Simon Cameron
Funny, Lehman Brothers paid Jeb 1.3 million a year for what?
And then taxpayers got to bail out the crater they left.
Simon Cameron
Now we are expected to believe that when Donald Trump changes sides in this equation and becomes a politician he would not be corrupt even though he was corrupt on the other side of the same equation.
Granted, Trump does not need anyone's money but he has needed favors and cooperation and he has demonstrated that he was willing to go to corrupt lengths to get it. Should he gain the highest office in the land just like every other president he will need favors and cooperation from Congressman, bureaucrats, governors, judges, media personalities, and foreign players.
Now the admittedly corrupt player will no longer be corrupt when he becomes a politician. Are we to believe that Trump will change his stripes because he changes sides in the equation?
The Art of the Deal is about more than money, it is about power, it is about manipulation. Politicians are not corrupt only when they are venal, they are corrupt because they are God players. They seek political power because they seek power and government offers the greatest scope for that ambition. They seek power because they are God players. It is an ego trip. The obvious example is Hillary Clinton but Hillary Clinton's ego is no bigger than Donald Trump's; both are classic narcissists.
To believe that Donald Trump will put aside corrupt practices when he is playing for power instead of for money is naïve in the extreme.
It's easy to look the other way when Trump is doing things we like (or promises-or seems to be promising- that he will do the things we like) to get elected but what happens when the man is elected and starts doing things his ego persuades him to do that are utterly repugnant to conservative constitutional values? Do we call that corruption? Do we call that tyranny?
Seems it wasn’t really up to Jeb!
“2004 Voters approve a constitutional amendment with 50.8 percent of the vote allowing Broward and Miami-Dade counties to approve slot machines at local tracks and jai alai frontons; Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood open.”
http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/a-timeline-of-gambling-in-florida/1054345
Sounds like Jeb as a LOT MORE CONSERVATIVE 15 years ago in standing up to the casino industry. Today he would call a casino that wipes out the wealth of thousands of people “an act of love”.
Sounds like he’s well past his due-date.
Well, like it or not, DEMOCRATS control most levers of power in the places where Trump likes to build things, and you either play by their rules or find your building permit applications in the shredder.
The part I like about Trump is that he is MAKING IT CLEAR TO THE COUNTRY that this goes on. I suspect most people have no clue just how bad it is. I also expect President Trump to unload the Justice Department on these people, so as to put an end to it.
Never did see a quote from Trump claiming he donated to pols so he could extract favors if they were elected.
Missing Senate votes and committee meetings, [ GOOD ]
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