Posted on 10/10/2015 9:02:21 AM PDT by GonzoII
Donald Trump, House Speaker Needs To Be Tougher
Donald Trump said Friday he does not want to get overly involved in the ongoing battle for the House Speaker’s seat, but he does believe a “very much tougher voice” is needed.
“There’s so many things the Republicans could do if they knew how to negotiate and had some unity,” Mr. Trump said in a TV interview Friday. “So many times you’ll have people out there but they have no backing from the rest of the party.”
Mr. Trump did not have any names he wanted to suggest Friday to replace current House Speaker John Boehner, who announced his resignation last month.
“There seems to be a little bit of unification around Paul Ryan, who is a good guy but I would say that I have 4 or 5 people that I would have in mind that are tough people that a lot of people would not be thinking of,” Donald Trump said. “I don’t think they would have much of a chance but I think they would do a good job.” But he said he does not see the chaos in the House as a huge issue for the GOP presidential race.
“I think that we are who we are, we are out campaigning. There are now 16 of us left. That’s a lot of people with one left and another one is going to be leaving pretty soon from what I hear and probably a lot will be leaving soon but we’re a little bit on our own. We are in our own orbit.”
He thinks that Sen. Rand Paul (KY) will be out of the race soon.
“I think he has to go back to the people of Kentucky,” he said. “I think they’re not being treated fairly by him and he’s going to have to do one thing or the other. I don’t think it’s fair to the people of Kentucky. A great state and great people. I don’t think it’s fair to them.”
But Donald Trump said he does know one thing for sure, the person leaving the race is not him.
“I’m never getting out,” he said.
Trump for Speaker.
Ted, because he never waivers and he never backs down
They have not said.
All I know is if I was in charge I would clean house.
all the Rats and moles gone.
Some good people would get cleared out too but they can come back.
It is essential to clear out the rats and moles on day one
Donald has a tight team
Ctez does too and Cruz is taking notes
I prayed a long time this morning about all of the discord this is causing and it boils down to not just being a finder, a troubleshooter, a righter of past wrongs...
It is what leadership is about, forward and to where... This country is not unified at the moment by much except locality and the Core American Spirit.
Holding our breath as we never have before, or since say 1812 and Ft. McHenry where the Brits wanted the US back, and damned near got it...
But a misfit dedicated General (not the best human being but) led a rag tag bunch of Americans in waiting and swept them from the field Leadership requires experience in Creating, Building, caring for others by giving them opportunity to follow their star, not the one you love... Ted for Attorney General or possibly VP Semper Fidelis!
Okay...then don’t be so hard on Trump for not saying who he thinks should be Speaker. You just made my point :)
Like Trump just said, at a presser at his GA rally, it’s not his place to say...it’s up to the folks who will be voting on this....but, he would like to see someone strong, as Speaker.
He also said, earlier today...because “Republicans never win”....and, he’s right.
I think it will be the one who does not get distracted early.
The one who hones their points and hammers them in the last hour.
Keep yer power dry
Lets face it this Speaker thing is a goat rope.
Cruz forced it and political animals are still fighting it.
Cruz is in the trenches, WTF is Trump?
We’ll see. :)
I believe in Tiger teams
Commodore Perry did much to stave off that assault.
Yeah that was close game....
Mark Meadows is the one who forced it, plus the Rep who said, anybody with embarrassing skeletons in the closet, get out now.
I am not being hard on the Donald.
I only ask him to back his words and not use weasel words.
He is a very capable charlatan as is Obama
Trump is for Trump
That is all I have to say
Meadows for Speaker!
Who do you think is going to be President?
Agree, and that was the beauty of the Revolution and 1812
We went from Colony to big dog in under 50 years
And it was the Average Joe who stood up and said Hell No
Another average Joe that I feel deserves mention in this line is General Custer, yes ole Yellow Hair (part Indian, it happens) He led a Cavalry Brigade I believe of very raw recruits from Michigan. Their job that day was behind the lines probing for the enemy and protecting the rear...
And that is precisely where Jeb Stuarts Cavalry boys showed up, timed to be the pincers to Picketts charge
On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863) during the disastrous infantry assault nicknamed Pickett’s Charge, there were two cavalry battles: one approximately three miles (5 km) to the east, in the area known today as East Cavalry Field, the other southwest of the [Big] Round Top mountain (sometimes called South Cavalry Field).
The East Cavalry Field fighting was an attempt by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry to get into the Federal rear and exploit any success that Pickett’s Charge may have generated. Union cavalry under Brig. Gens. David McM. Gregg and George Armstrong Custer repulsed the Confederate advances.
They stopped em cold, and Jebs boys were the best Lee had...
Definitely Bad ass
Depends on the fickle public.
I can tell you who I want elected.
And it aint Lindsay Goober Graham
Ok, WHO do you want elected..
There is bit of eff you in all Americans.
I fear it has become unfocused
There is bit of eff you in all Americans.
I fear it has become unfocused
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.