Professionalism Not Such A Bad Thing After All

[poliphilo]

Yes, I admit it; I've grumbled as much as anyone about the professional political class, but one of the lessons to be drawn from watching Trump in action is that there's a reason why it exists. Politics is a skill, a craft, an art- and amateurs are liable to make a mess of the job- especially when said amateurs are unread, uniformed and incurious.

Trump has swanned into the presidency, knowing very little about anything and under the impression that the office allowed him untrammelled powers. The best that can be said about what he's achieved thus far- and maybe it's no little thing- is that he's delivered a shock to the system...

Comments

[sovay]

he's delivered a shock to the system...

I just hope it's taken the right way.

[poliphilo]

I suspect an increasing number of people will be thinking, "Never again."

[cmcmck]

I still have the view that it ran away from under him.

[poliphilo]

I think that's probably the case.