Being President is a completely different skill set than Trump has known his entire life. Russia is not another casino you can file a lawsuit against that you can never win, but it makes it easier for them to sell to you than go through with the suit. You can't tell another nation to assassinate a quasi-ally of theirs "or else." If this venture doesn't work, you can't file for bankruptcy protection while pocketing all the profits as your salary. I doubt he even knows the definition of the word "diplomacy."
Here's a totally different take here.
You guys know how ant-Trump I am but I also have another perspective.
For decades, I always believed that a successful businessman would be a better President than a politician BECAUSE of their skill set, but I also believe that that would never happen simply because of the salary disparity between being President as compared to their current position.
To me, THE primary skill set of a President who wants to get things done is his/her negotiating skills and one of the cornerstones of being able to negotiate well is coming from a position of strength. Another skill that successful businessmen/women have is their ability to surround themselves with people that are BETTER at what they do in their field of expertise than themselves, and thirdly, to recognize what it's going to take to win a particular negotiation, and those particulars change depending on the circumstances.
Using the criteria above, Trump fits that bill perfectly because I really believe that running a country is VERY similar to running a business and in actuality, if our country was run like a business, we would be, in my opinion, in much better shape all around.
So.............Trump fits this bill, but...............he's an asshole, or.....is he really?
As a successful businessman, he knows how to win, and he knows that his first battle to win is the primary because if he can't do that, he won't win the grand prize and in order to win the primary, he HAS to court the primary GOP voters and that is EXACTLY what he is doing. If he can't do that, he loses. Does that mean that he has to say things that he may not believe himself? Sure does. Is that what he's doing? Could be. The real test for this is to see how his rhetoric changes as he tries to win different states and if he wins the primary, will he change his stance when he's going for the General election.
I know how distasteful this whole "the end justifies the means" tactic is, but for some battles, this is the tactic that is needed to win.
So my real question is, does Trump really believe in the things that he is saying. If he does, than I want him as far away from the White House as possible, but if he doesn't, he very well could be the better choice here.
Just a view from the flip side of the coin, eh?
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