By Robert Field
Harry Truman was a great president but the country was bitterly divided over many of his proposals.
Dwight Eisenhower became President and quietly facilitated many of the liberal improvements that Truman had initiated or proposed.
Flash forward: Withdrawing troops form the Mid-East? Not fighting with Assad in Syria? Improving the Affordable Care Act? A crash program to renew and improve our infrastructure? Restricting illegal immigration? Emphasizing fiscal over monetary policy? Increasing inflation to help erode individual and governmental debt?
Not far from what NewsLanc has advocated over the years and much of what President Obama sought to accomplish.
So let’s reserve judgment on a Trump presidency while we carefully observe what takes place.
Mr. Field, a mentor of mine, could not be more right. It is too early to declare President-Elect Trump’s victory a disaster. President Dwight Eisenhower is a good comparable.
The real danger is going to come from the right of Trump. I personally would rather see him in command than the Republican Party. The question is “Will Trump be able to deliver on those promises that his supporters don’t approve?
If you want to speculate, consider his own Party may try to impeach Trump so that one of their own takes over. Do not be surprised to see those Democrats remaining who put country over self to align with Trump on critical issues.