12-18-2018, 05:17 PM
(12-18-2018, 08:51 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: They chose an outsider. They selected someone who wasn't one of the Washington DC elites, with an agenda that backed the elites. This I have no trouble with. They just chose the wrong outsider. The reds seem to select people like Trump or Palin, trying for a Reagan like agenda. If only they could get rid of the elite corruption, they would like to see that agenda succeed. I don't think that it can. It is too much of the past. But I don't blame them for disliking the corrupting and elite influence of the Republican establishment. They also disliked Hillary as she was painted for years as a member of the Democratic establishment. The Democrats would do well selecting someone far away from that.They chose a complete political outsider. They selected someone who wasn't affiliated with politics who had some experience with politics. Palin was a politician and she had some political experience and she successfully governed a small tightly knit American state. Trump was a businessman with business experience who ran a multi billion dollar company that did business all over the world who had experience with working with politicians and getting support from politicians. Reagan made an attempt and got beat the first time. America suffered/struggled/endured through the next four years with wishy washy Carter at the helm. The rest is history as far as Reagan. Well, the Kennedy Democrats decided that it was time for a change and time to get the American train back on track which upset the old school tax and spend LBJ/FDR Democrats.
Are there problems when a complete political outsider actually wins a national election on their first attempt with a major upset ? Oh yeah, there are problems as we've seen with his Administration and the weeding out process that's been going on as he's learning the political aspects and sifting through and sorting out people and replacing the ham shack group of politicians and private citizens that he entered office with more committed people or competent people. I kind of expected that going in. So, I'm not that surprised or upset by seeing it going on.