(04-04-2018, 03:49 PM)pirkster Wrote:

(04-04-2018, 02:53 PM)FBT Wrote: At the end of the day, this whole trade war may wind up being a lot more bark than bite.  This is how Trump negotiates.  Take an extreme position, and let them come to the table.

Pretty much.  He's not the typical career politician who plays by the customary book.

He's not afraid to knock the enemy off center to get leverage.  It's in Art of the Deal.  It's just business.

When folks overreact to Trump, it's Trump forcing their hand.  Both friend and foe.  He then comes back closer to the center, which relieves them and he gets what he wanted to begin with.

He pulls the rod, then reels in the slack line.

To me, his Twitter is like a duck call.  He quacks, and they all come flying in.  And he picks them off.

Would someone please explain to me why so many people buy into the myth that Donald is some kind of great deal maker? How so. What great deals?

Sure, he's a great promoter, but so is Don King. He's made his name into a brand and sells that, to slap on hotels and golf courses. That's a great deal maker?

We know there is a book by that name, but Trump didn't write it. I doubt he's read it. He apparently doesn't read much.

Things seem to go much better when Donald keeps his mouth shut. When he talks trade war they have to send out poor Larry Kudlow to say, in so many words, "Ignore the guy with orange hair. We haven't imposed tariffs yet, and perhaps we never will." Just to save Wall Street.

But Donald has achieved one thing - he has some people thinking he's playing three-dimensional chess when he's really just bloviating.

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