Posted on 05/01/2016 4:50:43 PM PDT by Calpublican
As a 5th generation Republican and Lifelong Conservative the political events of recent years have been frustrating. None are more frustrating than this election cycle.
We prayed and hoped for a real Conservative to counter the leftward pull of Obama. We wanted someone to pull the country to the right so we could possibly be, at least, center America, where we typically like to land in national politics.
We have had several Conservative candidates this cycle, but many who have called themselves "Conservative" have coalesced behind a man who is the farthest thing from Conservative as is imaginable and why? Because of FEAR.
Fear of the other, fear of violence, fear of immigrants. These are valid fears, but when fear turns to hate judgement is clouded. That is what has happened. Instead of standing by principles, "Conservatives" have been drawn to hateful rhetoric. Even after Trump has disavowed his own rhetoric to the NYT& others, the seed has been planted. If one wonders how despots rise to power, this is how. Exactly.
Trump's positions are all Liberal/Leftwing, some experts speculate Neo- Proto- or Ur-Fascist as well . He did not magically become Conservative and he has given ample evidence of this---repeatedly. But the fearful will not or cannot hear it.
If Trump is the nominee which Liberal will I choose? I choose Hillary and will, for the first time in my life, vote for a Democrat for president. Why? Because if Trump wins, pretending to be Conservative, he will destroy Conservatism for 20 yrs. He is not pulling down-ticket Conservatives so his administration would be Liberal to the max.
It is a difficult choice but I am absolutely convinced it is the correct choice. If I have to vote Liberal, I vote strategically Liberal.
I have been a Republican all my adult life: If Trump
is the party’s nominee, I will write in Ted Cruz! Trump
is as bad as Obamy but in a different way.
If you would vote for Hillary then you are as phony a conservative as Sen. Lindsey Graham or Paul Ryan.
Don’t let the door hit you on the backside.
Bye
Well done!
Cruz supporters seem like complete psychopaths.
Good bye.
You can trace that back to the man himself. Senator Green Eggs & Ham’s 99 Senator dirtbags and one Saint Ted narrative is hugely destructive. He has so brainwashed his dead end supporters that they would rather support Hillary than Trump. Think about that.
Buh-Bye pothead. Roll and smoke another one, you need it !
Once you get over the defeat, you will look back and see what a terrible campaign Cruz ran from the outset.
There are many things he should have done before seeking the Oval Office.
I remember a day not too long ago that Rush was actually going to offer some stern advice to Cruz and then backed off of it. Probably because Cruz can’t handle criticism.
He went on to say that he could say good things about Cruz but that he couldn’t get him votes.
Cruz has a lot to learn. Maybe he will and maybe he won’t.
What he is doing now is self destructive and Country destructive.
I hope someone has the wisdom to tell him to back off his current path and save some face..
Well, goodbye.
Wasn’t this the guy smashing out the window of the patrol car in Costa Mesa the other night?
Consider this, if you will: the 2016 election is not about a "conservative" v. a "liberal." Nor is it about "right" v. "left."
The 2016 election is an American Nationalist v. a Globalist.
Americans of many stripes will be rallying around the American Nationalist in a last gasp effort to save this nation.
“My poison is Hillary.”
Throw in some arsenic , so we can get rid of you sooner.
You ought to reconsider. Nobody is pretending Trump is a conservative, but he loves America and will keep America strong and conservative American values will flourish.
I thought it led to the Dark Side...
Seriously though, I agree it's a pretty lame opus. You haven't given a single example of a liberal position of Trump's. Trump's conservative on (1) illegal immigration, (2) border security, (3) guns, (4) energy, (5) global warming (or the lack thereof), (6) healthcare. And that's just off the top of my head.
Vote Hillary! Yay! Quit pretending you are a conservative and come out as the true closet liberal you are....
If Trump is the party’s nominee, I will write in Ted Cruz! Trump is as bad as Obamy but in a different way.
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