I’ve taken some heat here for talking about Trump and the evangelicals — this is what I’m talking about. This is also why, IMO, talk about Trump is relevant on a religious forum.Take a look: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/jerry-falwell-jr-cant-imagine-trump-doing-anything-thats-not-good-for-the-country/2018/12/21/6affc4c4-f19e-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html
Give a rest, Dave. Fallwell is not claiming Trump is perfect or that he never might disagree with him on a policy. I did not agree with Trump on the bumpstocks. But I do not think that decision will be harmful to the country. Why don’t you give us a rundown on the Trump policies you think have been harmful to the country________________
It’s clear you didn’t read the interview, because that’s literally exactly what he said.
It’s clear you didn’t read the interview, because that’s literally exactly what he said.
Doesn’t matter.This short answer by David French to the question of what it means to be a conservative in the age of Trump is why your question isn’t relevant to what I post about the president. I’m not sure if you’ll take the time to read this with an open mind, but I hope you do:
Doesn’t matter.This short answer by David French to the question of what it means to be a conservative in the age of Trump is why your question isn’t relevant to what I post about the president. I’m not sure if you’ll take the time to read this with an open mind, but I hope you do:
Oh my.
Oh my.
Oh my. You are a conservative in the tradition of Kasich, Dole, McCain, etc etc, those who really did discredit the conservative cause________________
Re: This interview is mind-blowing (L)
Being rejected as a participant in your and the president’s brand of conservatism is an excellent way to start 2019. I wear that badge with honor. How about Pat Buchanan, or Reagan, or Jefferson________________
So far, I can’t think of anything that Trump has done (I am speaking of policy–not shooting off at the lip/hip) that I greatly disagree with.We have to realize that the content and the packaging can be at odds when it comes to Trump. He has solid ideas, I think, wrapped up in a package that causes pretty much everyone to occasionally be aghast.Talk to North Korea. I agree. The other way wasn’t working.Pull troops from Syria. I agree. The military will NEVER want to come home. Why? Because they want a clear win on their record…AND…it allows desk jockeys to obtain field experience by coming in for a few months and serving as a commander…AND…it justifies increases in expenditures for new weapons systems, etc. But why should our boys continue dying or being risked unless we have an absolute clear objective? There will almost certainly ALWAYS be a reason for the military to be deployed. The question is whether it is a good reason. Do we think that the loss of around 5000 American boys was justified? It’s unpatriotic to say otherwise! Why, the more the merrier! Besides, they’re heroes for doing our bidding and dying for us. Did it really stop anything? Well, it did stop about 5000 boys from coming home alive. And many more it allowed to come home deeply scarred.Taxes. Yep.Embassy to Jerusalem. Oh, yeah!Playing hardball with allies on military expenditures. Check! (No wonder they do so well economically–we bear the greatest burden in terms of the military.)Renegotiating trade treaties. Yep. For it.The thing is that we have become so accustomed to how the president ought to act, that we have mistaken good behavior on their part with effectiveness. And, on the other hand, we have mistaken poor behavior (that’s Trump) with ineffectiveness. Yeah, he is brash, rough around the edges, and in need of his mouth washed out with soap sometime…but Rocket Man got NK to the table, and what we have now, even if it’s not perfect, is FAR BETTER than what we did have with NK.As for collusion with Russia, if someone is claiming that Russia is controlling Trump, that seems unlikely. You can be sure that everyone from lawyers and chiefs of staff have tried to control him. Didn’t happen. As for getting dirt on Hillary from Russia, IF IT’S TRUE, THEN IT’S TRUE–AND FAIR. Why is it OK for one candidate to dig up dirt on someone SO LONG AS THEY DIDN’T GET THE DIRT FROM OVERSEAS?Dirt is dirt.
Never mind, It wouldn’t matter________________
But this line of reasoning is unacceptable brainwashing in the mind of our brother Dave. He will NOT go down your list and check off the ones he feels are evil________________