Posted on 02/18/2016 7:16:28 AM PST by JayAr36
Trump Is Not A Liberal or Conservative, He’s A Pragmatist by Mychal Massie January 19, 2016
We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation was jocund, ranging from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics. At one point reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.
I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.
Viewing problems from a liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.
Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending, globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff – appeasement oriented and afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.
Immigration isn’t a Republican problem – it isn’t a liberal problem – it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.
The impending collapse of the economy isn’t a liberal or conservative problem it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect. Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.
Trump uniquely understands that China’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it. Here again successful businessmen like Trump who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.
As a pragmatist Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through a Carl’s Hamburgers.
I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.
You may not like Donald Trump but I suspect that the reason people do not like him is because: 1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy†method of brokering backroom deals that fatten the coffers of politicians; 2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a candidate speak who is unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who own them vis-a`-vis donations; 3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology; and 4) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.
Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy†one another. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.
We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us? Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?
I submit that a pragmatist might be just what America needs right now. And as I said earlier, a pragmatist sees a problem and understands that the solution to fix same is not about a party, but a willingness and boldness to get it done.
People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common amongst those who have never accomplished anything in their lives and who have always played it safe not willing to risk failure.
By Mychal Massie on January 19, 2016 in Daily Rant, Race & Politics 5
Another Cruz handout: list of Trump donations pic.twitter.com/1roPEkmKfJ— Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) February 17, 2016
Common sense Conservative. Bump.
I used to think he is a populist.
But he’s not even that.
He’s a charlatan like the fake faith healers.
Compare his hair to theirs (eg Benny Hinn). Always a tip off.
He’s a TV based cult leader like Hinn.
It doesn’t matter. Go Trump!
Duh, isn't that what you would expect from a Republican Billionaire?
Now explain why a Billionaire Republican would donate large sums to Liberal Democrats and their reelection organizations?
Because It Doesn't Matter!
Because every traitor knows that business profits comes before country.
“I submit that a pragmatist might be just what America needs right now”
If that is true, then DJT is not the one. We do not need a self-serving, incoherent, politically vacillating TV personality who’s grasp of reality seems tenuous at best. Or someone who in every General match-up looses because so many dislike him.
Unless, of course, Trumpeters are willing to sacrifice the country to their hubris ...
Good article. This older one dove tails into it.
The Week dot com ^ | Michael Brendan Dougherty
Posted on 1/20/2016, 2:17:11 AM by WayneLusvardi
Imagine giving this advice to a Republican presidential candidate: What if you stopped calling yourself a conservative and instead just promised to make America great again?
What if you dropped all this leftover 19th-century piety about the free market and promised to fight the elites who were selling out American jobs?
What if you just stopped talking about reforming Medicare and Social Security and instead said that the elites were failing to deliver better healthcare at a reasonable price?
What if, instead of vainly talking about restoring the place of religion in society something that appeals only to a narrow slice of Middle America. You simply promised to restore the Middle American core, the economic and cultural losers of globalization to their rightful place in America?
What if you said you would re store them as the chief clients of the American state under your watch, being mindful of their interests when regulating the economy or negotiating trade deals?
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Need to make a bumper sticker.
“Because every traitor knows that business profits comes before country.”
Ouch. Apparently traitors also have poor grammar.
Happy Thursday Mein Fuhrer!
Go Trump!
He isn’t guided by the Constitution. He isn’t guided by God. He is guided by whatever benefits Trump and his ego. Dems will just learn to say nice things about him to get him to accept their solutions to a problem.
Trump is as fake as his Tan
So what. The GOP is not a conservative Party.
They are a bought and paid for subsidiary of the Democrat Party. That’s why we see them voting to increase the USA debt to $19 Trillion.
Imagine this Truth: The GOP led Congress has increased the Debt to $20 Trillion. Unbelievable yet 100% true.
Trump is a business man. A business man, of necessity, has to solve problems. Solving problems is not a conservative or liberal thing. It is a necessity to keep the operation moving and successful.
People who are successful know this and people who have never had to sign paychecks or produce a profit don't know this.
Cruz may be a conservative, by definition, but he has always worked for government. They taxpayer has always provided his sustenance for his work. He has never hired anyone to do a job that produces wealth.
Neither has any of the others running in either party.
There are many more points to Trump. For instance, philanthropy. His son's charity has given million to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, and other worthy causes.
There is much more.
Go to the Trump Association web site and find out.
Foreign polity experience. He has multimillion dollar properties in 13 foreign countries not counting the U.S. And, dealing in N.Y. and Chicago, with the graft and corruption is like dealing with a foreign government.
You are most welcome, CodePinkWarrior.
The GOP is not guided by God either. It’s guided by it’s subservience to the Democrats.
The GOP in Washington voted to include funding for Planned Parenthood in the latest budget. What that means to voters is this: The Republican Party supports Abortion 100%.
So what if Trump isn’t a conservative as the so called conservatives around like Kristol, Will, the Bushs etc.? He is a father and grandfather who loves America and is NOT beholden to politicians and fat cat donors, the country will be a hell of a lot better off with him. He says it like it is and takes no prisoners.
And... He’s not a politician, or a lawyer, or a partisan hack, or a career bureaucrat, or a son and brother of ex-presidents, or a Canadian either.
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