While being at the same time both the bad boy and the
presumed savior for our nation’s future constitutional existence, Donald Trump
has been a fascinating combination of attraction and rejection for America, and
his ascendance to the leader of the pack of Republican candidates for president
has been truly astounding.
The establishment Republicans are tying themselves in
knots to get rid of the political threat of Trump, but with establishment
Republicans and Democrats both opposing his candidacy, he looks better all the
time. Plus, his double-digit polling
lead over the nearest Republican darling candidate demonstrates the popular
sentiment in favor of Trump on the part of the fly-over rabble out here in the
real America.
Given all the uproar we are getting from Fox News about
their plan to contain and control Trump during the first debate, it almost
gives the impression of Fox, along with the Republican fancy-pants, branding
Trump as a bad boy who is suspect and needs to be carefully watched and
controlled. So it will be interesting to
see how Fox treats Trump, and we’ll learn whether or not Fox is
establishment-influenced or if they will treat him as just another candidate
they are presenting to the public (remember the “We Report, you decide” motto
of Fox? I haven’t heard that expressed
for some time now).
Someone
please tell Jeb Bush: Hillary is your opponent, not your ally
By way of comparison, and to contrast what Jeb Bush
does and the way Donald Trump conducts a campaign, a few days ago Jeb Bush made
a statement about an excessive and redundant half-billion dollars being spent
on “women’s health issues”. Hillary
began screeching and screaming about Jeb’s truthful statement and Jeb immediately
apologized and sought forgiveness. I‘m certain Trump would never apologize if
he made such a statement. If Jeb meant
what he said why would he back off when his opponent objected? The objection of an opponent is the perfect
opportunity to defend your stated position and convince your potential voters
of exactly where you stand on an issue and why you believe it. This was Bush’s opportunity to win converts
to his campaign and get more followers. It makes me believe that he didn’t mean
what he originally said, so I have to believe he agrees with Hillary on the vast
spending big government does.
This missed
opportunity of Bush to express and defend a conservative position is the reason
why so many Americans feel betrayed by our Republican representatives and why
we want them eliminated from the public scene and real conservatives installed
in their place.
