What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[derspiess]

I'll let you know when it happens.  But chances are I'll take it issue by issue.  I expect to support some of his policies and oppose others.

That's not what he asked you.  He asked you what would be beyond the Pale.

Beyond the pale for what?

[Razgovory]

Settlement.

[The Larch]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

[derspiess]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

I guess it comes from the irrational desire for a more pro-business government.

[Valmy]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

I guess it comes from the irrational desire for a more pro-business government.

There is not really an anti-business government in the US though. Or at least that is what I am told. Because of all the corruption by crooked Wall Street politicians like Hitlery.

DOOOOOOOMED.

To answer The Larch's question it is because the private sphere is supposed to be more efficient so successful business people get lots of respect for their management skills. Of course the pressures and concerns of private enterprise are really different so I am not sure they transfer well but hey maybe they do. I have never seen a study on the issue.

[Barrister]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

This is true - government is not a business.

But the purpose of government is to serve the community, of which businesses are an important part.  If you have a leader with business experience he or she is going to have a better idea of the needs of business community.

Government experience on the other hand can be kind of isolating.  It can, in the worst case, lead up to government existing for the purpose of serving government.

[Valmy]

Yeah the idea might just be to get somebody in there who is more connected to the community. Granted I don't think very many politicians come directly from the bureaucracy so unless they are just running for dog catcher out of college they have to come from someplace.

[The Minsky Moment]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

I guess it comes from the irrational desire for a more pro-business government.

Well that would be good news for leading American businesses.  Like Boeing, for example.

[CountDeMoney]

Since when has been business experience so fetishized? A government is not a business.

I guess it comes from the irrational desire for a more pro-business government.

Well that would be good news for leading American businesses.  Like Boeing, for example.

Depends on how much the President trashes your stock value from the shitter.  OH WAIT

[Admiral Yi]

Depends on how much the President trashes your stock value from the shitter.  OH WAIT

Joan was making an allusion to the possibility of war. 

[CountDeMoney]

Depends on how much the President trashes your stock value from the shitter.  OH WAIT

Joan was making an allusion to the possibility of war. 

El Presidente Trump fucking up stock prices on a weekly basis is likelier.  Looks like you're going to have to get up a lot earlier for your gambling, Draft King.

[Eddie Teach]

Depends on how much the President trashes your stock value from the shitter.  OH WAIT

Joan was making an allusion to the possibility of war. 

I thought he was referring to Trump canceling an order from Boeing.

[Valmy]

I thought he was referring to the tweet that made everybody dump their Boeing stock for a few minutes.

In any case I am sure Spicey was referring to an actual successful business person running government not a reality TV star celebrity.

[CountDeMoney]

In any case I am sure Spicey was referring to an actual successful business person running government not a reality TV star celebrity.

Like Lee Iacocca or Warren Buffet.  Oh wait, they never ran for a reason.

Let's stick with Robert McNamara then.

[viper37]

So? Saying that he doesn't care about something does not mean he can't be judged on it.

Would you judge an hypothetical NDP government doing the same, not caring about international crisis?  Heck, the Trudeau government, in his first action, pullet out our airplanes from the coallition.  They got booted of the security meetings and now they're saying something must be done.

Yet, I don't much criticism of this government irresponsible behavior.  No more than I saw any criticism of the Chrétien government's behavior while he was draggin his feet on every international crisis during his term.
I see a lot more criticism when Canada intervenes (see the reaction against Martin and Harper about Afghanistan).  I see politicians hiding the truth about the missions our soldiers are in for fear of angering the public.

I don't mind judging Trump on this, but he got elected promising he would do just that: not care about the world outside his border, and that pleases to a lot of Americans, apparently. 
Not much different than Trudeau, except his voters were naive enough to believe singing "Let's give peace a chance" would work in Syria.