The Politics of Avoiding Present Pain
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed John D. O’Connor.
Every politician when running for office, promises great improvements in the lives of constituents. But once in office, politicians are loath to incur present political pain for long-term gain. A great example of short term gain is British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s Munich deal with Adolph Hitler which promised “Peace in our time”, amidst great praise from hand-wringing Nervous Nellies. Unfortunately for Chamberlain, the result came in a bit too quickly and embarrassingly, which made him a poor politician. Mare skillful politicians like Barrack Obama take action like Obamacare and the Iran Nuclear Deal, where consequences are put off for long period, and the future causation of harm will be blurred as to blame. Joe Biden thought his Afghanistan pullout would be costless in the short run, and if he had done it more skillfully, it would have been. But he is an inept politician. Our point here is that most politicians do not take on big problems where they might get short-term criticism. President Trump, to his credit, is an exception. Perhaps he is blustery and bull-headed, but, like him or not, he has taken on illegal immigration, which has short-term political costs, as well as tariffs, where any improvement in manufacturing or investment would come, if al all, only in years to come. But the prime example of his incurring short-term costs for long-term gain, for the world, not just America, is his bombing of Iran along with Israel. For forty-seven years, politicians, fearful of short-term criticism, have failed to confront this certain evil. So, even if you hate Trump with every fiber of your being, you should take hats off, and thank an exceptionally courageous politician.
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