The problems with Donald Trump’s morals is that he doesn’t have any. No morals, no precepts, no guidance at all except a belief that he’s always right, always the smartest, always tough. It’s a belief that makes him the biggest, softest mark in any room.
This philosophical blank slate means that whoever comes in last and loudest, and especially whoever does the best job of polishing Trump’s … apples, sets the agenda for the day. Russia good … Russia bad. China bad … China good. Assad can stay … Assad must go. Taxes first. Health care first. Chocolate! Peanut butter!
Trump isn’t just doing more flip-flops than a hooked tuna—he’s such a serial flip-flopper, he doesn’t realize he’s spinning.
For folks keeping score on Trump's policy flip-flops, it's been a busy week. First, there was the Trump administration's mixed messages on Syria and its rapid shifts on Russia. And yesterday? About-faces on China and the Ex-Im Bank and NATO and Janet Yellen, all in one day:
That “China is a currency manipulator” bit is something that Trump said all through the campaign. It was something he said in interviews for a decade before the campaign. It was one of those things he promised to take care of on “day one.” But that was before China violated its own laws to helpfully clear some trademark issues that were very valuable to Trump. After that, Trump could stop repeating China’s name on his sleepy-time hit list.
Trump’s flip flops may seem random, and for anyone trying to follow his positions they’re certainly confusing. But there is a trend—away from Steve Bannon.
from Daily Kos http://ift.tt/2oDRfQ0
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