tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post1020602809737203870..comments2024-03-29T05:29:57.536-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Why I Will Vote for TrumpDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-82973711881501075092016-09-17T21:13:37.811-04:002016-09-17T21:13:37.811-04:00I am willing to try a non- politician who surround...I am willing to try a non- politician who surrounds himself with experienced advisers and cabinet members who are NOT yes men. I know he will have difficulty working with even a GOP Congress and a seemly uncontrollable civil service, but he will learn. Obama didn't meet with the GOP speaker for 18 months; Reagan used to meet every Thursday with the progressive Democratic "Tip" O'Neill in the speaker's hidden office to have a whiskey and discuss what could be done for the country that they could agree on. I hope, as we have seen recently, Trump will be like Reagan in that regard.<br /><br />Clinton would be worse than Obama, IMO, since she will surround herself with yes people. We see that with her being the candidate for the Democrats. <br /><br />And as Dr. Reynolds (Instapundit) has said, if you want to check the Federal government's power, elect a white, male, Republican who would be scrutinized as no Democrat would ever be.amrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351633653335252003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-59691968435592016742016-09-17T10:04:20.436-04:002016-09-17T10:04:20.436-04:00I respect your decision and understand the reasons...I respect your decision and understand the reasons for your decision. I hope you can respect that I can't vote for Trump, even if you don't agree with my reasons. <br /><br />If you will do that, and based on our past limited discussions I think you will, thank you. You are the only Trump supporter I've talked to online who can demonstrate that basic concept of civilized American values.DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33511696377569176392016-06-07T01:27:54.929-04:002016-06-07T01:27:54.929-04:00Except Obama's mother actually didn't meet...Except Obama's mother actually didn't meet those standards. She had to be 19 to pass citizenship on to a foreign born child at the time; She was 18. Therefor IF Obama was born abroad, he in fact would not be a natural born citizen. He wouldn't be a citizen period.<br /><br />Having said that, he was born in Hawaii, so it doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-47799897267484257422016-05-08T14:20:17.076-04:002016-05-08T14:20:17.076-04:00You failed already on the majority of issues Trump...You failed already on the majority of issues Trump views are Democrat views.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089260268960250277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-42112964948985564212016-05-08T13:47:11.585-04:002016-05-08T13:47:11.585-04:00DRJ: now that Cruz and Kasich have dropped out and...DRJ: now that Cruz and Kasich have dropped out and Trump IS the nominee for all intents and purposes, has your opinion changed?<br /><br />Furthermore, your logic about desperate times is understandable but likely wrong. Desperate times often *do* call for desperate measures. And no one doubts that Trump is that desperate measure. Let's just stipulate that there is a 20% chance that Trump will get the most critical issues of our time correct (illegal immigration and avoiding a nuclear/EMP attack on the U.S.). That is still 20% better than Hillary (or any, other Democrat who could be expected to fill in for her if she can't run in November). Your logic is counterintuitive: in good times you would be *foolish* to take risks-- "if it ain't broke..." It is only in times of trouble and chaos, when the standard fixes have been tried and failed that continuing to try the same fixes is not only flawed, it is another name for insanity---i.e., "same actions but expecting different results..."Tschifty Mccoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145718212696956164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-19041169137519372092016-05-05T09:36:07.547-04:002016-05-05T09:36:07.547-04:00You support Trump, Dr Mike?You support Trump, Dr Mike?DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-34563755334605635302016-05-05T09:33:38.485-04:002016-05-05T09:33:38.485-04:00Obviously the California primary doesn't matte...Obviously the California primary doesn't matter anymore. I can't vote for either of these candidates but I understand those who prefer one or the other. I wonder if your antipathy to Hillary comes in part from seeing her up close at the State Department. I, too, found it harder to support Presidents I actually knew because I was more aware of their flaws and weaknesses. <br /><br />It's also interesting how the Clintons' elections involve sone element of protest vote, isn't it?DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-62668967852329135332016-05-05T09:23:10.725-04:002016-05-05T09:23:10.725-04:00This is a perfect example if how Trump has conned ...This is a perfect example if how Trump has conned his supporters. Trump hasn't promised to rescind ObamaCare. He only says that "on Day One" he will ask Congress to rescind ObamaCare:<br /><br />https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform<br /><br />There is no cgance that will happen and Trump knows it. He depended on desperate, gullible supporters to ignore reason and depend on emotion, and it worked.<br /><br />Trump is unpredictable and that makes him dangerous. He will also say and do anything to win, something his supporters seem to like about him. How will they like it when he isn't doing what he promised and uses those tactics against them?DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-90370287461255544452016-05-04T08:01:14.620-04:002016-05-04T08:01:14.620-04:00So you've voting for Hillary. That makes you a...So you've voting for Hillary. That makes you a traitor.<br /><br />I hope TRUMP waterboards you before he shoots you and your family. Angry Torynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-22557290555177009522016-05-03T21:41:37.137-04:002016-05-03T21:41:37.137-04:00My absolute top priority is to ensure that it will...My absolute top priority is to ensure that it will not be a Democrat who nominates the next Supreme Court justice(s). We have seen the consequence of the WH, Congress and Court held by or sympathetic to, the current wave of progressive social tyranny. Yes, as most are well aware, the Founders defined tyranny as the executive, legislative and judicial powers wielded by the same hands.<br />If the Court goes to a solid, reliable, liberal majority, we will lose [more of] our heretofore unalienable rights. And I do not trust the congressional Republicans to have the spine or the stomach to resist whomever a Democratic president may nominate.ColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-72623327608920137692016-05-03T17:24:23.637-04:002016-05-03T17:24:23.637-04:00I have an affinity for Cruz because the ideologue ...I have an affinity for Cruz because the ideologue in me knows that he understands things like how the delegation of Congressional law-making power to agencies is unconstitutional. The realist in me knows that (like Libertarians whose policies always start with a tabula rasa environment and thus are unworkable in a real-world scheme where what is matters) Cruz may be a keen Constitutional scholar, but it doesn't automatically follow that he can do anything with it to make it worth it to support him. Now an AG or SCOTUS appointment otoh would get us his sharp legal mind in a venue where he can do something positive with it.<br /><br />Since it looks like a Trump v. Clinton situation, Trump is the unknown quantity and Clinton is the known quantity. There are R's who will vote Clinton because they can plan for the known quantity and blunt its effects, while a Trump president could make them millions or cost them millions (e.g. Koch) and that's too risky a bet to take. There are plenty of people with stagnated incomes, working in disappearing industries, or in general feel despondant about their future. A known quantity doesn't offer enough hope of anything positive happening on those metrics, but the unknown quantity who is so bombastic and over-the-top as to appear like he'd do anything to upset everyone's apple carts is a very attractive proposition indeed. Why D's are so shocked that the poor/unemployed/economically marginalized would support a man who paves his life with gold is beyond me given that I see it as so obvious as to why they would.<br /><br />I prefer a limited government situation. I don't believe government has my best interests at heart (nor yours either). I believe government overreach in the form of agencies staffed with unelected officious sorts who have all sorts of control over my life is unacceptable. I think the R party sold its soul when it decided that aligning with evangelical Christians to lock up a voting bloc. This is why Trump's lack of conservative credentials doesn't trouble me. Plus, I'm a big fan of upsetting apple cart of the liberal entitled. If it happens, it'll be fun to watch.<br /><br />But since I make my living by selling guns, a Clinton presidency will be very very good for business. And if she comes close to pursuing stronger gun laws, add a couple more "very's" in that sentence.brianna fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501497791667982367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-56149152987772312982016-05-03T16:48:33.127-04:002016-05-03T16:48:33.127-04:00DRJ, This is why I am staying away from Patterico ...DRJ, This is why I am staying away from Patterico until after the election. I think there is too much emotion and Cruz, I'm sorry to say, is a one term Senator. You may say Trump is not even that and it is true. This is a leap in the dark but sometimes that is indicated.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-89915406737653871602016-05-03T16:23:02.957-04:002016-05-03T16:23:02.957-04:00That's what we need. The Democrats and the MS...That's what we need. The Democrats and the MSM will not let up on the GOP candidate, whoever it is. Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-3984283126634113102016-05-03T16:20:49.421-04:002016-05-03T16:20:49.421-04:00DRJ--I'm afraid I agree that Trump is not a ma...DRJ--I'm afraid I agree that Trump is not a man of character. Unhappily, Shrillary Shrooooo is a woman of even less character. I voted for Cruz (and lost) in my deep indigo state's primary for the same reasons Dip gives for his choice of Trump. Further, while I'll be holding my nose and voting for Trump in a race between him and Shrillary Shrooooo, I admit I'll be holding my nose. Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-38677048538790840462016-05-03T16:14:13.234-04:002016-05-03T16:14:13.234-04:00principles. Principals run schools.principles. Principals run schools.Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-47400159419714688162016-05-03T16:12:37.424-04:002016-05-03T16:12:37.424-04:00Anonymous: Cruz, like Obama, was born to an Americ...Anonymous: Cruz, like Obama, was born to an American mother who met transmission requirements. Under US law, both men were are US citizens by birth. Kephahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999385775493831638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-58009925516363599172016-05-03T16:04:05.329-04:002016-05-03T16:04:05.329-04:00You are jumping the gun. At this point you are not...You are jumping the gun. At this point you are not facing a choice between Hillary and another candidate, you are being asked to choose between Cruz and Trump. You will have a chance to vote against Hillary in November. Glenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850268261780589460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-13721568229969829292016-05-03T15:49:16.863-04:002016-05-03T15:49:16.863-04:00I was referencing his plan for getting elected. Fo...I was referencing his plan for getting elected. For all I know the moment he gets sworn in, he'll cross it off on his bucket list and resign. But stopping him would require understanding what he's doing and nobody is cutting anything but racism and hate, which tells me they are clueless.<br /><br />- reader #1482Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-59782487797195502732016-05-03T15:43:32.750-04:002016-05-03T15:43:32.750-04:00It's like choosing between Maleficent or Volde...It's like choosing between Maleficent or Voldermort.<br />I really don't know what to do...Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272207550344418426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-53405103434245111962016-05-03T15:40:28.911-04:002016-05-03T15:40:28.911-04:00You're 99 out of 100 so I'll keep reading!...You're 99 out of 100 so I'll keep reading! I just hope a couple of years from now I don't have to read a mea culpa from you like we've had to hear from Peggy Noonan and others.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272207550344418426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-46255454313276512972016-05-03T11:47:10.604-04:002016-05-03T11:47:10.604-04:00I voted for Cruz in the NY primary and I will vote...I voted for Cruz in the NY primary and I will vote for Trump in the general. It's not that I like Trump; he's not a real conservative, but in this case I'll overlook his lack of conservative credentials. It's just that there is no way in hell that I am going to vote for that woman. Ever.Akakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187471562516416268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-10999861460135534922016-05-03T10:35:45.173-04:002016-05-03T10:35:45.173-04:00My husband believes this will come down to a fight...My husband believes this will come down to a fight and who in the arena would you want to not give up and to be willing to fight for this country. The only one who comes to mind is Trump. I do not like him...after 8 years of listening to Obama listening to another loud mouth is not appealing, but I would never vote for Hillary....and anyone who would has sealed America's fate, which may have already been sealed....east texas rancherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908766066011097621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-11066460664173904092016-05-03T08:55:18.529-04:002016-05-03T08:55:18.529-04:00What in Trump's history gives you the idea tha...What in Trump's history gives you the idea that Trump has any master plan other then to get elected? The papers that his hired experts have written?tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089260268960250277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-83650072694944739722016-05-03T03:51:10.756-04:002016-05-03T03:51:10.756-04:00I know there is no point in litigating "natur...I know there is no point in litigating "natural born citizen" here but I must say in my opinion, the place of birth is not as important as the status of the parents. Obama was a genius to get everyone chasing his birth certificate and yalking Kenya as place of birth. Cruz, like Obama was fathered by a foreigner.<br /><br />BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-49347828485620154752016-05-03T02:34:17.361-04:002016-05-03T02:34:17.361-04:00Drudge reports Trump has a 34% margin, the primary...Drudge reports Trump has a 34% margin, the primary is not over, but what has Cruz got to make up that deficit? Don't know when that poll was taken but with the Mexicans acting fools I can see that margin expanding among (lets call them) the real citizens and taxpayers.Cascadiannoreply@blogger.com