By Edwin Cooney
I can barely abide the 45th President of the United States. His persona, his name and even his voice are pretty hard for me to take at all comfortably!
I'll start from the beginning when I noticed him during the 2016 campaign. As it became pretty evident that not even disclosure of his tawdry outlook toward women was going to eliminate him from contention for the presidency, I interpreted his staying power to the weakness of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
His victory on November 8th, 2016 made it pretty clear to me that the failure of the Clinton campaign, which was indeed pretty clumsy, had made Donald John Trump President-elect of the United States. After five and a half dreary and contentious years, I think I've finally hit upon the root of his appeal.
Before coming right out and telling you what I believe to be Mr. Trump's drawing power, I must begin by disillusioning two groups of Americans — Liberals and Conservatives.
Trump is not only neither of these two political and ideological entities, he's an entity all to himself as were some other willful international leaders in decades not too distant. Lenin and Castro rode Marx's ideology to the top of their bodies politic and Hitler manufactured his own party by linking socialism and Germanic nationalism together, but each of these three rose largely on the strength and dynamism of their personalities.
All of these men succeeded not because they were politically creative or clever, but rather, simply because they dared!
From as far back as I can remember, I've heard people wonder why we didn't more frontally challenge the Russians when we have always had the sufficiently superior technology to prevail. Why have we allowed racial minorities to threaten domestic tranquility when we've always had sufficient police power to say "no" and make it stick. Why have we not controlled large pharmacies when it comes to overpricing medical necessities when our government has the power to negotiate contracts with those who cooperate and deny companies who insist on overpricing medicines and other medical necessities.
Most Americans believe that success is about practicalities more than about ideology,. Besides, ideologies are invariably the playtoy of academicians who don't do “real” work and thus have a lot of time on their hands.
If it itches, any Trumpite will simply tell you to scratch it. If someone pushes you, push them back. Never mind what their ethnicity, the color of their skin, or their political faith might be. Live on instinct! Don't explain — just do!
Mr. Trump has been pretty cagey when it comes to history and to politics. After all, according to his own evaluation, he was the “best president we’ve ever had” with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln. Exactly where Ronald Reagan comes in is a matter Mr. Trump doesn't have to discuss with anyone. The Bushes, Reagans, Fords, and most certainly the McCains have nothing on Donald Trump.
The man's audacity is both his message and his promise. Donald Trump knows what makes a lot of people angry and therefore, on their behalf, he's sure his outrage, even more than any solution, will make them glad! Practicality will invariably bring outcomes not achievable by mere ideological politicians.
To sum it all up, Donald Trump succeeds for one reason and one reason alone.
More than any other politician since perhaps Huey Long who advocated redistributing the wealth during the 1930s, Donald Trump dares to dare.
Only a Donald Trump possesses the audacity to dominate the party of Ronald Reagan by insisting he's closer to Abraham Lincoln than even the"Great Communicator” himself! Only Donald Trump possesses the audacity to overthrow a constitutionally-elected president and insist that once he regains power he will faithfully "preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution which he recently violated! Donald John Trump doesn't explain, he just does!
The question remains, will his audacity ultimately pay off? I'm audacious enough to think I have the answer to that question!
It's only my opinion, but I'll tell you what it is sometime!!!
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
EDWIN COONEY
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