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Half the country think it's ####ed, the other half thinks it's fine. That's how it's always going to be going forward. But Dems will win major elections because of dumb young voters who are only concerned with social issues and minorities who are willing to put their social stances aside for the entitlements Dems will throw at them. It's as simple as that.
He did, I thought that response by Rubio about where our immigrants are actually coming from was a great one.
Same applies for the other candidates. The difference is, Trump won't owe anyone any favors, whereas the other candidates will. This is a huge difference in my opinion, and a key factor when talking about fixing a political machine that many believe is broken. Trump admittedly has been on the other side of this equation. He donated millions to campaigns, then when he needed something in return those politicians owed him a favor. They made decisions based on that, not necessarily what was "right" or best for the country. It's the foundation of corruption. A President who owes no favors has more freedom to make the right decisions without improper influence.
Well what if someone offers Trump something. What if someone says, 'hey Donald support me on this banking bill and I will get you a casino permit in Dallas' or some such deal?
On the economy: His experience is trying to "win" deals. Our economy is not a zero sum game where someone wins and someone loses. A president needs to be able to propose and implement policies that stimulate the entire economy, not produce "wins" for a select few. And, and already pointed out, the president doesn't get to fire people everyone.
Exactly. He openly admitted that he will use the rules of this country to benefit himself even if it costs others money, jobs or is seen as "shady". I would be concerned that if Trump was elected, he was alienate both parties and have nobody to work with to accomplish anything.
What more do you want to do? Indiscriminate drone strikes killing innocent civilians, spying on all American citizens without warrants, spying on foreign governments, indiscriminately holding people in off-site jails around the world, torture - that's not enough? What else do you want/think Trump will do?
By copping to buying politicians he showed honesty and exposed what politicians hide. He exposed it so he can change it. With regards to Trump being bought, if he was interested in making more money he wouldn't be running for President. He could be making a heck of a lot more money just sticking to business. He'll lose money running for and potentially being President. I think he's bored with making money and truly wants to be a great President and help our country prosper. And he's willing to spend some of his fortune to do it.
I think that most Americans think that El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are just parts of "Mexico" so it doesn't really matter to the red meat voters.
You said everything seems great. I pointed out that is far from the case.
So instead of fixing the system to get money to influence elections less, we should just elect people who already have a ton of money.
Conor Friedersdorf being righteous. And that's great. I support Paul in most every way, and have been quite vocal about it.
Kasich has been my horse for a year. In fact, I was probably the first in the entire country. I want a deputy cabinet post. Deputy Secretary of DisneyWorld Investigative Services has a nice ring to it.
Really? You want Chris Christie to be the AG? Goodbye 4th Amendment.
Honestly, I don't know exactly. I just think he'd be willing to take steps that politicians aren't without fear of pc backlash.
Great article and it demonstrates once again how Christie tells it
To fit all 17 guys into appropriate executive positions and then to later make an off-handed comment about executive power is remarkable.
Kasich did well and seemed to be the adult in the room. Rational and seemed to be the lone moderate amongst all the conservatives, both real and pseudo. Reminded me of Huntsman. In other words, he has no shot.
Fair enough. I wasn't trying to #### on Yankee's post. Just REALLY wouldn't want some of those guys in my government.
There's no way not to be insulting. Look at your post previous to this one where you identify not being stopped by political correctness as being an important quality. There's been a thousand posts in this thread highlighting why the office of POTUS is a complex one that can't be handled with rash Joe-the-plumber platitudes. We have a lot of morons in this country who thinks it's that simple, however.
Also, didn't CC make the point twice that he was sworn in as US Attorney on 9/10/01? According to this he held the office from 2002 to 2008.
Because he's a celebrity and an exciting "outsider" at the same time. The exciting outsider always polls strong in the beginning and drops when they actually have to stand for something.
They like that he says what is on his mind. They think we need to do something about illegal immigrants, China and terrorists. They don't know what exactly, but they believe because Trump is so brash that he is the kind of guy that will actually follow through and deliver on his message. Also, there are just a lot of angry people and Trump isn't afraid to get angry about anything. Maybe anger is the defining quality.
Wow. He totally said that. And according to wiki, he was nominated on 12/7/01 and confirmed on 12/20/01.
because `Merica is full of dumb people ...just look at the leaders we constantly vote in
I've said this before here. People never stray too far from their parties or beliefs. Trump is Reform Party, and if I'm not mistaken was a Reform Party guy back in the day. That's why he's so outrageous and outspoken. He taps into that sentiment.
At this point he's the most recognizable. He says outrageous stuff that gets a ton of play in the media. There are a ton of people who don't really care that he's an empty suit with exactly nothing specific on anything whatsoever. It's pretty sad that this is what we've come to in this country, actually. Evidently some people are OK with the guy running the country hurling random insults from the Oval Office and doing nothing else. You said it yourself upthread -- "I don't know what he'll do, or even what I want done, but he's not PC and that's enough for me." Seriously?
As Kasich pointed out, he "stuck a nerve." People are sick of being played by politicians and the media.
