and by the way, to clarify, I would not prefer Ted or his family to go down like this.
I truly do want Trump to be our next president, I don’t think Ted is qualified by birth. Over the last few months, I’ve come to think he’s a slimeball, but unlike some sanctimonious religious nuts, I don’t think his family deserves this. I don’t believe in fire and brimstone, and I don’t think they should pay the price for his being a dumbass and his inability to keep his wang in his pants. Humans make mistakes. We all do. I’ve made three lifetimes worth of them.
Further, I feel horrible for all the folks that are emotionally vested in him. I’m old enough to know to not get vested in ANY politician or public figure. But it hurts when someone you love lets you down. I understand that.
But, I’m an old dude. I should have retired 10 years ago, but life throws curve balls at families sometimes. The last time I voted was for Perot.
I don’t really even in my heart think Trump will make it to become president. This is why I am not emotionally vested in him. Not because of delegates or because he’s going to quit, I think the power brokers are not going to let anything get in their way of stopping him. I mean ANYTHING. I think they mean to make him *disappear*.
By voting Trump, and even in my primary, I put my livilyhood on the line this year. My job depends on me either not voting or voting D. Period. I took an R primary ballot this year, and that puts me on an R voting roll. That is going to hurt me this year, I know.
So, if Trump is NOT the nominee, well, it is what it is, I won’t bother to vote, I will make damned sure that I am at a union hall that day in plain site of folks who will say “he didn’t vote that day, he was here all day with us shootin the breeze”, and I can claim I took a R ballot by mistake (after all, I’m old and haven’t voted since Perot).
Not any more.
When the entire GOPe tries to take out Trump and they all rally and endorse a known adulterer, they need to throw Cruz out and give it to Trump to keep Congress.
This hits independents, women, evangelicals, Hillary, Romney, Bush Dynasty, Breitbart, etc., etc.
I would not be surprised if there is a rallying around Trump this week-end.
The power brokers are in this scandal up to their necks. All the establishment pukes helped the Rubio campaign build this story, then when he dropped out, they quickly fled to support Cruz. Too late; the story takes on a life of its own. Fox News has no more credibility. Romney has no more credibility. None of the establishment pukes have any credibility. No potential candidate put forth by the establishment will have any credibility.
I’m much more sympathetic than the average FReeper to politicians who get caught with their pants down. What every man dreams about having (and yes, those are guilty dreams, as they should be) is served up to these guys on a silver platter, every day. The turndown rate is what’s amazing.
I know, we’ve all turned away once or twice from that cute girl in the office, or the one whose husband/boyfriend isn’t treating her right, and so on. You all know the stories. But that’s once or twice a year, or once or twice a decade. It’s not a succession of nines, every damn day, that you can have with no strings attached, who convince you that they worship you because you’re so great.
Now, they still shouldn’t go for it. I don’t approve of it, but I understand it.
HOWEVER
If half this stuff about Cruz is true, he will not be able to go on.