Posted on 06/29/2017 9:58:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Watching the latest vulgar and sexist outburst of Donald Trump, who temporarily occupies the Oval Office and has now turned his foul mouth against Mika Brzezinski, let me suggest an idea that is offered very seriously.
Former Republican congressman and current MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, who is a serious and principled conservative even if he makes too many snide comments about liberals from the upper East Side and Georgetown, should enter the GOP primaries and run against Trump in the 2020 presidential campaigns.
While the thought of former president Trump someday glued to the television watching CNN and MSNBC and then writing angry vulgar tweets about future president Joe Scarborough and his first lady Mika has its own appeal, the idea of a principled conservative replacing by succeeding an unprincipled vulgarian should have even greater appeal to Republicans who will vote in 2020 primaries.
Scarborough is a serious man. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican and conservative and has a body of knowledge and experience that far surpasses any understanding of policy and issues that Trump will ever possess.
Every day on "Morning Joe," Scarborough offers the kind of critique of Trump that every serious Republican and conservative should offer themselves and respect in a presidential candidate.
As for Trump's low end and vulgar tweets about Mika Brzezinski, they are sick but not surprising. Any person who saw Trump in his infamous Access Hollywood video say things about women that editors would not permit to be quoted verbatim in family newspapers knew then and there what manner of man our current president is.
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It is fair to ask the most prominent leaders of the Christian conservative movement whether they will firmly and belatedly condemn Trump's behavior toward Brzezinski and other women Trump has berated and insulted. Will Vice President Pence be embarrassed the next time he meets the press or faces the nation and is asked for his verdict on Trump's bizarre and vulgar behavior?
If Scarborough were to run for president, he could run against Trump as a Reagan Republican who does not praise dictators from Russia to the Philippines. He could run against Trump and promise he would not humiliate his secretary of State by proposing to cut the budget for the State Department by 30 percent, as Trump has done, or permitting a laughably inexperienced son-in-law to act like a shadow secretary of State, as Trump does every day.
Former congressman Scarborough could credibly pledge that after he has served in the White House for six months as Trump has done, he would be able to perform much better than Trump, who has been unable to pass through Congress even one major piece of legislation since January.
Think about it. A Republican president with a Republican House and Republican Senate has been unable to pass and enact into law even one major piece of legislation throughout the January, February, March, April, May and June of his first term!
And Trump compares himself to great presidents in American history with this record? No wonder he is reduced to writing angry, vulgar and sexist tweets attacking Mika Brzezinski.
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Republicans need a principled and serious conservative to step forward and challenge Trump for the 2020 nomination. And since Trump has already begun fundraising for 2020, leading election lawyers might consider what happens to the money if, for some reason, Trump does not run in 2020.
Scarborough would be a strong and serious candidate. So would Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) if he were to run, and Kasich acts as though he may be considering it. So would any number of Republican governors or Republican senators who are better leaders and better men and women than Trump.
What Republicans need is a better standard-bearer than Trump for their party. What Democrats and Americans need is a different president, a man or woman who is fit to lead our nation and the free world. The sooner this happens, the better.
Trump's vulgarity toward Brzezinski offers one more reason that Donald Trump is by far the most unpopular new president since George Washington, and stains the office with his presence.
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Budowsky was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) and Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.), then-chief deputy majority whip of the House. He holds an LL.M. in international financial law from the London School of Economics.
And Trump has the ‘nads to ‘go there’ during the 2020 campaign.
Never happen. He was involved in a murder years ago. Doubt he wants scrutiny over death of his girlfriend and staff intern.
I gotta admit. I missed the _whole_ Trump tweet thing. Oh, I know what Trump tweeted about Mika Brzenzski this morning. And I know a woman named Sarah on Trump’s staff said that he “fights fire with fire” when asked by reporters to explain it. What I don’t know is the back story. Usually, Trump is hitting back with tweets like that. Did something precipitate it?
Joe and Mika’s slander of the president on their show, I presume. Like most people, I don’t watch it.
I think he’s a bit of a total fruitcake.
I liked the guy about two years ago. He seemed to be the only one actually interviewing Trump. Had him on the show a number of times.
Then he pivoted as Trump got strong, and swirled 180 against the guy.
He is without principles, and a do-do bird, imo.
Me neither. If they lob grenades at Trump from the safety of the their “news” desk as part of their schtick, then they shouldn’t be surprised if he tosses a few back.
Chortle is right! Pundits played a very few examples of Mika and Joe eviscerating Trump. It has been constant, daily, for months.
Psycho Joe is serious and principled about investing 15 hours per week in ratings, by slander porn, against the President.
Eventually you repeat yourself. That’s now where Psycho Joe and Crazy Mika are. That’s how long this has been going on with this pair of sharks. Repetition.
I read they are delaying their vaca to address Trump’s tweet.
I don’t suppose Trump could bring the FCC into the Fake News.. Just Saying.. I mean that would put CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC in their place..
I think Dwayne Johnson (the Rock) is a much more credible contestant, actually.
Likely to be competition for Donald, for the GOP primary.
He’s something of a Republican, though he did attend both the GOP and democrats’ convention last year.
Keeping my eye on the guy, anyway...
OMG. How very fortunate that I didn’t have hot tea in my mouth just now.
I was overcome with laughter for a good five minutes.
Right. Joe doesn’t disrespect women. He just cheats on them. Unless they turn up dead in his office.
And he has no compunctions about carrying on an affair with a married coworker.
Principled conservative? Right. That would surely explain why he endorsed that son-of-mailman, John Kasich.
I dare the author to name three conservative things Joe has done in the past two years.
The last time Joe had any redeeming value at all was during the 2000 election mess. He did a pretty good job on the talk show circuit of arguing against the Florida state Supreme Court, who apparently were in the mood to give the 9th Circuit a real run for their money in the craziness department.
Definitely, Joe must run in 2020. Let’s make this election even more fun than the last.
Most therapists are Libs. I was in that biz for many years, they think democrats have “compassion”. Gawd, don’t get me started on that.
By contrast his most vocal critics are simplistic and monomaniacal. They try to make it a social crime to agree with him, or even to treat him with respect. As they have failed to convince enough people to keep him out of office, many now advocate violence to supplement the social pressure. These people are closed to all ideas that do not align with their hive thinking--like Islam does, the Left preaches the poisonous doctrine that to disagree makes you less than human and deserving of whatever retaliation you get.
+1
An intern murderer cannot run for president. Scarborough has so many bones in his closet he could start a jello factory.
I loathe "kinder gentler" morons and you know that full well!
BWAHAHAHAHA
I love it when leftists tell everyone else what they need
Yeah. well... there’s also Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho waiting in the wings.
Who is this mental midget, who write this POS tripe article, anyway?
Brent is seriously insane.
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