Trump: The Flawed Messenger

What America desperately wants and needs is an overhaul of how America does business.  Most know that our policies in the Middle East have been a disaster.  Most know that it's high time that we overhaul our tax code.  Obama made a move in that direction with his Bowles-Simpson commission. Regrettably, the commission's recommendations were given short shrift by Obama and the Democrats.  We have a great military, but it's been allowed to sink in its capabilities.  Our planes and ships are old.  You can give this equipment to the finest men, but it puts them at great disadvantage.  This is what you get when you have business being done as usual.

Trump promises to end business-as-usual.  Can he do it?  Who knows ?  But he seems like a person who will give it his best.  The same can not be said for Hillary.  That's clear from what she has communicated to her backers.  Proving that major donors wanted quid pro quo for their money, can be difficult to prove.  But the amount of money involved and the interests of the donors make it difficult to dismiss what's behind their generosity.  Normally, we wouldn't get to see what's been going on behind closed doors.  But, suddenly computer technology and its use by hackers has enabled us to see what actually has been going on.  It's not pretty.

If you're looking for a messenger to clean up our ship of state, Trump's your man.  But there's a problem; namely, his great flaw.  What he was caught saying about women was taped 11 years ago.   But, that's besides the point.  He should never have uttered those words.  His conversations with Howard Stern are equally disturbing.  However, women coming out, after 20 and 30 years, saying he had groped them are highly suspect.

But messengers have historically been flawed individuals.  Saul, the first king of the Jews, is one example.  David, the king who built the first Temple, was also flawed.  Napoleon, a great leader, was  deeply flawed as was Thomas Edison.  We would prefer our leaders to be free of flaws.  But, sometimes it's important to have the services of a new leader despite his flaws.