Posted on 08/08/2015 9:36:54 AM PDT by mongrel
I have a hard time seeing Cruz, Carson, and Walker as capitulatorsCruz has capitulated 3 time this year. One on the Iran deal before it was even a deal. One on the trade deal and One on the highway deal with the import-export scam attached. Not to mention him adding amendments to the gang of 8 scam. (if he adds amendments, hell sign onto it.) These are not insignificant things, especially the Iran deal.
He claimed he was lied to before he signed...Imagine that, a senator being lied to. Whether he was lied to or not doesn't matter. He's supposed to be this brilliant lawyer and then he signs documents without reading them first.
Which one is the lie?
I would dispute that the smartest people in the room go into government. I don't think our best and brightest run for office or serve in government. I really think that, with rare exceptions, we get those who would have a hard time succeeding elsewhere.
Having said that, I think that ability to overcome obstacles and being a nice guy is not preparation for running the country. Carson is a great surgeon, but instead of running for president on his retirement from practice he should have taken up golf.
Posting common sense to Trump supporters is considered a slapping offense by some at FR.
First they came for the Trump supporters, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trump supporter.
You are having a day dream if you don’t believe the cartel will do this to Cruz or any other conservative who threatens their power.
I saw someone post a day or so ago that Trump wants 51% and the presidency. The other 49% can go to hell.
I like that attitude.
Did Trump complain about the questions being “tough?” I thought it was more - stupid, vindictive, nasty.
Reeking urgency, he had to repeatedly remind everyone about the scope of the problems we are facing and he is singularly accused of a mythical democrat created war on women.
And what are you suited for?
You know what? Maybe people should start treating him with some damn respect and then maybe he wont rip at them?
From what I can tell, Trump doesn’t swipe unless swiped at. And lots of the swipes at the guy were unprovoked.
Ted Cruz didn’t take swipes at him, neither has Kasich. Trump hasn’t said anything about Jindal or a good deal of other candidates that don’t make it a thing to see if they can score some simp points by pandering to media Trump bashers.
All of your points, while true, do not negate the fact that Trump is no friend to conservatives and lacks integrity. And yes, integrity is when there is a consistency of thought and action between internal and external, between history and present. It is being moral.
The only consistency in Trump’s life has been to serve himself, nothing else. He has a track record of screwing over friends and foes. What he knows how to do masterfully is exploit weakness in others for his own purposes. He is doing that to both conservatives and liberals right now. The only problem for conservatives is that the fox that seems to be guarding the conservative hen house will be eating the same hens for lunch.
The “questions” were provably out of context and demeaning.
The GOPelite are attacking Trump because he threatens their power. They’d much rather lose to a Dem and be in the minority than support the break up of the beltway cartel.
All of your points, while true, do not negate the fact that Trump is no friend to conservatives and lacks integrity.
False. Trump is disrupting the cartel status quo game plan and for that fact alone is a great friend of conservatives.
Another vanilla election in 2016 = loss for conservatives. We will get either a progressive GOPer or a Dem.
Not being President. But I do help with leadership selection processes in my field and I’m trained to see the train-wrecks before they happen.
Thank you for confirming this piece to be completely jam-packed with misinformation, half-truths and misdirection, even though you used my analysis to restate your opinion. I'm OK with that part, as long as you acknowledge The Blaze is 'no friend to conservatives'.
“And learn to show some respect to people who’ve been around a lot longer than you have.”
That was a childish statement. “Been around” as though FR is the person’s age?? What do you think FR is, a little girls club? Did I not wear the right color nail polish?
I bet I am far older than you, far more experienced, and have been around the political circles much more in-depth and longer than you, kid. You may judge people by their Internet persona but little children tend to do that.
You might want to show some respect to your superiors.
“It’s a hit-piece that’s needed. I hope it helps destroy Trump’s candidacy.”
Why, because he is embarrassing your RINO candidate?? Maybe Hillary is more to your liberal liking.
I don’t dispute the fact that his candidacy has done some good, and helped change the conversation.
I’m saying his continued candidacy is destructive to the conservative movement. He would be a bad nominee and even worse President.
Will a true conservative win the nomination with him in the race? Or is he simply dividing the conservative vote so that Jebbie can slide in. (If that happens, I would actually support Trump going third party.)
On the other hand, we conservatives aren’t coalescing around one candidate. We’re repeating the mistakes from years past, and Trump got sent by his pal Hillary to do the job. She can handle a few jabs from him if it gets her in the White House. Besides, it helps her to get those jabs out there early and make it yesterday’s news by the time she gets the nomination.
The problem is, you all are playing checkers while the Clintons and Trump are playing chess. Think about it: if this is collusion between them, it completely fits within the MO of what the Clintons and Trump have done in the past. Trump being a true blue conservative does not fit with his MO.
See the post above. He’ll help Hillary more than he’ll hurt her if he stays in the race.
Hey Republicans, Maybe We Should Consider Electing Someone With Integrity
The Demoncrats sold the meme in 1976 that Carter was a man of integrity, after “evil Dick Nixon”.
Unfortunately, Jimmuh turned out to be more schmuck than saint—lusting in his heart, turning to his grade school daughter for advice, running from rabbits—form over substance, & we’re still plagued with the jackazz over thirty years later.
Give me `Gordon Gekko’!
Sorry, immediately accusing me of being for the opposite side, with no evidence for that accusation, is not an example of maturity. I don’t care if it’s your online or offline persona. And if you distinguish between an online and offline persona, then that is also a lack of integrity.
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That’s not the behavior of a politically incorrect man. That’s the behavior of a man with no character. And Trump has no character. None.
Excellent article, hopefully it will make some very nice and very intelligent folks hereabouts realize that they are being deceived by a "man with no character. None".
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Really? This is rational argument?
1. Trump doesn’t have integrity
2. Carter was sold as someone with integrity
Therefore, I assume your conclusion is
3. We should elect someone without integrity.
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