Posted on 09/03/2015 11:40:19 AM PDT by mrsmith
A day before the August recess, when Rep. Mark Meadows announced a legislative move to strip Speaker John A. Boehner of his gavel, few would have predicted that Donald Trump would be the summer’s biggest political story.
But with the billionaire developer consistently topping the polls, and with most theories on his ascendance citing a general disgust with business as usual in Washington, Meadows sees Trump as a harbinger for his colleagues in the House.
“The Trump phenomenon is not just with Donald Trump; it’s with re-election with members as well,” Meadows told CQ Roll Call Wednesday, “and there’s a real throw-out-the-establishment-bums mentality.”
Meadows hasn’t endorsed any presidential candidate — and backing Trump wouldn’t seem to jive with much of the North Carolina social conservative positions — but Meadows told CQ Roll Call that Trump’s rise is “a byproduct of real frustration on Main Street America.”
Members need to take note of that frustration, he said — or they might get run over by it... ...he also said passing a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown presents different hurdles for different members — including Planned Parenthood funding, military spending, and abiding by the sequester spending caps...
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.rollcall.com ...
His words were “Universal healthcare”
His words were “Universal healthcare”
he said it worked in Canada
“that can win”
The old RINO “electability” argument rears its head
“I don’t care if he eats babies as snacks, he can win!”
wow
How about holding onto a little bit of principles
If you read all of what Trump said, he sounds conservative. Some people just want to cherry pick to create a false narrative. That’s a liberal tactic.
Here's the deal: America needs a bombastic, pushy, competent executive to push back against the 40 years of crippling political correctness that has subjugated the nation and especially the spineless, Democrat-enabling Establishment GOP.
Progressives are loud bullies. It's the Alinsky method. Would it not be divinely ironic if they in turn were finally vanquished by the same tactic?
Please. Most thought of him as unelectable.
Who have you got that can win? No one seems to answer that question. AGAIN, Who have you got that’s going to win?
Please tell me who I am supposed to be supporting that can win.
Bump for this month’s political story: Trump and congress.
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