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To: pgyanke
Actually, I've been thinking that Trump is what we've said we wanted for so long.

Someone who could run the government like a business.

Not a career politician.

Divorced from the moneyed interests that have wrecked our nation.

Someone that would make the Republican establishment shake in their boots.

25 posted on 04/19/2016 11:58:07 AM PDT by TontoKowalski (You can call me "Dick.")
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To: TontoKowalski
Someone who could run the government like a business.

See Ross Perot... it isn't a business. You don't get to fire Congress like a board of directors. You have to follow the Constitution and the Laws of the country... has DT demonstrated a firm grasp of these to you?

Not a career politician.

Really? Considering he has funded most of the current political class in one way or another... does it make it make a big difference if he is the puppet or the puppet-master?

Divorced from the moneyed interests that have wrecked our nation.

Really? See above... HE IS the moneyed interest that has greased palms to get his way. Don't like zoning laws or tax loopholes? Who do you think lobbies to make the system complicated enough to manipulate?

Someone that would make the Republican establishment shake in their boots.

I do like that part... but there can be many reasons for the shaking that may or may not align with your stated interests.

48 posted on 04/19/2016 12:04:52 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: TontoKowalski

The problem with the idea of running government like it’s a business is it’s not a business. It produces nothing but consumes everything it can manage to claim, and it’s chief legitimate functions are killing foreign bad guys and incarcerating the domestic sort. It’s also a giant committee, in the worst and best possible senses, that bludgeons on slowly but irresistibly. Putting someone in charge of the executive who’s accustomed to having people jump when he tells them to and have him deal with a 435 member board of directors, nine impervious watchdogs in black robes, a corporate charter dating back to 1787 specifically designed to tie his hands behind him, and a fickle customer base of over 300 million would be interesting. But also a risky move.


70 posted on 04/19/2016 12:13:52 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinion)
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