Not many Progressives are going to say it. I'm referring to the film Bridge On The River Kwai and the last words of British Colonel Nicholson after he realized the horrible truth of how wrong he had been in building the bridge for the enemy. Those last words were....."What have I done?" I suspect that there are plenty of conservatives and many Christians saying those words about their support for Donald Trump in the primaries over other good candidates that were available to them....and that number is only going to grow.
As I mentioned in a recent post, there was no normal developmental metamorphosis observable in Donald Trump over the years. This is extremely problematic. Normally one goes through a period of consternation as one's political, ideological or religious views change. Trump didn't! He apparently changed because his personal 'tower' wasn't going to be built from plan A so he went to plan B and if he has to go back to plan A he will. To say that he talked a good game is an understatement but when you see how he operated for the past four or five decades it becomes clear that the man is an opportunist first...and who knows what after that. He wants this tower built and will dump the people who put him in office if needs be to do it. Of course he will tell you that he's doing it for America. Expect back and forth nonsense in the near future and plenty of schmoozing of which many will be bamboozled.
Here's an interesting thing. Donald Trump's son-in-law....Ivanka's husband...Jarod Kushner.....fresh from his skiing trip to Aspen while everyone else was pulling their hair out on Capitol Hill....is being assigned a new and innovative responsibility. This from the Washington Post...."President Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises......to be led by Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior advisor....the former real estate and media executive will continue to wear many hats, driving foreign policy and domestic policy as well as decisions on presidential personnel. He also is a shadow diplomat serving as Trump's lead advisor on relations with China, Mexico, Canada and the Middle East." Is anyone out there nervous. I hope so!!!!!
Here is the crux of the problem. Donald Trump is and always has been a godless man. Conservatives should have recognized this or maybe they did but didn't care. The problem with Donald Trump is not one of pride for there is no pride involved in building casinos and towers, and selling them and making deals for bigger towers...and writing books to tell how great you are...and hawking your name everywhere for a few bucks and then leading decent people on to further your own plans. No it's not pride....it's ego....a titanic ego...reference to the doomed ship intended.
This man is going to be making monumental decisions that neither George Washington, Abraham Lincoln nor Franklin Roosevelt were charged with. You may want to forget the 'make America great again' mantra and pray....perspiratory prayer....throughout the day....every day....and every hour of the day!
NOTE: There was an article on Drudge yesterday that conservatives need to read. It's gone now but you can find it by Googling Ivanka Trump, Jarod Kushner: Rising Powers At White House
As I mentioned in a recent post, there was no normal developmental metamorphosis observable in Donald Trump over the years. This is extremely problematic. Normally one goes through a period of consternation as one's political, ideological or religious views change. Trump didn't! He apparently changed because his personal 'tower' wasn't going to be built from plan A so he went to plan B and if he has to go back to plan A he will. To say that he talked a good game is an understatement but when you see how he operated for the past four or five decades it becomes clear that the man is an opportunist first...and who knows what after that. He wants this tower built and will dump the people who put him in office if needs be to do it. Of course he will tell you that he's doing it for America. Expect back and forth nonsense in the near future and plenty of schmoozing of which many will be bamboozled.
Here's an interesting thing. Donald Trump's son-in-law....Ivanka's husband...Jarod Kushner.....fresh from his skiing trip to Aspen while everyone else was pulling their hair out on Capitol Hill....is being assigned a new and innovative responsibility. This from the Washington Post...."President Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises......to be led by Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior advisor....the former real estate and media executive will continue to wear many hats, driving foreign policy and domestic policy as well as decisions on presidential personnel. He also is a shadow diplomat serving as Trump's lead advisor on relations with China, Mexico, Canada and the Middle East." Is anyone out there nervous. I hope so!!!!!
Here is the crux of the problem. Donald Trump is and always has been a godless man. Conservatives should have recognized this or maybe they did but didn't care. The problem with Donald Trump is not one of pride for there is no pride involved in building casinos and towers, and selling them and making deals for bigger towers...and writing books to tell how great you are...and hawking your name everywhere for a few bucks and then leading decent people on to further your own plans. No it's not pride....it's ego....a titanic ego...reference to the doomed ship intended.
This man is going to be making monumental decisions that neither George Washington, Abraham Lincoln nor Franklin Roosevelt were charged with. You may want to forget the 'make America great again' mantra and pray....perspiratory prayer....throughout the day....every day....and every hour of the day!
NOTE: There was an article on Drudge yesterday that conservatives need to read. It's gone now but you can find it by Googling Ivanka Trump, Jarod Kushner: Rising Powers At White House
