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In reply to the discussion: Trump is a Swine [View all]H2O Man
(73,536 posts)about President Obama. In that sense, he definitely reminded me of JFK; these two were certainly the greatest presidents of my lifetime.
I like how Carl Bernstein describes the current situation as a "malignant presidency." He has noted that military leaders, the intelligence community's leadership, and even the top republicans in DC recognize this is the dangerous reality.
An interesting mental exercise -- at least for old-timers like me -- is to imagine the consequences of a crisis akin to the Cuban Missile crisis. JFK handled it correctly. Neither the two presidents before him would have, and likely none since until Obama. Trump is far more likely to create such a crisis, and lacks the capacity to deal with events if someone else did.
And a good holiday to you and yours!