Quote:Anon, you've lost me here buddy. Granted, I don't think this is a big deal in the first place as some (hardly consider it a deal at all), but somehow, equating laziness when writing a speech to inability to handle a crisis just doesn't ring true with me.

Details are critical in crisis management, and Donald doesn't do details.  He's not a policy guy.  He dreams "big picture".

 

That can be OK, because we need big picture people, but it's still the detail folks that make it happen.  Think Bush's Katrina response, or Obama's Healthcare.gov.  During both mistakes of leadership, the commander in chief recognized it and took steps to correct.  I'm not a fan of Bush 43, but heads rolled after Katrina and he made a genuine effort to put make the best of a bad start to the crisis.  He went into the weeds, changed management, and then monitored the situation heavily.

 

So with Donald, immediately, we have a screwup, and instead of owning it, he goes into the blame game.  I still haven't seen him point the finger at himself once during the campaign, although I'll give him half a point for his "pardon me" during his kiss-and-make-up session with Megyn Kelly.  Otherwise, he's done a poor job of admitting errors and changing direction, and it's a concern when looking at a possible Trump administration.

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