Ronald Reagan was NOT “right-wing.”
Small government is NOT right wing.
Free markets are NOT right wing.
Fighting totalitarians is NOT right wing.
I was against trump because I did not believe he was conservative. Boy, was I wrong. I love what he’s doing and he’s not just cleaning house. He’s detailing it. He didn’t need to move the embassy in Israel, but he did. He didn’t need to cut off funding to the Palestinians, but he did. He didn’t need to get out of the paris accord, but he did.
He’s nailing ALL of my pet peeve issues without waiting for people to call for action anew. I would not be the least bit surprised if he took us out of the UN.
Sanity has returned. I forgot what it felt like.
All of that is true, but it looks that way to them. However, they are at least recognizing some important things about Trump and the people who elected him.
One thing that I thought was interesting was that they said a “conventional” conservative - that is, a squeaky clean, polite guy with the right opinions but no slash and burn mentality - could not have won. And they’re right.
I didn’t like Trump’s approach, but I did vote for him and now I’m very happy about his actions. And at the same time, I think a lot of people voted for him who would never have voted for the same old same old “conservative,” because like GWB, these conservatives have a proven track record of giving away the store and kowtowing to everybody. Trump doesn’t and that’s the difference.