“...My logic for voting for Trump in the general election is at the least, he’ll give us better Court nominees than would the Dems...”
Based on what? His “NYC-Values”? There is no reason to think Trump would do anything but (at best, hopefully not worse than) appoint centrists to the courts, if he actually does the choosing. More likely, he will be handed a list with recommendations and after studying it like a chicken watching a card-game, will agree. But I’m certain he will assure us that his court picks will be, “Fabulous, really smart and qualified people. Just great people. And let me tell you, they are going to be super!”
Look, I’m not saying Trump will be a complete disaster, but I am saying that his 7th grade understanding of govt and the constitution (so far displayed, unless he’s sand-bagging us) should not lead anyone to expect that he knows “up” from “down” in selecting a SCOTUS appointee. And those jokers are appointed for *life*. It is one of my biggest fears with Trump as it could have seriously bad repercussions for the rest of my natural life and last for generations. Especially with Trump agreeing with some of the more liberal SCOTUS rulings. Should we expect more Kagens, Sotomayors, Ginsbergs and Souters? The next president will very likely appoint up to three justices. Should we roll the dice?
So yeah, Trump pokes the GOPe in the eye and that’s satisfying, but I’m looking beyond that.
I think you're missing my point. I am not saying that I want Trump in the primary. I'm saying only that if he is the nominee, I'll vote for him in the general election. Of the seven people on that last debate stage, he's easily my last choice.
As to the Supreme Court...if he doesn't know up from down, that at least gives him a 50% chance of getting it right. With Hillary or Bernie, it's 100% that they're going to get it wrong. But in terms of up from down, his sister is a Reagan appointee on the 7th Circuit. That should give him a better than 50-50 shot.
Frankly, I'd hope that if worst comes to worst and he's the nominee, that he wins the general and puts Cruz on the Court. I personally think that is the job for which Cruz is best suited, even though I still think he'd be a good President.
So yeah, Trump pokes the GOPe in the eye and that’s satisfying, but I’m looking beyond that.
So am I, which is why a primary season that looked to be capable of producing a really good candidate who can win is starting to become depressing as hell.
If Jeb wasn't so self-absorbed in his pity party, he'd drop out and endorse Cruz or someone else who has a better chance to take out Trump. Maybe get a domino effect among other marginal candidates. Unfortunately, I don't think that's going to happen.