Posted on 02/19/2016 9:43:05 PM PST by Washi
It's appearing obvious that Trump will win South Carolina, and logic would tend to indicate that that makes him the odds-on favorite to win the Republican nomination (baring any GOPe dirty tricks at the convention).
While I will gladly vote for Trump over Clinton or Sanders, I'm still disheartened.
Ever since the last day of Reagan's administration, America has been in need of conservative leadership.
GHW Bush's squishiness gave us Clinton.
GW Bush barely won election. I'm glad he was in office after 9/11 instead of Gore, but he loaded us up with tons of debt and a lot of government growth. He also gave us Obama.
McCain was a squish and got his ass handed to him in Obama's first term.
Romney was a squish and got his ass handed to him in Obama's second term. Even Obama was surprised he won that one after the destruction he wrought in his first term.
Now, our chance has come.
On the democrat side, we have a nasty, entitled, corrupt, untrustworthy, unlikable, old hag and a grungy, mooching, old, socialist running for office.
On the republican side, we have a solidly conservative, well spoken, highly informed candidate that isn't afraid to stand up to the GOPe and fight for conservative causes. It's what we ALL have been waiting for.
We've ALL thought that we could win the presidency and right the wrongs of the past few decades of creeping socialism if we would just put a true conservative up as our nominee in the general.
Well, this is our chance. But, we're about to piss it away.
I think I understand the appeal of Trump. People are pissed and Trump has tapped into that. But this is a time for thinking, not feeling. Trump is a demagogue. People want to be on "Team Trump" because he's loud, proud, and unapologetic. But, Trump is also practicing a scorched Earth campaign of character assassination against Cruz in order to win the nomination for himself, and his whipped up supporters are dog-piling on anyone who dares to point out the emperor's lack of clothes.
Two years from now, when we discover that all of the red flags and warnings being blared by Trump's past positions and statements really are an accurate representation of Trump, and we find that "campaign" Trump was just that, we will kick ourselves when we realize that we had our chance, perhaps our last, to nominate the true conservative we had all been waiting for, and we screwed it up.
Turning a blind eye to Trump's liberal leanings just because he says the things we want to hear, and helps us express our dissatisfaction with the status-quo, doesn't make his leanings any less liberal.
We've said that electing a conservative could set us back on the right track.
We have, right now, a chance that we won't have again for a very, very long time. A chance to prove we were right.
But we're about to blow it.
Please, do not play the FR Vanity Drinking Game.
There aren’t enough Liver Donors to meet the demand.
Thank you.
Trump, no.
I held my nose for Mclame, and Romney ... never again. If America wants to elect another RINO, they will do it without my vote.
Yes. I want a street fighter to bomb the shit out of ISIS and the Washington Cartel. Does anyone think Rubio or Cruz can achieve anything? They’ve never done anything constructive or proactive for this country. Did they ever have to meet a payroll?
Yes. I want a street fighter to bomb the shit out of ISIS and the Washington Cartel. Does anyone think Rubio or Cruz can achieve anything? They’ve never done anything constructive or proactive for this country. Did they ever have to meet a payroll?
The only person who loses forever is probably Marco Rubio & Rand Paul.
“Reardon did not donate money to the enemies of freedom.”
When that book was written the demonrat party was not quite the fever swamp of corruption and communism that it is today.
If you idiot conservatives can vote for a Romney or a McCain or a Bush....then Trump should be an easy choice! Trump is a far better candidate than any of those other GOP losers! You should thank your lucky stars that Trump punked Jebbie out of the race! For that alone we owe him one!
Nicely written post that sums up my dismayed take on what may be a tipping-point, lost opportunity.
The last RINO we Elected was G.W. Bush.
Are you one of those Romney WOULD HAVE been worse than Obama people? My Dog wouldn’t have been worse than Obama.
Bernie and Hillary are applauding your Post. Good job.
He is a dim bulb if he stays home. Someone that stupid deserves to be mugged by an illegal.
When one plays the Jesus sent me card, then it was absolutely immoral. Some of US will not fall for deception... Bearing false witness is still one of the 10 Commandments.... Christ said you break one you break them all..
I think you should read Lord of the Rings serious. Like Atlas shrugged, it’s a work of fantasy fiction and has about as much to do with the election.
Trump is Gail Maynard not Hank Rearden
LOL
Based on your post, I don’t think you have a clue on what Trump’s appeal is.
'Vanity' infers a moderate level of self worship.
You're heading into Kanye territory.
That wasn't a big deal. Carson was finished and everyone paying attention knew it. The "voter violation" mailer was the big unforced error there.
But even that wouldn't have amounted to much if Cruz had what it takes to win. Trump makes bigger mistakes than Cruz at least once a week but he slides right past them. Voters will forgive a lot if you've got the right stuff.
If you don't, forget about it. I asked before for one example of Cruz having a great moment in the debates, something on par with Christie's takedown of the Rubot. Nothing. Cruz doesn't have it.
Ding-Ding-Ding.
We have a winner.
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