“Forgive me if this offends anyone, but: when we have a proven, brilliant conservative such as Sen. Cruz, why do people get so ga-ga about Trump”
Because Trump gets results. Or maybe you will notice that Jeb Bush went from inevitable to having to go cry to his mommy and daddy for money.
Trump also introduced an agenda into the race that actually tapped into real issues that we care about, and not just engage in a whose conservative sausage is bigger, nor is he trying to pull a stunt of just keeping quiet and making no waves.
And thirdly he has combated the press far more than any GOP candidate since Reagan. Not by shrugging his shoulders and saying “Oh that’s just how they are”. He takes it to them and doesn’t apologize for it.
You know, that stuff we kept complaining that the GOPE didn’t do.
“Brilliant conservative” is just elitist baloney masking as a winning trait. People want action, not to get squishy because someone made a pedantic point like this is a debating society.
“When people give up their reasoned judgment in favor of a gushing, gasping version of, “Oh...! OH!!! He’s saying JUST what I wanted for SO long for SOMEONE to say! What a relief! He has MY vote!”, I really start to despair for my country...”
Jesus..... Well have fun talking yourselves to death, because all of the brilliant soft-spoken crap has gotten us jack squat.
The left doesn’t care about that. They will let you make your little point, and then they will sock you right in the face. Sorry, but political reality is what it is.
‘Zactly. We’re past debate club time...
If Cruz was able to wield the authority of an owner and CEO of a company would he get results? Or if Trump was one freshman senator in an exclusive and archaically stratified rich man’s club, how effective would he be? Saying one man is effective and the other not so without examining the environment in which they operate is misleading. The presidency is the top executive position in a POLITICAL system, where other players have power and authority. I had the same issue with Ross Perot back in the day that I have with the Donald Trump today. He’s no Eisenhower, the last person for whom the presidency was his first elective office.
Wow. Okay, then. You love Trump. Gotcha. Sorry for kicking your sacred cow, FRiend.
That's right. He is an executive, and he has shown himself to be fearlessly outspoken, which I think has been his principle asset in this primary campaign. It won me over.
I was never really an admirer of Trump, but I was impressed by the way he rebounded in recent years from setbacks. Anyway, I'd vote for him in a a second. I think possibly he's the only real hope.
Well said. We love Cruz. But the proven ability to succeed in large, complex organizations is what is exciting about Trump.
Silk of Diamond and Silk put it well in an interview with Don Lemon:
Don Lemon, CNN: Silk, How can he [Trump] bring back jobs? You know he’s bring criticized for being vague and not going in deeper with his policies and how he’s going to do that.
Silk: Being a business person, you don’t tell all your secrets. You don’t talk a whole lot. You keep that inwards and strategically plan out how you’re gonna do it. And then you put it into action. Instead of just talking about it, you be about it.
See it on YouTube.