The Briefing Room
General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: ABX on April 26, 2016, 09:09:32 pm
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The sudden appearance of Donald Trump on the political horizon last year may have been surprising, but not nearly as surprising as seeing some conservatives supporting him.
Does Trump have conservative principles? Does he have any principles at all, other than promoting Donald Trump? A smorgasbord of political positions -- none of them indicating any serious thought about complicated issues -- is not a principle. Nor is cheering for himself and boasting about all the great things he is going to do as President.
Haven't we seen this movie before? Wasn't Barack Obama going to heal the racial divide, end the partisan bickering in Washington, have the most transparent administration ever, lower the cost of health care and let you keep your own doctor?
http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/04/26/conservatives-for-trump-n2153363?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
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It was bad enough for the voters to make the colossal mistake of being taken in by appearances and ignoring realities. But to repeat that very same mistake with Trump, immediately after the Obama administration, is truly staggering. How many pied pipers are we going to follow off to parts unknown?
Part of the problem is the Pubs having open primaries. If Trump is the nominee a Rat posing as a Pub will have been chosen with a large % of the vote coming from crossover voters. It would have been a great thing if the crossover votes came because former Rats embraced conservatism, but this really hasn't been the case.
I know if Trump is the nominee I'll be sitting out my first POTUS election since Ford vs. Carter.