Booray said:
Sam Lowry said:
Booray said:
Sam Lowry said:
Booray said:
But most of all it is clear that the majority of POTUS' supporters have zero shame about this or any of POTUS' 10,000 other ethical and moral failings. They are proud to support a guy who would sell his mother's pearls to buy himself a ham sandwich.
This is an easy position for anti-Trumpers to take, in the same way it's easy for people to say lawyers are all sell-outs and have no scruples. You should understand that it's more complicated than that.
No it is really not more complicated than that. Donald J. Trump has no moral compass. He leads his life and makes his decisions on one basis alone: what is good for Donald J. Trump. He is not constrained by the law, believing himself above the law.
I am a damn good judge of character and I have seen enough to know that the above statements are true. Its why he has been sued 3,500 times, why his default conversation is mean, petty insults, why he thinks he can just grab women whenever he wants to, why he has been divorced three times, why he lies on property tax documents and applications for bank loans, why he is afraid to release his tax returns; why he lies about every little thing and and why he measures his life by money and fame.
I understand that all presidents are arrogant; Trump goes way beyond that.
What is complicated is that you share his apparent policy goals. If you want to make the argument that he may be a despicable human being but he is moving us closer to a pro-life, more secure, less regulated country, I understand.
Pretending that we should believe one word that comes out of his mouth, however, is irrational given his track record.
Your last statement is itself irrational given the outcome of the Russia collusion investigation.
Let's not forget your side's justification for holding hearings behind closed doors - the truth will come out later if there's a trial. The only thing being made clear at this point is whatever the Democrats want us to hear. If you want to use that to advocate against Trump, that's fine. But don't expect everyone to simply take your word that he's guilty.
Your last statement is itself irrational given the outcome of the Russia collusion investigation.
What about the Russia investigation makes you think DJT is an honest man? That he didn't collude with Russia? That is probably true but he lied about so many things connected to the investigation, its hard to see how his reputation for truthfulness was helped.
Yes, we are seeing selective evidence from the committee. But the fact that the Chief of Staff admitted the core issue is sort of problematic for the President.
You didn't say he had a bad reputation for truthfulness. You said it was only rational to pre-judge every word that comes out of his mouth. The Russia investigation is strong evidence to the contrary.
General estimations of Trump's character were most relevant before the election, especially during the primaries. My opinion of him at that time was quite low, and I said as much. What's important now isn't how many times he's been sued or divorced. The electorate knew this when they voted. He's now president, and he's entitled to be judged by his conduct as president.
On that score, he's done surprisingly well. Hardly a week has gone by when Trump hasn't been accused of some new atrocity, and he's been vindicated again and again. He's been under unprecedented scrutiny since the day he took office. If the media had been as zealous in pursuing IRS-gate, especially in a bad economy, Obama might have been made to look far worse. The fact that we're debating obscure issues like emoluments - not to mention that Trump actually has the better argument - is almost unbelievable. These issues pale in comparison to the crimes of the Bush and Obama administrations, which were abuses of the highest order. They even pale in comparison to Clinton's campaign finance violations.
You're seeing seeing the absolute worst that an extraordinarily motivated media and opposition party can dig up. The worst they have is a debunked Russian conspiracy theory, a frivolous emoluments lawsuit, and a phone call where Trump tries and fails to get something in return for our foreign aid. That's remarkable when you think about it.
