Peggy Noonan's straightforward look at the Trump chaos
Peggy Noonan's opinion column in the Wall Street Journal can at times be entertaining, but rarely is one agreed with. Today's column is telling as it comes from this former Reagan speechwriter and highly connected conservative commentator. She writes, "Last week's executive order on immigration continues to reverberate. There was no Republican in Washington - not one, on the Hill or within the party structure - who did not privately call the order a disaster."
She writes about the chaos caused by Trump's multiple announcements, lack of coordination with agencies that relate to whatever he is doing or saying, and his constant poor choice of words, such as the "go nuclear" advice to Mitch McConnell when pushing the Supreme Court nominee. Says Noonan, "No president, ever, should use those words in public; the Senate should ban that hideous, he-man, drama queen of a phrase."
While viewing the nominee as qualified, Noonan viewed the announcement "in the august East Room as lowering, undignified, not right." Despite that, attacking this highly educated and literate nominee in a knee jerk way by Democrats is a battle that will be lost, and should not be fought. She did not say that exactly, but it is the thought here. There have been many instances where justices have evolved once on the Court, and Neil Gorsuch has the seriousness of someone who could. He is likely the best nominee that we will get from Trump, and completely alienating him from the outset is a bad idea.
On another front, Howard Stern, a long time friend of Trump who often was on his show, said two days ago that being president will be "detrimental to Trump's mental health. He wants to be liked, he wants to be loved, he wants people to cheer for him." Continuing Stern said that for Trump running for president was "a cool thing to do." On Stern's shows Trump and Stern often talked pretty much like Trump's highly publicized conversation with Billy Bush, just not quite as explicit. Stern more or less said that Trump did not expect to win but wanted the publicity for business purposes. The fraying of Trump may already be evident, as twice yesterday in announcements Trump unequivocally said his word "bigly", aka big league.
So here we are. The craziness will continue.
She writes about the chaos caused by Trump's multiple announcements, lack of coordination with agencies that relate to whatever he is doing or saying, and his constant poor choice of words, such as the "go nuclear" advice to Mitch McConnell when pushing the Supreme Court nominee. Says Noonan, "No president, ever, should use those words in public; the Senate should ban that hideous, he-man, drama queen of a phrase."
While viewing the nominee as qualified, Noonan viewed the announcement "in the august East Room as lowering, undignified, not right." Despite that, attacking this highly educated and literate nominee in a knee jerk way by Democrats is a battle that will be lost, and should not be fought. She did not say that exactly, but it is the thought here. There have been many instances where justices have evolved once on the Court, and Neil Gorsuch has the seriousness of someone who could. He is likely the best nominee that we will get from Trump, and completely alienating him from the outset is a bad idea.
On another front, Howard Stern, a long time friend of Trump who often was on his show, said two days ago that being president will be "detrimental to Trump's mental health. He wants to be liked, he wants to be loved, he wants people to cheer for him." Continuing Stern said that for Trump running for president was "a cool thing to do." On Stern's shows Trump and Stern often talked pretty much like Trump's highly publicized conversation with Billy Bush, just not quite as explicit. Stern more or less said that Trump did not expect to win but wanted the publicity for business purposes. The fraying of Trump may already be evident, as twice yesterday in announcements Trump unequivocally said his word "bigly", aka big league.
So here we are. The craziness will continue.
posted by John Borden at 11:49 AM
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