Posted on 01/26/2019 6:02:33 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
I have deliberately tried not to read the articles and comments of the last couple of days since President Trump’s announcement on the deal to end the government shutdown.
The reason being was the kind of negative comments and wailing that the President had caved and no longer deserved our support. I flatly reject that argument.
None of can truly know the immense pressure the President was under to find a way to end this imbroglio. I, like many, had hoped that the President could tough it out and get the Border Wall Funding that is needed. The truth is the President went further than any one before him on Principle, but at some point it became an issue of diminishing returns politically, and the Democrats refused to bargain in good faith.
The real truth is that President Trump is one man who has been battling not only the Democrats, but his own party that have refused to stand with him, not only on the Border issue but many others as well. What could we the voters who put President Trump in office really expect?
President Trump in two short years has accomplished more than any of us could have realistically expected given the circumstances. A man who was not a professional politician and had come up through the ranks to become President, but one who was a independent outsider that by a fluke won and beat all the professionals, and badly at that.
We have to take note and realize that both political parties are corrupt, in fact they are beyond the Pale kind of corrupt and one man cannot take them on and win without unqualified support. We the voters that put Mr. Trump in office in many ways have failed him, and failed him miserably.
When exactly was the last time that people took to the streets to really protest anything or marched on Washington D.C. to demand any change? There were certainly many protests and such during the Vietnam War as well as Civil Rights Demonstrations in the 1960’s and early 1970’s.
The one time though that I can recall from history that people actually went to Washington D.C. for a real protest was during the early 1930’s. It was during the Depression and it was the Bonus March where veterans of W.W. I came to get the monies they were promised for fighting in W.W. I. Over 43,000 people came and tent cities sprang up all over Washington.
The Army was called out to disperse them, they were under the command of then Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur , tear gas and guns were used, people died ,and it was a shameful period in out history.
My point in bringing this up is this, at what point do we as Americans, finally decide we have had enough of the corrupt parties in D.C. and finally march on the city and demand our Government do what we elected them to do????
Recently we have seen those in France, The Yellow Vests, do exactly that. The people there were finally pushed to the braking point tax wise and were able to cause a General Strike and for the most part were able to force the Government to it’s knees and they aren’t finished yet as they have been emboldened to press on and try to get other reforms.
The question arises when do we in this country do the same, what is the tripping point here? Will people ever get motivated to come out of their little cocoons, put down their cell phones, get away from the video games, etc. and etc. to demand that government be accountable to them and have our elected officials do what we elect them to do or we will just go along, silently assent and acquiesce?
Because if we aren’t going to so what is necessary to demand our Politicians be accountable then how can we hold President Trump responsible?
President Trump isn’t perfect and we knew that when we elected him, but we also knew he wasn’t a Boy Scout either, he was a New York Street Fighter and that was what was needed. Like or not Donald Trump is the only game in town for us, The Deploreables. If what the Democrats propose and want doesn’t scare you then I don’t know what to tell you.
I will continue to support the President through thick and thin as there is no other alternative for the future of our country and Constitution.
Maybe we won’t get the Border Wall, but it won’t be for lack of trying. President Trump has put it all on the line for us because I think he loves his country, we need to find more ways to support the President.
My dream would be 10 Million of us march on Washington D.C. and demand what we know is right and the politicians be Damned.
The question is what will it take to make us do that?
I agree, way too much centralized control in the Media, it all needs to be broken up under Anti-Trust.
If we had not had over 43 veteran GOP lawmakers retire or quit last year I believe we could have held the House. I blame partly those Cowards that bailed on us we really needed them. They are, in my opinion, some of the real traitors.
You have some interesting thoughts, points, etc. that in essence has
been a part of the history of the human race as it has developed.
Not too far back in our history of the USA Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
The Natives welcomed him to their land and now look what happened to
them. Many of them are on reservations, etc. and a different group has
become the rulers.
Times change, for good or bad, and will continue until the end of time.
We have to tried to manage these changes as best we can but change is
here. Just my ramblings......
BS. He has had more support than he needs. We are not the pres, he is, and he has failed to exercise his authority.
Well said. . .there is no fighting back going on on DJT’s behalf. How many marches have we seen in the last few years? Black Lives Matters, Me Too, Trayvon, on and on. Protests here and there and everywhere, well organized and funded, and passionate. We think we can just rely on our “legislators” to get what we want done. We can’t. They aren’t strong enough to do it, and there aren’t enough of them to make an impact. If there is one thing we can learn from the left, it’s that they stick together, march together and make a lot of noise. We need to begin to do the same. We want a wall? Let’s hear it loud and clear where it’s going to matter. On the streets, peacefully.
I have been saying this for t he last 2 years now, things are not going to change as long as the democrats think we are some tiny minority of Trump voters hiding in our basements. We need to be JUST as vocal as the left, we need to be out there in the streets and quite frankly let our numbers be seen.
The left does not fear us because they know we will be good little sheep, and go to our jobs, follow the rules and never resort to even civil disobedience. They need to fear us again, not because we are violent, but because of our numbers. If that requires getting out into the streets and being loud and even getting violent with those who try to get violent with us (like antifa), so be it.
Trump needs a rally, STAT!
must-haves for the globalists, like tax cuts,
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The tax cuts benefit the middle class Americans who have been pushed out of jobs for decades. The employers can now come back to the US instead of building China at the cost of Americans. Too bad you failed ECONOMICS or you would see how Trump’s moves benefit us for a change. You sound like a MARXIST beyond any doubt. A lot of blabbering from an empty head!
my guy is Cruz. But I’ll vote for whomever the GOP nominee turns out to be - even Flake or Kasich
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You just showed again how empty your head is. CRUZ IS NOT ELIGIBLE! FLAKE AND KASICH have tried to block every move of Trump because they are RINOs. Any credibility you thought you had just went TOTALLY our the window!
Let me know when anything resembling “the wall” gets built in the real world.
Until then, enjoy your self-soothing affirmations.
And, of course, I'm sure you're full of alternatives that you would take when you get elected president. Maybe you could share those with the rest of us when you get into the Oval Office.
Just thought I'd share this famous quote since it seems so apropos in your situation.
".... It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat...."
2 thumbs up for that! Thanks
The barrier protection will be put in strategic places where presently, vehicles are being used for drugs and trafficking and human caravans come up en mass using Mexican roads. I think 300 miles will do it. With the Army Reserve, we could have a mass labor effort to put up those panels, quickly. Once these fences prove effective, the American people will see a job well done and demand more. Those existing fences needing repair can get funding through Congress like one would expect for any maintenance item.
I'm just sayin'....
I am thinking of the quickness such panels can be in place at their strategic staging points. Ships full of China produced, rust-resistant (stainless?) panels could come in from L.A. from the west and Corpus Christie from the east. Of course, the new modern steel mills in America could have them there in a few days. I would go with quick and take them by surprise.
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