Since our president seems to be in disarray right now, I prepared this slide to help with his branding efforts. I liked the analogy someone shared today. He compared Donald Trump's leadership to that of a less-than-successful retail store manager. Fox News would be his regional manager. Rush Limbaugh is his area manager and Vladimir Putin... Continue Reading →
Damn! (Informal exclamation expressing anger, surprise, and frustration)
So, our president is getting his border security cues from Rush Limbaugh. He's dictating military decisions based on impulse or input from despots rather than decorated U. S. generals. Damn! The only appropriate word! "Mad Dog Mattis" is out. Maybe our president will appoint Rush Limbaugh as Defense Secretary. Maybe he will give Vladimir Putin... Continue Reading →
Good Times for Despots
https://gph.is/2zAFQp7 It's a time of celebration for despots as our "America first" president cozies up to world leaders who execute, imprison, and murder those who disagree with them. All our president needs is a heartfelt denial from Vladimir Putin or Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to give him full confidence that they're telling the... Continue Reading →
National Diplomacy Hinges on a Contraction “Who would’ve thought?”
https://youtu.be/ngQskFuWiLI “At a key sentence in my remarks, I said would instead of wouldn't. The sentence should have been: ‘I don’t see any reason why I wouldn’t... or why it wouldn’t be Russia,’ sort of a double negative. So you can put that in, and I think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself.”... Continue Reading →
Who’s at the Table? (More Leadership Lessons from President Trump)
Once again, the President of the United States provides learning relevant to anyone in a position of leadership. During an interview conducted by Andrea Mitchell, Intelligence Chief Dan Coats, learns that the President of Russia will be visiting the White House in the fall. The Intel Chief also has no idea what President Trump and President... Continue Reading →
Kindly Curmudgeon 