April 2018 Charles Krauthammer

Gotcha68 said:
Trump would have to understand why a problem is a problem to begin with before he could begin to be a pragmatist and want to fix it. Every time he opens his mouth and proves once again that he is utterly and completely ignorant about whatever the hell he is speaking about would clearly indicate that he has no fucking clue what the problem is about much less how to fix it. He isn't a pragmatist. He is a rich person by birth who never had to learn much of anything worthwhile because throwing money at a problem was all he needed to know about fixing it. Or, in some cases, taking money away from someone aka cheating them.
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Yes, a major shift in policies that have improved our economy; jobs, wages, housing. A turn-a-round of our debt, a major shift in relations with N.Korea, calling out trade partners on their double dealings- all due to his obvious incompetence. Amazing isn't it?
 
noise said:
I believe the ghost cities are mostly in the arid west? connecting to India or the "stans?"
It's a huge gamble that shows the perils of a central planning economy
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A lot of american textiles went to Pakistan thanks to Billy Clinton. Textiles are almost half of Pakastan's jobs
 
Gotcha68 said:
Trump would have to understand why a problem is a problem to begin with before he could begin to be a pragmatist and want to fix it. Every time he opens his mouth and proves once again that he is utterly and completely ignorant about whatever the hell he is speaking about would clearly indicate that he has no fucking clue what the problem is about much less how to fix it. He isn't a pragmatist. He is a rich person by birth who never had to learn much of anything worthwhile because throwing money at a problem was all he needed to know about fixing it. Or, in some cases, taking money away from someone aka cheating them.
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Krautheimer is not a favorite of mine.. He is far too pro-Israel, but now he is dying.. I get that he would bow out by calling Trump a "pragmatist" instead of a bully and a fool.

Meanwhile, John Kelly says the White House is a miserable place to work.
 
J Craft said:
To my friends "of a different persuasion" I'm not trying to sell anything or anyone but I do feel this is an interesting take on our very controversial president who I truly believe is not Republican or Democrat.


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 discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics. At one point, reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative, 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 pragmatist. 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 conservative 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 infrastructure 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 Conservative problem, it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality 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 weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is 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 backroom 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."
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This is the same fucking asshole who lead the drumbeat for Bush’s immoral war in Iraq than washed his hands of it and blamed everyone but himself and those responsible for the fiasco. Why would anyone listen to this ideological scumbag?
 
Mott the Hoople said:
This is the same fucking asshole who lead the drumbeat for Bush’s immoral war in Iraq than washed his hands of it and blamed everyone but himself and those responsible for the fiasco. Why would anyone listen to this ideological scumbag?
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Yes, he did.. He was a player NOT an honest commentator.
 
J Craft said:
I found myself nodding and saying to myself "I have been saying this from the start!"
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Me too.

Some of us were calling Trump a non-ideological pragmatist well before the election. One of the reasons the Never Trumpers don’t like him is because he’s not a conservative.
 
noise said:
all I can say is thank great Buddha we did not join the TPP.
It was a great equalizer..if you get my drift..
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The TPP was a bad deal for the US. Our economy has far too many private actors to ever be able to manage the quid pro quo trade mandates.
 
Kacper said:
Textiles were struggling under Reagan because of the new high tech high speed looms in Asia. Clinton is the one who killed the rest of the industry.
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We had a company that dismantled manufacturing and packed it up for shipping.. We were very busy in 1977.
 
Tranquillus in Exile said:
Don't blame Krauthammer. It's by Mychal Massie, posted on his website in January 2016:
http://archive.is/HpAPF

It seems Massie is head of Project 21, a black conservative policy group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_21
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According to its website, Project 21 is "an initiative of the National Center for Public Policy Research to promote the views of African-Americans whose entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to family and commitment to individual responsibility has not traditionally been echoed by the nation's civil rights establishment." [Wiki link]
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Why would the civil rights establishment be at odds with the entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to family and individual responsibility?
 
Mott the Hoople said:
This is the same fucking asshole who lead the drumbeat for Bush’s immoral war in Iraq than washed his hands of it and blamed everyone but himself and those responsible for the fiasco. Why would anyone listen to this ideological scumbag?
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If you are referring to Krauthammer, I already posted a clarification that this op-ed was misattributed. That said, I have read a number of oped’s by Krauthammer- can you cite a specific writing that shows him “lead the drumbeat”? There was no immorality in taking out Saddam. If the U.N. had supported sanctions and Bush, demanding further inspection, Saddam would very likely have conceded- instead the U.N. gave Saddam hope of refusal.
 
This is what Charles Krauthammer thinks of Trump.

June 2016
“It is not just that those who have now decided to throw in support of party unity or whatever reasons have made a tactical mistake in getting behind him. They have to ask themselves, morally, is this the man you want to be the leader of your party? That's what's at stake here. That's why it's a bigger issue.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...rumps-judge-attacks-hes-revealing-who-is.html

June 2017
Trump's tweets: "This Is What It's Like in a Banana Republic"
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"Trump's rhetoric degrades the political discourse and embarrasses the country"

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/...msnbc-morning-joe-scarborough-mika-brzezinski
 
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