Posted on 09/26/2015 9:37:34 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
BEING A New Hampshire resident, and a hard target for 2016 presidential hopefuls, I have been reading more and more articles on the qualities and shortcomings of Donald Trump. Like many Americans, I considered Trump as someone who was spoiled by wealth, and from an early age, and I took him about as seriously as others take his hair. Recent articles in the media have made me reconsider those assumptions.
I don’t support his views on immigration and basic civil rights, but I do recognize his ability to solve business problems and paralyze political opposition. The media, on the other hand, continue to criticize him for a lack of detail, and demand the requisite candidate manifesto — the so-called multipoint plan — that will solve all our social and political ills.
I began my young engineering career in the Apollo program. I don’t recall President Kennedy or anyone else releasing a multipoint plan to get to the moon by the end of the decade. It required trust in a leader’s ability and a massive bureaucracy of thoughtful people working toward a goal.
We need to find elected officials, whether Trump or someone else, who can solve our problems when in office, and not candidates who spoon-feed bullet points to anxious journalists.
Michael Sills
Bedford, N.H.
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...
Dang boss you jumped ship on Cruz?
Put down the kool-aid ol buddy
Dang lost another one...bwhahahhahahahahha
but I do like the way Trump is bashing heads and making people sleepless at night...
Very detailed and articulate analysis of Ted Cruz. I’ve seen it before and read the resume. He appears to be a stalwart conservative and has all the bona fides to back it up. However, in his adult life he has not done anything in the “real world”. He has not worked in the private sector. He has not built a business, made payroll, hired/employed/fired employees to/from a payroll that is of his own doing, not on taxpayer dollars. There is no doubt he has a tremendous understanding of the Constitution, probably better than any other candidate. However, like it or not, fair or not, he’s been in the Senate, even during a majority, a weak, feckless Senate (I know, McConnell is the leader, not Cruz)and also made several questionable votes and is not far off from the GOPe on issues such as amnesty. He is most known for “shutting down the government” (which I supported) and reading Green Eggs and Ham during a filibuster. He is a pariah. He allowed the media and the RINO leadership to paint a narrative about him. He appears to be just “part of the problem” with the exception of a core constituency. His polling numbers show that. Great crowds of conservatives in the hundreds to maybe a thousand. He’s got to be able to able to the masses, or at least enough of them, to get out of the primaries let alone the general. Perhaps he will be able to do that.
Trump, warts and all, lacking Cruz’ conservative bona fides is an open book. He will say it like it is and he is known for doing things and getting things done. He has not been involved in politics and is not beholden to any special interest groups. He cares about America (yes, and himself) and making it great again and fixing the serious problems we’re facing after a generation of the uniparty and the last six years of transformation into a European style socialist state. He has the charisma and stones to take on the media and the establishment. Just look what has happened in the last 100 days. The narrative would NEVER have been on illegal immigration and building a wall. Fox News has been shown for what they are and many “conservative” pundits are now showing their true colors. Trump doesn’t let anyone paint a narrative of him. He is the narrative. He exhibits leadership and an “in charge” persona. We so desperately need that both in this country and across the world. Because of his outsider position, he is appealing to segments that Cruz would never be able to reach, fair or not. I think Cruz can be most effective in an AG or SOCTUS position, perhaps VP where he can learn to work on his appeal and delivery. No doubt, if Cruz is the nominee, I will support him. I don’t think he is the answer at this time. This is a very different time and I think the last 100 days has shown this.
What you criticize Trump for not passing legislation?! Just how prior to being elected would he have done that? He apparently is smart enough to surround himself with accomplished people like Senator Sessions.
I won’t stay home but I will vote on all issues and offices except President. It might be amazing to see the number of ballots cast far exceed the votes gotten by a RINO or the democrap candidate- that should speak clearly enough that we are sick of elite RINO.
We need to find elected officials, whether Trump or someone else, who can solve our problems when in office
We want freedom and responsibility.
“We need a candidate who has a proven ability to make government work.”
Which candidate do you suppose fits your requirements? Jeb! and Kaisch claim that ability, but amnesty for illegals comes with them. Then, the country is over. Make your choice.
If you can read, and have the ambition to become informed, read his book: "Time to Get Tough." Furthermore, watch his interviews with Forbes, Hewett, Hanity and others. You might get a clue.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: Thank you for having me, George.
STEPHANOPOULOS: I want to begin right away with the speech you made before a joint session of Congress to set the United States on a course to the moon.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: Yes
STEPHANOPOULOS: In that speech, you said, and I quote, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Mr. President, I have to ask, exactly how are we going to do it?
What are the specifics here?
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: George, it's called management. The specifics will be worked out. We have to do it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: -- but you don't say...
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: We don't...
STEPHANOPOULOS: -- how.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY: Excuse me, George?
STEPHANOPOULOS: You declare you're going to do it, but you don't say how. I still haven't heard the specifics on how you're going to get this done, but I'm going to move on...
There was a time, not so long ago, that I would have agreed with that statement. The definition of the office of the president has been changed, he (yes, or she) can dictate to the degree that the other two branches (or, alternatively, "we the people") will allow it. It's been working pretty well for the last nearly seven years.
We may not yet be at the end of the redefinition.
It makes no difference, I have made my decision, no more Professional Politicians.
Ted Cruz and all the other so called Conservatives had a chance to show where they stood on the Iran Deal.
The only Senator with any guts who has been consistent about the Iran Deal and it’s dangers is Senator Tom Cotton, the only one who voted against the Corker Bill. He happens to be my Senator.
Where was Ted Cruz and the others, well they voted for it. If Tom Cotton was running he would get my vote. I hope it’s a Trump/Cotton ticket.
As far as I am concerned Ted Cruz is just another Pre-Packaged Politician running for President, the Big Question is, who owns him.
I love Cruz, dammit. You don’t have to sell me on him.
I’m not selling anything.. just responding to posts {TO ME}...
You post to me, if fairly intelligent, I will/may respond..
Where you get “selling”.. sometimes I post to Trump posts uninvited.. if especially grievous to me.. sue me..
Cruz is IGNORED way to much.. Used Trump Salesmen get too much attention.. to my liking..
There I said it..
Hosepipe show me one president in the last 38 years that played the legislative process while not allowing the maniacal pilfering of monies awarded that did not make an end around run back into political coiffures.
OK.. Dwight D. Eisenhower..
hosepipe...something that does not seem to be in your train of thought....back to the corner with you troll.
Ted Cruz on many things
On Abortion
Companies can deny insuring birth control. (Apr 2012)
Protect innocent human life with partial-birth ban. (Jul 2011)
Opposes public abortion funding. (Oct 2012)
Opposes churches providing birth control. (Oct 2012)
On the Budget & Economy
Overturn Supreme Court with anti-gay marriage Amendment. (Oct 2014)
Opposes gay pride parades and opposes gay marriage. (Feb 2012)
One-man-one-woman marriage is building block of society. (Jul 2011)
Disallow Ku Klux Klan from participating in Adopt-A-Highway. (Jul 2011)
Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Supports defining traditional marriage. (Oct 2012)
Sponsored state definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage. (Feb 2014)
On Corporations
Get senseless obstacles from Washington out of the way. (Jan 2015)
On Crime
World Court should have no say in Texas executions. (Jul 2011)
Fully monitor sexual predators & bring them to justice. (Jul 2011)
Supports the death penalty. (Oct 2012)
On Education
Education decisions best made at local level. (Jun 2012)
Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
On Energy & Oil
Fight against Gulf moratorium on offshore exploration. (Jul 2011)
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP. (Aug 2012)
Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures. (Jul 2010)
Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low. (Jul 2010)
Let states lease energy rights on federal lands. (Jun 2013)
On Environment
Don’t pick winners & losers like RFS’ ethanol in gasoline. (Mar 2015)
Voted NO on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
On Families & Children
Opposes the unrelenting assault on traditional marriage. (Mar 2015)
On Foreign Policy
Cuba is oppressive but never misses chance to propagandize. (Oct 2014)
Vigorous sanctions against Putin; help eastern Ukraine. (Jul 2014)
America is indispensable; our allies need our leadership. (Jun 2014)
Sanctions on Putin for Ukraine: tyrants respond to weakness. (Mar 2014)
US has a responsibility to defend our values abroad. (Mar 2014)
On Government Reform
Executive actions override Congress & the Constitution. (Nov 2014)
Stop IRS from asking: ‘tell me the content of your prayers’. (Mar 2014)
Presidents should not pick & choose laws to enforce. (Mar 2014)
End Washington cronyism via Congressional term limits. (Mar 2014)
Obama dishonors Constitution by bypassing Congress. (Jan 2014)
Obama’s executive orders is open door for future lawlessness. (Jan 2014)
Debt ceiling limits “blank check” of federal spending. (Jan 2014)
Dems want to get as many Americans as possible dependent. (Oct 2012)
Head of the Center for Tenth Amendment Studies. (Jul 2011)
Require voters to show ID to avoid voter fraud. (Jul 2011)
Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill. (Jul 2010)
Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them. (Jul 2010)
Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced. (Jul 2010)
Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups. (Feb 2014)
On Gun Control
Opposes unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions. (Jul 2011)
Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
Opposes restricting the Second Amendment. (Oct 2012)
Oppose the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
On Health Care
Washington wants ObamaCare, the people want liberty. (Feb 2015)
Support nuns’ battle for religious liberty against ObamaCare. (Jan 2015)
Government shutdown on ObamaCare worked: GOP won in 2014. (Nov 2014)
Suspend commercial air travel to Ebola-infected areas. (Oct 2014)
To repeal ObamaCare, show Dems they’d lose by supporting it. (Mar 2014)
Obama changed ObamaCare mandate deadline by a blog post. (Jan 2014)
Obama asked companies to disobey ObamaCare rules for a year. (Jan 2014)
5 million had health insurance canceled because of ObamaCare. (Jan 2014)
Vow to repeal ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
Save Medicare by raising eligibility age. (Aug 2012)
Throw my body in front of a train to stop ObamaCare. (Apr 2012)
Defeat ObamaCare; rein in the federal government. (Jul 2011)
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Aug 2012)
Supports repealing ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
Supports market-based health insurance. (Oct 2012)
On Homeland Security
Torture was rightly outlawed, but keep tactics classified. (Dec 2014)
Americans who join ISIS should be barred from coming home. (Sep 2014)
Vital role for deploying military force abroad. (Mar 2014)
Opposes TSA and National Defense Authorization Act. (Sep 2012)
Fierce advocate of recruiting and growing the military. (Jul 2011)
Supports banning military gay marriage. (Oct 2012)
Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. (Mar 2013)
On Immigration
Raising minimum wage BY executive fiat opposes rule of law. (Jan 2014)
Lowest labor force participation in over three decades. (Jan 2014)
Extending unemployment benefits exacerbates joblessness. (Aug 2012)
On Jobs
Raising minimum wage by executive fiat opposes rule of law. (Jan 2014)
Lowest labor force participation in over three decades. (Jan 2014)
Extending unemployment benefits exacerbates joblessness. (Aug 2012)
On Principles & Values
I’m despised by GOP establishment, but so was Reagan. (Feb 2015)
We win elections by bold principles & a positive agenda. (Mar 2014)
Washington would be better with more farmers & fewer lawyers. (Mar 2014)
Great Awakening: response to mess from career politicians. (Aug 2012)
OpEd: His law firm donated $200,000 to Obama’s campaign. (Apr 2012)
Defend Ten Commandments and “under God” in the Pledge. (Jul 2011)
Endorsed Member of the Tea Party movement. (Aug 2012)
Rated 100% by the AU, indicating opposition to separation of church & state. (Jan 2013)
On Social Security
Raise retirement age; cap increases to inflation rate. (Aug 2012)
Transition younger workers into personal savings system. (Jun 2012)
Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance. (Jan 2013)
On Tax Reform
Abolish the IRS. (Feb 2015)
Permanent Washington elite protects the tax code. (Apr 2012)
Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax. (Jul 2010)
Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. (Aug 2012)
Opposes increasing tax rates. (Oct 2012)
Supports eliminating the inheritance tax. (Oct 2012)
On Technology
Net neutrality is ObamaCare for the Internet. (Nov 2014)
Voted NO on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
On War & Peace
Provide defensive weapons for Ukraine against Russia. (Feb 2015)
Arm the Kurds to fight ISIS, with US air support. (Feb 2015)
Focused, direct military objective of destroying ISIS. (Feb 2015)
Bomb ISIS back to the Stone Age. (Oct 2014)
Arm & aid the Peshmerga Kurds against ISIS. (Oct 2014)
Don’t arm Syrian rebels without a clear plan to combat ISIS. (Sep 2014)
Bomb ISIS back into the Stone Age, with Congress’ approval. (Sep 2014)
Install Eastern European ABMs; stand up to Russia in Ukraine. (Jun 2014)
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan went on too long. (Jun 2012)
Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves. (May 2013)
On Welfare & Poverty
Government checks create dependency. (Aug 2012)
How dare you compare Trump to Obama
BOTH doe hard life long liberals..
If you can read, and have the ambition to become informed, read his book: “Time to Get Tough.” Furthermore, watch his interviews with Forbes, Hewett, Hannity and others. You might get a clue.
I know TRUMPS History and his Histrionics......
Whats OVER-LOOKED is his dealings with democrats and ultra liberals..
You know SUPPORTING them when it suites his fancy..
NOT all who write books can be TRUSTED... to do what they say..
I feel TRUMP is one of those..
He has been a -democrat, independent, republican- several times like a revolving door..
Probably he HAS NO VALUES WORTH counting on..
LIKE: a Used Trump Salesman..
Sure Trump’s money worries them, but Cruz raised way more money than they expected. He has the war chest to be competitive against Bush as well. And Bush simply isn’t polling well. There’s no guarantee they could’ve bought the election for him with or without Trump if the people simply refused to back him.
” However, in his adult life he has not done anything in the “real world”. He has not worked in the private sector. He has not built a business, made payroll, hired/employed/fired employees to/from a payroll that is of his own doing, not on taxpayer dollars.”
You have just shown me that you didn’t read the post in it’s entirety. He has had multiple jobs in the private sector in his adult life from teaching, clerking for law firms and in private law practice. Those jobs were not paid for with taxpayer dollars.
He worked multiple jobs in the private sector while in college. He also formed is own business as a young man when he worked for a water softner company hiring others to work for him, paying wages etc. He learned a lot from doing that and talks about why the little business didn’t succeed. What he learned from that helped to form some of his opinions.
To keep repeating something that isn’t true when you are shown it isn’t true is very troubling.
I never said he was 100% on the money with every vote he made. I think it has been explained over and over again here on FR the strategy that was in play with the treaty vote. If you compare the other candidates who have voting records you will find that he has the best and most conservative of all of the candidates. The one nice thing about not being a politician is that you can say whatever you want people to hear and you have no voting record to come back to haunt you. If you want to put your faith in someone who used to be a dem with no voting record that is up to you.
“not far off from the GOPe on issues such as amnesty. “
I disagree. What is your definition of amnesty? Temporary work permits? And as Trump supporter have said of their candidate “Maybe he can be persuaded or will evolve”. I don’t support more work permits but like I said, compare him to the others. I only have 3 strikes against him on my list. All of the others have plenty more.
You can disagree with me and prefer Trump if you like but please get your facts straight if you are going to criticize another candidate. Ted Cruz has worked in government jobs but he also worked in the private sector in multiple jobs, paid his way through school earning scholarships, working in the private sector and through student loans which he worked to pay back. As for being a pariah in the Congress do you really think Donald Trump would be welcomed with open arms? How well do you think he would have been received if he had been a senator? How well do you think the Congress will receive him as POTUS? You may think he is great but he will face the same difficulties as POTUS as Ted Cruz would. My list of negatives for Donald Trump is much longer than 3 questionable votes and I have a huge trust issue with the man.
As for FOX news I haven’t watched for 4 years now. I didn’t need Donald Trump to show me what FOX was all about. I knew that already. If he does damage to FOX it will make quite a few liberals happy no? It was a dream of theirs to take that network down and discredit it and Trump may just fulfill that dream for them. I see the man much differently than you do. I see him as a pied piper or even maybe a Trojan horse at the worst and probably will be a huge disappointment to his supporters if he is elected. I would not vote for him if he were the nominee. I can only vote for someone who I truly believe is a the most conservative candidate.I also am an independent so feel no party loyalty to vote for whomever the GOP decides upon.
If Donald Trump is elected I sincerely hope that I am wrong and that you are right. For all of our sakes. But if I am right, I will reserve the right to say “I told you so”:)
Yes, I agree with you that the Senate was designed to move slowly and deliberately. What ever happened to that? LOL! We need that to go back to the way it was meant to be. Perhaps Senators need to be appointed by their states once again and not elected? Different topic for another day.
” BTW, Ted Cruz was never the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott was at the time of Heller. Cruz was the Texas Solicitor General. “
I thought I corrected that when previewing my post but I guess not. I looked it up when I was drafting the post because I couldn’t remember if it was AG or SG. Sorry, you are correct of course.Thanks for correcting my error.
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