Donald and Decadence

Trump is a master at sensing and exploiting decay. His showmanship impresses, his bullying intimidates, his bravado seems bracing. But while decadence may explain a demagogue's success, it is no excuse for yielding.

We at The Weekly Standard are certainly not immune to its appeal. But at key moments, the votaries of freedom must be able to resist the temptations of decadence. They must gather their forces and fight.

For now, that means fighting to deny a "buffoon and opportunist" who makes "idiotic and racist" comments the nomination of the Republican party. Trump has so far won about 38 percent of the votes cast in Republican primaries and caucuses, winning 47.5 percent of the delegates chosen thus far. He's clearly in the lead. He's the likely nominee. But bowing to the likely as if it were inevitable is surely a marker of decadence. The thing to do instead is to contest the more than 20 states and territories yet to cast their ballots, and to rally behind Ted Cruz—an intelligent constitutional conservative who would have a steady hand as commander in chief—as the remaining viable alternative.

If it comes to it, there is also a Track Two, and serious people are preparing for that as well, as they should. That preparation involves finding a respectable and respected figure who might run as an Independent Republican and helping him or her get on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Such a candidate would follow in the footsteps of Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut in 2006 and Lisa Murkowski in Alaska in 2010, both of whom ran as independents, won, and then rejoined the parties from which they had spent a few months apart.

Joseph Lieberman??? He’s the only Jew I know to be excommunicated!
LIEBERMAN EXCOMMUNICATED : A Beth Din, or Jewish rabbinical court, in Brooklyn excommunicated Sen. Joseph Lieberman on October 23. “While claiming to be an observant Jew, Lieberman has been misrepresenting and falsifying to the American people the teachings of the Torah against partial-birth infanticide, against special privileges and preferential treatment for flaunting homosexuals, and against religious intermarriage of Jews,” said the court.

Non eligible, not Natural Born Citizens, Cubans, Chihuahua Prespiration Marko and Pinocchio Desperation Ted attacking Big Donald at CNN freestyle match.

Cruz "character":
1. Phony summonses mailed out, scaring people to vote for Cruz.
2. Claiming Carson quit, presinc captains told voters "vote for Cruz"
3. Campaigning in the 800 churches, showing video "vote for me" with his preacher/father stomping for him. Rafael Cruz is a 7 Mountain Dominionist and believes his son is the anointed one.
4. "Brilliant" lawyer, did not know he was Canadian citizen and that he is not Natural Born Citizen, not eligible for office of P or VP.
5. Making phony video advertising with lies about opponents.
6. Phony video about Rubio - Obama.
7. 7 Mountain Dominionist Church = Christian???
Just enough to beat Trump in IA, apologize, rinse and repeat?
Liar is the polite term for this Cuban. His father was pro-communist in Cuba, imprisoned by Batista, but now he is refugee?

IRREFUTABLE AUTHORITY HAS SPOKEN
(Oct. 18, 2009) The Post & Email has in several articles mentioned that the Supreme Court of the United States has given the definition of what a "natural born citizen" is. Since being a natural born citizen is an objective qualification and requirement of office for the U.S. President (and VP), it is important for all U.S. Citizens to understand what this term means.
http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/
Applies to Cruz and Rubio, both at the time not born to US citizens and on US soil.

So...That makes me poor, uneducated, a buffoon, opportunist and a racist.

Well, they got poor right. A double masters, a person who sees R's acting the same as D's, and the father-in-law of the best damn black USMC Gunny ever, I beg to differ.

Mr. Kristol, you are a repugnant piece of excrement.

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