Tag Archives: donald trump

Back in the Saddle

Posted on May 22, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I’ve been out of commission for about a month, because of injuries sustained in a fall, but I’m able to sit at my desk, and do posts. There are a bunch of things to comment on, which I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Trump Bump 2

Posted on March 1, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, here we go, America. We’d still like to see tax cuts before Obamacare reform (we’ve provided some ideas to Trump), because we think a little profit bump will help more companies than Obamacare changes help consumers, but who knows? … Continue reading →

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Show Us the Money!

Posted on February 7, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There seems to be some confusion in the Trump camp about whether they should put lower taxes or affordable health care at the top of their agenda. For us, as representatives of the small business community (and we’re on the … Continue reading →

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Hail and Farewell

Posted on January 23, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is an old Navy term that connotes the changing of command, and it’s about the nicest thing I could say regarding the departure of Barry and the Gangsters. Farewell to Little Barry.  Thank God that we only have to … Continue reading →

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What’re You Going to Do in 2017?

Posted on December 28, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, forget the disasters of the Obama years, other than the fact that we suspect he’s going to be an annoying presence on the US and global stage for some years to come. Worse than Jimmy Carter. But on to … Continue reading →

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What to Expect of Trump

Posted on December 6, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The unexpected. The Donald is a good listener, even for a New Yorker, and he absorbs what you say and synthesizes what you say on a topic with what others say. There’s the public Trump, which sounds authoritarian, but he … Continue reading →

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Donald, Dinesh and Hillary HooHah

Posted on September 26, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is a business blog, and a small business blog at that, but the big faceoff tonight deserves some comment. Right on cue, mainstream media has been unrelentingly negative on their treatment of the Donald. Wall Street Journal, MSN.com, AOL. … Continue reading →

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The Trump Meltdown

Posted on August 3, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Donald can win the presidency by being more focused. Here’s how. Continue reading →

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Hamlet Ryan

Posted on June 17, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This isn’t a political blog, but we do get into leadership, or lack of it. Whatever you might say about the Donald, he’s a leader. Get on the noisy train, or he’ll diss you and you’d wish you’d been thrown off. … Continue reading →

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Trumpism Does Add Up

Posted on March 22, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

If Princeton professor Alan Blinder were my student and had written a paper such as what appeared in the Wall Street Journal on 3/25, it would be marked either ‘incomplete’ or a ‘D’. He’s a pretty well known guy and … Continue reading →

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