First of all, I need some hot sauce for this crow.
A small part of me thought a Brexit thing might be brewing, especially in the home stretch. Whoever said it earlier, I think they're right that enough of America was using this as a giant middle finger to being constantly looked down at and condescended to and called bigots over innocuous shit, etc. and had had enough.
Part of me thinks it's hilarious that Hillary Clinton couldn't even beat the guy we all thought might be shilling for her, he was such a ridiculously bad candidate. And smiles thinking of Lena Dunham crying her eyes out about the patriarchy.
But then there's another side of me that thinks we might have just done a very bad thing in the long-haul. Our president is now an overt asshole who can't string two intelligible sentences together. I can't see how that bodes well for our standing in the world.
I'm not cheering for him to fail. I hope my concerns are unfounded. It kind of scares me that he has complete free reign with the congress and Supreme Court in place. I know a lot of you think this is great, but I don't think there's a lot of traditionally conservative principles he's standing for. I can hope all day that the Rubios and Ryans and Pauls and Scotts etc. will stand up to him on principles if he gets out of line. I somehow sincerely doubt it though. I suspect they sell out to his every whim. I hope not.
No hard feelings. Except toward Dallas.
I'm neither lying nor stupid.
Now I'll tell you why the bolded part shouldn't concern you. I've told you this before but I'll lay it out again.
Trump is a smarter guy than you imagine him to be. He's not "political" as we know that word to be and he's a bit of a narcissist. He reminds me very much of Gene Simmons, honestly, in that way.
The reason you don't need to worry is that he's going to surround himself with quality people.
Rudy Giuliani was arguably the greatest mayor in the history of New York City. The positive change he brought to that town will persist for generations. He's going to be very involved.
Newt Gingrich is a bit of an ass, but he's a good politician and knows the ropes. He'll have a place.
Pence is stronger than most of us realized (except at 3 a.m. when he looks like a very tired owl).
You'll see Trump reach out to Rubio, Cruz, Carson and all the people from the primary battles and try to build those bridges.
Because he's a businessman first, he will absolutely LISTEN to the people he chooses to advise him. He'll also listen to the opposite side. He won't rule like a dictator -- which is something she definitely would have done.
His economic strategy will be top down. Let businesses build so they can hire people and strengthen the economy. It works.
His policy strategy will be bottom up. Listen to all sides, consult with those he trusts and use that information to make informed decisions. That works too.
I'd be lying if I said that when the election was called I didn't sit there for a second and go "well, what now..." I know for a fact (remember that word?) though, that whatever he does will be better than anything she would have. She would have been an abomination.
I'm right about this.
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