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Offline Machiavelli

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Gary Varvel
The Indianapolis Star
July 11, 2018

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I admit that I was wrong about Trump. He's not a clown.

Over the years, my caricatures of Donald Trump have evolved but not as much as my opinion of him.

When Trump announced he was running for president, I admit that I didn't take this millionaire, hotel magnate, reality TV show celebrity as a serious candidate. I doubted his ability to do the job. So I drew him as a clown. In fact, my cartoons were as critical of him as many of my liberal cartoonist friends...

Trump identified the problems and fixes. His political promises were simple, repeated often and easily remembered — build the wall, repeal and replace Obamacare, cut taxes, destroy ISIS, renegotiate better trade deals and make America great again.

So how in the world did Trump change my mind? He started keeping those promises...

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Re: Varvel: How I went from a Trump critic to a Trump supporter
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2018, 05:15:43 pm »
I find myself pretty much in the same boat!
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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Re: Varvel: How I went from a Trump critic to a Trump supporter
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2018, 01:05:10 am »
The original article had quite a few cartoons posted.

My favorite:

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Re: Varvel: How I went from a Trump critic to a Trump supporter
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2018, 01:32:08 am »
I find myself pretty much in the same boat!

Yeah me too, Bigun. I dont care who does the job. As long as someone does.