Rich wrote:Um I have to be honest, I'm starting to have doubts about whether this guy should really be trusted with his finger on the nuclear button.
Trump is all about positioning, negotiation, etc. So that's definitely what you want with respect to nukes, as nukes are presently off the table in most discussions. Remember, Eisenhower, who liberals like to champion as a more moderate Republican, put nuclear weapons on top of Nike missiles for air defense. They were literally going to set off air-blast nukes 45mi off the San Francisco coast to stop Russian bomber fleets. That stuff works. It's exactly why Obama caved almost totally to Iran's demands.
jimjam wrote:Trump is all about clearly thought out logical ideas.
Trump isn't a fool. Most Republicans accept everything in law as an irreversible
fait accompli, as though we couldn't just cancel NAFTA or MFN status for China. In actual fact, we can. That's the reason someone like Donald Trump is interesting. The Republican party doesn't serve the interest of its constituents. Like the Democrats, it serves wealthy donors. People in the Republican party are ready to move against the establishment, and so are the Democrats with Bernie Sanders.
A lot of people have said, "Bush will be the nominee, and the Tea Party will have to fall in line." Actually, no we won't. We can give the Republican party its third loss in the presidential sweepstakes. Take this from E.J. Dionne, a consummate liberal:
Trump Has the GOP Establishment's NumberE.J. Dionne wrote:When Trump gave out Lindsey Graham's cellphone number on Tuesday at an event in the South Carolina senator's home state, he did it to show he wasn't backing down after his outlandish attacks on Sen. John McCain's status as a war hero. But he was also making clear to the Republicans assailing him that he really does have their number.
PPP: Trump 19, Walker 17, Bush 12See, I think if Scott Walker is the RNC nominee, Trump comes into the fold. If it's Jeb Bush, I think he runs third party to ensure Jeb loses. The problem for Bush is that I don't think he can capture the Trump numbers, but Walker can.
Exclusive: Trump threatens third-party runThat's what has the RNC sick to its stomach. If they don't nominate a conservative, they automatically lose. The Democrats are facing the same problem with Hillary vs. Bernie Sanders.
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