Donald Trump on the world stage telling Vladimir Putin that
he is fired terrifies me. On the other
hand, the mogul’s possible ascension to the presidency is an idea that I find
truly compelling.
A New Yorker and not an idiot, he knows global climate
change is an issue that needs to be addressed.
A builder who knows that buildings don’t go up without science and math
is needed to tally his billions, the same applies to accepting data that
clearly shows something more than just the temperature is up.
His worldview likely more inclusive as his business dealings
have him traversing the globe, he’s probably not boxed into the racist outrage
that irrationally drives the immigration debate among the Republican
constituency. Yes, there probably is a
direct relationship to jobs taken away from American citizens by illegal
immigrants, but an obstinacy that demands a completely unworkable mass removal
is explained how?
So once he’s done blathering about building a wall in order
to placate those less cosmopolitan than him, his business background hopefully
seeks a pragmatic solution based on sound economics rather than irrationality.
(Imagine the cost over decades of deporting 12 million people when you could
offer a path to citizenship for free)
Next, a New Yorker again and not a gun nut, he certainly
understands that the NRA overreaches, and their unyielding nature stifles any
possibility for common ground. But he probably couldn’t make a difference
anyway since no one else ever has.
Moving on, not a politician, he might be less hesitant to
cross party lines and “deal make.” This especially because, what party is he
exactly in.
A more abrasive type of New England Liberal, he’s still not
a religious fanatic and knows the world isn’t 6000 years old. This means he
won’t lead idiotic fights over gay marriage and birth control the way a Ted
Cruz would.
Not beholden to anyone, once he acknowledges Obamacare is
here to stay (unless a filibuster free senate follows), the next big move on
healthcare might be his. No one needs to
be Trump or a billionaire businessman to know that allowing us to buy insurance
across state lines will increase competition and lower prices. Let the
insurance companies suck on that.
Such prospects extend to the oil companies, drug companies
and Bankers. I even heard, but I cannot confirm, that Wall Street is spending
millions to defeat him. Who knew we
could have so much in common, and oh the prospect of the one percent facing
jail when they break the law – just like the rest of us.
You know, this is kind of exciting. But for as much as the
notion of Trump Presidency intrigues me, something unavoidable always happens…
I hear him speak.
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