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HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 05:15 PM Feb 2017

Trump is boosting my self esteem

In the past, I always went a little light on criticizing the president, even when he did something I considered boneheaded. I figured, "OK, maybe I could do that one thing better than Bush (or Clinton or Obama) but being president is a complex job. No way could I juggle all that stuff and make sound decisions on all of it." I have this short little span of attention, and I get distracted too easily, so I figured even somebody like GW Bush was probably doing a better job than I would do.

Not any more. This new guy has completely changed my perspective. I could do a better job standing on my head. I could make better decisions before I woke up in the morning. I might piss off a world leader or two, but not every single one of them. I am so much better, so much smarter, so closer to being sane, than this guy, it's not even a contest. I mean, I still don't think I am qualified to be president. No way! But I am so much better qualified than the guy who now holds the office, it just makes me wonder if there is even a hint of meritocracy going on in our country. Can anybody do anything? If I inherited money from my dad, and spent most of my life seeking publicity, a.k.a. making my self famous, can I run the country? Don't worry. I'm not really considering running for anything, but I wonder.

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Trump is boosting my self esteem (Original Post) HassleCat Feb 2017 OP
I was thinking exactly the same thing not one hour ago! n/t ProudLib72 Feb 2017 #1
Good for you! deaniac21 Feb 2017 #2
Hate to burst your bubble, Hassle.... dchill Feb 2017 #3
It's very clear the presidency requires a very particular set of skills. yallerdawg Feb 2017 #4
"Fortune assists the bold" MasonDreams Feb 2017 #5

dchill

(38,324 posts)
3. Hate to burst your bubble, Hassle....
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 05:20 PM
Feb 2017

But Trump is not really the one making the decisions. Your self-esteem boost is courtesy of Steve Bannon. JK - I'm sure your self-esteem is fine, considering the output of ANY Republican. I know mine is.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. It's very clear the presidency requires a very particular set of skills.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 05:24 PM
Feb 2017

Few have them.

I know I don't.

And I know that buffoonish oaf in the White House doesn't, either.

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