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In all seriousness, I do generally understand your cynicism. I don't trust American politicians--as a group--as much as I wish we could.
As a matter of fact, I submit that I am more cynical than you are. I don't trust guys like Trump. The fact that he isn't a politician does not reassure me at all.
Being a high-roller businessman and real estate magnate rather than a politician does not exactly make Trump a straight shooter (nor does it qualify him as a Chief Executive of our Constitutional Republic.) I think Trump's record is distinctly horrible.
American voters--even nominally conservative voters--seem to get suckered over and over and over. I frankly believe Trump is another RINO--an unusually charismatic one, of course--riding a wheeler-dealer's wave of populistic fear and confusion and slander.
Perhaps the saddest thing of all is that I am distinctly underwhelmed to learn that the majority of FReepers are Trumpsters. This website has become a mess, not a thoughtful discussion forum for talking about what our Republic really needs. (In other words, I agree with the FReeper who posted this thread. I think our free Republic is in monumentally serious trouble.)
What we don't need is a candidate who has flip-flopped continuously thru out the election and is sponsored and funded by the GOPe...
Being a conservative anti-America globalist does not give Cruz any points in my book...