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Trump....has surfed a wave of free media to the mistaken conclusion that winning a nomination involves no more forethought than he gives to policy. He thinks he can fly in, stroke a crowd's ideological erogenous zones, then fly away.
Worked for Obama.
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Worked for Obama.
I guess those who've continually whined about Obama for 7+ years who now support Trump are hellbent on confirming Einstein's definition of insanity then, eh?
The saddest bit of all though, is the fact that his supporters know all this but still don't care. They are a cult of personality. The most truthful comment Trump has made so far is when he said, he could "stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody" and wouldn't lose votes.
The saddest bit of it all is that people think that George Will is relevant or correct. Will is stuck in 1964.
He's been wrong about Trump since day 1 of the campaign.
I guess those who've continually whined about Obama for 7+ years who now support Trump are hellbent on confirming Einstein's definition of insanity then, eh?
Trump's just doing what he needs to do in order to get elected.
And it seems to be working so far -- he's way ahead of his opponents.
As I said, it worked for Obama.
In fact, all politicians are vague and speak in superficial sound bites.
But Trump is different in that 1) he doesn't use speech writers and teleprompters, and 2) he isn't being told what to say by Wall Street, unions, and other special interests.
If George Will weren't so blinded by his hatred of Trump, he wouldn't show himself to be so transparently guilty of subscribing to a double-standard by condemning Trump for doing the very same things all other politicians do.
George Will and the Republican Establishment hate Trump for one reason and one reason only -- they can't control him.
And that's fine with me, considering the lousy job they've done for the last 30 years.
Last edited by dechatelet; 04-07-2016 at 11:40 PM..
Looks like the anti-Trump crowd are out in force after Wisconsin. Chill out! Nothing has changed. Cruz was behind before Wisconsin, he is behind after Wisconsin. Now, he is standing on the deck of his ship looking at the monstrous storm gathering ahead. His ship is dead in the water and his navigator has no clue how to sail around the storm. Good luck, Ted.
In what universe is the fact that you can make Ted Cruz look bad a cause for back slapping and high fives?
Cruz does his own good job of that and you all want to cheer some beers, yip and holler and take credit for it?
Attached is a link to the article by the Washington Post columnist.
Brief excerpt: Regarding policy, he is flummoxed by predictable abortion questions because he has been pro-life for only 15 minutes, and because he has lived almost seven decades without giving a scintilla of thought to any serious policy question. Regarding process, Trump, who recently took a week-long vacation from campaigning, has surfed a wave of free media to the mistaken conclusion that winning a nomination involves no more forethought than he gives to policy. He thinks he can fly in, stroke a crowd's ideological erogenous zones, then fly away. He knows nothing about the art of the political deal.
... George Will and the Republican Establishment hate Trump for one reason and one reason only -- they can't control him.
Nor can anyone else. That is undeniably true but there is a far more ominous message that should be paid attention to. People are looking closely at the numbers after the Wisconsin primary revealing that 63% of those voters acknowledged that they would be either concerned or scared of a possible Trump presidency. That troubling percentage is almost guaranteed to head in only one direction ... higher.
These are the words that doomed Barry Goldwater at the 1964 Republican convention: “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
We all know how well that election turned out for the Republican party. Once a person is painted as being on the fringe and out of the mainstream, it is hard to reverse course. Should Trump emerge as the nominee, we may see a slight variation in the political commercials that will air ad nauseam throughout the summer until the election. There may be one of those unflattering pictures of an angry, agitated Trump with this caption above it: "In your heart you know he's wrong."
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And that's fine with me, considering the lousy job they've done for the last 30 years.
It is hard for me to be effusively praiseworthy concerning any administration, but espousing extremism and inflexibility in a far more dangerous and complex world is a prescription for failure.
Nor can anyone else. That is undeniably true but there is a far more ominous message that should be paid attention to. People are looking closely at the numbers after the Wisconsin primary revealing that 63% of those voters acknowledged that they would be either concerned or scared of a possible Trump presidency. That troubling percentage is almost guaranteed to head in only one direction ... higher.
These are the words that doomed Barry Goldwater at the 1964 Republican convention: “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
We all know how well that election turned out for the Republican party. Once a person is painted as being on the fringe and out of the mainstream, it is hard to reverse course. Should Trump emerge as the nominee, we may see a slight variation in the political commercials that will air ad nauseam throughout the summer until the election. There may be one of those unflattering pictures of an angry, agitated Trump with this caption above it: "In your heart you know he's wrong."
It is hard for me to be effusively praiseworthy concerning any administration, but espousing extremism and inflexibility in a far more dangerous and complex world is a prescription for failure.
The Republican Party has already failed.
Like Trump or not, his policies are the correct ones for this country -- securing our borders, not letting in Muslims we can't vet, not off-shoring jobs, not flooding this country with cheap immigrant labor when Americans don't have jobs, not playing world policeman.
Trump wants to clean up the mess our politicians have created.
But we're supposed to be afraid of Trump instead of those politicians.
How absurd.
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