McAllister: Time for Conservatives to Make a Choice

Conservative Review ^ | January 21st, 2016 | D.C. McAllister

[Isara]

"Trump isn’t a conservative and he’s not a populist. Think on it. Think on it hard. Your rights and liberties hang in the balance. Your children’s future is at stake. If you’re still in doubt about the first point, ask yourself: Why did he need Sarah Palin? If you’re still in doubt about the second, ask yourself: Why does the Establishment want Trump and not Cruz?"

[catnipman]

It’s important not to forget that only a few weeks ago, Trump singularly upset the whole election apple cart!

Trump set the national agenda by opposing illegal immigration and bringing up other issues that the GOPe and their allies desperately wanted to avoid, and now they can’t.

The GOPe was not prepared for this, and as a consequence they don’t have a clue about what to do, hence their almost universal collapse into a pile of quivering jello, flip-flopping like a bag of Mexican jumping beans dumped on a hot griddle.

Trump has exposed those who pretend to be conservative but are really just fronts for big money establishment campaign donors who purchase their candidates with campaign “donations”.

Trump, by actually being a real man, has exposed the other candidates (Cruz excepting of course) and their allies for the weak little sniveling sellouts that they really are.

Trump’s vociferous truth-telling and fearless neutering of the kommie media have been the catalyst that triggered a massive revolt amongst conservative voters who are infuriated at the GOPe Congress doing absolutely ZERO to stop Obama’s agenda, and suddenly the GOP RINO leadership is in full blown panic mode and in full blown retreat, and the SMALL conservative House contingent smelt blood in the water, took heart, and charged in against a weakened, frightened and paralyzed GOPe leadership, and Boehner was taken out as a sacrificial lamb.

Trump is absolutely correct when he says that without Trump in the race, everything would be same-ol’, same-ol. The Joyful Tippy-Toes Turtle would be creeping closer to the finish line, Boehner would still be safely ensconced as Speaker, and there would be no mention of illegal immigration are any of the issues surrounding it by any politician in either party, other than possibly how critical it would be to pass immigration “reform”.

The media are loath to make the connection, but it’s obvious that the Boehner resignation was yet another falling domino, toppling due to the Trump Effect, because Trump’s unabashed truth-telling and fearless neutering of the kommie media triggered a revolt amongst the great unwashed GOP masses which emboldened a few conservative Congress critters to grow a few pairs.

And our nation wouldn’t even be having ANY of these conversations about illegal immigration and the myriad of other Obammunist issues destroying our country if it wasn’t for Trump. Instead, we’d simply be debating which RINO, GOPe squish would be least likely to be stomped by Hillary, and the GOPe would once again be exhorting the “base” about how critical it is for us to once again vote for the “lesser of two evils”, that is, vote for the GOPe side of the Uniparty coin.

And do note that ALL of the oligarchs and plutocrats are frightened to death of Donald Trump because the billionaires and millionaires can’t buy him like all of the other politicians they routinely purchase, because Trump doesn’t need nor want their money, and the kommie media is frightened to death of him because he isn’t afraid of them either, the bottom line being that Donald Trump can not be controlled by the rich and powerful or the corrupt media, so for anyone who is truly for campaign finance reform and wants to take money out of politics, voting for Trump is the only reasonable choice.

President Trump is really the last hope for this country: if he can’t undo any of the damage wrought by the Obammunists, the U.S.A. is done.

So least we forget, the above, and much more, are called “The Trump Effect”.

[Sasparilla]

Would you be as critical if Palin endorsed Cruz instead?

[Skooz]

I support Cruz and will vote for him in the primary.

If he wins the nomination I will vote for him.

If Trump is the nominee, I will vote for him.

See how simple it is?

[CptnObvious]

It's pretty clear that Hillary is not a Democrat, but a Socialist since no one can answer the question "What is the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist?"

The Mainstream Press ignores the Socialists in the Democrat party while playing up the differences between the Republicans.

One wonders why they are doing it? Maybe something to do with the word "Indictment"??

[The Iceman Cometh]

Would you be as critical if Palin endorsed Cruz instead?

No. Cruznadians would have used Palin as a wedge to trumpet to the sky that Palin knows and supports only true conservatives.

[Flintlock]

Well...................

The thing of it is..............................

We done voted “conservative” the past coupla times...........

...........AND WHAT THE HELL DID IT GET US????????

[Jim W N]

What a lot of people like this guy don’t understand is that Trump is a means to recovery, not an end. It’s not about perfect candidates - it’s really about the American People rising up to take charge of THEIR country once again. Trump-supporters are looking for a long line of future Presidents who will facilitate things like state sovereignty and the reestablishment of the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land and ruler over the feds. Trump is just the first shot over the bow, mainly aimed at culturally corrupt and freedom-threatening political correctness.

[Cold Heat]

"Should conservatives sacrifice their principles on the altar of populist passion and pride?"

That's not even a question! LOL....

[Behind the Blue Wall]

No he’s not a conservative. He’s a patriot.

[Isara]

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[Yashcheritsiy]

It’s pretty clear Donald Trump isn’t a conservative. The problem is many voters in the Republican Party think he is.

See, I think this is the fundamental assumption that articles like this (and let's face, this is, what, the fiftieth such article that has been written in the last week) always make, but which is not true. It isn't that Trump supporters are "snowed" into thinking he's a conservative when he really isn't. Trump supporters know what he is - but they are also making rational calculations about supporting him based on what THEY (rather than people like the author) think is important.

They care more about immigration, trade, national sovereignty, etc. - all issues where Ted Cruz is weak.

In a sense, Trump supporters are filling out a niche in the "ideological diamond" that Ted Cruz supporters - stuck as they are in an outdated and irrelevant "linear model" simply don't get. Because they don't get it, they therefore make all kinds of arguments - both against Trump AND to try to explain his supporters - that really just don't have much relevancy for many of Trump's supporters.

Ted Cruz supporters go on and on about social issues. Trump supporters know that if you don't get a handle on immigration, and more generally on national sovereignty, that 20 years from now, no social issue is going to matter in the least because the Dems will have a permanent supermajority lock on every branch of government. Trump supporters are trying to patch the holes in the hull, while Cruz supporters are busy complaining that they're not helping them to rearrange the deck chairs.

The "problem" isn't that many GOP primary voters are just dumb rubes who've been suckered in by Trump's "snake oil" or his "celebrity." Rather, they're people who have quite well-developed rationales for why they support him - but they're rationales that differ from those desired by Cruz supporters.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Cruz scares me more than Trump, but neither one scares me much. I call those pretending to be scared... liars.

[Vaquero]

2 Corinthians walk into a bar....one says “ did you hear what Trump said.....”

[PJBankard]

Too bad the President of the United States can’t ban Abortion or even Partial-Birth Abortion. Only Congress can do that.

Trump isn’t a social conservative, although he has changed his stance and is now pro-life. He is a nationalist based in fiscal conservatism. America First. Secure our borders. Bring back US Manufacturing. Fix our tax system. Reduce our Debt.

[GodGunsGuts]

Because at heart they know DONALD TRUMP IS ONE OF THEM!

[Yashcheritsiy]

LOL

[Yogafist]

Russert: Do you think homosexuals should get married?

This guy really wants to use this as an example? If I remember right, our "conservative" leadership told us homosexual marriage is now the law of the land, and it is time to move on, after that horrible Supreme Court decision. Sounds like Trump fits right into the party.

[ken5050]

Well, I see you’ve graduated from drinking the Kool-aid to drinking the ethanol..