Philosophy

We may never know the inner workings that occurred which led to Giuliani “pulling his name out of the Secretary of State spot” but we can learn an important lesson. Sometimes silence is truly golden. Whether it appeared for any reason Trump wasn’t going to pick Giuliani for this position and he allowed him to bow out gracefully or Giuliani was tired of standing by we know he left walking out instead of being kicked. Making sure your friends have the dignity and respect they deserve insures that they stay you’re friend for the long term when things don’t work out in the short term.

Stop it President Elect Trump you’re destroying our narrative by electing two strong competent people for your cabinet (Betsy Devos, Nikki Haley) who happen to be woman it’s getting harder and harder to call you a sexist. They’re sorta whitish woman I mean Nikki has some Indian blood but um…   Well we always have the racist angle… wait it’s rumored you’re picking picking Ben Carson who last I checked had darker skin then most of my friends in Wisconsin for a cabinet spot but we can claim he’s an Uncle Tom or at least try to.  Okay the racist label is peeling but can still hold, that’s a relief.  No,  it can’t be Harold Ford who passes the competence and skin test is also a Democratic operative who you’re strongly considering for another cabinet position. Where can our narrative go hmm he hasn’t picked an illegal immigrant to the cabinet and I’m sure we can pin his feet to the fire on that one … even if there is no real fire to start.

Sometimes those in the background wield most of the power in the world of politics, as Jared Kushner appears to illustrate.  We in the public don’t hear Mr. Kushner speak up but it appears his silence is heard by the President Elect.  His talents in exercising this power can exercise certain individuals (ex Chris Christie) from their power card and make him the ace of spades. Was it revenge for Christie’s prosecution of this father that took him down we may never know but the silence is deafening.  Even the walks with Kushner along the White House permit er are filled with key officials in power which help solidify his strength.  Jared Kushner he might be the one to watch even if he is the one card that is hidden from the deck.

Based on how my recent political predictions have gone I will tell you that Donald Trump will not pick Ted Cruz for the Supreme Court. He’ll probably go with Barrack Obama. My other recent political picks included Hillary Clinton winning the President and Marco Rubio being the Republican nominee so I hope I do as well with this prediction.  Ted Cruz would be his best choice for the following reasons (below) and therefore I won’t change my prediction.

(1) Ted Cruz is known as a Constitutionalist who is not only verse with the subtext but many of the commentaries as well.

(2) If Mr. Cruz is selected he won’t be a thorn in Donald Trump’s attempt to pass legislation that might be very controversial and also won’t be a problem if Donald Trump decides to seek re-election in 4 years.

(3) Legislators have a history of supporting other legislators who have jumped to the judicial branch. Which will make this pick much easier for confirmation purposes.

(4) It doesn’t appear that Senator Cruz has many skeleton’s in the closet that could derail his nomination as revealed during his run for the Republican Presidential campaign.

(5) Even if he’s not accepted by the Senate he’ll owe Donald Trump a favor which can be called on at anytime.

(6) It’s the fight that conservatives would want to have enduring them to his Presidency when he might make moderate decisions in the future.

Donald Trump might be more concerned about keeping his image as a brash outspoken individual then actually winning the Presidency. An image that he believes he can bank on whether it’s at the White House or a television network. Political pundits have tried to figure him out and why he continues to put a foot or other part of his body in his mouth but maybe he just doesn’t care. Maybe winning the Presidency isn’t as important to him as being honest with who he is to himself , his family and his die hard supporters.   Whether you like Donald Trump or not you must respect that he is who he is and isn’t afraid to where that suit.