Posted on 07/20/2015 11:28:55 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Donald Trump has jumped to the top of the national polls for the Republican Party's presidential nomination.
It's an embarrassing moment for the GOP, the country and the planet.
But everyone knows America's richest celebrity businessman will never become the Republican candidate, much less president of the U.S.
Unfortunately for the GOP's future, however, the billionaire blowhard is not going to fade away in a week or two like Herman Cain or Michele Bachmann did in 2012.
Whether he's really worth $10 billion, as Trump claims, or just a few billion, he has more than enough money, ego and media pull to keep him in the race all the way until Election Day.
With an ego bigger than America, Trump could pull another Ross Perot and put another Clinton in the White House.
Meantime, Candidate Trump has been a running political joke for weeks.
Underneath his criticism of America's weak and stupid leaders and his boasting about his being able to make better trade deals with foreign countries than anyone else, he really has just one issue - immigration.
An issue which he blew badly.
In trying to explain his crude position on that politically complex subject, he managed to offend every Latino in the hemisphere by implying that illegal immigrants from Mexico are mostly murderers and rapists.
As for Trump's positions on other issues important to conservatives and the future of America, they remain a total mystery.
The media won't ask, and he won't tell.
Is he pro life or pro choice?
Is he for national health care or against it?
How exactly does he plan to create all those new good jobs for Americans?
Is he going to raise taxes on the rich? Flatter taxes or fairer taxes?
What would he do to fix the education problem?
If indeed immigration is his signature issue, how is he going to stop or control it? And what's he going to do about the 12 million illegals already here?
Maybe Candidate Trump filled in Ted Cruz on where he stood on these issues the other day when Cruz made a friendly visit to Trump in his Tower.
But other conservatives need to find out if Trump is really a Republican.
He sure doesn't act like one. He's already broken Ronald Reagan's 11th Commandment - never speak ill of another Republican - dozens of times. (Trump's 12th Commandment is "Speak ill of everybody.")
So before any more conservatives jump on the Trump bandwagon, wouldn't it be better to find out where he stands?
We only get sound bites from Trump's events. But no one in the liberal media is in a big hurry to go deeper on him and his views.
They aren't going to dig deep into his "colorful" personal or business history in an attempt to discredit him or prove, as some people say, that he's not even as conservative as Bill Clinton.
If the media did some excavating, they might be surprised by Trump's answers.
They might find that he doesn't say the same thing to conservatives in private as he when he bloviates in front of crowds and cameras.
What, for instance, did Candidate Trump say in private when he talked to the Friends of Abe, the support and networking group actor Gary Sinise started for about 2,000 political conservatives working in Hollywood?
Were the FOA's elite members put off by him? Did they embrace him? Who knows?
No one in the mainstream news media seems too eager to expose Trump for the conservative fake he really is.
They treasure him for his celebrity and his entertainment value and don't want to spoil the show.
But the liberal media treasure Trump even more because he spends so much time helping them discredit the Republican Party and conservatism.
McCain must apologize!
Thousands of veterans were in Trumps audience as supporters at the Phoenix venue and on nationwide television.
McCain called thousands of U.S. Veterans mentally ill “Crazies”.
Hoping Cruz can pull it out.
Mikey Reagan can GO TO HELL! Hollywood RAISED PUKE!
Mr. Trump did not say what the RINO author purports.
Cruz is clearly the closest, but has a number of poor vote choices in the last 6 m8nths.
The 11th Commandment is for LOSERS! I say GO FOR THE JUGULAR!
But he’s a better fake conservative than what the RINOs offer!
¡Yeb! is promising to turn the U.S.A. into North Mexico.
McCain began the IRS attacks on Conservatives
and TEA Party.
Where is the bastard’s apology?
McCain launched ISIS.
Where is the bastard’s apology to the thousands
of raped women, men, and slaves due to HIM.
Michael Reagan isn’t reading this correctly OR Michael Reagan wants to injure Ted Cruz.
Not true. For the commandment to be broken by the other candidates, Trump would actually have to be a republican.
>>So before any more conservatives jump on the Trump bandwagon, wouldn’t it be better to find out where he stands?
The RINOs don’t get it. It isn’t about WHERE he stands. His popularity is about his willingness to stand UP and stand AGAINST the tide. This is something no RINO will do once he encounters any resistance.
What sort of conservative contributes to Hilary Clinton?
You certainly are on a mission. A question for you. If by some chance The Donald gets the nomination and its between him and the Democrat, who you gonna vote for?
Trump has balls. Trump is willing to fight.
Regardless of whether or not he is Conservative, Trump says what most Americans who are appalled at what is being done to us - think. He has big brass balls and we like that.
The GOP is smooth like a Ken doll and the only thing the GOP is good for is empowering and enabling the Marxist/Leftists.
I’d rather it be Trump than the entire public swimming pool of GOP contenders save Cruz.
I have read more than a few articles just like this one days ago.. Reagan must be slipping on ideas.. maybe he can write another one telling us what a good Conservative McCain has been...
Love The Gipper, but truth be told, maybe other than Maureen, his kids are a joke!
yup.
Let’s see if we can address some of this man’s concerns...
For education, Trump wants to repeal Common Core. Don’t know what he wants to replace it with. (If anything. The states should control education.)
Close the border and charge Mexico for every illegal.
Deport the ones who are here.
Simplify the immigration system so that the hard working legal immigrants have an easier, more streamlined system.
Repeal Obamacare and create a system that brings down costs while helping those who need help. (Also something I’ve supported for years)
Repeal the War on Drugs and put money into rehab and education. (another stance that I’ve supported for years)
He’ll create jobs by renegotiating our trade deals, keeping jobs in the US, revamping the tax code, and making it easier for businesses to function. Deregulation.
He’s also pro-military. Build it up. Pro-2A.
Don’t know how he stands on abortion and I really don’t see ANY conservative making a lot of progress in that area, despite their opinion on the issue. (As he supports the Will of the People, I can’t see him vetoing restrictions that congress passes.)
So had he done *any* research at *all* he could’ve found many of the answers to his own questions in about twenty minutes.
“Donald Trump, Fake Conservative (Michael Reagan)”
Um, you endorsed Bob Dole in 96, Mike. Dont lecture us.
Like I said before, if some of you hate him so much, hen get whomever you like more, to start making some noise and maybe that person would be on top of the heap.
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