tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5924169764592061504..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Insubordination in the Trump AdministrationStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42434384143739066992017-09-04T18:53:55.375-07:002017-09-04T18:53:55.375-07:00Yes, so unlike the previous president, who got the...Yes, so unlike the previous president, who got the oceans to cease their rise ane got the planet to start to heal. Plus we could all keep our plans and our doctors.<br /><br />Odd, isn't it, that an incompetant fool managed to become a multi-billionare and managed to get elected, beating 16 other professional politcians and the 98% sure-thing Hillary.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-19056406577539799092017-09-03T21:41:09.824-07:002017-09-03T21:41:09.824-07:00I agree with you...The writer just doesn't get...I agree with you...The writer just doesn't get Trump. I was not a Trumper but am mostly happy with his accomplishments...which one will never hear of unless one seeks them out. Our political class has been SO AWFUL for SO LONG...do we even have the ability to judge so harshly Mr. Stuart? And every morning I wake up wondering...from whence does this burble of joy come from? Oh yes! Hillary is not president!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85533820643326127672017-09-03T12:29:23.374-07:002017-09-03T12:29:23.374-07:00I'm taking the wait-and-see position.I'm taking the wait-and-see position. Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-73955857180015329212017-09-03T08:05:42.877-07:002017-09-03T08:05:42.877-07:00p.s. In defense of James' "too early to e...p.s. In defense of James' "too early to expand" Scott Adams delivers a prediction, apparently the logic is similar to George Bernard Shaw's "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." <br /><br />http://blog.dilbert.com/post/163600884141/the-turn-to-effective-but-we-dont-like-it<br />-----<br />Watch in awe as the anti-Trump coverage grudgingly admits things are starting to look more professional and “disciplined” at the White House. And as the president’s accomplishments start to mount up, you will see his critics’ grudging acceptance of his effectiveness, but not his policy choices. ... By year-end, expect “Effective, but we don’t like it.”<br />----<br /><br />I don't believe it, but I do see Trump's power is his chaos itself, his lack of holding any fixed points of view, but his willingness to surprise all sides at any moment. So Trump himself doesn't need to solve anything himself, doesn't ever have to be liked or admired by all, even if that's his goal. He's merely the stressor that forces neglected issues out in the open, including racism. Sometimes things have to look worse before they can get better again, even if the "better" happens post-Trump.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-24610614266665219102017-09-03T07:41:43.787-07:002017-09-03T07:41:43.787-07:00Stuart: Minders? Think about that. They are acting...Stuart: Minders? Think about that. They are acting like they are dealing with a child!<br /><br />Indeed, very similar realty I'm sure to Kim Jong-un, except for the fact he can have anyone executed on a whim. But probably the attitude is the same... how can we keep this man-child distracted while we run a government?<br /><br />Stuart: The issue is, does he know that he is failing and flailing?<br /><br />We're back to the "External self-awareness" question from a few months back, or the Dunning–Kruger effect as well. <br /><br />What sort of person promises on the economy "I alone can fix it" and later marvels "Nobody knew health care could be so complicated." and remember how Netanyahu humored Trump when he said "Maybe peace in the middle east is not as difficult as people have thought?"<br /><br />Is it even possible to be a serious person in his presence and not feel complete contempt for his entire being? <br /><br />Sure, billionaires can be clueless, and can have all their errors of judgment covered over by creative bookkeeping, and so perhaps with the entire wealth of the most powerful nation on earth available to be squandered, a man-boy king can thrive in a bubble where he's the hero in his own story. If only the "fake media" could be eliminated, Trump could have his echo chamber complete. North Korea can be our teacher.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-84535410806153944762017-09-03T06:17:00.362-07:002017-09-03T06:17:00.362-07:00Stuart,
I disagree. Everyone seems to be at least ...Stuart,<br />I disagree. Everyone seems to be at least subconsciously comparing him to prior administrations and that is not what he's about. It's too early to expand on this (mercifully for you and your readers), but he and all his efforts are something completely different and have to seen in that light. Or I could be completely wrong, back to the "Stool of Silence"!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.com