Posted on 06/21/2015 12:35:47 PM PDT by South40
Conservatives love a faction. Among my friends here at National Review, we have conservatarians (Charles C. W. Cooke), reform conservatives (Ramesh Ponnuru), the secular Right (Andrew Stuttaford), etc. The distinctive features of those camps are, respectively, being comfortable with gay marriage, favoring tax credits for children, and favoring tax credits for the children of gay marriages so long as the money doesn’t end up in the offering plate.
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Whatever Trump’s appeal is to the Right’s populist elements, it isn’t policy. He is a tax-happy crony capitalist who is hostile to free trade but very enthusiastic about using state violence to homejack private citizens — he backed the Kelo decision “100 percent” and has tried to use eminent domain in the service of his own empire of vulgarity — and generally has about as much command of the issues as the average sophomore at a not especially good college, which is what he was (sorry, Fordham) until his family connections got him into Penn.
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"I probably identify more as a Democrat." ~Donald Trump
So the only conservatives candidates they'll approve of are those who are, "Comfortable with gay marriage, favoring tax credits for children, and favoring tax credits for the children of gay marriages"?
Welcome to the political twilight zone.
After losing primaries (guaranteed), a loud, pot-banging faux conservative Trump could collect enough too-trusting or easily fooled conservatives to support him as an indy candidate (and with a split GOP electorate, hand Hillary the keys to our fine Country).
Most strongly, I suspect (but have no proof) that this might be a clandestine Hillary/Trump arrangement.
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NR has been dead to me ever since that little girly boy Rich Lowry took over the reigns. not sure if he’s still editor or not (nor do i care), but Ann Coulter had him pegged correctly.
A Trans-Perot.
Now that's funny.
“and a certain sort of man — forgive me for pointing this out — finds the theatrical preening of Trump’s alpha-male act erotically compelling.”
Another pathetic, disjointed, irrational, meandering hit-piece by Williamson over at NR.
Even takes a swipe at conservative talk radio.
Williamson, do you and Chris Matthews get together with a video of Obama and have some kind of session? Minus the alpha-male act.
This is from a man who whose boss is Rich Lowery.
After that they, and K Williamson endorsed, in the GOP Primaries: All bush, and a Romney.
And this cycles they'll endorse another Bush.
Of course Kevin D Williamson has a few issues of his own:
https://www.conservativereview.com/Commentary/2015/06/The-Real-Reason-GOP-Talking-Heads-are-Attacking-Trump
It seems that Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator and Conservative Review...Reagan White House...is calling him a liar and a buffoon.
Fitting.
National Review has been a joke for 30 years. Bought and paid for, mainstream media arm of the Republican Party.
And they aim to Have Bush. And, they don't want him to have to answer any of those tought questions.
That's because both Rush and Levin publicly derided his first hit piece and made him out to be a biased fool in front of at least 50 million people.
It didn't stop folks from posting another of his "articles" here.
But that's OK. Folks who have conservative beliefs should make their case for and against any candidate of their choosing.
Kevin Williamson is pretty pathetic. Rush mocked him with glee last week on his show. I was screaming. What a tool.
I get my information from many sources rather Rush likes them or not. I don't let a talk radio host decide for me. You should try thinking for yourself, you might like it.
You need to lose the hysterics on Trump. He’s just as qualified as any of the other likely candidates. Don’t drink the establishment/uniparty/MSM Kool aid. If elected Trump would 1000% better than the hot mess that’s occupying the White house now.
Con, thy name is :
National Review.
Liberal "I probably identify more as a Democrat" Donald Trump is no more qualified that the community organizer was. The man is a walking punchline. That you can't see that is one thing. I have faith one day you will.
If elected Trump would 1000% better than the hot mess that’s occupying the White house now.
That is seriously doubtful as he is a liberal also.
trump is a new yorker.... therefore, he is bad
no new yorker will serve the country well
I don’t care if he is from New York or New Mexico. Trump is a liberal. No thanks.
So can we count you as a no vote? :-)
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