It sort of seems like you have to decide what constitutes ‘success’ in your eyes. Going by what you’ve listed, I doubt you’ll think that he’s a success.
I’m a supporter. For me, I’d settle for:
1: Don’t attack Syria
2: Sign the stuff that Congress passes as long as we have a Rep majority.
3: Appoint conservative justices to the SC if he gets the chance.
Bonus:
1: Make the countries that President Obama called ‘free riders’ start paying up. This seems like a passion of Trumps, he’s been talking about it for 30 years. I’m moderately hopeful here, but realistic enough to know that this is probably a stretch.
OK that’s not a well thought out response. So if Trump launches a nuclear war, or tanks the economy, or deports all Muslims &c, that’s fine as long as he meets these 3 criteria?!
I am trying to list criteria by which to evaluate any president. I am not trying to set up Trump to fail—else I could just have “appoint a liberal Justice”.
Certainly, I’d agree that Trump would be a failure (nay, THE failure) if the world ends in nuclear fire. It sort of seems like at that point we don’t need itemized lists though?
I don’t buy that presidents can affect the economy in a big enough way to tank it. At least, none that I’ve seen have done so. Grading a prez on what the econ does feels like grading him on the weather.
I wouldn’t have a problem with deporting all illegal immigrants. All Muslims, on the other hand, would involve deporting a lot of Americans. I’m not sure where you’d deport them too? But, sure, I’ll certainly agree that deporting American citizens would be grounds for failure.
It sort of seems like you have to decide what constitutes ‘success’ in your eyes. Going by what you’ve listed, I doubt you’ll think that he’s a success.
I’m a supporter. For me, I’d settle for:
1: Don’t attack Syria 2: Sign the stuff that Congress passes as long as we have a Rep majority. 3: Appoint conservative justices to the SC if he gets the chance.
Bonus: 1: Make the countries that President Obama called ‘free riders’ start paying up. This seems like a passion of Trumps, he’s been talking about it for 30 years. I’m moderately hopeful here, but realistic enough to know that this is probably a stretch.
OK that’s not a well thought out response. So if Trump launches a nuclear war, or tanks the economy, or deports all Muslims &c, that’s fine as long as he meets these 3 criteria?!
I am trying to list criteria by which to evaluate any president. I am not trying to set up Trump to fail—else I could just have “appoint a liberal Justice”.
Certainly, I’d agree that Trump would be a failure (nay, THE failure) if the world ends in nuclear fire. It sort of seems like at that point we don’t need itemized lists though?
I don’t buy that presidents can affect the economy in a big enough way to tank it. At least, none that I’ve seen have done so. Grading a prez on what the econ does feels like grading him on the weather.
I wouldn’t have a problem with deporting all illegal immigrants. All Muslims, on the other hand, would involve deporting a lot of Americans. I’m not sure where you’d deport them too? But, sure, I’ll certainly agree that deporting American citizens would be grounds for failure.
I was exaggerating a bit—but I am sure you agree that your criteria are too few and unimportant to judge a whole presidency...