The former Starbucks magnate has provoked boycott threats, heckling and Twitter attacks with his threat to mount an independent presidential run that critics say could get President Trump re-elected. Just about everybody this side of Tucker Carlson believes we do not need another old, white, insult-doling, super-caffeinated billionaire who is stingy with charity and believes he alone can fix the nation's problems.
Though I am loath to throw cold brew on these concerns, I don't see what all the froth is about. The naysayers are making a venti mistake.
Contrary to his early utterances, Schultz will not be president for just the 1 percent.