If you read COTTonLINE you probably like Donald J. Trump, probably voted for him. I just read the best column about our next and former President I have ever seen, and you know I read a lot of stuff.
It is written by Salena Zito whose work we’ve cited here repeatedly … actually 20 times that a quick computerized search found. She likes Trump and he likes her, even if he has dissed her a couple of times.
What’s more she “gets” Trump, understands why he connects with regular people, people who actually know how things work and how to fix them or build them. If she’s not a “coal miner’s daughter,” she grew up with gals who were.
Zito popularized the deep wisdom of the comment that the press takes him literally but not seriously, whereas his supporters take him seriously but not literally. They know each other well enough for him to tease her about her hair; if she teases him she doesn’t brag about it.
I put this column in the elite “must read” category. I make that call less than twice a year. That is how good it is.
