As a socially conservative Santorum/Cruz/Jindal kind of guy, I’m beginning to wonder if this is going to be another one of those years in which no one is running who represents me and my interests.
You got that right. Social conservatism is officially kicked out of the Republican Party, and the GOPe brought in Donald Trump to say, “You’re fired!” to social conservatism. The Jeb/Trump wing of the party says, “Abortion and gay marriage are over. You have to accept it for your own good.”
Cruz is supportive of Trump. Stay tuned.
dear engraved,
As being one of the many governed by arse-butt Jindal, I hope that you learn to place youe left hand on your right ear, and your right hand on your left ear, and pull.
Surely out of 16 there is something for everybody.
The first votes are six months out. Right now I am enjoying a tactical success by Trump every day. He moved the political football toward my goal post with nothing but a few politically incorrect phrases.
The media cannot deal with this guy. He leaves them flopping on the floor by not playing gotcha games. Trump is blazing the trail to the White House.
Until the voting starts enjoy the show. A lot can change in a year.
I support Cruz and Jindal-—not Santorum. Last time he ran, he said something that came from a socialist worldview-—about something, and it was troubling to me. I like his abortion, etc. stand, but he doesn’t have the charisma like Cruz, nor the acerbic tongue, which is needed in today’s world and debate.
Solzhenitsyn stated that even a little bit of socialism “rots the soul”. We need to go all the way back to Constitutional Natural Rights again and dump all the systems which promote and normalize vice and dependency, etc.in our children.
I am extremely socially conservative-—since without Virtue there is no Freedom. I never could understand “Libertarianism” because even the pagans 2500 years ago, knew that civil societies can’t exist without moral/good people of Virtue and that all “Just” laws promote “public virtue” only. Justice is the Queen of Virtue.
Needless to say.....it is hard to know what Trump is doing....maybe this will make it easier for the candidates to hold conservative principles on immigration, etc. in the end. Trump seems like the hatchet man-—clearing the arena, for the real show. It is a little too early to tell. I have never thought that Trump was that conservative-—but his ideas so far are forcing Truth to the forefront—plus he attacked Common Core already. We have to get back the schools soon, to save this country.
Aren’t those three still running?
The 3 you mentioned are running.
You have an interest in having the border secured. If we don’t do that we won’t have a country left to argue over.
If you’re a Rick Santorum kind of guy, your interests must be in sweater vests and lame political signage. That’s all he ever was and ever will be.
It’s not about you.
Trump will do himself in, don’t worry. In the meantime, try to enjoy the ride.