FAIR AND BIASED: Trump is unorthodox, but effective!

Monday, March 19, 2018

Trump is unorthodox, but effective!

Weekly Opinion Editorial

DOING IT HIS WAY!

by Steve Fair

Last week, President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. There had been rumors the POTUS and Tillerson had their differences. Tillerson, who was raised in Wichita Falls and once headed Exxon Mobil, had supposedly called Trump a ‘moron’ eight months ago after a tense meeting at the Pentagon, but that was likely not the reason for the firing. Tillerson and Trump had clashed over foreign policy for months. Tillerson is a globalist and often contradicted Trump, which confused foreign governments as to whether the SOS was actually speaking for the United States. Tillerson was selected to be the nation’s top diplomat after Trump and he clicked after an interview at Trump Tower. Tillerson, in his role at Exxon, had interacted with a number of heads of state and was confirmed by the Senate 56-43, the closest vote for SOS in the nation’s history.

Immediately after announcing Tillerson’s firing, President Trump said he will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to head State. Pompeo, 54, is a former three-term Kansas Congressman, and a West Point graduate. Before he got into politics, Pompeo ran an aircraft parts company in Wichita, Kansas. Pompeo is closely identified with the Tea Party. He and the president have a close personal relationship. Pompeo personally delivers the Daily Briefing to Trump in the Oval Office.

Some believe Trump fired Tillerson because he wanted a more hawkish team to deal with North Korea and Iran. Clearly Pompeo fits that description. Appearing on Face the Nation just two days after being nominated to head State, Pompeo said President Trump would get a better deal with North Korea, which already has nuclear weapons than Obama did with Iran, which had yet to acquire nuclear weapons. “The previous administration was negotiating from a position of weakness. This administration will be negotiating from a position of enormous strength,” Pompeo said. Pompeo is supposedly taking the lead role in the historic North Korea negotiations, but he will also have to deal with the Obama’s treaty with Iran, which Trump says he will renegotiate. Couple those challenges with budget cuts and unconfirmed ambassadors and the next State department head faces no picnic.

Trump was roundly criticized by politicos on both sides of the aisle on how he handled the firing of Tillerson and clearly he could have handled it better, but he appears he jettisoned Tillerson because of ideological differences. That is not uncommon in any administration. “It’s no secret the President is not a patient man. Now, he’s really out of patience and will be doing things his way,” an unnamed Republican Congressman said. “The President tried it their way and didn’t like what he was seeing. Now, he’s going to try it his way.” Just like Sinatra, Trump is doing it his way. The mainstream media, liberals, and many conservatives will not concede that Trump’s tactics, while unorthodox, appear to be working.

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FAIR- because that's my name and BIASED because the truth is we are all biased- either for something or against it. What's important is that our bias(opinions) are based on right- on absolute truth and not on changing values. What's right cannot change based on a change in circumstances. That is the basis for situational ethics.

Situation Ethics is a theory that is concerned with the outcome or consequences of an action; the end, as opposed to an action being intrinsically wrong. In the case of situation ethics, the end can justify the means. There are no absolutes. Your actions are guided only by your conscience.

A person's view of right can be subjective. But there is a way mankind can definitely know what's right and that is revealed in God's Word- the Bible. As His creatures, we should be biased toward things our Creator is for and biased against those things He is against. May God grant us the grace and understanding to know the difference.

PARTY AFFILIATION IS IMPORTANT! by Steve Fair- written in 2009

How important is political party affiliation? Some people mistakenly believe only politicians need political affiliation, which they use for support to get elected. They contend the electorate or voters, do not need to be aligned with any Party. These same people often state they “support the man, not the Party.” But whether they recognize it or not, they are supporting a party when they “support the man.”
Most of the Founding Fathers had a negative view of political parties. In his farewell address to the nation, George Washington warned about political parties saying, “However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” In spite of Washington's warning, political parties were formed anyway.
From 1796 to 1828 the first political parties were formed. Starting with the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, two opposing factions arose. Each was concerned with how the new government was to be organized. The Federalists believed in a strong central government. Their philosophy and beliefs would closely mirror the Democrat Party today. The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the rights of the states. They would more closely align with Republicans today.
Since the mid 1800s, the Ds and Rs have been the two major political parties in our country. Political parties flourished in our government mainly for legislative organization and expediencies sake. Why is Party affiliation important for the average voter? Party affiliation is important for three very simples reasons.
First, party affiliation is the first vote a citizen casts. When a citizen registers as a Democrat, then they are aligning philosophically with the values, beliefs, tenets, and positions of the Democrats on the issues. Party affiliation “defines” you are and what you stand for. It should be taken as seriously as a vote for a specific candidate. Research what each Party stands for, their positions on issues, and then align with the Party that is closest to your values. Copies of both major Party platforms are available on-line or at the local library.
Second, legislatures organize themselves and conduct business using party affiliation. The legislative branch of government is the most powerful arm of the three branches of government. Legislative bodies hold closed meeting of party members, called a caucus to decide on questions of policy or leadership. The Republicans hold a caucus meeting and the Democrats hold a caucus meeting-both at the state and federal level. Unfortunately, conservative, moderate and liberal philosophies do not hold caucus meetings or control the legislative agendas- parties do. When someone says they vote for “the man,” not the party, they fail to understand the power and function of a caucus system in a legislative body. The Party in the majority controls appointments, Chairmanships, the agenda and countless other things through the caucus.
Third, party affiliation should be a matter of conviction, not convenience. Often, people align with a party so they can vote in primary elections or based on family tradition or geographies. Even candidates will align, file and run affiliated with a Party they have little philosophical agreement with. That decision is made out of convenience, not conviction. While no political party is perfect or has all the answers, there is a distinct difference between the two major parties and honest citizens should align with the Party that reflects their convictions.
The Democrat Party is more liberal than the Republican Party. Liberals believe in more government control of business, the environment and speech, using large bureaucratic programs to address real or perceived social ills and constant reinterpretation of the Constitution. Liberals are more inclined to trust government than the people themselves. They see the role of government as a great provider of goods and services and have little faith in the individual to solve his own problems.
Republicans are more conservative than Democrats. Conservatives believe in less government control of the environment and business. They want fewer and less comprehensive government programs to address real or perceived social ills. They believe in personal responsibility and trust individuals to make decisions for themselves. Republicans believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Constitution. A person should find out which of these philosophies best fits their view if they wish to actively participate in the political process.
Party affiliation is important. Washington’s prophecy has come to past, and political parties have been used to empower “unprincipled men,” on both sides of the aisle, but like it or not, political parties are a reality in our system of government. Each concerned citizen should evaluate the philosophy, values, beliefs and tenets of each Party and align their party affiliation accordingly.

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