[nathanbedford]

You accuse me of dissembling when quoting Donald Trump's own words, arguing I do not give him time enough to fulfill his promises because I hold him to a false standard:

Americans understand that there are 3 branches of government and Trump is one of those. He can promise to do his utmost and to see it through but it is ridiculous not to factor in the situation as a whole and the things he can accomplish himself vs the things he needs to work towards accomplishing with the other branches.

Well, Americans also understand that criminal prosecution is entirely in the hands of one branch of government, Donald Trump's branch of government, the executive. No branch can stop him nor has any branch attempted to stop him from empanelling a grand jury, rendering up an indictment and bringing her to trial. He has not done so in 69 days and, quite to the contrary, has in his unfettered state expressed an intention not to do so.

I think most Americans understand who is dissembling about his executive powers to bring on an indictment!

Considering the question of Rino Care, it is not I but Donald Trump himself who today has attacked the most conservative elements of an another branch of government, the Freedom Caucus, and threatened not only to abandon them but to campaign against them while he makes common cause with Democrats!

You say it is too soon to criticize the president under these circumstances. I think we are entitled to ask, how many betrayals must we suffer in silence before we are permitted to speak out? Are we to find the whole of the conservative agenda betrayed before we speak? Are we not entitled to speak out now try to save what is salvageable? Can we not speak out to prevent the executive branch selling out to the Democrats in the legislative branch? If not now, when?

As to DACA, the president has made his intentions plain enough. The time has past when we should be silenced in the face of a flat reversal of his campaign posture. Words have meaning, even if uttered by Donald Trump. I do not criticize Trump for his reversals on travel ban caused by a third branch of government, the judiciary, I do criticize Trump for a reversal of DACA caused not by a co-equal branch of government but by Trump's own betrayal.

The conservative cause is far more important than Donald Trump. He has no right to gag us from observing the obvious, especially when the obvious has been expressed by Trump himself.

… focus on getting things done with the tools we have.

On Free Republic we have but one tool, the tool of speech. That includes Donald Trump's speech.

[JayGalt]

Have at it. You have the right to speak your mind. When we post on this forum we are inviting comment and counterargument. Do not be so incensed that you have gotten some. I think Trump is more of a chess player than a bull so I am content based on his actions to think that there are parts of his plan I am not privy to and that there may be wheels within wheels. I am not concerned that he is butting heads with the Freedom Caucus. Some of them are good, some are deadbeats and they are posturing as well. The direction over all is so much better than Obama or Hillary and to me is c/w his campaign.

I think we look at the world quite differently, you & I. I think behind the scenes enough documentation is being sewn up so that when Hillary is indited it will be ironclad and there will be no odor of payback or partisan attack. Trump needs to let the people he appointed assemble the case and not appear to be leading or demanding it. The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.

More and more about the corruption in Washington is emerging brought out by white hats, whistleblowers and the missteps of the enemies that attack Trump and his cabinet. I am glad that Trump is not rushing into an action against Hillary. That woud take all of the oxygen out of the room and imperil actions that are needed for the wellbeing of America & all Americans even if they have less of the fireworks about them.

He laughs best who laughs last.