The conservatives who have an issue with Trump don't have problem with his table manners or his position papers, although his table manners could be better. What they don't like is his willingness to engage in all kinds of ethically-challenged endeavors, ranging from eminent domain, operating casinos and running a diploma mill and his penchant for philandering. It's a question of trust. Why would an ethnically challenged individual whose entire record is of liberal statements be believable if he starts saying conservative things while running for the GOP nomination?
Look, I consider myself a conservative. I know about eminent domain. I disagreed with the Kelo decision but that was decision was post Trump’s action. As a businessman he pursued his legal angles as he saw fit and in the end lost. The house stood. I understand it is not standing now, but not due to Trump.
As for him building casinos, again I do not have a problem with that either. That would fall under the category perhaps of a social conservative issue. I do believe that the issue of gambling is best left up to the states and only fools gamble online. Of course I do know that Federal Law permits Indian tribes to build casinos and that they have and for us and our business, we use them as great places to stop and eat and spend the night between locations. We travel much in our business and a 10 buck crab dinner is great. That aside...
Philandering....I frown on that. But then again...That is something the voter will have to take into consideration. It did happen prior to his deciding to run so the voter knows all about it.
Now, as to regards to Trump University. LIke I said, I do not know all the facts and the article listed provided few. I mean really, taking money for a course that may or may not pan out be considered elder abuse? Did Trump oversell the product. Maybe, I don’t know.
IMHO, Currently in the republican party there is no candidate that will appeal in the general except for Trump. I can understand why a lot of folks here on FR support Cruz , but this country is so far gone that that shift will not happen in one election. I am hoping beyond hope that Trump can do just three things. Build the Wall (and the in the process take care of the inherent immigration problem), 2) create an atmosphere for job creation (which solves a myriad of other problems, and 3) to create a path where a more conservative candidate can take over once the pragmatic approach has been used.
America is not going to go back to the constitution in one election. Cruz is not ready, for a variety of reasons. Idealogically, (sp) he speaks the lingo, but America is tired of all the talk-talk. Trump presidency could begin the process of showing Americans the path to freedom from PC (and its inherent marxist underpinnings) There are other reasons too, but we can discuss those later.
I understand that I take a chance with Trump, a great chance. But listening to the repeat of the Thursday night debate while working down in the barn today all I heard was talk-talk. Trump does answer with a quick yes or no. The candidates (Cruz) talked about how the debate is one which covers policy etc...My gawd...do you remember Alpha Gore storming around the stage blathering about the Dingle-Norwood bill and the Lock Box? Folks could really care less about all the in the weeds stuff. We elect vision first and policy second. Trump is at least providing vision. (an addition here...the battle is one between the Globalists and the Nationalists. It is no longer a left-right issue. The candidates on the debate platform Thursday to a man would support the Globalist agenda. And I include Cruz in that equation due to the fact his wife worked on and signed off on the NAU position paper.)
On an aside, while I listened to the debate...many of the answers reflected Trump’s positions all down the line. At least he has moved the Overton Window.
Anyway, thanks for the chat and take care.