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Heard somewhere today, paraphrased: "Since all of the geniuses in Washington for the past 7 years screwed up almost everything they touched, maybe it makes sense to elect a semi-bozo with common sense like Trump."

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 20:20 | Comments (13) | Trackbacks (0)

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After having two Ivy League educated presidents with Masters Degrees from Harvard, maybe it is time for someone to get in Congress's face and get stuff done.

#1 Conservative Beaner on 2016-02-29 21:14 (Reply)

Said no Framer ever.

#1.1 Ten on 2016-03-01 15:36 (Reply)

Two things: Trump would have been awake and active on the night benghazi occurred; and he would not have cared about the libyan sovereignty in getting to our/his people.
I'm still voting for Cruz, however.

#2 Judith on 2016-03-01 09:26 (Reply)

I don't consider bully boy boasting, ignorance, narcissism, lying, infidelity, etc. to be even remotely close to "commonsense".

#3 Kathryn of Wyoming on 2016-03-01 09:52 (Reply)

Or maybe people are begging to be scammed by a real conman.

Kathryn is correct. And I think Trump has been educated at good schools as well.

#4 Becky on 2016-03-01 10:06 (Reply)

"Getting stuff done" is not the solution, it's the problem. There's a saying in football that when you pass the ball three things can happen and two of them are bad. Having someone in the White House who will "get stuff done" presents the same problem - there are far more options that will be bad for the US than there are options that will be good for the US.

What matters is the details. On what principles does the POTUS operate? What is his plan? How will he accomplish this?

Trump's plan is to make "great deals" and have "terrific" results, but, other than having Mexico build a wall, he's never given any details about his principles or plans and he's never explained how he will get Mexico to build the wall. All he does is call his opponents "losers." That's his immediate reaction to anyone running against him. When Ben Carson announced his candidacy, Trump called him a "so-so" doctor. First, how does his medical skill have anything to do with his political philosophy or ability to lead? Second, Carson is arguably the finest pediatric neurosurgeon in the world. But that's what Trump does - lob unsupported ad hominem attacks at opponents rather than addressing issues. Perhaps it's because he wants people to look at something other than his support or opposition to the real issues over his lifetime.

Indeed, if we look at the principles he's lived by, it's obvious that Trump: supports liberal democrats (including the Clintons), supports liberals in general (he was a registered Democrat for decades), supports Planned Parenthood and abortion (he's funded it and is on record as supporting abortion), supports government single payer health care (that's his plan to "replace" ObamaCare), opposes free trade, opposes fighting Islamic jihadists, thinks US POWs are losers, etc. He's a leftist con man!

#5 mike m on 2016-03-01 10:24 (Reply)

He did talk about details, but those who don't like Trump don't want to hear them. He talked about how much it would cost: between $15 and $20B I believe was the figure he used. He has given several different ways we can 'make Mexico pay for the wall':

1) Fix the trade deficit with Mexico. He gave a figure...something like $55 B.

2) Add a tax onto all of the remittances that go through Western Union from illegals in the U.S. to their families back home. Trump also mentioned a figure that was how much money leaves the U.S. and goes straight to Mexico.

3) When American businesses ship jobs over to Mexico, charge a fee to bring their goods back into the U.S.

4) Stop paying Mexico any aid that we currently give them.

These are all ideas Trump has put out there. I think any or all of them will work. He has built many many things. If he knows one area of this task, it is construction. We already have some of the border with walls, but they are pathetic ones. We can easily build better walls to replace those crummy ones.

#5.1 MissT on 2016-03-01 14:21 (Reply)

I take it you're referring to the Mexican-American Bill of Rights, enacted post-Alamo, which had exactly one Amendment pertaining to immigration.

Over in your alternate reality.

#5.1.1 Ten on 2016-03-01 15:47 (Reply)

Watching the acrimony between Trump's supporters and everyone else, I find this to be a persuasive read:

The Republican Party is already dead – they just don’t know it yet

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/03/the_republican_party_is_already_dead__they_just_dont_know_it_yet.html

#6 feeblemind on 2016-03-01 12:56 (Reply)

Trump has used the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique on the GOP (Kill Bill II reference), and the GOP doesn't realize it yet. Dead Party walking.

#6.1 Jim on 2016-03-01 14:09 (Reply)

The fact this country is being run by idiots with Harvard and Yale degrees who can't tell their ass from their eyebrows.

#7 Jim on 2016-03-01 13:59 (Reply)

Blogger Ace has a post up with more on that Jim.

He writes:

In a generally anti-Trump column, Angelo Codevilla says this about the ruling class:

America is now ruled by a uniformly educated class of persons that occupies the commanding heights of bureaucracy, of the judiciary, education, the media, and of large corporations, and that wields political power through the Democratic Party. Its control of access to prestige, power, privilege, and wealth exerts a gravitational pull that has made the Republican Party’s elites into its satellites.

This class's fatal feature is its belief that ordinary Americans are a lesser intellectual and social breed. Its increasing self-absorption, its growing contempt for whoever won’t bow to it, its dependence for votes on sectors of society whose grievances it stokes, have led it to break the most basic rule of republican life: deeming its opposition illegitimate.

feeb here

There is more to his column concerning the demise of the GOP and he argues Cruz may be the only candidate that can save the party.

It's a good read.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/361840.php

#7.1 feeblemind on 2016-03-01 14:15 (Reply)

I am reading that there are Trump voters in Texas who are complaining their votes are registering for Rubio.

Perhaps the GOP is taking a page from the dem playbook?

Scuttlebutt has it that there could be more shenanigans in Ohio to help Kasich win.

I am sure there has been voter fraud since the dawn of the Republic, but the perception is it seems to be getting worse. At the very least it is more widely reported, so here's the thing:

What happens if:

a) the politicians elected won't address the voters grievances?

b) It becomes useless to vote because the machines are pre-programmed to yield a predetermined result?

What options are left to the voters?

How long can Democracy stand the abuse?

#8 feeblemind on 2016-03-01 14:25 (Reply)

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