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Post by robeiae on Oct 9, 2017 5:25:47 GMT -5
Back to back to back disasters are not an easy thing to deal with, especially when the last happens on an island, well away from the mainland that has piss-poor infrastructure. Trump continues to act like a royal schmuck, imo. He continues to do dishonor to the office he holds, imo. But that's mostly because he's an obnoxious, self-involved shit. The responses to these hurricanes has been quite good, imo. Whether or not Trump deserves credit in this regard is a fair question, I think, because there are a lot of people doing a lot of work with no input from the Whitehouse. The most critical things Trump needed to do, he did: releasing funds and bringing all of the agencies he needed to bring in. So I'm not seeing much to criticize him for when it comes to the actual response of the Feds as a whole. His personal response, like the stupidity that pours from his mouth? Yeah, he's terrible. This isn't just a matter of bad "optics," it's a failure of leadership. It's Trump failing to be Presidential. So in that sense, yes, any other President would have done better even if all any other President would have done is address the Puerto Rican people in a way that made them think the President was on the job and paying attention without being a patronizing clown. Okay, I can't disagree with this. |
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Post by Amadan on Oct 9, 2017 9:00:03 GMT -5
IOW, he did a crappy job of sending thoughts and prayers. I know you're being sarcastic, but it's more than that. When there is supposed to be someone in charge, you want to know what they're doing and that they're on the job, and that they aren't being a buffoon. Morale is important, and it's not just a morale-booster to know that help is coming, but could also make the difference between an area that's waiting for help hanging on for a little bit longer or descending into anarchy. (No, not your kind of anarchy, Don.) Leadership is important. Also, while there might not be much the President can personally do to make aid arrive faster, he's not completely powerless. These situations are typically opportunities for all kinds of clusterfucks, both unintentional disorganization and deliberate corruption, and having a competent POTUS breathing down their necks and making sure it's being done right can alleviate some of that. |
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Post by robeiae on Oct 9, 2017 9:07:45 GMT -5
Leadership is important. Also, while there might not be much the President can personally do to make aid arrive faster, he's not completely powerless. These situations are typically opportunities for all kinds of clusterfucks, both unintentional disorganization and deliberate corruption, and having a competent POTUS breathing down their necks and making sure it's being done right can alleviate some of that. This is true, I think. But I think it fair to note that leadership needs to exist at every level. Katrina made that abundantly clear, imo. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2017 9:31:23 GMT -5
Amadan said pretty much what I would have said, and I thank him, since I'll be out of pocket most of the day. This is true, I think. But I think it fair to note that leadership needs to exist at every level. Katrina made that abundantly clear, imo. Well, yes. But here we are talking about Trump's level. And that, after all, is where the buck is supposed to stop. |
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