From another 'trolling' thread:
Yes, I think the current POTUS is a liar, a bumbling buffoon, a self aggrandizing nincompoop, not worthy of executing any high office, a megalomaniac, and honestly, not bright enough for the task.
I voted for him because there were only two choices, both truly terrible IMO but one more dangerous than the other, so I choose the lesser evil, literally.
I believe Ms. Clinton is a liar, self aggrandizing, not worthy of citizenship never-mind high office, a megalomaniac and a multiple- felon but instead of a bumbling nincompoop, a much more intelligent human with goals that are quite contrary to my own as well as those that would benefit the country, and a huge sense of self importance and immune status (which, so far, has proven to be correct).
Poll after poll showed that NONE of the contestants were popular with the general public. A truly lousy set of front- runners from weak potential fields in both parties.
What would be great would be to have a statesman, a great statesman even better, (there is no gender in that description BTW, it could well be a female) in the running but they are rare. Most of our Presidents, as well as most major leaders of history to the best of my knowledge, have merely been "place holders" rather than active, effective leaders capable of leaving their sphere (country, empire, whatever) in better shape then it was when they took up the leadership position. IMO, the finest thing our founding Fathers did when setting up the framework of this country, by far, was to slow things down and make any change difficult. So while those who are not equal to the task hold high office (President, member of Congress, Supreme Court Justice, and many others), they are very well hampered indeed in what they can do and how quickly they can do it. Humans have lots of ideas, mostly bad ones, and the best thing that can usually be done with a bad idea is..... not doing it. If that has to happen because of a complicated, tangled and interlaced mechanism that is hard to move in any direction, then so be it.
And to expand on your original question about the current POTUS, look forward to 2020 and tell me, do YOU see any great statesmen standing by to enter the race? Any statesmen at all? Any decent candidates capable of even reasonable performance in that high office? Neither do I and so we will again have an election with 'less than excellent' choices and yet we have to choose one.
Brian
Oh yes, please keep my answer private because I am concerned about back-lash.
<begin Marty's question>
"Just a quick question, since we are accusing other's of being a troll, hopefully I can ask this question here without causing the thread to get locked. I am actually asking for information (not trolling) from the many sides that seem to be here. Regardless of your political bent/opinion in general, i.e. left, right, middle, bottom, guns, no guns, some guns, etc.....
When someone (say me, for example, if that helps) says that they "think the current Potus is a liar, a bumbling buffoon, a self aggrandizing nincompoop, and not worthy of the office."
Do you simply assume that said person (A) doesn't care for the current Potus, or do you also assume that they (B) really wanted Hillery or Bernie as our Potus?
I would really like to know what you actually think at your gut level about that person (Again me, if that helps) and not what logical answer you think will stand up to internet scrutiny.
So, A? or A&B? If you're not willing to answer here, I'm appreciatively taking (confidential PMs*) on this question. Thanks.
* I'll keep it confidential, but on many forums, PMs are visible to moderators. I'm OK with that, however you may not be."
<end Marty's question>