Posted on 01/21/2016 1:08:41 PM PST by Kaslin
I feel like an "outsider" amongst my own people - not blacks, but conservatives. Conservatism is as conservatism does, or at least it used to be that way just one year ago.
President Obama missed his opportunity to strengthen America. Are we going to miss ours? Those that elected him hoped he would unite our country among racial and ethnic lines, strengthen relationships with our global allies, and fix a perceived "economic crisis," which in comparison to today's national debt and annual deficit spending seems more and more like a balanced budget. I'm convinced our generation will get one shot to fundamentally restore our constitutional values. This election is that important! Are we seriously going to choose the wrong leader at the right time? Admittedly, I'm beginning to think so.
Six months ago, I would've never imagined so many "conservatives" could potentially become as detrimental to the future of America as Obama voters - either unable or unwilling to discern effective rhetoric from reality, campaign tactics from core convictions. Amongst the so-called "establishment," "bipartisanship" has become code language for choosing a political party over principles. Likewise, and even more disturbing, many in the conservative movement have quickly fallen prey to populism despite tangible evidence of waffling convictions from our leading candidate, Donald Trump. I assumed conservatives would settle for nothing less than a proven constitutionalist in the White House this time around. Someone that would work to restore our Judeo-Christian heritage and reestablish the rule of law and our Separation-of-Powers, as outlined by our Constitution. Boy, was I wrong.
It's uniquely possible that the very movement that rose up to save America, the Tea Party, may be remembered in light of history as accomplices to her demise. I refuse to be one of them, and you can too.
Understanding how far left America has shifted under President Obama's reign, Republicans are rightfully asking "who's most capable of defeating Hillary Clinton in the general election?" It's a fair question given she'd be the third term of Obama. However, it isn't the only question we should be asking.
We have the opportunity of a lifetime! Were we to win the White House with a candidate that campaigns as a conservative but governs as a moderate, we may skip an entire generation of voters who have never seen a "real conservative" in the White House. Can you imagine an entire generation of kids who were never taught about the importance of our Judeo-Christian heritage, our Constitution, free speech, religious freedom, the Second Amendment, free market capitalism, less government intrusion, and maintaining a strong military force? Imagine no more - we're there!
The good news however, is that we're not so far removed from the Constitution that it can't be restored. The bad news unfortunately, is if a proven moderate to Progressive like Donald Trump, or socialists like Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders were to win the election, America as we've known her is done.
We all "want" our candidate to win. But at what cost? What we "need" is a devout constitutionalist. Stop and ask yourself, is your guy or gal the right one for such a time as this in American history? How can you know? You have to look beyond November! In Exodus 18:21 Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, encouraged Moses to choose good men amongst the Israelites to help him judge and settle disputes so that he wouldn't wear himself out. The criteria was as follows (ASV): "...you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain..."
Stop! Think! Who should that eliminate from the race? Furthermore, knowing that, consider these two questions before you choose your candidate:
1) Which candidate is most likely to begin restoring our Constitutional heritage by listening to "We The People," respecting the boundaries of the Separation of Powers, reducing the overall size of the federal government and its bureaucracies, nominate constitutional Originalist to the Supreme Court, and abide by the 10th Amendment, leaving all decisions to the states that are not outlined in the Constitution?
2) Which candidate has the proven moral leadership over a long period of time, as well as the training and expertise to utilize our three branches of government effectively without over stepping their bounds?
We all want a fighter, but what about a Constitutionalist? Have you asked that? A good president won't be good enough this year! A good president, without a fundamental understanding of who God is and why He matters, as well as why our founding documents are exceptional, may cut taxes for a spell, build up our military, defeat ISIS, build walls on our borders, but yet and still neglect to change the trajectory of our out of control federal government. Can you say George W. Bush?
Have we become so blinded by our disgust with the GOP "establishment," that we've become more anti-establishment than conservative? Let me be Frank, Ted Cruz is everything Donald Trump is portraying himself to be. It is the difference between a man campaigning and a man with core convictions. We could get as many as four Supreme Court picks during the next presidency. Ted Cruz is the only one with the expertise to make sure we get Originalists on the bench. I hoped we conservatives learned our lesson after Obama won the White House.
"Hope and change," has been replaced by "Make America Great Again." I don't want a "great America!" I want an "exceptional America." There's a huge (say huge like Trump) difference! When are we going to start choosing morality over mantra? Thus far, apparently not in 2016.
Reminds me of the old “Only Romney can save this nation” stuff. A Goldman Sachs CEO’s bedwarmer is not going to save you.
This argument is based on the common idea that Cruz is somehow “pure.” He’s not. Check his record. He voted for destroying our economy through a trade agreement that he admits he voted for in dealmaking, and his wife is a banking globalist.
Trump? Trump wants to protect his billions in American money, protected by American laws. That’s about as pure as it gets in politics, IMHO.
Jaded? You bet I am.
I’m fine with Cruz or Trump, and my state has no primary so I’m waiting on my conservative friends (and others) to decide.
“Conservative” is a self-damaged brand, and that’s the fault of the Republican leadership, not the grass roots.
The Republican leadership will learn to listen to its base like the Democrats do or it will be out of power.
And I don’t think begging is going to change anyone’s mind. Too many lies, too many insults, too much pattycake with Democrats.
If not for Trump, this letter would still have been written with the name Cruz as the destroyer.
False argument. The only people saying Cruz has to be somehow “pure” is Trump supporters just like you did here. Cruz is an imperfect man like the rest of us. You can go with the constitutionalist or American Idol.
The constitutionalist loves the part of the Constitution that is abused in order to allow treaties to erase due process. So does his wife.
No thanks.
Well parsed truth:
“You can go with the constitutionalist or American Idol.”
Shouldn’t even need this conversation.
Trump has built his career on being a crony capitalist and supporting dems.
What are you talking about.
He donated to H Clinton the Clinton foundation also and never donated to the 9-11 charities in NY for the first responders.
You are chasing fools gold in Trump.
I lived in the NY Metro area for 30 years and saw his act first hand.
He supported the ruling powers in NYC, which were dems. If they were pubs he would have had to pay them off too, just the same.
You don't get around much, do you?
“He supported the ruling powers in NYC, which were dems. If they were pubs he would have had to pay them off too, just the same.”
I know, people just don’t get it. Whoever is in power is who you make the deals with. Can’t have an “Art of the Deal” if you don’t deal with the deal makers. It will take someone like Trump to make the deals with the people in power like the EPA, Putin, Iran. And if he has to sweeten the pot with “whatever” to get those deals done - so be it.
Cruz/Blankfein 2016
If he isn't going to ABOLISH the EPA, rather than make deals with a department started by Nixon and which can be eliminated, he is in the wrong job. If he "makes deals" with them, then he is not in charge.
I don't want deals made. I want scorched earth.
When Donald Trump was interested in running for governor of New York State, he told the NYS Republican Party that he would not run if they had a Republican Primary.
NY State Chairman told him basically that he had to follow the same rules as everybody else.
Can we trust a control freak in the White House not to try to control Americans?
>> Have we become so blinded by our disgust with the GOP “establishment,” that we’ve become more anti-establishment than conservative?
Don’t know the author’s affection towards the GOP-e, but it’s fun to watch the Establishment swallow its vomit to advance Cruz over Trump.
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Cruz or Trump 2016.
BACKSTORY Cruz/s Texas Senate election fairy tale has become legendary......portraying himself as a scrappy populist putting everything on the line to overcome a wealthy establishment opponent.
He was whining in the media, telling trusting Texans that that he, and his faithful little wife, were forced to liquidate their entire family savings (of slightly more than $1 million) to fuel a come-from-behind win in the Republican primary.
NOW TRUSTING TEXANS LEARN Cruz did not liquidate family assets.....he got his hands on over a million dollars from his hefty margin accounts at G/S and Citibank......and did not disclose this on FEC reports (to keep it a secret from trusting Texans).
Cruz did not disclose loans on FEC reports (required by law) b/c Texans would have discovered he was not the aw-shucks rube he pretended to be. He continued the rube act in order to milk votes from trusting Texans.
At the same time, he also did not disclose he was a dual Canadian citizen......the Harvard-educated lawyer w/ two Ivy League degrees said he didn't know.
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NOTE Mrs Cruz is on hiatus from G/S.....is she getting paid by the Cruz campaign?
Get back to me when the British try to ban your candidate, until then stop talking down to me if you want my support.
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