Will The New President Play The Role As A Political Bully?

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Have you ever been around a bully? My friends and I saw one on a street corner when we were in elementary school. He spoke to us, and we spoke to him. Upon reflection, he must have surmised that our milk money of ten cents wasn’t worth the aggravation. It wasn’t too long before he left the corner. We never found out what happened to him. We think he ran afoul of the law. Usually that is what happens to bullies. They get into trouble and if they don’t straighten up, they go to juvenile detention or to jail when they are older. Some pundits believe that in January, we’ll get a bully in the White House. So far, the incoming president is getting anything and everything he wants. The Republicans think they are in control of the House of Representatives and the US Senate. Wrong! The incoming president controls the House and the Senate. In the coming weeks and months, he is going to try to impose his will on the GOP. Will they be able to stand up to him? We will be watching as this political drama unfolds. There is still...