After having her legs cut out from underneath her by the White House..perhaps it's time for Nikki to to resign..and get ready for a Presidential run?
Nikki Haley, Great Pushback. Now Resign on Principle.
"In the past year, she has worked hard to overcome whatever shortfalls she may have had in foreign policy experience and shown herself to be a credible and no-nonsense voice for America.
She has also shown herself to be what many saw when she was governor—presidential timber.
Like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), the 46-year-old Haley represents a younger generation of politicians who could have a shot at being the first woman president.
That could happen as early as 2020 if Trump declines to run again or (a more remote possibility) has his presidency upended by special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation or by the still-developing probe of his lawyer Michael Cohen by the office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Or it might not even take that: Tuesday morning, Joe Scarborough said on MSNBC that he thought Haley could beat Trump in a GOP primary in 2020.
So far, Haley has kept a high profile at the UN while avoiding the sleaze and drama of the Trump White House. She has maintained her dignity and that of the country under trying circumstances. But she is at a tipping point.
Haley has talked tough since she arrived at the UN saying, “For those who don’t have our backs, we’re taking names.”
One of the names she has frequently taken is Russia, and she has consistently said she believes Moscow meddled in the U.S. elections.
But if Haley allows herself to be upended by Trump and his lieutenants over chemical-weapons-related sanctions, she will be seen as a paper tiger and, worse, a stooge of the Russia-loving President and, indeed, of the Kremlin itself.
Already, Haley has shown that she is not a pushover. But one tweet is not enough.
Now is the time for Haley to do the hard thing—but the right thing for the country and for herself: Get out and show that America still has leaders whose outrage at the slaughter of innocents will not be silenced. Get out before her very bright future is sullied by the Trump Taint.
Of course, it will be hard for Haley to give up her post and her bully pulpit, but in the space of 16 months, she has burnished her executive skills and added foreign policy chops. She can walk away to a think tank, a foundation or an academic post with her head held high while she bides her time and considers her next moves—one of which should be introducing herself to more of America."
Nikki Haley, Great Pushback. Now Resign on Principle.
"In the past year, she has worked hard to overcome whatever shortfalls she may have had in foreign policy experience and shown herself to be a credible and no-nonsense voice for America.
She has also shown herself to be what many saw when she was governor—presidential timber.
Like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), the 46-year-old Haley represents a younger generation of politicians who could have a shot at being the first woman president.
That could happen as early as 2020 if Trump declines to run again or (a more remote possibility) has his presidency upended by special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation or by the still-developing probe of his lawyer Michael Cohen by the office of the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Or it might not even take that: Tuesday morning, Joe Scarborough said on MSNBC that he thought Haley could beat Trump in a GOP primary in 2020.
So far, Haley has kept a high profile at the UN while avoiding the sleaze and drama of the Trump White House. She has maintained her dignity and that of the country under trying circumstances. But she is at a tipping point.
Haley has talked tough since she arrived at the UN saying, “For those who don’t have our backs, we’re taking names.”
One of the names she has frequently taken is Russia, and she has consistently said she believes Moscow meddled in the U.S. elections.
But if Haley allows herself to be upended by Trump and his lieutenants over chemical-weapons-related sanctions, she will be seen as a paper tiger and, worse, a stooge of the Russia-loving President and, indeed, of the Kremlin itself.
Already, Haley has shown that she is not a pushover. But one tweet is not enough.
Now is the time for Haley to do the hard thing—but the right thing for the country and for herself: Get out and show that America still has leaders whose outrage at the slaughter of innocents will not be silenced. Get out before her very bright future is sullied by the Trump Taint.
Of course, it will be hard for Haley to give up her post and her bully pulpit, but in the space of 16 months, she has burnished her executive skills and added foreign policy chops. She can walk away to a think tank, a foundation or an academic post with her head held high while she bides her time and considers her next moves—one of which should be introducing herself to more of America."
