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mahnmut.livejournal.com"If Trump or Sanders wins, it would be bad for everyone", is what I've been hearing from some corners quite frequently these days.
Serious question. Why?
I mean, the president doesn't make decisions unilaterally, do they? There's a whole horde of advisors, secretaries of departments, aides, even teleprompter-speech-writers. There's also Congress, which largely keeps the president in check (often blocks them completely from achieving any of their goals). There are also the mere circumstances of both domestic and international politics that provide a framework and limitations to a president's actions. Domestic example: NRA and the gun lobby regarding the gun control debate; international example: ISIS and the fact that the US is already too stretched militarily to embark on yet another adventure, and get stuck into yet another quagmire. The list could go on.
( Let`s face it, folks... )
Serious question. Why?
I mean, the president doesn't make decisions unilaterally, do they? There's a whole horde of advisors, secretaries of departments, aides, even teleprompter-speech-writers. There's also Congress, which largely keeps the president in check (often blocks them completely from achieving any of their goals). There are also the mere circumstances of both domestic and international politics that provide a framework and limitations to a president's actions. Domestic example: NRA and the gun lobby regarding the gun control debate; international example: ISIS and the fact that the US is already too stretched militarily to embark on yet another adventure, and get stuck into yet another quagmire. The list could go on.
( Let`s face it, folks... )
