[4rcane]

Trump may not be 100% Conservative, but at least he’s 50% Conservative with the potential of being better. He’s much better than all the other candidates who many consider as Conservative but already betrayed us while in office

[usconservative]

Trump may not be 100% Conservative, but at least he's 50% Conservative with the potential of being better. He's much better than all the other candidates who many consider as Conservative but already betrayed us while in office.

The problem with the above statement is twofold. First, that the 50% of positions that you and I may agree with Trump on, are in fact CONSERVATIVE positions, rather than modern day MAINSTREAM positions (for reasons I outlined above.) Second, that there may be a handful of Conservatives who haven't betrayed the Conservative Cause (Jeff Sessions comes to mind ....) while others (Cruz, Rubio) have "bent" on some positions to the point of not being discernable from a Democrat.

I would NOT label Trump as being better than a Jeff Sessions or a John Thune (who I wished would run for President) to name just two what I believe to be solid Conservatives. I think there's a handful of solid Conservatives in Congress. The rest, meh --- not so much. Again, my opinion.

Fact is, Republican LEADERSHIP and the GOP-E have absolutely betrayed Conservatives. The bastards also dramatically outnumber us AND THEY KNOW IT. The dummies however haven't figured out they can't win without us and they're again in the process of POISONING THE WELL which will guarantee a Clinton or Sanders Presidency.

God Help America!

[Theophilus]

but at least he's 50% Conservative

I've never thought one could be half conservative. The way I've always seen it, one either is or is not. For me, the crux of the difference between liberalism and conservativism is not a spectrum where one plot ones opinion about issues on a chart. It is about how human nature is percieved.

• Conservatism views human nature as bad, corrupted by Original Sin, totally depraved, in rebellion against God. In conservatism governments are needed to restrain the anarchy of human autonomy, but in turn, are corrupted by depravity of its officers. Progress is attributed to the grace and providence of God in spite of men.
• Liberalism views human nature as good and noble, only requiring good management, leadership and education to achieve utopia. In liberalism all of humanity and it's resources need to be marshaled by, through and in government to achieve "progress". Liberalism cannot tolerate dissent and non-cooperation. All success is attributed to the brilliance and nobility of the leaders ex: "the job creators"

[Theophilus]

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