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Offline rangerrebew

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I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
« on: March 27, 2025, 10:03:15 am »

I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
Opinion by Nicole Russell, USA TODAY • 4h

It was easy to hate Donald Trump when he jumped from reality TV to politics a decade ago. In 2015, Trump campaigned for president as an obvious populist: personality over party, policy and even country. He positioned himself as a conservative, but he really wasn't one.

Instead, Trump claimed that he was the miracle vaccine that would cure what ailed America. MAGA fans couldn't get enough.
 
After Jan. 6, 2021, I really disliked him. And as the 2025 campaign began, I didn't want to support a former president who wouldn't cede his election loss and who had a sordid personal history, including his mistreatment of women and a felony conviction. He also whined on social media like a 9-year-old boy who'd lost gaming privileges. I thought there were stronger Republican candidates who would better embrace conservative ideas.
 

But Republican primary voters chose to back Trump in 2024, and he picked an excellent ally in Ohio Sen. JD Vance as the vice presidential candidate. By then, the choice was obvious: Support a guy who hates leftism or support far-left progressives who would push America even further into decline. Our elections are binary, despite what my Libertarian friends think, so the choice was clear.

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Re: I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2025, 10:06:42 am »
Biggest coup of all was bringing in Musk to do DOGE.  Elon,  considering what the left has put him through, has ended up being more of a patriot than any left winger I know of.   We owe him a debt of gratitude.
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Re: I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2025, 10:24:28 am »
Quote from: catfish1957 on March 27, 2025, 10:06:42 am
Biggest coup of all was bringing in Musk to do DOGE.  Elon,  considering what the left has put him through, has ended up being more of a patriot than any left winger I know of.   We owe him a debt of gratitude.

Amen!!   :beer:
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Re: I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2025, 10:27:40 am »
Trump 2.0 is a bulldozer that keeps moving foward, doesn't stop, and has no reverse.

This stage is reminiscent of doing demolition work on a sold-as-is, handy-man-special dwelling.  Demolition is the easy part.  Once the place is down to the studs, the easy work is done.

Next, comes building, and that is far more difficult - time, money, architect availability, framing plan, contractor availability, inspector availability, permits, etc.  This is the part when the GOP Congress fails to show up and fails to deliver.
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Re: I expected to be embarrassed and outraged by Trump. Instead, I feel lucky. | Opinion
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2025, 10:38:20 am »
Nope, I never expected to be embarrassed by Trump. Never! He has always worked diligently and at warp speed.  He's working even faster than he did in his previous term.

It's the "do-nothing" Congress that I find embarrassing!!
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