This could get interesting

I can’t begin to count how many times I have been wrong in my life, and boy, I’m really hoping this will be again, one of those times.

You see, if you can’t tell from my writing, I have never been a fan of Trump. This goes back to when he was just a real estate developer who kept going bankrupt. That’s because I would read about him and how he would stiff his subcontractors and trades people, and to me, that’s an unforgivable sin. I never watched the apprentice, not being a fan really of reality TV, though I like the auto mechanic shows. I never took his run for the presidency serious. Like many, I couldn’t believe he had been elected, albeit by the electoral college. I also never bought this talk about elections being stolen. Just because you say it, doesn’t mean it’s true. 63 court cases and no evidence. And then not a peaceful transfer of power. Another tradition dating back to George Washington thrown into the waste bin of history.

So here we are again. As a business owner I’m looking beyond the big picture of America. I’m looking at:

• The deportation of immigrants but not coming up with a system to allow more legal immigrants to come in. We need more employees!

• Placing tariffs on most of the goods coming into the U.S.

• Abandoning Ukraine and giving Putin an upper hand to crush the country and move his sites onto other countries.

• Abandoning NATO, which has kept peace in Europe for over 70 years. We’ve had some pretty bad luck in the past when Europe is fighting.

• Putting the Justice Department under the executive branch (which it already is but with independence) to go after political enemies.

• Getting rid of career government employees that have expertise in areas and replacing them with political supporters

• Having Elon Musk cut 2 Trillion out of the economy, more than all our expenditures except the interest on debt. I have my doubts on this one.

• Placing a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health.

• Vowing to either get rid of the Federal Reserve, or put it under the executive branch eliminating its independence. This could wreak havoc on the markets.

How will a simple brewery survive the disruption of our stable economy? I hope people still need to drink, even if they spend a nickel for a pint. This is why I need to be wrong. Maybe this is just the kick in the butt America needs? I know it makes the hair on the back of my neck go up. And when I was in law enforcement, I learned you pay attention to that.

Anyway, I lift a pint to all my fellow Americans in hopes for a better and more peaceful future.