BREAKING: Reince Priebus tapped To Be Trump's Chief of Staff

[Cripplecreek]

Everything this guy has said and done is indicative of what he WILL say and DO!  this is really all very simple!!


why anyones surprised at this by now...is beyond me!'


this is what duplicitous dishonest people DO! 


i will drain the swamp... and then fill it with MAMMOTH PIRAÑAS?  Great work!  just wonderful!

Meanwhile the establishment laughs in the faces of those dumb enough to have been fooled by the Trump circus.

[Idiot]

UUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!   I can't stand the guy....what a snake Priebus is....

[geronl]

@geronl Ummmm.  No.  I don't think so.  He needs an Operator there.

His own personal quack, who can write a doctors note in 5 minutes while the patient waits in the car.

[geronl]

I know it's an important job....I am hoping Pence's influence comes into play on those picks

So, you want them to be like Justice Roberts... because Wince Creepus is part of the Boehner-McConnell cabal against conservatives

[Fantom]

So, you want them to be like Justice Roberts... because Wince Creepus is part of the Boehner-McConnell cabal against conservatives

Rince Prebus and wash....LoL

[jpsb]

The act is so tired, Schitzo!!!       

Let the vile NeverTrumpers talk to themselves, they've earned one another company.

[Norm Lenhart]

Let the vile NeverTrumpers talk to themselves, they've earned one another company.

There's something we totally agree on!

[txradioguy]

Let the vile NeverTrumpers talk to themselves, they've earned one another company.

Speaking of tired acts...

[Longmire]

Let the vile NeverTrumpers talk to themselves, they've earned one another company.

Their boy McMullin got less than one half of one percent and their other boy Castle didn't make it on the scoreboard.

Statistical zeros...

[bilo]

Kiss the ring or burn. And they just love comparing him to Reagan. Reagan would never say such a thing. He tried to win people to his side by reason, not threats.

I'm with you 100%.

Reagan was beautiful in how he could turn comments aimed at hurting him to his benefit with a pleasant smile and quick word. Trump for all his moral shortcomings and lack of understanding of conservative principals is not a fool. He has already indicated he won't take a salary and won't be spending most of his time at the White House. He's doing a great job of creating an image of himself as being "with the people who have been ignored". If he's smart enough to do this I think he will be smart enough to not act like his supporters. He will try to find common ground on most things.

[Cripplecreek]

I'm with you 100%.

Reagan was beautiful in how he could turn comments aimed at hurting him to his benefit with a pleasant smile and quick word. Trump for all his moral shortcomings and lack of understanding of conservative principals is not a fool. He has already indicated he won't take a salary and won't be spending most of his time at the White House. He's doing a great job of creating an image of himself as being "with the people who have been ignored". If he's smart enough to do this I think he will be smart enough to not act like his supporters. He will try to find common ground on most things.

Reagan was a true and natural diplomat.

[bilo]

Reagan was a true and natural diplomat.

He was and he was a gentleman. I voted for him twice and I'm still hoping I'll see another like him in my lifetime.

When talking with millenials I love to point out to them that when I was getting started in business there was a roaring economy with GDP at 4%+ and opportunity everywhere you looked. When they come back with nonsense about defense I point out to them they never lived with the threat of global thermonuclear war because Reagan crushed the USSR.

Trump is lucky if he walks in Reagan's shadow, but in some ways he can accomplish great things if he follows through on his campaign promises. I'm going to try and give him 6 months after he's sworn in before I criticize him. By then I think the ttrend will be clear. It's to bad his supporters can be such jerks.

[EC]

When they come back with nonsense about defense I point out to them they never lived with the threat of global thermonuclear war because Reagan crushed the USSR.

Ain't that the truth. One worry I'm glad we've had on hold for a quarter century.

[Norm Lenhart]

He was and he was a gentleman. I voted for him twice and I'm still hoping I'll see another like him in my lifetime.

When talking with millenials I love to point out to them that when I was getting started in business there was a roaring economy with GDP at 4%+ and opportunity everywhere you looked. When they come back with nonsense about defense I point out to them they never lived with the threat of global thermonuclear war because Reagan crushed the USSR.

Trump is lucky if he walks in Reagan's shadow, but in some ways he can accomplish great things if he follows through on his campaign promises. I'm going to try and give him 6 months after he's sworn in before I criticize him. By then I think the ttrend will be clear. It's to bad his supporters can be such jerks.

America would be a better place if Millenials had been taught the truth of Reagan. But that goes back to liberals controlling the media/education. They had to demonize him otherwise they would have lost their grip on power if the truth was known by all.

[DB]

I'm with you 100%.

Reagan was beautiful in how he could turn comments aimed at hurting him to his benefit with a pleasant smile and quick word. Trump for all his moral shortcomings and lack of understanding of conservative principals is not a fool. He has already indicated he won't take a salary and won't be spending most of his time at the White House. He's doing a great job of creating an image of himself as being "with the people who have been ignored". If he's smart enough to do this I think he will be smart enough to not act like his supporters. He will try to find common ground on most things.

I don't think he's thought through the not being in the White House most of the time. There are enormous costs providing security outside of the White House. There are protected ways out of the White House in a siege or eminent threat. There are heavy defenses around the White House making it defendable. In addition he endangers others if he tries to live among us.

[Smokin Joe]

I completely stand by that remark.   (And those here who know me, know I meant "SOCONS")

Trump has the unique opportunity to reshape the entire Republican Party.  In fact, the entire American political landscape for generations.

And if the 'new' Republican Party becomes the home for millions of new cross-overs...Trump has done his job.

Gotcha. Honor means nothing, Right and wrong mean nothing, The Constitution is just another piece of parchment that stands in your way. It's all about the money with you. What you don't get is that none of that will be anything but a den of thieves squabbling over scraps.

You aren't anyone to run the river with, but you probably don't even understand that insult. If you are the new face of the GOP, I'm glad I am gone from it.

[Norm Lenhart]

Gotcha. Honor means nothing, Right and wrong mean nothing, The Constitution is just another piece of parchment that stands in your way. It's all about the money with you. What you don't get is that none of that will be anything but a den of thieves squabbling over scraps.

You aren't anyone to run the river with, but you probably don't even understand that insult. If you are the new face of the GOP, I'm glad I am gone from it.

https://jermination.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-three-legged-stool/

 The Three-Legged Stool

This is certainly not my original thought, but it does seem appropriate to bring it up on the eve before Super Tuesday.

True Conservatism can be likened to a 3-legged stool. The first leg is National Security/Foreign Policy. Conservatives are for a strong military, an enforcement of legal immigration, a strong stance against terror, and a belief that America should take the lead in foreign policy, protecting American interests and sacrificing our sovereignty to no one.

The second leg is fiscal conservatism (which actually has a lot in common with Libertarianism.) The basic gist is lower taxes, smaller government, less intrusion and regulation – get government out of the way and let people prosper.

The third leg is social conservatism. Everyone knows what this means. It is the moral center – the conscience of a conservative. It is what causes us to be pro-life, to fight injustice, to promote families and protect people’s right to practice their religion. It influences what kind of judges we appoint and where we fall on issues like embryonic stem cell research.

This three-legged stool metaphor is the foundation of modern conservatism as taught by Barry Goldwater, and flawlessly applied by Ronald Reagan.

[Smokin Joe]

https://jermination.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-three-legged-stool/

 The Three-Legged Stool

This is certainly not my original thought, but it does seem appropriate to bring it up on the eve before Super Tuesday.

True Conservatism can be likened to a 3-legged stool. The first leg is National Security/Foreign Policy. Conservatives are for a strong military, an enforcement of legal immigration, a strong stance against terror, and a belief that America should take the lead in foreign policy, protecting American interests and sacrificing our sovereignty to no one.

The second leg is fiscal conservatism (which actually has a lot in common with Libertarianism.) The basic gist is lower taxes, smaller government, less intrusion and regulation – get government out of the way and let people prosper.

The third leg is social conservatism. Everyone knows what this means. It is the moral center – the conscience of a conservative. It is what causes us to be pro-life, to fight injustice, to promote families and protect people’s right to practice their religion. It influences what kind of judges we appoint and where we fall on issues like embryonic stem cell research.

This three-legged stool metaphor is the foundation of modern conservatism as taught by Barry Goldwater, and flawlessly applied by Ronald Reagan.

Without the constraints placed on our foreign policy by a strong sense of right and wrong, we become just another imperial force for the enrichment of those who wield that power. Without a sense of right and wrong, we have no metric by which to determine injustice except a corporate bottom line. Without that sense of Right and wrong, we cannot lead from any moral high ground, at home nor abroad. Without that sense of right and wrong, there is no guide as to what government is appropriate and what is not, only a balance sheet. Without it, no fairness will ensue, only unbridled and ruthless greed.

If social Conservatives are unwelcome in the GOP, the party can go to Hell with the Democrats it has been acting more like every year. Without that aspect, whatever is left isn't Conservatism. At least there is enough honesty (hubris?) among the people who laud this "victory" to say we are unwelcome instead of just treat us like shit and pretend to be our friends. Wake up people.

[Norm Lenhart]

Without the constraints placed on our foreign policy by a strong sense of right and wrong, we become just another imperial force for the enrichment of those who wield that power. Without a sense of right and wrong, we have no metric by which to determine injustice except a corporate bottom line. Without that sense of Right and wrong, we cannot lead from any moral high ground, at home nor abroad. Without that sense of right and wrong, there is no guide as to what government is appropriate and what is not, only a balance sheet. Without it, no fairness will ensue, only unbridled and ruthless greed.

If social Conservatives are unwelcome in the GOP, the party can go to Hell with the Democrats it has been acting more like every year. Without that aspect, whatever is left isn't Conservatism. At least there is enough honesty (hubris?) among the people who laud this "victory" to say we are unwelcome instead of just treat us like shit and pretend to be our friends. Wake up people.

The simple fact of the matter is that there is no 'conservatism' without all three legs. Anyone claiming otherwise need to take it up with Goldwater and Reagan. Or Geometry. Stools are unstable with two legs and the slightest breese when the wind blows will knock them over.

Take away SoCons and you have a group of moderates at best.

[DB]

Without the constraints placed on our foreign policy by a strong sense of right and wrong, we become just another imperial force for the enrichment of those who wield that power. Without a sense of right and wrong, we have no metric by which to determine injustice except a corporate bottom line. Without that sense of Right and wrong, we cannot lead from any moral high ground, at home nor abroad. Without that sense of right and wrong, there is no guide as to what government is appropriate and what is not, only a balance sheet. Without it, no fairness will ensue, only unbridled and ruthless greed.

If social Conservatives are unwelcome in the GOP, the party can go to Hell with the Democrats it has been acting more like every year. Without that aspect, whatever is left isn't Conservatism. At least there is enough honesty (hubris?) among the people who laud this "victory" to say we are unwelcome instead of just treat us like shit and pretend to be our friends. Wake up people.

Without principles, you don't have a rudder. You drift with the tide.

[INVAR]

Their boy McMullin got less than one half of one percent and their other boy Castle didn't make it on the scoreboard.

Statistical zeros...

More proof this is all nothing more than a stupid sporting event to you people.  Your team won - the rest of us can go cry in the dugout until next season to vie for the "championship". 

Foundational principles don't mean squat to you people.  Just numbers you can rub in the LOSERS face while dancing around in euphoria exclaiming 'I won!  I won!'.   You want your ticker tape parade while singing Queen.  Makes you no different than the ideologies you pretend to oppose.  Liberty and limited government continues to lose and you guys don't give a crap because to you - Constitutional liberty is getting your guy into office to execute punishments and payback while making bigger government managed under your cult of personality.

[INVAR]

Without the constraints placed on our foreign policy by a strong sense of right and wrong, we become just another imperial force for the enrichment of those who wield that power. Without a sense of right and wrong, we have no metric by which to determine injustice except a corporate bottom line. Without that sense of Right and wrong, we cannot lead from any moral high ground, at home nor abroad. Without that sense of right and wrong, there is no guide as to what government is appropriate and what is not, only a balance sheet. Without it, no fairness will ensue, only unbridled and ruthless greed.

If social Conservatives are unwelcome in the GOP, the party can go to Hell with the Democrats it has been acting more like every year. Without that aspect, whatever is left isn't Conservatism. At least there is enough honesty (hubris?) among the people who laud this "victory" to say we are unwelcome instead of just treat us like shit and pretend to be our friends. Wake up people.

"...while it is rioting in rapine and insolence, this country will be the most miserable habitation in the world; because we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams - October 11, 1798

We are no longer a religious or moral people - which is why the Constitution is no longer relevant and we are no longer a Republic with a limited government.

We are not a people capable of being self-governed.

The government has become god, it's politicians it's priests and messiahs and Empire is our lot and our ruination to come.

[bolobaby]

Bet he promised this for all the heavy-handed tactics at the convention.

[Oceander]

I thought Priebus was the problem with D.C. - the spineless establishment - that Trump was going to fix?  How does hiring the problem as your Chief of Staff count as fixing the problem?

[DB]

I thought Priebus was the problem with D.C. - the spineless establishment - that Trump was going to fix?  How does hiring the problem as your Chief of Staff count as fixing the problem?

That's so last week...