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As a candidate, Trump pledged to label China a currency manipulator "on day one" of his administration. That didn’t happen, and months later, it’s not clear it will. Last Friday, Trump concluded two days of meetings with China's president Xi, saying, they made "tremendous progress." But no deals...

Regarding my prediction that Trump will be impeached, that scenario requires the erosion of Trump's base. Evidence of that erosion is now developing. "According to polls taken over the last few weeks, support for the President among white men is eroding. Since March, the percentage of white...

That may be but by signing this bill, instead of vetoing it, Trump gifted to internet service providers unfettered access and rights to our data trails. These data trails are significant regarding our online privacy and their monetary value. This bill gifts our data trails to big companies...

Apparently not, according to this report. Excerpt: If you’re looking for pictures of the president signing this measure into law, however, you won’t find any – which is itself a notable departure from Trump’s usual m.o. As a rule, Trump, obsessed with “optics” and the appearance of work...

Interesting that Trump did not sign this bill in a Trump-style signing ceremony where people gather around him to watch him sign, he says a few words and holds the document up for the cameras to view his distinctive signature. This bill was signed behind closed doors. Why would he do that...

It is turning out that my self-imposed July 1 next-post date is artificial and unnecessary. And there is an additional observation I wish to share. It's about Trump's weight gain. Now in the gym business, Diane and I are more tuned into people's weight gains and losses than when we were as...

On Jan 1, I stopped posting in the Open Forum because the first quarter of the year is the busy season in the gym business and Diane and I needed to focus there. I'm back now to offer a few comments about my prediction that Trump will be impeached by the Republicans who have the power to do so...

It does not work that way in our gym, paullud. We're good to our people and work with them. There are indeed some gym chains in the industry whose business model is exactly as you describe. For them, it's about the money and they could not care less about the people they enroll. For us it's...

Thank you, Ragman. As much as I have enjoyed it, I must exit this debate for a while. Diane and I run a gym and the New Year's resolution rush begins tomorrow. Time will be precious for the next three months as we will be enrolling and serving a surge of new members. It's all hands on deck for...

Quite by accident, I stumbled upon this piece today. It presents a diagnosis of Trump from a board-certified psychiatrist who has met the man personally and has had numerous opportunities to make observations. I trust this meets the credentials and know-ability criteria Turtle stated above. The...

Because we are talking about the presidency, the conflicts present a far greater risk to America than simple self-dealing, personal enrichment, appearances of impropriety and fuel for criticism from Trump's opponents. As president, Trump is seriously compromised and his business interests abroad...

A third alternative exists. Congress can do nothing today (or on Inauguration Day) and do something different in the future.

If Trump separated himself from his businesses and left them for his children to run, a conflict would still exist. A true blind trust is the solution but that is not realistic given Trump's desire to keep his businesses and the length of time it would take even to move such a business empire...

I'm not going there because the term "fit to lead" can mean anything anyone wants it to mean and I dislike the imprecise term. Also it is irrelevant to the points I previously made; specifically: I believe that after Trump serves for a while, Pence will come to be seen the better alternative...

Those are your words, not mine, Turtle. I did not say it, and intentionally so. You are putting words in my mouth that I myself am not saying. Hear what you wish to hear. I know what I am saying, I know what I mean and I am confident readers will know it also.Some won't and that's fine. Such is...

I did not say that and I was intentionally careful not to. Obviously Trump is fit to lead his business. His business accomplishments are proof positive of that. But I do not believe his particular style of leadership is a good fit for the seat he is about to take. There is a subtle but important...

I have met the man. At the time it was not for the purpose of assessing him, but I have met and interacted with Trump six times. My meetings with Trump were in a limo ride from the MSP airport to a hotel in the northern suburbs, in an office at the Minnesota State Capitol, at a public banquet...

You are exactly right. Every human being has a little narcissism in him or her. The difference with Trump is he is a full-blown narcissist, hard-wired in a way that prevents him from being anything else. The resource you pointed to classifies narcissism as a disorder. Trump would not see it that...

Your perception is correct. Narcissism is central to my understanding of Trump, my interpretation of his words and deeds, and prediction about his future. During the campaign, many of Trump's words and deeds were inexplicable to me. Why does he say and do these things that are not only...

While the Trump honeymoon masks it now, the Republican party may very well be the next one to fly apart. The Democratic party is in an awful spot now with no leadership and no articulated agenda. A newly elected party chair is unlikely to change that much. But for Trump, the Republican party...