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One wonders if we want to encourage him to tick off these boxes.
by rory096 10y ago
One wonders if we want to encourage him to tick off these boxes.
- josefresco 10y agoI also found this to be a conundrum for Democrats. Should they hold Donald to his promises and chastise him when he doesn't follow through? Or, should they welcome his failures as said policies would be damaging to the Democratic cause? The answer is probably a little of both, but one wonders if that's the path they truly want to take given how "crossing the isle" is perceived come election day.
- jonathanstrange 10y agoI think they should grab him by the balls and criticize, oppose and expose him in any way possible. Presidents like that, they let you do that when you're in the opposition.
- MrZongle2 10y agoOne wonders why we wouldn't want to hold a politician to their promises.
- tantalor 10y agoBecause the substance of the promise is terrifying.
- knz 10y agoOne example is the ACA/Obamacare. Trump has sent very conflicting messages about repealing it but keeping some of the more popular parts. I think many people are concerned by Trump precisely because he has been so slippery on many issues and has the unique ability of being able to stand for and against something at the same time.
- DefaultUserHN 10y ago>...he has been so slippery on many issues and... stand for and against something at the same time. Because ObamaCare is not 100 percent all bad or 100 percent all good. Trump, like everyone, is allow to like the good part of ObamaCare and hate the bad part of it.
- ceejayoz 10y agoIf you promise to kick me in the groin, I'm going to be pretty happy if you don't follow through.
- dragonwriter 10y agoIf I promise to shoot you in the head, does it make sense for you to criticize me for not following through?
- dongslol 10y agoI suspect the motivation behind this website is the suspicion that he won't follow through on his promises, thus yielding an opportunity to discredit him.