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No Convictions, No Courage
Jan. 28th, 2019 09:25 amOne can't have the courage of one's convictions if one has no convictions. This fact is one of Trump's many problems.
It was clear from early in his campaign that he had no convictions. As you may recall, there was a kerfuffle about who used which public restroom. Then-candidate Trump was asked. As a real-estate person, he had some familiarity with the issue. His first statement was the entirely reasonable "people use the restroom they are most comfortable in and there's rarely a problem." This did not sit well with his base so he quickly changed his tune.
We see that again with the recently-passed budget snafu. In December, Trump was perfectly willing to sign the same general deal he just approved. He had also not made much of an issue with the Republican congress on wall funding. Then Trump was criticized by various TV talkers and he decided to create a crisis.
Again, lacking the courage of his convictions, he eventually caved in with the current deal. His incompetence in failing to plan for a shutdown didn't help, but that's a separate post. This episode was as surprising as snow in Chicago in January.
Since Trump has no convictions and thus no courage, it's extremely difficult to predict what he will do next. I'm not looking forward to it.
It was clear from early in his campaign that he had no convictions. As you may recall, there was a kerfuffle about who used which public restroom. Then-candidate Trump was asked. As a real-estate person, he had some familiarity with the issue. His first statement was the entirely reasonable "people use the restroom they are most comfortable in and there's rarely a problem." This did not sit well with his base so he quickly changed his tune.
We see that again with the recently-passed budget snafu. In December, Trump was perfectly willing to sign the same general deal he just approved. He had also not made much of an issue with the Republican congress on wall funding. Then Trump was criticized by various TV talkers and he decided to create a crisis.
Again, lacking the courage of his convictions, he eventually caved in with the current deal. His incompetence in failing to plan for a shutdown didn't help, but that's a separate post. This episode was as surprising as snow in Chicago in January.
Since Trump has no convictions and thus no courage, it's extremely difficult to predict what he will do next. I'm not looking forward to it.
