Never Trump people need to consider a question: Is voting for Trump really any worse than voting for Dole or McCain? I am still undecided. I know I can’t vote for Hillary but I am still not convinced I can vote for Trump. Why? What is my problem?
It can’t be that Trump is at best a moderate. That would describe a string of people I have voted for. Sure, I held my nose on most of them. Why am I having such a hard time finding my nose this time around.
Part of it may be a growing realization that compromise in politics has brought no results. Even the patron saint of conservatives, Ronald Reagan, gave in to amnesty. We all make mistakes but what we see is the wholesale selling out on principle. I have seen it in school board members. I have seen it in presidents. I can deal with compromise. What I can’t deal with is betrayal.
Maybe if I could just lower my expectations to “Who will make it easier for me to get the government to pay my bills” I would have less trouble. But then what do I do with the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Commandments?
homo unius libri
Two words: Supreme Court
ReplyDeleteSame problem, second verse. We know what Hillary will do. With Trump we can only hope he gets the right advice.
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I am encouraged that he seems to be taking some advice from Ben Carson, whom I'd really hoped would be the nominee.
DeleteCarson was also on my list. I have confidence in his integrity and can only hope that is his role in this election. I remember how Trump got together with the NRA people to learn about Second Amendment issues. I will pray and possibly hold my nose.
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lol - You've spent so much time on that fence that you must surely have corns on your backside!
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing the definition of the Mugwump of the 19th century: They sat on a fence with their mug on one side and their wump on the other.
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lol - That was worth coming back for, Pumice!
ReplyDeleteI always try to oblige.
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