what happened?
At the beginning of this election season, it seemed a cake walk. Hillary had to be one of the worst Democrat candidates to come along since George McGovern in 1972. As if that wasn't handed to the Republicans on a plate, along comes a Socialist, which would make it a Reagan over Mondale type of landslide or worse. We had Black Lives Matter, creating an environment that was reminiscent of the Democrat National Convention in 1968 in Chicago.
Now what? Well, the Republican Party has taken this cake walk and face plopped into it. The best that the GOP establishment is now hoping for is a contested convention to take the nomination from the outsiders. Yes, I say outsiders, plural. Mr. Trump himself has stated that Senator Cruz is despised, and hated by the GOP. Those establishment candidates, Bush, Walker, Christie, Jindal, and so on, were gone, fairly early. Now they hinge their hopes, not on a victory through the primaries, but by denying the frontrunner the votes to secure an outright victory. There are two left, that are running, not to win, but to deny the winner. Then there are Cruz and Trump. Would those supporting Kasich and Rubio go to Cruz? Maybe, but we know that they can't win themselves.
The stakes of this election couldn't be more clear. The Supreme Court is at stake, as is the economy, and the sovereignty of the nation itself. Who would be better to reign in spending, regulations, and entitlements? Trump? Cruz? Sanders? Clinton?
I have written about some concerns that I have about Trump. I won't elaborate here.
Sanders is a Socialist. Entitlement programs, the hallmark of socialism, are broke, and in a very few years will consume all of the federal budget... less the interest payments on an enormous national debt ($19,000,000,000,000.00 and counting) which doesn't factor in the unfunded liabilities of Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. They are already broke, and drawing from the General Fund.
Clinton doesn't have the political skills of her husband. He was able to slide out of perjury, and while he was disbarred, he didn't have any lasting effects. She is in real danger of indictment, and probably will be haunted throughout the campaign. She is likely to get the nomination for the Democrat party.
Cruz is proof that just like a professor once taught me, if you condition people to believe something is true, even when they know it is not, then that untruth becomes a fact. We have heard the term Liar millions of times. It has stuck, without consistent evidence. The establishment hates him, the Democrats fear debating him, and at the end of the day, is probably the best candidate to restore the Republic. By the way, I would vote for Trump if he committed to a Cruz nomination to the Supreme Court.
Now, we have a different situation. Paid agitators have disrupted Trump's campaign rallies, one even being canceled, or rather, postponed. Paid agitators. We don't know who, but we do know which side often employs the tactics of hiring people to disrupt conservative events. Were they hired by either Sander's or Clinton's campaigns? I doubt it, but to say that there is no dirt on the left is nuts. Moveon.org is involved. BLM is definitely involved. Perhaps I shouldn't have said paid, as I don't have the payroll slips, but cash is very not traceable. Here is a question:
How many campaign events for Sanders or Clinton have been disrupted by conservative Tea Party activists? (birds chirping) Just BLM, I think that says all you need to know about the Democrat Candidates, that their own team is attacking them.
Yes, everyone has the right to speech. You have the right to speak, but do not have the right to be heard. I remember taking my kids (in HS and MS actually) to see Ann Coulter speak in the Alf Landon speaking series in Lawrence, KS several years ago. Shouted down. Needing body guards. Protesters shouting, and getting into people's faces going in to the auditorium. I couldn't believe it, but seeing this stuff on TV today, I know exactly who they are.
As I contemplate a Gary Johnson vote, I am understanding completely how those that supported Ralph Nader felt. (except. like unlike many of them, I am fully aware of the platform that Johnson stands on)
We will see.
Now what? Well, the Republican Party has taken this cake walk and face plopped into it. The best that the GOP establishment is now hoping for is a contested convention to take the nomination from the outsiders. Yes, I say outsiders, plural. Mr. Trump himself has stated that Senator Cruz is despised, and hated by the GOP. Those establishment candidates, Bush, Walker, Christie, Jindal, and so on, were gone, fairly early. Now they hinge their hopes, not on a victory through the primaries, but by denying the frontrunner the votes to secure an outright victory. There are two left, that are running, not to win, but to deny the winner. Then there are Cruz and Trump. Would those supporting Kasich and Rubio go to Cruz? Maybe, but we know that they can't win themselves.
The stakes of this election couldn't be more clear. The Supreme Court is at stake, as is the economy, and the sovereignty of the nation itself. Who would be better to reign in spending, regulations, and entitlements? Trump? Cruz? Sanders? Clinton?
I have written about some concerns that I have about Trump. I won't elaborate here.
Sanders is a Socialist. Entitlement programs, the hallmark of socialism, are broke, and in a very few years will consume all of the federal budget... less the interest payments on an enormous national debt ($19,000,000,000,000.00 and counting) which doesn't factor in the unfunded liabilities of Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. They are already broke, and drawing from the General Fund.
Clinton doesn't have the political skills of her husband. He was able to slide out of perjury, and while he was disbarred, he didn't have any lasting effects. She is in real danger of indictment, and probably will be haunted throughout the campaign. She is likely to get the nomination for the Democrat party.
Cruz is proof that just like a professor once taught me, if you condition people to believe something is true, even when they know it is not, then that untruth becomes a fact. We have heard the term Liar millions of times. It has stuck, without consistent evidence. The establishment hates him, the Democrats fear debating him, and at the end of the day, is probably the best candidate to restore the Republic. By the way, I would vote for Trump if he committed to a Cruz nomination to the Supreme Court.
Now, we have a different situation. Paid agitators have disrupted Trump's campaign rallies, one even being canceled, or rather, postponed. Paid agitators. We don't know who, but we do know which side often employs the tactics of hiring people to disrupt conservative events. Were they hired by either Sander's or Clinton's campaigns? I doubt it, but to say that there is no dirt on the left is nuts. Moveon.org is involved. BLM is definitely involved. Perhaps I shouldn't have said paid, as I don't have the payroll slips, but cash is very not traceable. Here is a question:
How many campaign events for Sanders or Clinton have been disrupted by conservative Tea Party activists? (birds chirping) Just BLM, I think that says all you need to know about the Democrat Candidates, that their own team is attacking them.
Yes, everyone has the right to speech. You have the right to speak, but do not have the right to be heard. I remember taking my kids (in HS and MS actually) to see Ann Coulter speak in the Alf Landon speaking series in Lawrence, KS several years ago. Shouted down. Needing body guards. Protesters shouting, and getting into people's faces going in to the auditorium. I couldn't believe it, but seeing this stuff on TV today, I know exactly who they are.
As I contemplate a Gary Johnson vote, I am understanding completely how those that supported Ralph Nader felt. (except. like unlike many of them, I am fully aware of the platform that Johnson stands on)
We will see.
Comments
Post a Comment