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I have discussed this with Jim already. Nice try though. I am not afraid to state my beliefs, nor do I feel compelled to cower behind JimRob as you are doing now. JimRob is an intelligent individual who is secure in his beliefs and is not threatened when someone expresses a viewpoint that differs from his.

Again, I have already conceded that Trump's rhetoric satisfies the primary political issues of many posters here. But my primary issue happens to be limited government. And on that issue, Trump comes up short.

Oh sure, I am intrigued by his calls for auctioning off federal lands and such to satisfy the debt. Yet such statements reveal an ignorance of supply, demand, and the structuring of the debt, so much so that they cannot be taken seriously.

But the underlying theme of all of Trump's rhetoric is the utilization of an even stronger federal government, which of course is the antithesis of my Conservative political viewpoint. I don't need my government to re-negotiate a trade deal with China. I need my government to get the hell out of the way and leave it up to me to decide whether I want to by Chinese goods or not. I don't need my government to begin some 20-year public works project on the Mexican border that will never be completed. I need my government to enforce existing immigration laws and to stop giving free stuff to people here illegally, including education, health care, and the right to work.

imo, the most serious threat this country faces today is its runaway national debt. Over the last eight years, for every dollar raised through taxes, the government printed up another 46 cents. Not borrowed, but printed up. We are being robbed blind through this monetary policy - so much so that for the first time in US history, the next generation will have a lower standard of living than the current one.

These are the issues that I would like to see Donald Trump address. Instead, I hear about embarking on the largest public works project in US history.