or we are mortal enemies" seems to infect plenty of people in both parties. And there's minimal resistance to it--even NeverTrumpers are tiny-tenters, the…
I was okay with Trump, all things considered. Most of the stuff people hated didn't really bug me that much. But the "tiny tent" philosophy where "you have to agree me about everything or we are mortal enemies" seems to infect plenty of people in both parties. And there's minimal resistance to it--even NeverTrumpers are tiny-tenters, they just want it to be THEIR tiny tent, not the MAGA-types.
Agree to disagree is not a thing anymore, apparently.
You are so right… I was a fan of Charles Krauthammer and often wonder what he would have made of his DC cronies who went into full apoplexy when Trump won… watching Bill Kristol, George Will and Steve Hayes get their bow ties side ways highly amusing for me. Their tent, their club, etc etc… the elitism is rife. It’s not that I’m pro Trump, I’m pro corruption free government.
I'm at least pro "not so much corruption" in government. But even I was bamboozled about the deal Trump struck with Kodak to make, in America, the base chemicals needed for vaccines and other medical supplies that we were (probably still are) a net importer of. Why, another excellent thing to come out of the Trump admin (though likely of only minor thanks to him, if any). Not the Abraham Accords but I thought it was great news, and once again disposed me much more towards Trump than I was in 2016.
Then someone who knows a lot more about that stuff than I do told me it was basically securities fraud. Inflating stock prices so others could dump in and make bank. Which I found disappointing. And it all fell apart. Kodak says they are still going to move forward on the idea but not a lot of action on that, as far as I can tell.
I really need to stop caring so much because clearly even “ we” who try very hard daily to understand what is really going on, have no clue. I think what bothers me most about the Trump Presidency was the bi partisan arcane effort to make sure he did not succeed… no matter the collateral damage. I mean, any member of Congress calling Trump a crook is truly the pot calling the kettle black. If Don Jr had done anything remotely close to what Hunter Biden has pulled off…but in the mean time, we are burdening future generations with crushing financial debt and no seems alarmed.
As a candidate, Trump proposed things I agreed with and things I didn't agree with. The problem was that as president, he did few of the things I agreed with.
I was okay with Trump, all things considered. Most of the stuff people hated didn't really bug me that much. But the "tiny tent" philosophy where "you have to agree me about everything or we are mortal enemies" seems to infect plenty of people in both parties. And there's minimal resistance to it--even NeverTrumpers are tiny-tenters, they just want it to be THEIR tiny tent, not the MAGA-types.
Agree to disagree is not a thing anymore, apparently.
You are so right… I was a fan of Charles Krauthammer and often wonder what he would have made of his DC cronies who went into full apoplexy when Trump won… watching Bill Kristol, George Will and Steve Hayes get their bow ties side ways highly amusing for me. Their tent, their club, etc etc… the elitism is rife. It’s not that I’m pro Trump, I’m pro corruption free government.
I'm at least pro "not so much corruption" in government. But even I was bamboozled about the deal Trump struck with Kodak to make, in America, the base chemicals needed for vaccines and other medical supplies that we were (probably still are) a net importer of. Why, another excellent thing to come out of the Trump admin (though likely of only minor thanks to him, if any). Not the Abraham Accords but I thought it was great news, and once again disposed me much more towards Trump than I was in 2016.
Then someone who knows a lot more about that stuff than I do told me it was basically securities fraud. Inflating stock prices so others could dump in and make bank. Which I found disappointing. And it all fell apart. Kodak says they are still going to move forward on the idea but not a lot of action on that, as far as I can tell.
https://www.whec.com/rochester-good-question/good-question-does-kodak-still-plan-to-make-drug-ingredients/6406950/
I really need to stop caring so much because clearly even “ we” who try very hard daily to understand what is really going on, have no clue. I think what bothers me most about the Trump Presidency was the bi partisan arcane effort to make sure he did not succeed… no matter the collateral damage. I mean, any member of Congress calling Trump a crook is truly the pot calling the kettle black. If Don Jr had done anything remotely close to what Hunter Biden has pulled off…but in the mean time, we are burdening future generations with crushing financial debt and no seems alarmed.
No one in Washington because it doesn't impact them! They're all rich and old. Or young and expect to get rich.
As a candidate, Trump proposed things I agreed with and things I didn't agree with. The problem was that as president, he did few of the things I agreed with.
I could not care less about mean tweets.