Posted on 01/29/2016 5:54:20 AM PST by Kaslin
"As far as single payer, it works in Canada, it works incredibly well in Scotland." "I would press for universal healthcare. ... I would put forward a comprehensive health care program and fund it with an increase in corporate taxes." "We must have universal healthcare."
"I hate the concept of it, but on a humanitarian basis, you have to [take in Syrian refugees]"
"I support the ban on assault weapons and I also support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun." "I hate the concept of guns." "The Republicans walk the NRA line and refuse even limited restrictions." "I probably identify more as a Democrat."
"Everybody's got to be covered. This is an un-Republican thing to say. I'm going to take care of everybody.... The government is going to pay for it." "I believe the Republicans are just too crazy right."
"I've very impressed by [Nancy Pelosi]. I like her a lot." "Hillary is a great friend of mine. Her husband is a great friend of mine."
"I'm a liberal on healthcare." "As far as single payer, it works incredibly well in Canada." "I am pro-choice in every respect."
Those are Donald Trump's words over the last number of years. Trump's position supporting a socialist healthcare scheme is about the only consistent position he has maintained.
In 2010, Donald Trump funded Democrat efforts to stop Republicans from taking back Congress. In 2014, he switched teams and supported the Republican Establishment against conservatives. Now he has tilted all the way to the right to support the anti-establishment conservatives he so recently hated as "crazy right."
Conservatives, particularly evangelicals, have lost their ability to discern wolves in sheep's clothing. Donald Trump calls himself a Christian, but has never asked God for forgiveness and sees no need to repent. Point that out to many an evangelical Christian and they will be quick to accuse you of judging Donald Trump. And if you point out that 1 Corinthians 5 makes clear that Christians are to judge anyone who calls himself a Christian, Trump defenders will proclaim they are not electing a pastor. Paul wrote, "[do not] associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler". The Bible also implores the faithful to seek out godly men for their leaders.
Pastors in the United States -- including Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, an evangelical megachurch -- have hitched their wagons to Trump. Jeffress and other evangelical ministers seem convinced that the flawed vessel of Donald Trump can make America great again when they, as pastors, are supposed to be saving souls, not nations. Jeffress and his cohorts are seeking earthly powers to fight spiritual battles.
That men who spend their time wrapped in scripture and preaching in pulpits are quick to embrace a man who is on his third wife gets me thinking. This man is on his third wife -- after having cheated on his first wife with his second -- and says he has never asked God for forgiveness, cannot name a favorite book of the Bible and has no favorite passage of scripture. This suggests to me that many Christian preachers in this country have unsure moorings and let their homesickness for this country as they think they once knew it supersede their homesickness for the land to which they have not yet been, but to which they supposedly long.
As Screwtape wrote to Wormwood, "we want a man hag-ridden by the Future -- haunted by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth -- ready to break the Enemy's commands in the present if by so doing we make him think he can attain the one or avert the other -- dependent for his faith on the success or failure of schemes whose end he will not live to see. We want a whole race perpetually in pursuit of the rainbow's end, never honest, nor kind, nor happy now, but always using as mere fuel wherewith to heap the altar of the future every real gift which is offered them in the Present." Many a pastor and Christian for Trump seems hag-ridden by the Future and ready to pursue a rainbow.
Conditional hypotheticals aren’t definitive (yea or nay) answers; they are evading equivocations. I’m not making a list. I just want to know who I’m talking to.
“What guarantee to you have on his words FRiend?”
That applies to all of the candidates...
“Pay no attention to principle and discipline”
I don’t think you build a multi billion dollar business without paying attention to principal and discipline...
Oh rest easy Gaffer, I LOATHE those politicians that are unresponsive to us as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and that would be ALL OF THEM)
What post was that?
Trump “fires back” at anyone, everyone, every time someone so much as asks him a tough question, or disagrees with him, even mildly.
I can’t defend McCain (puke) but this is about Trump.
So you won’t refute the quotes in his article...then you lambaste people who won’t refute articles, who instead start thread fights and then you started a thread fight?
Got it. I’ll say this...your consistency is at least as consistent as your candidate’s.
I’ve heard that Scotland’s is abysmal.
I disagree with you but I am not going to fight you.
Exactly the reverse of what Trump haters claim is his biggest problem - inconsistent flip-flopping. I've never waivered in what I thought until I saw the irrational rancor Cruz supporters have here for Trump. I used to be for Cruz as my first choice. But now no more.
The one that said I would vote for Trump if I had to. BETTER THAN CLINTON!!!
I’m slowwww. hahaha
Thank you. I really missed it. Sorry.
Ridiculous.
No, Cruz has a sterling record, with few flaws, all the way back to high-school. What he promised the voters of Texas is what he delivered. I am confident that he will do as he says because he has always done what he says. There is no doubt in my mind about his principled Conservatism, none whatsoever. Not by his campaign promises, but rather, by his record. It is because of that record that I believe his promises.
I don’t think you build a multi billion dollar business without paying attention to principal and discipline...
By his own admission he is a crony capitalist. It does not take principle, nor discipline to make money greasing palms and suing people... That is not success.
Catholic weeping Boehner upon taking the Speaker's chair flat out stated he was NOT changing Nancy's rules.
By the way, Cruz is NOT eligible to hold the office of president. So much for his claim to fame of ‘original intent’. The haughty and holy, purer than the wind driven snow have credibility issues.
I watched a ‘pro-life’ event last night, it was a charity to help our veterans. I was reminded just how much the status quo government keeps their promises. The republicans treat obama’s illegals far better than they have cared for our veterans.
Red state is propaganda and the haughty ignore reality.
“You realize that government is we taxpayers are paying for those people already, either through welfare payments or subsidies to existing hospitals.“
45 Millions seniors are on medicare (a single payer system), and I’m one of them. Another 5.8 million are treated by the VA (another single payer system) and I’m one of those too.
Would people who are so horrified by single payer want to get rid of these?
It's a dynamic process. I do not close off the possibility of voting for Trump. I give one example (could name more) of how Trump can win my vote. (If his answer about "loser" babies advocated for their termination, then I could not vote for him.)
Now, back to you for the list of lies in the OP.
Well, you could always try investigating that history instead of expecting the media to do it for you, but then, you just might end up thinking differently, which might not be popular...
“I still see CONSERVATIVE Trump supporters as the equivalent of a 19 year old that sneaks into a nudie bar and falls for a pole dancer and wants to marry her.”
That is the second time, at least, that you have posted that. You must think it is profound.
That applies more to you Cruz-bots.
Here is so advice for you and yours. Donnie does not even support deporting illegals anymore. Do you really trust him?
I don’t think trumpees even read the words of any who criticize their The One. He has blind support for acting like a total jerk with no principles who lives to intimidate with life long ties to lefties.
The true sign of a hardcore trumpee is their trashing of all who disagree with The One and praising and supporting even obvious ridiculous things about their The One.
Adults disagree and discuss policy.
Children, especially your The One, are intent on destroying character of any who dare disagree.
Your The One will continue the destruction of the USA with his divisiveness.
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