What a silly world we live in. People are genuinely angry at a very fair piece by Peggy Noonan. You can read the piece here. This is the piece that burns up those consultants who now have invented an income stream against Trump, having been marginalized within the GOP.
You failed to make the distinction between being pro-birth and pro-life. No Democrat applauds the killing of unborn babies. There is much more to being pro-life than forcing a woman to carry an unborn child to term. trump, with the help of the GOP, has done plenty to harm children by ending or decreasing funding for programs that serve them, i.e., subsidized school meals and Medicaid. And, what about the lifetime of psychological harm done to children locked in cages and separated from their parents --- in some cases, never to be re-united? What has trump and the GOP done to protect children from gun violence? Spending on children has some of the highest rates of return, but this administration is even taking money from the defense fund that was designated for building schools for military children. Sorry, but Republicans can not take the high road on being pro-life. That's a false distinction.
Erick, You have appropriately identified one of the core reasons I will be voting for Trump and the republican ticket in my state this November.
I do not like the "me, me, me, or I, I, I" of the current president. I disapprove of his use of twitter to bash or extol complicated issues that can not be summed up in 40 words or less. I disapprove of his personal conduct related to his wives. I fear for him as he appears to wrestle with "what is truth." I also fear that he has never really had the gospel presented to him, as surely how well he does "as president" is not the basis of entry into heaven or hell.
But, at least I know that he has chosen rightly related to the life issue.
The Democrats lost my vote when they chose wrong on this most fundamental right. The right of life is given to us by the creator. Life is more than a biological event. There is a spiritual dimension that is greater than "the right to chose." In fact I would argue that the choice of a woman or the man is whether or not to engage in the act that results in life being created.
Once the life is created, it is of much higher value than the inconvenience it may pose to the people blessed with that life. Children are a blessing from the creator. There are many who are not given that blessing. We now have more than 50 Million blessings that have been torn apart, and thrown back at the creator as "rejected...not wanted." It should not surprise anyone that other blessings that have been given in the past are now being withheld as well, since we as a nation have disposed of the greater blessing.
So, I will vote Republican and for President Trump not because I approve of everything they stand for. But I will vote for them because the got the issue of life correct. If Joe Bidden wins, I will pray for him. And I will pray that someone has the courage to preach to him the gospel as well. You can not really believe in Jesus and believe in killing our children. There is a narrow path and killing our blessings are not found on it.
Erick, aren't you a never Trumper? and did you not say you would not vote for him? even with all his faults he is still at the head of the party ticket.
The jury (in my mind) has finally reached a unanimous decision: the two party system has failed. Miserably.
Other than the political establishment, what would it hurt to try a multi-party, proportional representation system? I find it hard to believe that more babies would die under it. And I am not being flippant there, even if it reads so.
Forgive me if someone has already asked/mentioned this.
There are people on both sides who are cashing in. Hannity is the first that comes to mind on the pro-Trump side.
The problem with the Lincoln Project is not that they're opposing Trump, but that they explicitly support Biden. Republican Voters Against Trump is doing it right, but they're probably not getting paid anywhere near as much as Rick Wilson & Co.
But when the dust all settles, it will still remain that a plurality of Republicans thought it a swell idea that an unfit immoral man with no real principles should be the standard-bearer of the Grand Old Party, especially when there were other candidates who could have more easily beat Hillary. Trump is going to a stain--a real sh*tstain--on this party for years and perhaps decades to come.
No I dont agree. Peggy Noonan was against Trump in summer and fall 2015. When she saw the game was up in Early spring 2016 she began weeping crocodile tears for the hillbillies.
Here is my conundrum. In 2016, I thought established members of Congress like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell would stand up to Trump’s worst impulses and keep faith with conservative principles. At best, the leadership of the GOP stood silent. Many publicly supported manifestly counterproductive moves by the president. All of the GOP candidates on this ballot talk about standing with Trump and draining the swamp.
I have seen Trump for the con man he is. That vote is easy. But what do I do about the leaders that chose to support Trump and his 3 year campaign to undermine the republic?
Very unwise to think trump gives a hoot about the unborn. He is using good intentioned Christians to further his agenda. He is the epitome of those qualities most akin to the antichrist.
Whatever reasons one has for dislike Trump or his policies, handing control of our country over to progressive Democrats by burning the Republican party down is insane. It is the political equivalent of the Romans 3:8 passage that the Apostle Paul strongly condemns: "Why not say--as some slanderously claim that we say--'Let us do evil that good may result'? Their condemnation is just!" If one claims to be a true conservative, Senators like Cruz/Cotton and Congressmen like Jordan and the House Freedom Caucus are arguably the gold standard of today's conservatism. One doesn't have to support all of Trump's actions/policies to recognize that Trump's policies are a lot closer to true conservatism than the Democrats policies are and that even though Trump is morally flawed, his opposition is supporting violent riots conducted by outright Marxists who burn flags and Bibles and blind police with powerful lasers.
Erick,
You failed to make the distinction between being pro-birth and pro-life. No Democrat applauds the killing of unborn babies. There is much more to being pro-life than forcing a woman to carry an unborn child to term. trump, with the help of the GOP, has done plenty to harm children by ending or decreasing funding for programs that serve them, i.e., subsidized school meals and Medicaid. And, what about the lifetime of psychological harm done to children locked in cages and separated from their parents --- in some cases, never to be re-united? What has trump and the GOP done to protect children from gun violence? Spending on children has some of the highest rates of return, but this administration is even taking money from the defense fund that was designated for building schools for military children. Sorry, but Republicans can not take the high road on being pro-life. That's a false distinction.
Erick, You have appropriately identified one of the core reasons I will be voting for Trump and the republican ticket in my state this November.
I do not like the "me, me, me, or I, I, I" of the current president. I disapprove of his use of twitter to bash or extol complicated issues that can not be summed up in 40 words or less. I disapprove of his personal conduct related to his wives. I fear for him as he appears to wrestle with "what is truth." I also fear that he has never really had the gospel presented to him, as surely how well he does "as president" is not the basis of entry into heaven or hell.
But, at least I know that he has chosen rightly related to the life issue.
The Democrats lost my vote when they chose wrong on this most fundamental right. The right of life is given to us by the creator. Life is more than a biological event. There is a spiritual dimension that is greater than "the right to chose." In fact I would argue that the choice of a woman or the man is whether or not to engage in the act that results in life being created.
Once the life is created, it is of much higher value than the inconvenience it may pose to the people blessed with that life. Children are a blessing from the creator. There are many who are not given that blessing. We now have more than 50 Million blessings that have been torn apart, and thrown back at the creator as "rejected...not wanted." It should not surprise anyone that other blessings that have been given in the past are now being withheld as well, since we as a nation have disposed of the greater blessing.
So, I will vote Republican and for President Trump not because I approve of everything they stand for. But I will vote for them because the got the issue of life correct. If Joe Bidden wins, I will pray for him. And I will pray that someone has the courage to preach to him the gospel as well. You can not really believe in Jesus and believe in killing our children. There is a narrow path and killing our blessings are not found on it.
Charles
Erick, aren't you a never Trumper? and did you not say you would not vote for him? even with all his faults he is still at the head of the party ticket.
The jury (in my mind) has finally reached a unanimous decision: the two party system has failed. Miserably.
Other than the political establishment, what would it hurt to try a multi-party, proportional representation system? I find it hard to believe that more babies would die under it. And I am not being flippant there, even if it reads so.
Forgive me if someone has already asked/mentioned this.
There are people on both sides who are cashing in. Hannity is the first that comes to mind on the pro-Trump side.
The problem with the Lincoln Project is not that they're opposing Trump, but that they explicitly support Biden. Republican Voters Against Trump is doing it right, but they're probably not getting paid anywhere near as much as Rick Wilson & Co.
But when the dust all settles, it will still remain that a plurality of Republicans thought it a swell idea that an unfit immoral man with no real principles should be the standard-bearer of the Grand Old Party, especially when there were other candidates who could have more easily beat Hillary. Trump is going to a stain--a real sh*tstain--on this party for years and perhaps decades to come.
No I dont agree. Peggy Noonan was against Trump in summer and fall 2015. When she saw the game was up in Early spring 2016 she began weeping crocodile tears for the hillbillies.
Here is my conundrum. In 2016, I thought established members of Congress like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell would stand up to Trump’s worst impulses and keep faith with conservative principles. At best, the leadership of the GOP stood silent. Many publicly supported manifestly counterproductive moves by the president. All of the GOP candidates on this ballot talk about standing with Trump and draining the swamp.
I have seen Trump for the con man he is. That vote is easy. But what do I do about the leaders that chose to support Trump and his 3 year campaign to undermine the republic?
Very unwise to think trump gives a hoot about the unborn. He is using good intentioned Christians to further his agenda. He is the epitome of those qualities most akin to the antichrist.
Whatever reasons one has for dislike Trump or his policies, handing control of our country over to progressive Democrats by burning the Republican party down is insane. It is the political equivalent of the Romans 3:8 passage that the Apostle Paul strongly condemns: "Why not say--as some slanderously claim that we say--'Let us do evil that good may result'? Their condemnation is just!" If one claims to be a true conservative, Senators like Cruz/Cotton and Congressmen like Jordan and the House Freedom Caucus are arguably the gold standard of today's conservatism. One doesn't have to support all of Trump's actions/policies to recognize that Trump's policies are a lot closer to true conservatism than the Democrats policies are and that even though Trump is morally flawed, his opposition is supporting violent riots conducted by outright Marxists who burn flags and Bibles and blind police with powerful lasers.