Who why we are going to have a President Trump

[downtownv]

What does a conservative behave like? We've seen what Republicans behave like, they behave like Democrats. To hell with them.

Conservatives behave like...

Rush Limbaugh? Michael Savage? Neal Boortz? Sean Hannity? Ronald Reagan? Dinesh D'Souza? Pat Buchanan?

[JohnR]

Conservatives behave like this:

[Nytcrawler93]

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[Bawanna]

My gawd, there's two of em.

[Ron AZ]

You're in good company. Anyone who believes that they can't be scammed is ripe for picking.

The difference is with career politicians, I know I am getting scammed all the time on everything. With Trump I may or may not be ... or maybe on some issues and not on others. So I am willing to go with someone different to get a chance to turn things around, or at least slow the decline.

[Ron AZ]

Sharing this message that came through our email with a different perspective on Trump. Purportedly written by Mychal Massie ... I looked on his website but could not find it there. But I am sharing anyway because I think it is thought provoking.


Trump Is Not A Liberal or Conservative, He’s A Pragmatist
by Mychal Massie
We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation was jocund, ranging from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics. At one point reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.

I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.

Viewing problems from a liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata. Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending, globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff – appeasement oriented and afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.

Immigration isn’t a Republican problem – it isn’t a liberal problem – it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.

The impending collapse of the economy isn’t a liberal or conservative problem it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect. Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.

Trump uniquely understands that China’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it. Here again successful businessmen like Trump who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.

As a pragmatist Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through a Carl’s Hamburgers.
I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.

You may not like Donald Trump but I suspect that the reason people do not like him is because: 1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy” method of brokering backroom deals that fatten the coffers of politicians; 2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a candidate speak who is unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who own them vis-a`-vis donations; 3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology; and 4) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.

Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy” one another. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.

We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us? Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?
I submit that a pragmatist might be just what America needs right now. And as I said earlier, a pragmatist sees a problem and understands that the solution to fix same is not about a party, but a willingness and boldness to get it done.

People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common amongst those who have never accomplished anything in their lives and who have always played it safe not willing to risk failure.

[Arkansas Bob]

The problem is we tried "change" 8 years ago. Trump is still a pig in a poke. At least Cruz has a good understanding of the system as it is and has strong record of fighting it. He is also a constitutional expert who will fight for it. Yes if I have to I will vote for The Donald.(holding my nose) Bob

[JohnR]

Eight years ago, we had ample opportunity to find out who and what Opuke was. He's the son of Communists, raised by Communists, barely even lived in the US, and ran for office in the New Party, which was self-described as Communist. He sat in Rev. Wright's pews for 20 years listening to America-hate. He studied Alinsky and beat him at his con game. He was introduced to politics by Bill Ayres. We absolutely positively knew what kind of change he had in mind. It's just that not enough people listened or cared.

[Arkansas Bob]

Totally agree that many knew. I did,but if we are honest we also know what Trump is.(many of us) What happens with him will be a crap shoot as far as foreign policy and most everything else but I am sure it would be better than Hillary as well as interesting for sure. Bob

[mr surveyor]

I'd bet that "thu wun" didn't have a prior history of donating to the campaigns of conservative politicians

jd

[downtownv]

Trump is the face of the NEW republican party. The old one can't suck enough!

[mr surveyor]

Trump is the face of the NEW republican party. The old one can't suck enough!

does this mean he has to stop donating millions to liberal democrat's campaigns for a few years? Or, is that all good in the "New" party?


jd

[muggsy]

My gawd, there's two of em.

Naw, Bawanna, this just shows that Trump is two faced and in love with himself. Kinda like Obama.

[Ron AZ]

does this mean he has to stop donating millions to liberal democrat's campaigns for a few years? Or, is that all good in the "New" party?


jd

I don't think that when he is president and ex-president he will have to donate to the campaigns. LOL

[Bawanna]

Mr. Surveyor, you speaking with forked tongue. Post 55 you say he donate to conservatives, post 57 you say he donate to liberal democraps. This one confused injun me gotta tell ya.