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Greeson: Federal policy ‘Trumps’ another grand plan

Maple Hills, shown here, is one of several Chattanooga Housing Authority sites where residents are required to enroll in school or job training, volunteer or get a job.
Maple Hills, shown here, is one of several Chattanooga Housing Authority sites where residents are required to enroll in school or job training, volunteer or get a job. Maple Hills, shown here, is one of several Chattanooga Housing Authority sites where residents are required to enroll in school or job training, volunteer or get a job.

By Jay Greeson 4 min read

There are few people or things around these days that have received more attention than Donald Trump.

Like him or loathe him, fear him or respect him, there is one certainty: He generates strong opinions from almost everywhere.

Even his own party has christened the hashtag #NeverTrump on Twitter as the Republicans try to recalibrate the presidential nominating process. (That it hasn’t dawned on the GOP to start a #NeverHillary campaign speaks more about them than they likely realize.)

photo FILE – In this March 12, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump wants to win the White House in November. House Speaker Paul Ryan wants to save the Republican Party for the future. Those goals put Trump and Ryan increasingly at odds over both tone and substance as the billionaire businessman barrels toward the GOP presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
photo Jay Greeson

Trump’s rise and, more correctly, his staying power as the GOP frontrunner have confused almost every political pundit.

The most frequent and rational reason given for the Trump movement is a staggering number of folks so disenfranchised by the political system that the lunacy of Trump is more appealing to a lot of folks than the ignorance and the insanity that is our current government.