Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks chief executive and possible independent presidential candidate, has made himself a piñata for the wonkier parts of political journalism. Schultz’s basic idea seems to be that President Trump is bad, socialism is bad, the system is broken, and an independent Business Man will be able to bring unity, restore trust in America and generally solve problems. Schultz’s political instincts aren’t all bad here. … But Schultz’s pitch starts to fall apart when you get into even the most basic details of how politics and governing actually works. CONT.
David Byler, Washington Post