Opinions: July 6, 2018

Thinking Friends

President Trump has made substantive moves I like. Tax reduction, relatively full employment and trickle down to lower level workers, offshore money returned, at least talking with North Koreans, pushing theft of technology issue, raising tariff issue with results, securing border and being fair to those 1.1 million a year who go through process status.  I also recognize he is too polarizing. We have a Country with very differing mindsets. I was a big McCain fan although while Trump is an acerbic critical guy in public, John McCain was in private.

It would be OK to me if Trump would step aside in 2020, declare his unique brilliance and mission accomplished and support Niki Haley to run with Mike Pompeo, bypass Mike Pence.

Let someone less bombastic but gutsy build on economy.  Also healthcare delivery. Also raise age of social security. At the same time start pre-school with breakfast if needed and a policy of job preparedness classes in high schools.

We need Republican Democratic bilateralism back. Reagan, O’Neil, Baucus/Grassley, McCain, Kennedy, Feingold, Lieberman (immigration, finance reform, foreign policy).

Warm Regards,

Peter