To any who are still following this semi-incoherent mish-mash between DoughtyOne (D1) and me, my post #3, copied below, is what all the fuss is about.
“Trump’s expressed plan for paying for the wall: Mexico will pay. Not gonna happen. Trump’s implicit plan for paying for the wall: America will pay, but will benefit from the protection and will absorb the cost because of the greater wealth derived from Trump’s economic plan. It’s happening. Just wish he’d been straightforward about these implied ways of paying for the wall from the beginning.”
D1 attacked me with accusations ad infinitum, ad nauseum, that I “declaring it a major failure on this topic” which is untrue as you can see. D1 refused to acknowledge the entire post which applauded Trump’s efforts. The inference in the post is failure to have Mexico is a nit because Trump’s economic plan will more than make up for it. But I did and do call Trump to task for repeatedly promising something he couldn’t deliver – that Mexico would pay for the wall. That is our job as American citizens and Trump supporters, not becoming blind “yes men” as D1 is.
I will continue to hold elected officials including Trump who I greatly admire accountable for their promises which is what all of us should do. Electing a politician is like a treaty with a foreign government. You’re giving them power based on promises made. So, as Reagan said, you “TRUST BUT VERIFY”. I don’t know why Trump often repeated how Mexico would pay for the wall. What D1 deliberately or obtusely misses entirely in his eagerness to attack and accuse me is the obvious point that building the wall is important, not how it’s paid for. The issue of Mexico paying for the wall is only relevant because it is what Trump repeatedly promised. The truth is Trump in this request for money from Congress did fail to keep this promise. That’s important. But it certainly is not a “major failure” regarding building the wall or protecting American citizens or in what I posted, as D1 obfuscates.
To any who are still following this semi-incoherent mish-mash between DoughtyOne (D1) and me, my post #3, copied below, is what all the fuss is about.
“Trump’s expressed plan for paying for the wall: Mexico will pay. Not gonna happen. Trump’s implicit plan for paying for the wall: America will pay, but will benefit from the protection and will absorb the cost because of the greater wealth derived from Trump’s economic plan. It’s happening. Just wish he’d been straightforward about these implied ways of paying for the wall from the beginning.”
D1 attacked me with accusations ad infinitum, ad nauseum, that I “declaring it a major failure on this topic” which is untrue as you can see. D1 refused to acknowledge the entire post which applauded Trump’s efforts. The inference in the post is failure to have Mexico is a nit because Trump’s economic plan will more than make up for it. But I did and do call Trump to task for repeatedly promising something he couldn’t deliver – that Mexico would pay for the wall. That is our job as American citizens and Trump supporters, not becoming blind “yes men” as D1 is.
I will continue to hold elected officials including Trump who I greatly admire accountable for their promises which is what all of us should do. Electing a politician is like a treaty with a foreign government. You’re giving them power based on promises made. So, as Reagan said, you “TRUST BUT VERIFY”. I don’t know why Trump often repeated how Mexico would pay for the wall. What D1 deliberately or obtusely misses entirely in his eagerness to attack and accuse me is the obvious point that building the wall is important, not how it’s paid for. The issue of Mexico paying for the wall is only relevant because it is what Trump repeatedly promised. The truth is Trump in this request for money from Congress did fail to keep this promise. That’s important. But it certainly is not a “major failure” regarding building the wall or protecting American citizens or in what I posted, as D1 obfuscates.