Posted on 12/26/2018 11:38:37 AM PST by entropy12
He has presided over two years of remarkable success. I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. I was afraid his obviously improvised campaign, imprecise explanations concerning how he planned to achieve his policy goals, and unsettling antics presaged a disastrous one-term presidency if he somehow managed to win. Unlike Bill Kristol and his ilk, however, I never considered voting for the execrable Hillary Clinton. So, knowing that Trump would win my deep red state anyway, I voted for what’s-his-name from New Mexico. Predictably, I was surprised when Trump won. But that was nothing compared to the astonishment I experienced when it dawned on me that he’s a remarkably effective President.
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Better late than never.
Better never late.
I voted for Trump. And I did my best to sell him to Freepers. I put together, “21 reasons why Trump is a conservative”.
He was the only one in either party talking about trade policy.
He was the only one saying you need to fix the economic engine in order to pay for all the commitments you’ve made.
I was a little worried about his role model on social issues. He ran casinos. But I knew the economy needed to be fixed badly. And I’ve been really pleasantly surprised as Trump has stepped up to the plate and led the nation with humble prayers.
“I was surprised when Trump won. But that was nothing compared to the astonishment I experienced when it dawned on me that he’s a remarkably effective President”
IOW, you were astonished to discover that you are stupid.
You should have figured that out long ago.
Dunning Kruger again.
You make some very good points about his personality. I was lucky to attend one of his rally’s before election, and what struck me most was how he could win over the crowd with his personality. He is not a good speech giver from a written script, because unlike career politicians, that is not what he did all his life...giving speeches.
I don’t see how anyone could have failed to see what a strong conservative President Trump was going to be. All you had to do is look at who hated him from the get-go.
He attracted all the right enemies from the beginning. If he was really nothing but an incompetent reality show buffoon, who stumbled into the Presidency by chance, there would not be so many factions desperate to destroy him.
No, Trump is and always has been a real threat to the Left - and he has wounded them. They are pretending to be unhurt hoping he’ll give up - but that’s not going to happen.
The best days of Trump winning are still ahead of us.
Didn't read the whole excerpt, did ya?
I get a kick out of people, who proclaim Trump is not a conservative.
So why have so called conservatives failed to elect a conservative president since Reagan?
Because they can not find a candidate who RESONATEs with people
Only a former democrat liberal, divorced, and with Hollywood background
and transformed conservative such as Ronald Reagan can RESONATE with voters.
What exactly have the conservatives in congress accomplished?
Obamacare scrapped?
Illegals deported?
Wall built?
Anchor babies outlawed?
National debt reduced?
Abortion restricted?
China trade deficit reduced?
Food stamp growth curbed?
Welfare growth reduced?
Fraud in Medicare & Social Security under control?
If Trump can deliver any 3 of above, he is more than enough
conservative for most rational people.
Trump is conservative on these issues:
Pro life since at least 2001,
Wanted to ban partial birth abortion as far back as 2000
Pro Traditional marriage. Gay rights is not his thing
Pro capital punishment
Hold Judges accountable
Common core is a disaster
Anti education unions (2000)
For school choice
Believes man made Climate Change is a hoax
No Cap-and-Tax
For drilling our own
Stressed importance of strong family & culture (2015)
Supports Israel
Opposes Iran deal and letting Iran obtain the bomb
Wants to crush ISIS quickly
Wants a military so strong no one will challenge us
Against unbalanced trade deals that kill American jobs
Against warrant-less government surveillance of citizens
Against having a high national debt
Warns that $24T is a point of no return
Against gun control
For assault weapon ban but says the AR-15 shouldn't
be considered an assault weapon
Wants to repeal Obamacare and replace it with market driven
polices and increased competition among insurance companies
Wants to increase military spending
Top priority to build a REAL wall on the southern border,
and get Mexico to pay for it
Will deport all illegals but will let the hard working
ones go through the legal process to come back
Against Anchor babies
Will bring jobs back through better trade negotiation
Stood up for Birthers and challenged Obama on his fraud
Believes USA is the greatest force for freedom the world
has ever known
Wants to honor commitments on Social Security and Medicare,
which we can afford if he gets the economy going full steam.
Wants to reduce the fraud in disability and other programs
Against marriage penalties in tax code
Wants to simplify tax code with just 3 simple brackets
Wants to reduce income taxes and reduce corporate tax
Wants to rebuild our infrastructure
Wants to apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs (2011)
Does not have time for political correctness
Not afraid to call out either party or both when they are wrong
Not a puppet of mega-rich donors and Lobbyists
Go Trump 2016! Make America Great Again! It is almost too late, but only Donald Trump has the know-how, courage, name recognition, and freedom from rich donors to accomplish that gargantuan task.
No.
"So, knowing that Trump would win my deep red state anyway...
His non-Trump vote in no way helped Hillary.
Trump's long experience as the CEO of a successful, world class international organization, is what cemented my support for him.
We have not seen someone of such eminent qualifications seek to be the Chief Executive of our country in our lifetimes.
Agreed. We will win this war. The left will be abolished, consigned to the dustbin of history. Progressive, socialist, global, communist - all are sick and deranged based on atheism and cynicism.
At the first debate... 17 of them lined up... 16 appeared to be plastic dummies.
The “please vote for me” mantra is always pathetic. Trump was the only one with concrete goals and objectives.
“I voted for Sarah Palin!”
Wonder if she’ll show up in politics again.
Can he win again? I’m a little concerned at the moment
“So, knowing that Trump would win my deep red state anyway...”
I’ll never understand that logic or rational - who knows how an election will go?
“We will win this war.”
I’m optimistic, but not quite enough to say we will win. I think we will win battles, but never the war. The war will never be over for good.
I think people get pushed too far - then they finally fight for their liberty. That’s what’s happening now with Trump’s leaderdhip. But then a couple generations later the lessons will be forgotten again - people will trade Liberty away - it’s an endless cycle.
The best president I didn’t vote for—as in I voted for his opponent—was Reagan. (I was young and indoctrinated.)
But I’ve taken advantage of both opportunities I’ve had to vote for Trump so far!
Exactly, and living in Florida I feel it in every election because we have razor thin margins here routinely.
Reagan always voted for the conservative who had the best chance to win, and never vote as a protest vote for some candidate who had no chance to win.
Too early to call who wins in 2020. If economy stays good and no foreign wars, Trump has as good chance to win as anyone. I know he will hold 100+ rallies and people will flock to see him.
Too young for Nixon and Eisenhower. Don’t know Tim West.
Voted against Shillary.
Next election I will canvas door to door for Trump. He’s been fabulous and has exposed how deep the swamp is.
Know a guy who works for a major news team. He’s on a top-tiered camera team that follows the President and Sec.s of State. Said to him “The ruling elite doesn’t care about the middle class or the poor, just the donor class. “ He had a surprised looked on his face and said “You get it!”
Trump supports the middle class. Blue Collar Billionaire. We lucked out. We are blessed.
The best President I DID vote for... so I think I can figure these things out better than a self-appointed pundit.
That’s right - the idea that he was not a politician, but instead just a successful man who turned to gold whatever project he touched. If it didn’t turn into gold, he would scrap it before any more resources were wasted. That’s been him since he came on the scene.
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