Posted on 02/15/2016 4:09:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
According to horror master Stephen King, Donald Trump is actually not all that scary compared to other options running for president of the United States. King believes that Ted Cruz winning the election is the "scarier" of the two options since "Cruz is a fundamentalist Christian," which King compares to an Islamic Imam....
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Which is exactly what Sarah Palin did in Alaska to clean up the whole system; and she did well, and stepped on many toes on both sides of the aisle. It’s unbelievable how gullible so many FReepers are this election cycle :/
But just like Barbara Streisand should shut up and sing, Stephen King should shut up and write.
AND he makes a political issue (anti-Repub/anti-Conserv) in every darn book. That is why I stopped reading his stuff years ago.
Political insults in HoRrOr books?!
King is a talented writer but is also a barking moonbat. I’m sure he is supporting the lunatic Bernie.
“I held my nose and voted for McCain and Romney. I’ll never vote for Jeb nor Rubio.”
Amen.
Rationalization. Cruz is a grandstanding gadfly who is a pariah among his colleagues. They don't appreciate being characterized as being part of the Washington Cartel. Only Saint Ted is above reproach and without sin. Cruz is a phony and a fraud. He has spent most of his working life in government. He is an insider who wants to end run the system and go to the WH as a first term senator. Senators make lousy Presidents and Obama is a prime example.
How will Cruz work with the Washington cartel if he gets in the WH?
We've had too many traitors that "work with the Washington cartel."
The "Washington Cartel" needs to remember who the hell they work for.
So how will Cruz govern? Executive orders?
“Judge, jury and executioner.” Yes, thank you. I nailed it in a few good sentences.
King is an obnoxious liberal Democrat who writes horrible things in his books and says horrible things about Republicans and evangelicals. If he were a true Christian he would be pro-life and pro-traditional marriage and not a foul-mouthed liberal.
Stephen King Publishes Vulgar Attack on Conservatives: ‘Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake!’ newsbusters.org
No kidding? Have you been noticing how Mitch McConnell has been more successful at passing Democrat legislation than anything resembling conservative legislation?
Have you been paying attention? Much of our party's elected officials ARE now part of the Washington Cartel. I've noticed time and again how various elected officials all seem conservative enough, but after a few years in Washington, they are trying to pass utter crap Democrat benefiting legislation.
How will Cruz work with the Washington cartel if he gets in the WH?
Well that's just it. Why would he need to work with the Washington Cartel that keeps spending our money to benefit all these horrible groups and agencies? In this case, we don't so much need a man who says "yes" as much as we need a man who says "no."
All he has to do is step on the brake for the big Washington Party. He doesn't have to work with them at all, he just has to make it harder for them to spend the money. All else follows from there.
No money, no "party".
Ever hear of Calvin Coolidge?
I have noticed how the GOP has controlled the House since 2011 and both houses of Congress since 2015 and Obama has gotten everything he wanted. It is not only McConnell. It is most of the GOP.
But surely, there must be one senator who could endorse Saint Ted. No one has stepped forward at this late stage. Why?
Well that's just it. Why would he need to work with the Washington Cartel that keeps spending our money to benefit all these horrible groups and agencies? In this case, we don't so much need a man who says "yes" as much as we need a man who says "no." In case you haven't noticed, the Cartel is firmly in control. They have the votes and the money. You have said yourself that no one wants to stick their head up (except for a few members of the House) and support Cruz because the Cartel will destroy them.
All he has to do is step on the brake for the big Washington Party. He doesn't have to work with them at all, he just has to make it harder for them to spend the money. All else follows from there.
They have enough votes to override a veto if the rubber really meets the road.
No money, no "party".
Congress controls the purse strings. If Cruz isolates himself from the process and is unwilling to make deals, he will be neutered. The only other possibility is to govern thru executive orders.
In any event, there is no way Ted wins the general election and he is fighting an uphill battle to become the nominee. Will Cruz win SC? NV? What will happen on Super Tuesday? What states will Cruz win?
But surely, there must be one senator who could endorse Saint Ted. No one has stepped forward at this late stage. Why?
It seems to me as if your statement above answers the subsequent question. It is most of the GOP. There may be people agreeing with Ted, but if they come forward, their chances for committee assignments or getting legislation moved forward are nil.
The leadership has taken a dim view of all things reformative.
They have enough votes to override a veto if the rubber really meets the road.
But a lot of the stuff they pass which benefits particular people would be awfully difficult for which to get an override. Then of course, there are the "let's make a deal" people, who will go ask a President Cruz what they could get from him in return for what they could give.
I don't think business would continue as usual. I think we would see some movement on reforming the system.
Congress controls the purse strings. If Cruz isolates himself from the process and is unwilling to make deals, he will be neutered. The only other possibility is to govern thru executive orders.
Congress allocates money. That's the problem. Sure, congress could say "no" on allocating money, but that is contrary to what they want to do anyway.
Congress could theoretically say "no", but do they ever?
What we need is someone who can say "No, you can't have that!" What's congress gonna do? Shut down the government? Like they have those kind of balls anymore. :)
In any event, there is no way Ted wins the general election and he is fighting an uphill battle to become the nominee.
My position is that if it is possible for a Hillary or a Bernie to win the Presidency, then we need to burn this nation down as fast as possible, and recreate something worthy from the ashes. Might as well let Bernie or Hillary run it into the ground. The problem is systemic, and the house can't be cleansed, it can only be burned.
I think ANY Republican candidate will beat either Hillary or Bernie.
Will Cruz win SC?
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "Yes." I've been watching his ground game, and it's pretty strong. I would be more certain of this were it not for the fact that South Carolina is an open primary, but I am going to predict a Cruz win, though the polls say otherwise.
If he doesn't, i'm sure it's going to be due to that open primary crap.
Why on earth would a state let Democrats vote in a Primary? Isn't that contrary to the entire concept of a Primary?
So you are saying they are all cowards and the leadership has them cowed and complicit.
But a lot of the stuff they pass which benefits particular people would be awfully difficult for which to get an override. Then of course, there are the "let's make a deal" people, who will go ask a President Cruz what they could get from him in return for what they could give. I don't think business would continue as usual. I think we would see some movement on reforming the system.
The Dems will probably regain control of the Senate in 2017. And regardless, the Reps will do not and will not have a filibuster proof majority, i.e. 60 votes. Nothing will be done without deals and compromise.
I think ANY Republican candidate will beat either Hillary or Bernie.
On that you would be wrong. Romney won the white vote 59-39 and the Independent vote by 10, received one million more votes than McCain and still lost to Obama by 5 million votes despite Obama receiving 3.5 million votes less in 2012 than he received in 2008. Demography is destiny.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "Yes." I've been watching his ground game, and it's pretty strong. I would be more certain of this were it not for the fact that South Carolina is an open primary, but I am going to predict a Cruz win, though the polls say otherwise.
I live here and believe Trump will win easily. We will see on Saturday who is right. My family and I will be voting Trump.
Why on earth would a state let Democrats vote in a Primary? Isn't that contrary to the entire concept of a Primary?
I doubt that there will be many crossover votes given the intensity of the Dem race and the fact that the primaries are held on different dates. The Rep primary is the 20th and the Dem primary is the 27th. You can't vote in both.
I guess the rationale is that independents have the option of voting in one or the other and that getting them engaged is better than excluding them. It is more representative of the general election. There are pros and cons. Regardless, there will be a primary in SC.
I am at a loss for a better explanation. Something must explain why they keep confirming Obama's nominations without a fight. Something must explain why they keep enacting Obama's agenda without a fight.
If it isn't some form of cowardice, what is it? That they were lying to us about what they believed?
The Dems will probably regain control of the Senate in 2017.
After what the Republicans have failed to do, we should care if the Democrats take it back?
And regardless, the Reps will do not and will not have a filibuster proof majority, i.e. 60 votes. Nothing will be done without deals and compromise.
When it comes to stopping the money spigot, compromise isn't necessary. The problem with government now is that there has been far too many "deals" and far too much "compromise."
Anything which gums it up to a slog is an improvement.
I live here and believe Trump will win easily. We will see on Saturday who is right. My family and I will be voting Trump.
You may be right, but that is an easy prediction to make at this point. Trump is definitely a tougher candidate than anyone would have bargained for. He is sort of an anomaly for which people had no plan for dealing.
If Trump gets the nomination, he will win the General in probably the biggest blow out election in History.
But he won't make the Federal Judiciary any better, he will just make it worse.
Moron
A win in any form for the GOP is a major victory. We need the WH more than ever. If we don’t get it this time, it may be generations before anyone but a Dem occupies the WH.
I think it is an illusion that we have anything like a generation to fix these problems. One of the most necessary repairs is to the Judiciary, and that is one which I do not think Trump will perform.
If I could trust him on that, I would support him wholeheartedly, but It would be counter to the behavior I have come to expect from North Eastern Urbanites.
I think Trump will fix a lot of things, but I just don't think he will fix the judiciary.
But we won't have a "generation." I doubt we'll have a decade, and i'm seeing ominous signs that we might not even have a year.
No, but he won't be like the McConnell and Boehner bend over and spread yer cheeks method you seemed enthused with.
Cruz kept his promises to those who sent him to the Senate. That pissed off the establishment. Don't pretend to hate the establishment when you are among those opposing the guy who stood up to them.
Some, like kabar, seem to like their representatives' breath to smell like the "opposition party's" butt.
Did the people send him there to give Obama TPA and co-author an article in the WSJ supporting it? Why didn’t Cruz vote with Tom Cotton on opposing the Corker deal? Did the people send him there to propose an amendment to increase H-1B visas by 500%?. Cruz is a phony.
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