What I Think About President Trump

I want to write a piece about what my attitude is about President Donald Trump. I voted for Trump, even though he was not the person among the Republican candidates who I wanted to be the nominee. It was an interesting and unusual phenomenon that allowed him to become President. But there was so much distrust in Washington that he was elected. Neither the Democrats nor Republicans were doing what a large portion of the people wanted them to do. Hillary Clinton would have been an extension of the Obama agenda, and Republicans were not doing enough to stand up to President Obama’s agenda. So, Trump won out.

 I have never defended President Trump when people attack him. He is an unlikable person. He has a shady if not immoral past. I often say to people “Trump is an asshole, but he gets things done!” People forget why he was elected. He was elected because people wanted someone other than a run-of-the-mill politician.

Trump is a boisterous, pompous and arrogant person. He was a successful businessman who didn’t need to become President to be fulfilled. When a person reaches a certain level of success and observes a need in another area, they have the confidence to believe,” I think I might be able to fix that!” Trump has just that kind of confidence and arrogance. He didn’t become President to become rich. He was already rich. Even if I don’t approve of his personality, I believe it is a noble thing that he is doing.

Compare Trump to the politicians in Washington, like Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi started her political career in 1976 and has been in Congress since 1987. She’s made a lot of money being a politician. She likes having power. Trump didn’t need power. He believed that he could change things in Washington and get some things done that have needed to be done; that the people who elected him think need to be done.

I watched the State of the Union (SOTU) last Tuesday night. President Trump delivered a good speech. He boasted, as is his way, but he has accomplished a lot of what he was elected to do. These are his top 10 accomplishments in 2018 according to Real Clear Politics: Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, Confronting China, Middle-Class Wages Rise, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal, Ending the Iran Nuclear Deal, Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Smashing the ISIS Caliphate and Exiting Syria, Increasing Minority Jobs, Holding the Line with Migrant Caravans, Record American Oil Production. I would include decreasing government regulation and eliminating the ACA mandate to the list of his major accomplishments.

People who dislike Trump may not like him as a person. I can’t say I do either. But I do like what he is doing. Democrats don’t like what he is doing because it doesn’t fit with their agenda, which is to be in power at all costs. I have learned from my own experience that the attitude of Democrats is: People are too stupid to know what is good for them, so let’s gain control of everything and we will force them to do what they won’t do for themselves.

Way Out in Left Field

My wife and I were having a discussion about politics this morning while eating breakfast, and I had what I believe is a significant insight into why some of the Democrats are moving so far to the left (abortion, open borders, Medicare for all, free education, etc.). My wife asked the question, "What's going to happen if Democrats regain power?" My first thought was that it will go back to being what it was like when President Obama was in office, and the Republicans will have to play the obstructionist role, like the Democrats are doing now. During Obama's reign, the push was towards regulation, environment, entitlements, social issues, health care, military cutbacks, open borders, etc. The current Democratic party seems to want to amplify all of those issues again. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) seems to be the most extreme, but Kamala Harris is also parroting some of the same stuff. Regarding Nancy Pelosi, it's all about staying in power. So, my first response to my wife's question was, "It will go back to being like it was when Obama was President." But, there seems to be a bit more to it this time around. The push for legalizing full-term abortions seems to indicate that there is an audience that Democrats are attempting to connect with that does not have a concern for traditional morality. I can see why Democratic candidates like to promise free stuff, and why they want open borders; those mean they will increase their voter base. But, why the push for legalized full-term abortion? I know that it's to attract women voters, but there is more to it than that, in my opinion. The thought that occurred to me is that our society is becoming more immoral. There is a trend toward legalizing sinful behavior. If Democrats wish to attract votes from the people who do not believe in traditional morality, they need to support the idea of making sinful behavior acceptable. Of course, if you don't believe in sin, you don't think there is any such thing as sinful behavior. That, to me, is a big problem.