Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Mountain out of a molehill Date:   5/21/2016 3:47:36 PM

I don't hate the Clintons, although I do remember that by the end of Bill Clinton's Administration, there was more than enough scandal to go around, including Hilary taking expensive items that were gifts to the country, not to them personally.  There have been more than enough stories about how Hilary treated the Household Staff of the WH. She had a chance as First Lady to come up with a viable health care program, and she was unable to do that.   I'm not sure what you would consider her "accomplishments" as Secretary of State, and I do not blame her for Bengahzi.  And given some of the things that happened during her tenure as SecState, such as the "Arab Spring", I think the case could be made that she botched that.  I cannot think of any major treaties that were signed during her tenue, or any real diplomatic initiatives that were successful. So I am not sure what makes her so qualified to be President. 

It's not so much that I am in love with Donald Trump or that he would be my first choice as President, but I do believe that he will not be so willing to fall in with the party line.  He isn't a foreign policy expert, but then neither is Obama, who has made plenty of missteps.   George Bush made mistakes too.  Trump will have advisors, he will have the NSC, he will have a SecState.  Yes, he is brash but he will hardly be the first brash President we have had.  I believe he will say some things that have needed to be said to the world at large, but others have not wanted to say.  And I know of no requisite that says our President has to be beloved by the UK government.  It is my observation that the UK likes to pull out their "special relationship" only when it suits their needs. 

And I will retierate that no one is necessarily qualifed to be President the day they take office.  It's OJT.