Promises are plentiful in campaigns
There is no doubt that this presidential campaign has been brutal, and should be an embarrassment to the electoral process. Each candidate brings a steamer trunk full of controversy with them. I wonder whether the federal government will function as intended once the election is over.
Reasonable cooperation must exist between the executive branch and the Congress. As I have watched and read news reports of Donald Trump’s campaign, it amazes me how many powerful and influential members of the Republican Party are clearly not in his camp. If Trump were to be elected president, what are the chances that those in the GOP who were attacked, belittled and maligned by him would be ready to cooperate with him in his lofty endeavors? We can be assured that Democrats would be more than willing to give plenty of payback for past actions by Republicans. Would Trump be able to form a stable and functioning administration knowing his demonstrated penchant for firing anyone who may disagree with him? We must remember that we are not electing a dictator.
Boisterous proclamations and promises always abound in political campaigns. Most are soon abandoned whenever the person finally sits in the “big chair” and gets the straight facts about the nation and the world.
Ronald J. Yamka
Canonsburg