A Take on Donald Trump
“How right Charles Krauthammer was on his take on Trump when he
first wrote this column in March 2018 before his death. To my friends
‘of a different persuasion,’ I'm not trying to sell anything or any-
one, but I do feel this is an interesting take on our very controver-
sial president who I truly believe is not Republican or Democrat.”
~ Harris Gardner
**A TAKE ON DONALD TRUMP
By Charles Krauthammer
A different take on Donald Trump: (a non-political agenda)
Trump Is Not A Liberal or Conservative, He's a "Pragmatist."
(Definition: A pragmatist is someone who is practical and focused
on reaching a goal. A pragmatist usually has a straightforward,
matter-of-fact approach and doesn't let emotion distract him or her.)
"We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at
the home of other friends. The dinner conversation varied from dis-
cussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics.
At one point, reference was made to Donald Trump being a con-
servative, to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.
I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself
as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a prag-
matist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He
doesn't see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only
as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded,
not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.
Viewing problems from a Liberal perspective has resulted in the
creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims,
more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the
working class in all economic strata.
Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conserva-
tive perspective has brought continued spending and globalism to the
detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the
real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that
amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff, appeasement oriented and
afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology
with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat
Party.
Immigration isn't a Republican problem, it isn't a Liberal
problem, it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infra-
structure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach
that is intended to appease one group or another.
The impending collapse of the economy wasn't a Liberal or Con-
servative problem, it is an American problem. That said, until it is
viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolu-
tion, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans
know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their imprac-
ticality has proven to have no lasting effect.
Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make
things work, they do not promise to accommodate.
Trump uniquely understands that China's manipulation of currency
is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem
that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper
balance needed to fix it.
Here again, successful businessmen like Trump, who have weather-
ed the changing tides of economic reality understand what's necessary
to make business work, and they, unlike both sides of the political
aisle, know that if something doesn't work, you don't continue trying
to make it work hoping that at some point it will.
As a pragmatist, Donald Trump hasn't made wild pie-in-the-sky
promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and
a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl's
Hamburgers.
I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see
a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and
compound it by creating more problems.
You may not like Donald Trump, but I suspect that the reason
some people do not like him is because:
(1) he is antithetical to the "good old boy" method of brokering
back room deals that fatten the coffers of politicians;
(2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a president speak who is
unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who he owes vis-a-vis
donations;
(3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology;
(4) he says what he is thinking, is unapologetic for his outspoken
thoughts, speaks very straightforward using everyday language that
can be understood by all (and is offensive to some who dislike him
anyway) making him a great communicator, for the most part, does
what he says he will do and;
(5) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow
promises and political correctness to make America great again.
Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about
fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to "out
crazy" one another. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Marco Rubio are owned
lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar
donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it, but common sense
tells anyone willing to face facts is that people don't give tens of
millions without expecting something in return.
We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it
brought us?
Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight
or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?
I submit that a pragmatist is just what America needs right now.
People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance,
but that is common among those who have never accomplished anything
in their lives (or politicians who never really solved a problem,
because it's better to still have an "issue(s) to be solved," so
re-elect me to solve it, (which never happens) and those who have
always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk
failure, to try and achieve success).
Donald Trump put his total financial empire at risk in running
for president and certainly did not need or possibly even want the
job; that says it all.
He wants success for the U.S. and her citizens because he loves
his country.
God Bless America
Dr. Charles*
Actually Trump was described as a "Pragmatic Realist" As a
realist, all things are 'black and white', That says it all but our
future depends upon God, whether we become Venezuala first and then
the USA. Everything ends when God's plan is fulfilled first or not.
Conservatively,
John
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