My husband and I are in the middle of watching the meeting on youtube. Our stomachs are turning: wanting to take the heat on getting DACA done; wanting to bring back earmarks and the happiness of Gramnesty and Steyn Hoyer. He wants to go back to the day when Repubs and Dems went out to dinner together. Fooey: It is all about the DACA so called kids.
As I look at FR tonight, there are very few comments. We conservatives are in a fetal position crying out, NO, NO, no, have we been had?
I’ve noticed the dearth of comments.
I know I’m wondering that.
Of course not. Trump was a moderate, libertarian, with America first rhetoric, not a Cruz style hardliner. He is still America first with the wall to prevent future amnesties. DACA amnesty means he considers them Americans and that's a defensible assertion. There is in fact no better outcome possible and a lot worse outcomes (what would Hillar or Jeb do?)
However, I think you are correct about the earmarks. That's the reason the tea party did all their work. Now that will be undone. I believe Trump's reasoning is that the economy will grow enough that we can afford the big spending.
To be honest, Congress has never gotten anything close to a majority to cut spending. The only way Dems allowed the sequester was because it hit defense and they hate defense spending. So they will always increase spending. Americans will mostly vote for more spending with some tea party exceptions. Our choices then are inflation, default or growth.
No disrespect to anyone at Free Republic, but there are many conservatives out here, including me and my family, and friends, that fully support the President’s sensible approach to our immigration issue.