The Republican Party is dead, dead as the Whigs, the
Know-Nothings, the Free-Soilers, the Bull Moose Party, the Reform Party, etc.
In 2008 and 2012, freedom-minded, small-government voters
were ordered to get behind the anointed candidate because the alternative was
so much worse. From 2000 to 2006, the
federal government was (mostly) under Republican control. What happened? Endless war.
Expansion of Medicare. Expansion
of the public education monopoly. An
attempt at invader amnesty. The last, in
my opinion, is what made Pelosi Speaker of the House.
Tonight’s self-immolation of the Republican Party will put
Hillary Clinton in the White House and give the Senate back to the Democrats. The most egregious leftist imaginable,
possibly even Obama himself, will be appointed to fill the vacancy left by Scalia’s
death. If the GOP establishment cared
about “conservatism”, they would not be taking this tack. They do not.
They, like the Democrats, care only about power and control. They wish to rule us. They support the police state and ever greater
denials of freedom to individual Americans.
If any had doubts, I have trouble seeing how those doubts could be
entertained any longer.
There is one party, and we ain’t invited.
I don’t care much for Trump.
I find him entertaining. I like
the fact that he seems to greatly annoy the elites. They are right. He is rather vulgar. Is he more vulgar than Bill Clinton or
Hillary Clinton? Some of the things he
says are idiotic. Is he more of an idiot
than Bush and Obama? The media attacks on
Trump are increasing. His past business
dealings, his cavalier changing of positions, his lack of substance are all
being argued.
People are not voting for Trump because of his record, his
skills, or his policies (except for immigration). A vote for Trump is a thumb in the eye of the
Establishment. The Establishment should be happy that
it isn’t a bullet, and they should take warning.
They won’t.
Hi Mushroom
ReplyDeleteI have been watching the US primaries with interest. I could hardly believe that Romney would attack Trump in this way, given his popularity with the 'base' as the 'people's choice'.
As you said 'There is one party, and we ain’t invited.'
I have traveled a lot in Asia, and seen the effects of political corruption first hand. I didn't expect to see it so evidently on display in the USA, albeit in both mainstream political parties.
Trump may yet be prove to be an egotistical wrecker. Should this be the case, he has fine Presidential examples to follow.
This is a point I keep making to people. In the worst case, we will only discover that Trump is not qualitatively different from the rest of our politicians.
ReplyDeleteWell, the wife and I voted for Cruz in the VA primary last Tuesday. Did what we could.
ReplyDelete"I like the fact that he seems to greatly annoy the elites." Me too.
I'm flip flopping. Last week I said I would vote for him over Clinton and then I heard more of his nonsense on, oh hell, I can't remember what poorly informed opinion it was this time. But it wasn't conservative. Maybe it was his views on immigration in the past or something. And I'm thinking, I can't vote for this jerk.
Where are Aragorn and Théoden hiding?
This is going to get real interesting.
You make some good points Mushroom.
ReplyDeleteWhat I do find concerning isn't so much that many voters want to get rid of the establishment, but that they think that after getting rid of the current crop of scoundrels, there will no longer be corruption, the powers that fill the vacuum will listen us, the budget will balance, and there'll be a return to liberty for all (among other things).
However, this line of thinking overlooks an important factor: the weasel politicians we now have are merely symptoms of a much worse dis-ease in the US.
I concede it may get better, but no one can explain how that might occur. If the dis-ease is left to rampage through our country, we will only be switching one group of scumbags for another.
Some believe it can't possibly get worse than it is now.
Oh yes, it very well can get worse...far worse.And there's a good chance it will. Sooner than most may expect.
As John mentioned, it will be real interesting. Let's hope and pray enough folks wake up and quit relying on magical thinking that all of our problems will resolve themselves. We didn't get into this mess overnight, and it will be a very long time, if ever to get us out of it.
$100 of your mighty Yank pesos says Trump gets scratched JFK style
ReplyDeleteAnyone wanna take that action???
Hi, you all.
ReplyDeleteJohn, we have our primary on 3/15. I wasn't going to vote, but I think I will cast a vote for Cruz myself.
Allena said: What I do find concerning isn't so much that many voters want to get rid of the establishment, but that they think that after getting rid of the current crop of scoundrels, there will no longer be corruption, the powers that fill the vacuum will listen us, the budget will balance, and there'll be a return to liberty for all (among other things).
That might be a little less true of the Trump voters than of the Bernie supporters, but I think you are right. It is a problem on all sides. We are the ones who have to make it better down where we live.
I hope you are wrong, Jamie, but I am afraid to take your bet.