RETHINKING - NOVEMBER 24, 2022 - THANKSGIVING 2022

 

Hello,

 In this season of gratitude, “thank you” is the simplest way to express our good feelings for others. Never is late to share a smile with sane intentions with our friends and non-friends. Life is hard to lock us in cells of isolation.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

D. Trassens

Nov. 24, 2022

RETHINKING - NOVEMBER 19, 2022 - An 80-year old President

 

Yesterday (November 18, 2022), The Wall Street Journal posted an Editorial Column titled "Biden Turns 80, Eyeing Six More Years"

And in the introduction, it wrote "What’s the presidential age limit for tussling with Xi Jinping? Democrats owe the country a 2024 debate."

Across the column, we can read a lot of the comments and opinions of the political observers about an elder president and his limitations to manage the country.

My comment posted in the WSJ Online blog sector was:

"Today, 80 years is not a limit of the life of normal people. However, in public affairs, it is a risky decision to name an CEO of the very important institution like the Presidency of the United States with this age. The most complex business organizations of the current days name younger CEOs, but retain elder managers and professionals as chairmen and board directors. "

Others members of the WSJ Blogger Community approved my opinion.

SOURCES: The Wall Street Journal

RETHINKING - NOVEMBER 16, 2022 - POOR RESULTS

Months ago, the majority of the independent observers and media like the Wall Street Journal expected a great victory election for the Republicans in the House and a possible victory in the Senate.

In the last few hours, WSJ posted that the GOP won the House for 218 against 211 of the Democrats.

This was a comment I posted on Twitter about the House Elections.

"In the end, the results of Republicans were worse than the worsen previous expectations. (218 - 211) Election Results 2022: Republicans Win Control of the House "

My reflection is: The Republicans need to rethink more than twice the poor results in both the Senate and House of Representatives.

RETHINKING - November 9, 2022 - DESANTIS TO TRUMP

After the Midterm Elections of November 8, now at 1.30 AM of November 9, we don’t know if the Democrat’s defeat will be huge or small or zero. However, at this moment we can analyze one of the most important results of the Tuesday voting. 

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis is winning the re-election against a former Florida Governor, Charlie Crist, for a 59.5% to 39.9% according to the Wall Street Journal journalist Arian Campo-Flores.

The interesting side of this news is that during the voting day and in previous days of the election, the former President Donald Trump made harsh warnings against the possible intention of Ron DeSantis to run for president in 2024. 

In addition, in declarations of recent days, Mr. Trump mocked the Floridian Governor with the nickname of "Ron DeSanctimonious.”

About the mocking of Donald Trump, we have to observe that the name “Sanctimonious” is very contemptuous, in particular for a politician with the ambitions of Mr. DeSantis.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the meaning of "sanctimonious" is about a "hypocritically pious or devout." In his writing, Shakespeare has used "sanctimonious" in this way.

Before the end of the elections, Ron DeSanctis didn’t answer Mr. Trump about this mocking. 

But immediately when it was public that his victory against Mr. Crist will be strong, the Floridian Governor went to his followers with a declaration that is implicit answer to Donald Trump.

In his speech of celebration of victory, Ron DeSantis said “We’ve got so much more to do. I have only begun to fight.” 

To complete this analysis, we have to remember that in 2018, in his first election for Florida’s Governor with the endorsement of at that moment President Trump, Ron DeSantis won against the Democratic nominee, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum with only a 4.0% margin.

Independently, of other important issues of the Midterm Election, we think that the strong victory of DeSantis and the exchange of messages with the former President Trump marks probably the most important outcome of the voting. 

Surely, from now till the 2024 Election, we will see a sour political war between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. What do you think?

 

SOURCES: The Wall Street Journal, recent tweets about Trump declarations, biography of Ron DeSantis.