DAY 101: It is time for the President to unite, not divide: The campaign is over

The President probably thinks winning the popular vote does not matter as long as he keeps his base fired up and rallying against the "elites" he claims are out to get them in order to cover his actual policies that go against his bases self-interest and enable him to win an electoral college reelection. That is what his rally in Harrisburg last night seemed to reflect.

This may be a great short term strategy for him and his family as they seek to enrich themselves and their business empire (themselves) at the expense of our country.

Our nation can not sustain four, let alone eight years of this divide and conquer strategy. It will only create long-term resentment and bitterness among the great majority who do not support the decisions and policies of this Administration. In recent history, there has always been opposition to Presidents and some of their policies. However, this is a new phenomenon where the President himself and his agenda are consistently ridiculed and opposed. People opposed Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam but supported Medicare. People opposed Richard Nixon on Watergate and Cambodia but supported him on Detente and the creation of the E.P.A. People did not support President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon but did think him a decent public servant. Jimmy Carter was an unpopular President but was able to achieve peace between the Israelis and Egyptians and create a sustained interest in conservation and alternative energy. Presidents, Reagan and Bush helped end the Cold War, were regarded as being patriots but were opposed in their trickle down economic policies. President Clinton was impeached but Republican opposition could not overcome his New Democrat Agenda which was supported by the majority of the American People.  George W. Bush is criticized for his handling of 9/11 and the wars in the Middle East but is credited for the No Child Left Behind Act and Medicare Prescription Bill. President Obama has come the closest to achieving Universal Health Care for our people and conducted himself with honor and dignity and his stance on the issues commanded majority support, despite continual Republican obstructionism. President Trump has no issue that commands majority support other than those that people mistakenly champion that divide us. He needs to be a President that serves to unite, not divide, move forward and not backward. His recent predecessors, whatever their achievements and flaws, knew this from the first day on the job. It is day 101 and the President still has to learn it.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/29/politics/gergen-trump-speech-cnntv/

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