Posted on 10/22/2016 8:51:42 PM PDT by Helicondelta
These are turbulent times.
More and more Americans express frustration and disillusionment today with the political institutions that govern the nation. They clamor for an alternative to the incestuous and pernicious atmosphere dominating the capital. They see a vast array of lobbyists, elected officials and entrenched interests manipulating the levers of power for their own enrichment at the expense of ordinary citizens.
The discontent isn’t confined by ideology or political philosophy. As Donald Trump confounded the pundit class in ignoring convention and protocol on his way to securing the Republican presidential nomination, a long-time socialist generated throngs of enthusiastic supporters on the left and almost derailed the Democratic coronation of Hillary Clinton.
“Change is in the air,” activist Marianne Williamson wrote, “as old patterns fall away and new energies are emerging.”
And so it is.
History tells us that agents for reform often generate fear and alarm among those intent on preserving their cushy sinecures. It’s hardly a shock, then, that the 2016 campaign has produced a barrage of unceasing vitriol directed toward Mr. Trump. But let us not be distracted by the social media sideshows and carnival clatter. Substantive issues are in play this November.
Our allies on the world stage watch nervously as America retreats from its position of strong leadership leaving strife and conflict rushing to fill the void. The past eight years have pushed us $20 trillion into debt, obligations that will burden our children and grandchildren. The nation’s economy sputters under the growing weight of federal edicts and regulations that smother growth and innovation. Obamacare threatens to crash and burn. The middle class struggles. An administration promising hope and unity instead brought division.
Yet Hillary Clinton promises to lead us down the same path.
(Excerpt) Read more at reviewjournal.com ...
This editorial pretty much sums up why I am going to vote for him.
Clinton is “more of the same, but worse”. Trump is the change agent, and that is what the country needs. He had 3 rallies today in PA, VA, and OH. Between his Facebook page, and youtube, all 3 rallies had 1 MILLION+ views. At this late date, Clinton is still struggling to draw a crowd. She’ll be in Florida this coming week, and having to resort to having Bon Jovi to get a crowd. Her rallies usually have about 400 views on the day, and some get 10,000 over a period of several days. There is definitely and enthusiasm gap at play here, and maybe there is a MONSTER VOTE hiding out there. I sure hope so, we can’t survive another Clinton administration.
Simply amazing that this left-wing rag would leave the dark side!
Will be interesting to see how Heck does after his tantrum.
Thanks. I learned a new word: sinecures
I do so love hearing the scumbags in media and government scream. Trump will derail their gravy train, and they’ll have to get regular, real jobs. Sorry ‘bout their luck, they’ve been coasting along on our dime for way too long, doing nothing worthwhile and taking everything they can get their greedy hands on.
Hillary Clinton would be sort of like having Ma Barker or Al Capone in the white house except that Barker and Capone were not war mongers...
Billionaire Republican Sheldon Adleson owns the Review Journal. He has been backing Trump since the GOP convention.
Yep, Trump draws millions of viewers to his rallies; the only thing that Pickles Clinton can draw is flies.
“Here I was, thinking that zero major newspapers had endorsed The Donald. I guess I was wrong.”
I saw another one. I was thinking a St. Louis paper???
When it was revealed to the staff at the Review-Journal that the mystery buyer of the paper was none other than Sheldon Adleson, they were depressed.
Is this a major paper?
The San Diego Union Tribune is owned by conservatives. They should be the next paper to endorse Trump.
Let’s just say it is the biggest paper in Nevada, which is an important battleground swing state that homobama won twice.
Both Hillary and Trump are expected to make campaign stops in the state.
Better still, they should encourage entrepreneurs to proliferate the ideas of liberty in millions of independent media distribution points for those ideas.
Let Freedom Ring
That is a fabulous editorial!
First major newspaper endorsement for Trump, and in an important state that is must win unless we win PA or VA.
It’s an excellent editorial. Accurate and very well written. Certainly made the case well for Trump.
Nevada, other than Las Vegas, is a conservative state. Trump has to overcome the heavy union presence in Vegas to win the state. It’s quite doable for him. The workers love him.
Expect other papers to point this out in their own Hillary endorsements in the upcoming days.
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