Mike Lee: I Haven’t Endorsed Trump Because He ‘Scares Me To Death’

[Formerly Once-Ler]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/05/11/mike-lee-i-havent-endorsed-trump-because-he-scares-me-to-death/

Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) said Wednesday that he cannot endorse presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump yet because he “scares me to death.”

Lee, who previously supported Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), said he has “concerns” with the billionaire businessman.
Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images

Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images

“I have some concerns with him. He scares me to death — so does Hillary Clinton,” he said, according to the Washington Examiner. “There is no easy choice right now.”

Campaigning for Cruz, Lee said the Texas senator is a “proven record of fighting for our conservative values and for the issues that matter most to Americans.” But now that Cruz is out, Lee said he will keep his eye on the developments.

“I’m going to continue to watch this,” he said. “I’ll make the decision as best I can, but I’m not there yet.”

Lee’s joins many other high-profile Republicans, who have said they will not support Trump as the GOP’s presidential nominee or vote for him in the November election.

This comes almost one week after House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he is “just not ready” to support Trump’s candidacy. The two men are slated to meet Thursday to iron out their issues.

Establishment stooges like Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Mike Lee are scared sh!tless of a real American, tax expanding, minimum wage increasing, Putin loving, democrat donating, planned parenthood funding, POW hating conservative like Donaldus Trump.

They are scared of a man of true conviction and purpose with his stubby little fingers, and manhood overcompensation, on the nuclear button.  Pu$$ys.

"There may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience. So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell—  I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise, I promise. It won’t be so much ’cause the courts agree with us too.

Trump is going to make flag waving, show trail executions great again!

[libertybele]

I will NOT and can NOT vote for Trump because he scares me to death!   

#NeverTrump

[goatprairie]

Naturally, many of the pro-Trump people are lambasting principled conservatives who refuse to vote for Trump. The standard accusation: not voting for Trump is voting for Hillary. Because if Hillary wins, we are all finished. She will finish the job King Barack started.
Granted, Hillary Clinton will be  a very bad president. Worse than King Barack? Probably not, but pretty bad.
So everybody should get on board the Trump Train to prevent the next socialist disaster from taking office, right?
Wrong.  As bad as Hillary would be, we will survive. We survived seven plus years of the worst, socialist prez ever. How would we not survive someone who is probably less a socialist  and more an opportunist like Hillary?
Here are the real reasons it won't make a difference in not supporting Trump.
For one thing, he's not a conservative. I repeat....he's not a conservative. He's an opportunistic wolf in sheeps clothing. He doesn't  even pretend to pay any heed to conservative principles. Plus, he's a horrible person totally unfit to assume the office of the president.
And secondly, Obama and Clinton are not independent ruiners of American civilization. Somebody elected them to office. Even if Trump, by some miracle, turned into a decent president, he would be gone in four or eight years. Then we're faced with another socialist Dem.
That is the problem....it's not the people holding the office who are the problem as much as the people who put them into office.
That means changing the national dialogue and the national way of thinking is far more important that one or two lousy, socialist presidents.
Unless we promote conservatism and change the way people think, we'll be faced with countless more Obamas and Clintons down the road.
The political bent of many young Americans has shifted from tepid support of free market capitalism to outright support of socialism. That is the biggest disaster.
We have to elect people who are champions of conservatism....not rank opportunists who sneer at conservative principles and who will do damage to the brand.

[Mechanicos]

[Bill Cipher]

Perhaps.  But stupidity doesn't depend on meth, and both of them went back for thirds when the stupidity genes were being passed out.

[libertybele]

Naturally, many of the pro-Trump people are lambasting principled conservatives who refuse to vote for Trump. The standard accusation: not voting for Trump is voting for Hillary. Because if Hillary wins, we are all finished. She will finish the job King Barack started.
Granted, Hillary Clinton will be  a very bad president. Worse than King Barack? Probably not, but pretty bad.
So everybody should get on board the Trump Train to prevent the next socialist disaster from taking office, right?
Wrong.  As bad as Hillary would be, we will survive. We survived seven plus years of the worst, socialist prez ever. How would we not survive someone who is probably less a socialist  and more an opportunist like Hillary?
Here are the real reasons it won't make a difference in not supporting Trump.
For one thing, he's not a conservative. I repeat....he's not a conservative. He's an opportunistic wolf in sheeps clothing. He doesn't  even pretend to pay any heed to conservative principles. Plus, he's a horrible person totally unfit to assume the office of the president.
And secondly, Obama and Clinton are not independent ruiners of American civilization. Somebody elected them to office. Even if Trump, by some miracle, turned into a decent president, he would be gone in four or eight years. Then we're faced with another socialist Dem.
That is the problem....it's not the people holding the office who are the problem as much as the people who put them into office.
That means changing the national dialogue and the national way of thinking is far more important that one or two lousy, socialist presidents.
Unless we promote conservatism and change the way people think, we'll be faced with countless more Obamas and Clintons down the road.
The political bent of many young Americans has shifted from tepid support of free market capitalism to outright support of socialism. That is the biggest disaster.
We have to elect people who are champions of conservatism....not rank opportunists who sneer at conservative principles and who will do damage to the brand.

Without a doubt we are in the mess that we are in because 'We the People' have failed to elect principled conservatives and we have failed to hold those in office accountable and responsible.  However, Washington is beyond broken at this point and the only we to heal Washington is from the ground up, by placing conservative city councilmen, mayors, State representatives, governors, etc. 

No one really knows what Trump will do, I believe Trump knows that he is in over his head and he doesn't even know what he's going to do should he actually be nominated.  I further believe that the Trump/Clinton scenario is by design and is a take over of the GOP party.  The DEMS/Clinton saw this one coming.  This election and with the unfortunate death of Scalia  will reshape and redirect the course of this country for generations. The incoming president will at least appoint two justices.  There is little reason to believe that Trump would appoint conservative justices and there is absolutely NO reason to believe that Hilary will appoint conservative justices.

As it stands now, with Trump's unpopularity it is beginning to look like we stand to lose the Senate majority and for the first time in years, perhaps our majority in the House.  There is absolutely no doubt that a Clinton nomination will be disastrous and a Trump nomination could very well be equally as disastrous. He keeps back pedaling on every major issue and has never given a substantial plan on how he's going to accomplish anything. His attacks and bully mentality along with a 'holier than thou' attitude is extremely concerning.  I cannot in good conscious vote for either one.

The only hope at this point is that we are able to retain our Republican governors (they currently outnumber the DEM governors) and work with the power of the states.  Calling for a Convention of States in order to amend the Constitutuion to limit federal power over the states, and put a term limit on SCOTUS justices, while very risky, may be our only beacon of hope left.  I'm not so sure though that that window of opportunity is still open. 

[montanajoe]

There is a 50/50 chance Trump loses Utah, the most republican state in the union.

Lee is not endorsing Trump because like all the pols in DC he wants to keep his job....