Trump is to clarity what vodka is to sobriety (Star-Tribune)

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He wings it like a jazz musician, but for commerce, which depends on making and delivering on plans, that's a scary sound.
By Mike Meyers
April 29, 2017 — 10:56pm

In the last two centuries, the U.S. economy has endured 47 recessions. It has withstood more than a dozen major wars. It has been battered by droughts, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes and forest fires.

The latest misfortune arrived in January as a swirl of chaos and confusion introduced by the 45th president of the United States.

Donald J. Trump is to clarity what vodka is to sobriety.

The voters who propelled Trump to victory made more than a political verdict when they cast their ballots. They made economic choices based on little or no detail. “Wonderful” and “beautiful” are not public policies. Many of the promises truly were “fantastic,” as in, impossible to believe.

Somehow, some way, Trump would make everyone better off. The election result was the equivalent of diners looking up at a waiter and saying, “Surprise us!”
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1. Great editorial!

Thanks!