bluster (noun): loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect.Well now...just close your eyes and picture most of the GOP presidential candidates (as well as the Tea Party, the neo-cons of the Bush presidency, and all the Tom Cottons in the Senate). Pretty much the poster children for the word "bluster", huh? Lots of hot air and "loud, aggressive, or indignant talk", but very little in the way of substantive policy. In other words, "...with little effect". Do you really think ISIS is afraid of Donald Trump or any of the rest? They think he's a fool (because he is).
When I was a kid in the 50s watching Howdy Doody, one of the puppets was Mr. Bluster. (I think he was the mayor of Doodyville.) The current slate of GOP candidates makes it seem like we have Mr. Blusters everywhere.
God help us if any of them becomes president.
