Posted on 01/28/2016 6:00:34 AM PST by ghost of stonewall jackson
The Trump rationalizations emanating from the wise old hands are something to behold. We've seen Republican consultants go from trying to organize Stop Trump efforts to declaring Trump inevitable and the best alternative in the space of a couple of weeks.
Bob Dole is supposed to be an elder statesman of the party. He issued the other day in The New York Times a statement about Ted Cruz that reflected the heights of Dole's political wisdom, refined by decades of experience and commitment to his party's cause: "Nobody likes him."
It's as if Dole thinks Cruz is rushing a fraternity. As for Trump, "he's got the right personality and he's kind of a deal maker." Who knew that an insult artist who hardly knows how to argue except through personal vituperation would be the candidate deemed to have "the right personality" by the party's old guard.
Republican fixture Charlie Black told the Times that "you can coach Donald," and "if he got nominated, he'd be scared to death." Except Trump could be on the verge of a sweep of the early states and is still as spectacularly erratic as ever. Does anyone think Trump's winning the nomination, after breaking all the rules, would humble him?
Rep. Peter King says he doesn't "see malice in Trump like I see with Cruz." King sounds like he believes Cruz is the guy who mocked a disabled reporter and adopted a months long petty, vindictive campaign of bullying a female journalist who dared challenge him.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, now head of the Financial Services Roundtable, maintains that Trump "sounds and looks like somebody you'd meet in the heartland who's ticked off about the economy and government." If this is true, Pawlenty needs to meet a better class of people in the heartland.
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The Pineapple’s approval is not a favorable development.
The establishment politicos being completely dumbfounded is still my favorite thing about this primary season.
Fox News, the Republican establishment, and others “in the know” are beside themselves at this division in the Republican party. CNN is carrying Trump’s event tonight to further the split because they hate both Trump and the Vets he is hosting but they love the thought of Hillary being President and being able to widen the divide.
People like Trump for one reason. He is a straight talker and people believe what he says. We are sick and tired of lying, maneuvering, side stepping Washington politicians (mostly Republicans) who say one thing at home and do the absolute opposite in DC. And the establishment hates us for realizing how they operate. They expect us to be sheep who follow their lead and never complain. Well, those days are over and Trump is the new Reagan, straight talking, no nonsense, to the point and he may well be out next President. And I am a Cruz supporter but could easily vote for Trump at the end of the day.
And that right there in a nutshell exposes the DC Establishment problem. They exist by living OFF of the people's Government either by participating in it, or writing about it. The people are unset and angry with the way their Government is being run. So in Lowery's world, the PEOPLE are the problem and not the DC Political/Media/Business machine!
how is trump a “straight talker”? how will he force mexico to pay for his terrific wall?
Simply question.
Why is choosing the moderators for a Presidential candidate debate more important to Fox News then having the front running Presidential candidate at the debate? Are the candidates or the Networks the focus of the debate?
That right there shows just why this whole “debate” process is totally messed up. The “Journalists” now think they are part of the story, not there to report on the event.
so thrice-married, casual Christian, vulgar trump “sounds and looks like somebody you’d meet in the heartland”?
Regarding Dole’s “Nobody likes him” comment I guess what I’d say about Bob Dole is that I always have respected him because of his military service. In WWII he was so badly wounded that it took him years to recover afterwards. Even in politics he lost the use of one arm and that’s why you always saw him carrying a pencil or pen in the hand that could never work (atrophied).
I even respected his resignation from the top post in the Senate when he ran for President, so he could devote 100% to the campaign and not neglect his official duties.
That said, Bob Dole ‘came up’ in the system of politics that started out being more or less cooperative but QUICKLY degenerated in the politics of LBJ’s “Great Society” giveaway extravaganza of the Democrats. Politics of collaboration and cooperation ceased then, and Bob Dole was just too set in his forgiving ways to recognize the treachery of Democrats.
The truth is that he isn’t up to snuff on realizing what today’s cache of RINO appeasing Senators are all about. Nor is he up to date on the complete lack of faith many voters have in their lying RINO politicians. Regrettably, he is a symbol of times gone past and to me what he says about Cruz is just uninformed.
This doesn't call for leveling the Government, more of a controlled removal of the agencies and functions it is not supposed to possess while getting it on task for the ones it is supposed to do.
There is disagreement over who is the best man to do that.
I'm not happy with the growth in size and scope of the Federal Government, with its continuing invasive policies, agencies, and usurpation of power.
What business does the government have telling me how big a toilet tank I can have or what type of light bulb to buy?
That sort of outrageous meddling is expensive and counterproductive.
Put our government back in its Constitutionally authorized cage, and have it do the jobs it was meant to do--I'm all for both.
Why can the IRS get away with calling the Obama "tax" (that we were told it was not until it had to be to get by the SCOTUS) is a "penalty" on Government sponsored commercials on television?
How can the EPA continue to wreak disaster on the one hand and tell us what we have to do on the other?
Why are we trillions in debt and the Government is sitting on ever more land and resources from timber to metals to energy?
But I want someone who is going to do more than pay lip service to those changes, who shows an understanding of why they need to come about because the Government is not fulfilling its Constitutional obligations on the one hand, and is doing far too much it is not authorized to do on the other.
so trump is too timid to deal with megyn Kelly, but will have the stones to stand up to putin, xi, pena, etc.?
makes sense
Of course. The Federal Government has maintained a policy of shooting the messenger to fix the problem for decades.
Oh I sorry. I did not realize you are yet another of the Elitist belt way types who consider themselves a “better class” then average citizens.
Bad new for you, you are not a “better class” merely more narcissistic.
Been that way for decades, as far back as Sam Donaldson.
How is hitting your enemies in their lunch bucket “timid?”
What do you know about “heartland?”
Look up narcissist. There’s a picture of Trump next to the definition.
Nope. Sorry. That’s reserved for Obama.
Judging from his run for President, nobody liked Dole, either.
loudmouth buffoons like trump typically are not the embodiment of heartland mores
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