Flopper
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We aren't satisfied with the professions so let's try out some non-professionals. The problem with this line of thinking is once the non-professional takes office he becomes a professional. He will make decisions based how they will sit with the people in next election. How can anyone believe Trump wouldn't do exactly that? Re-election will become of paramount importance just as is for all politicians.I've haven't heard any candidate suggest a 90% tax. The only candidates with a protectionist policies are Trump and Sanders.. Over and over, conservatives seek to reduce government benefits. They continue to voice their opinion that Social Security is the worst mistake this country has made with Medicare a close second. Conservatives seek to turn back the clock to those good old days of pure capitalism with no government interference. They seek to return America to Anglos with mass deportations. Most young people want to build upon what we have now, not start all over again. They want progress which is why they vote for the progressive agenda of Democrats.
No, they want Socialism because it relieves them of responsibility; the same reason anybody would prefer socialism.Unfortunately, promises are what get candidates elected. A candidate's real record of achievements and failures in office is always dismal compared to their promises. This is why complete neophytes such as Trump or Carson appeal to the public. They have no record in public office to defend against attacks from the opposition so they can devote themselves to promising their followers whatever they want to hear.It's not what I want, it's what the American people want. The Left like the Right, doesn't delivery a tenth of what they promise.
Indeed....I would trust more a politician that honestly states: "I will try to......because I believe in...."
Than the morons like Trump who openly state: " I will do......"
Since we are a system of compromises in governing, any statement that smack of the latter, is viewed by me as simple PANDERING.
I saw an add posted for a bookkeeper that had nearly a full page of required qualification. The qualification for president can be stated in just one sentence. The President must: be at least 35 years of age. be a natural-born citizen, and. be a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. And of course the ability to convince voters that he or she is faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!
This is correct. The voters of the Republican party are sending a message to their leaders which is something that should have happened a long time ago. We are sick of professional politicians who bandy around the issues and not do what's right for the country.
Politicians (on both sides) make decisions based on how that will sit with the people come next election. It seems that reelection is much more important than standing up for what's right.
The spotlight in our party are those non-professional politicians. As you stated, no dirty laundry. Oh, I'm sure that the Democrats will stoop to personal incidents to try and cut down whoever the Republican candidate is such as Bush's 20 year old DUI, or how Romney transported his dog when he went on vacation, but no ability to attack them on issues.
I don't think anyone really knows with any certainly what would happen if we had a president with no experience in government or public office because we've never had one. We've had about half dozen generals that became president but that's about as close we got to putting a novice in the Whitehouse. I suspect the worst problem would be the relationship between congress and the president.
Well see, you are absolutely wrong about Trump. He doesn't even care if he wins this election yet alone be enslaved for the next one.
If we don't want Trump as President, fine with him, he has plenty of things to do. He's certainly not going to pout. As for reelection, it will be the same thing.
Unlike professional politicians, Trump already has the money and power which is the prime draw for people that want to be President or even in government to begin with. Because of that, Trump says what's on his mind and he could care less whether we like his comments or not. That's whats so refreshing about the guy.
In the meantime, the other contenders (on both sides) have to watch every word they say. They are so scripted that we never learn what they are really about. Even if they don't say something offensive, the media will turn it that way such as they have with Carson when he stated he would try to lead a classroom to attack a gunman if their lives were in danger.
I can understand Republicans protesting professional candidates by supporting the clown of the business world, however this protest may become much more than that. Trump's supporters and Trump himself have been amazed by how well he has done in the polls. The truth is he could actually go all the way and that's pretty scary because the man does not have the knowledge, the experience or the personal traits we need in a president.
Trump definitely has leadership ability and can mesmerize an audience but that's not enough. A president also needs to be subtle, diplomatic, have a clear vision for the country, and a basic grounding in law. Trump has precisely none of those. He is as subtle as peacock, as diplomatic as a cat in heat, has the vision of a mole and the legal understanding of a five year old.
The characteristics that supporters like so much in Trump are exactly what get's a president in big trouble.