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"If I have to decide who is more likely to be truthful, Trump, Mattis, McMaster or Kelly, I'll take the generals.
-Oso
love the faulty premise that generals are not political animals.
there is an old adage amongst retired military officers that "the guys who retire as brigadiers are the warriors," meaning to suggest that they lacked the political acumen to accumulate more stars.
The premise is the generals are more likely to be truthful
You're way too jaded to really believe that.
Let's talk when the generals say Trump won 2020 and pets are eaten in Ohio
If the Generals DON'T say pets are being eaten in Ohio, you can be sure they are playing politics.
Pet eating has always been the issue undecided voters care about, second only to Trump's victory in 2020
It's a sign of the times, a glaring avatar for the chaos and dysfunction facing ordinary people which has been CAUSED by bad policy. It builds on the narrative that Democrats in general and Biden/Harris in particular are not just incompetent but oblivious to the harm they're causing.
And, to top it all off, Muir stuck a knife in ABC's own kidney quoting the city manager's denial of it happening in order to defend Harris. ABC is the functional equivalent of the DNC press office.
Moderate Republicans cannot come to grips with the reality that our campaign opponent is really not Harris but rather the media. The MRs cannot shake the the instinct to accept the constraints and be willing to lose nobly rather than attack the adversaries we have.
It's never Trump's fault
I agree. The neverTrumpers are indeed responsible for many of the problems besetting the country.
And there we have it
What about RINOs & MRs? It's all their fault, right?
I truly am curious, what are you hoping the Republican party will do after Trump either loses or leaves office? Are you hoping for a Mitt Romney type party? Or a dick Cheney neocon type party? Just trying to figure out what it is exactly you want. Would also like to know how you think it has a chance in hell of winning an election.
Mitt Romney and John McCain, don't win elections my friend.
First, you're the Republican, not I, what are you hoping for post-Trump? You guys have made MTG, Boebert, Gaetz, and Hawley spokesmen. for you. You nominated, Dole, McCain, Romney, HW Bush and W Bush and I voted for every one of them only to find out now you think they are loser "neocon' (whatever that means). Meantime you defend a AG who is a crook
I'll hold my nose and vote for Cruz because Kavanaugh.
This is your post from first page of this thread. it is a good assessment of where y'all are. I think you'll have Trump wannabes because apparently that' works. I'm homeless politically. I don't like the path the Democrats are walking and I won't associate myself with Trump or Paxton.
From Mothra: Great. Awesome. So we nominate the self-aggrandizing buffoon only so that he can get his ass kicked.
Let me help you with your facts:
1) Never been a registered Republican in my life. I vote for them in national elections, mostly because the other side has gotten so extreme. I'd describe myself as a conservative. Never been a Republican.
2) I asked because you've repeatedly decried what the Republican Party has turned into the last 4 years. One would think if you like to ***** and moan about it incessantly, you'd have an idea of what you'd prefer. But if you're too timid to share your views, or are incapable of doing so, so be it. I certainly understand.
3) Unlike you, I WILL answer the question. I'd like to see the Repubs move away from extreme populist MAGA, but incorporate some elements. I'd love to get rid of the idiots you referenced. I can't stand the MGTs of the world. And I hate Trump's divisive rhetoric and petty grievances. But I do like some of the elements he has brought to the party. In short, I'd prefer a party that has traditional Republican values on spending, the deficit, and the size of govt., which seems to have been on the outs since the Bush 2 years (and has continued under Trump).
I'd like to return to traditional Republican roots on foreign policy, which is walk softly and carry a big stick. The neo-con Bush I and Bush II years that you loved are not traditional Republican roots. I am thankful that Trump has returned to the walk softly and carry a big stick roots of the Republican Party. That is how Reagan operated.
I like that Trump has brought in Hispanics and more African Americans to the party. I also like that he has brought in the traditional blue collar factory worker. I like being the party of the little guy and working man, and not merely the party of the big corporation. And I like protecting our domestic jobs, instead of shipping them out to third world countries.
In short, I like the fact the party now appeals to more than the white country club Repubs. It's those guys - the Bushes and Cheneys of the world - who've had the hardest time with Trump. They hate his non-aggressive stance when it comes to the world. Hell, Adam Kinzinger essentially admitted recently that Trump's foreign policy is the number one reason he won't vote for him. And that's fine with me. I'd prefer not to be the party of war mongers anymore. That hasn't gotten us anywhere the last 25 years.
4) I think Trump is going to lose. Been saying that since 2020. My idea hasn't changed. I think he's a bad candidate, and that if he had chosen not to run and the Repubs had gone with someone like DeSantis, he'd be up big over Harris right now, especially if he had Trump's blessing.
But I also realize, as I've said for years, that he's far better than the current iteration of the Democrat Party. And though I don't like him personally, nor do I like all of his policies, I know that his policies will be far better for me and my family, as a conservative. He's not going to tax the **** out of us. He's not going to involve us in unnecessary wars. He's not going to instill woke policies throughout all levels of govt. and the military. He's not going to allow open borders. He's going to put conservative judges on the bench, and the Supreme Court. And he's not going to install economic policies that make it harder for people to afford food and housing.
That's why the choice to vote for he self-aggrandizing Republican buffoon over the liberal buffoon should be such an easy one for actual conservatives.
