There's going to be a purge in Jan like we have not seen since Eisenhower.
Most people don't know this....but in many if not most federal jobs there IS a purge coming. Literally every person from supervisor on up is going to get demoted, replaced, or will resign to a lessor job and a Republican is going to get the good job back that they had when Bush was in 8 years ago. Going to really help out some good Republicans that I know at a local US Attorney Office. You get to go from head of the crappy little crime division to the head of the major headline crime unit in over night.
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Cruz truly was their anointed one (His dad and Cruz's top adviser/money bag David Barton are Seven Mountain Dominionists), that's why cult members consider memes of Cruz as a snake charmer etc... Vile, Evil etc...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/ted-cruzs-campaign-is-fueled-by-a-dominionist-vision-for-america-commentary/2016/02/04/86373158-cb6a-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html?utm_term=.7da9281eb9fa
What's amazing is you think all of those people are conservatives.
I'd love to know what your idea of an "originalist" is regarding the Supreme Court.
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I have hopes, the pre-season has promise to a degree...... but very little faith. This is not a man you put your faith in. Again.... we shall see. Time will tell. The kids with the pom poms on the sidelines don't play the game.....
The Rock
As far as who are Conservatives. Actually Regan wasn't one,, at first, but he surrounded himself with them and they nudged him in that direction. Eventually, he became one.
Cruz is/was a conservative as was Walker. I would rather see either of them in place of Trump, but since that isn't going to happen, all I can do is hope and pray.
If Trump does his planned actions,,, another trillion dollar stimulus package and paid daycare and the like, our deficits will continue to grow, as will the government needed to oversee these programs.
Any promises to shrink the government and get it out of our lives will be lost, like a fart in the wind. You can't shrink a government with all these new programs that need to be supervised...
Anyhow, as for where to go to be free, the Bahamas isn't bad, Honduras is pretty good if you are an American Ex patriot with a retirement, at least for the time being. Belize is a good place with a pretty unrestricted government. There are still some places out there.
Just sayin' all these people who jumped on the Trump train early were talking about how he was going to save this country. From what I can see, it looks like things will be big government business as usual.......
And on that note, I will also say, I am not going to prejudge. He isn't even in office yet, so I do hope that he can make the government less restrictive to bring business back and get out jobs back. I do hope that he can make this country more prosperous, while keeping with the Constitution.
I see. So you gave Obama the benefit of the doubt when he came into office? And were going to do so for Hillary also if she had won?
No?
Yeah, I thought as much.
Trump isn't a blank slate, just like they weren't. He has a record as a Liberal, and until he starts consistently showing results to the contrary, I will continue to regard him as what he has always proudly and publicly been before he decided to run for President.
I'm not a victim at all, I just have the ability to inform myself about a person's past and judge their present and future accordingly. I will do that the same with Trump as I have with Obama and Hillary and any other politician that aspires to the Presidency.
And I don't for a second believe that you gave raging Liberal Obama the benefit of the doubt or that you were prepared to do so for Hillary had she won instead of Trump.
Many made the pragmatic decision. To many morality doesn't matter, if it's their guy. I remember some of the comments about an immoral Bill Clinton from the very same people.
Many had to hold their nose and take a shower afterwards, but Trump won. It still does not address the moral questions in any way. Winning does not make things right. But win he did. Now we see how he performs his duty.
Now we go from here.
To say Josh was a Hillary supporter is disingenuous at best. He may not have fallen into goosestep line..... But anyone arguing any other way is doing so for other reasons than fact. And behaving exactly as those they profess to oppose on the other side.
Put down the pom poms and stay in reality. Trump has made some good moves and decisions. Good for him. But to say he is a loose cannon is downplaying things. The line the President of the Free World must walk is a very fine line. And very few "mulligans".
We shall see.
We do not know what the future holds. And, while there has been a good deal to be happy with, there are some questionable nominee's from a conservative stand point. So, we'll have to wait and see. Because, as gadan stated, we need a working congress to put conservative laws and ideas in front of OUR president. That is the way it works. I was hoping he'd come in and blast conservative values and people down America's throat. Make it known to everyone that he was serious about being a very conservative leader. Instead, I'm now forced to hope he is doing this as some form of negotiation with the establishment to get them to play along.
Look, he has a tough road. No one established wants him there. He is in a position that ensures he is going to make some people mad. So, I continue to support him and his actions and, remind myself daily that it is easy to play devils advocate. Most important though, is I still believe he has the best intentions for this country. So, I concede there are several ways to skin a cat. And, that mine might not be the best.
But, as Rocky pointed out, I simply rest easier at night knowing that the SC will be in favor of our founding document with his win. For my kids and Grand kids sake. That feeling is priceless.
God Bless
God bless, Steve
You may like josh and know josh but I do not believe you KNOW josh. The man tried everything in his power to ruin this nation if his will would have been done. That bitch whore and the classless scum she represents, the same person that josh never publicly demeaned as he did the President Elect, would be ruling your life. People here can swallow that conservative BS all they want just as in Bill Kristol but the "fact" remains. He was content to have America 's future lay in the devils hands and destroy our children's lives forever, and for that no penance is strong enough. None. The friend card play only so far. He continues to make that journey everyday.
Pig, Doc is correct IMO.
The Rock
I like you Rocky. I decided that back several months ago. We'd hit it off swell. I like people with passion that aren't afraid of being who they are. I understand your feelings concerning joshua and, can relate to some of them as well. You two can work those out between yourself.
God Bless men
Dude, you haven't got the first clue. I've spent over 40 hours in the deer blind with several of my kids this week trying to help them get a deer. I'm sorry you missed me so much. Recently got back from taking my 14 year old son on a week long elk hunt where he had a cow tag, so I wasn't around as much then, either. Better get used to me being around only sporadically in the near future because I'm taking my son and his friend on a SD pheasant hunt for the better part of most of next week, also. You'll have to just learn to live without me at times. It'll be okay, I promise.
The only way that will happen is if those legislative proposals appeal to Liberal Democrats and are ones the Republicans in Congress will hold their noses and support him on only because he is the titular head of the party. Seems I've mentioned something like that, oh, once or twice, as one of the things I was very concerned about if he became President. He will get legislation passed through Congress that a Republican majority Congress wouldn't even consider if Hillary was President.
""A lot of people say, 'Oh, he's never been in politics' when I've really been very active, mostly on the other side," Trump said."
If you listen very, very closely.....he's telling you what I and at least half a dozen others here have been saying since Summer of 2015 when he got in the race. He's flat out admitting that what so many of you said wasn't the case, actually was the case. Get used to it.
Joshauf,
Read that again and again and again. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH...What is the use.
The Rock
We know how this is going to end. Because God tells us in Revelations. What we don't know is how it is going to play out. Because God allows free will. God demands responsibility. God didn't give us this as his will. He give us this because that is how responsibility and free will work. We choose what we get. And, God gives us the results of our choices. Can and will God use an individual? Absolutely. God can do anything. But, it is very clear the earth life we live, is our choice concerning free will.
These candidates aren't a result of God's will. They were a result of what America as a whole had asked for. Remember back in the garden? Adam and Eve were living God's will until they fouled that up. Human nature screwed that up. Not God. That started the course we are on today. And, is solely based on the condition of the human heart. Not God's will.
Praise him for his mercy. Mercy we don't deserve. But, don't blame him for our choices. His choice was a human that had no knowledge of sin. Instead of the human nature mankind now exhibits
God Bless men
-Sorry but that is precisely accurate. On a macro level, the representatives reflect the populace and the populace is becoming weaker and more unprincipled, generally. Though, on a finer point, we only operate within God's will so, technically, subjecting ourselves to social depravity is still within the purview of His will. :)
The Rock
The people get the government they deserve. If the people are corrupt, so too will be their representatives. So now we have a guy who said he was going to be doing things differently, and I do hope that he does, but he is selecting insiders to fill his cabinet. So a couple high ranking guys from Goldman Sachs, Mitch McConnells wife, etc, etc.. Looks to me like SSDD, but I sure hope not... But if it is, remember, you asked for it.
KFC...close your HTML tag.
Actually you may disagree but that does not make either you or WV right. The Bible clearly states what I said and it gives an example that men who speak evil of dignitaries do not know what they are doing. That even Michael the Archangel dared not bring a railing accusation when disputing with the devil over the body of Moses but declared , the Lord rebuke you.
God does set up and take down who He wills. We are to pray about it. We are to vote for those that we believe will hold to Christian principles but God sees the beginning and the end and God did give us Obama , for His purpose. Perhaps part of bringing about the end . He has so far given us Trump , perhaps to be a friend and supporter of Israel and to be a part of bringing this country to a place of relationship , recognition of God , and blessing if we repent of our great sinfulness and turn as a nation from our wicked ways.
I do not expect you to agree and I understand clearly what you are saying. I know you are wrong though. You will not change that.
God bless, Steve
Pretty much like now...... we have made our choice and must now live with it as A&E did.
A lot of Calvinists (largely Reformed Presbyterians and Reformed Baptists) believe exactly that.
For the record, I am not a Calvinist. The voters gave us Donald Trump, just like they gave us Obama. Actually, some of the same voters that gave us Obama also gave us Trump. Funny how that works.
I have quite a few Calvinist friends (and family) who have expended much time and effort in trying to "convert me" to their way of thinking. Unsuccessfully. There is much disagreement amongst even themselves as to how far it goes with regards to does God "will" everything or just certain things. But believe me, there are many Calvinists who do in fact believe that God wills/predestines basically every action in their lives. When I point out that the logical conclusion from that is that God would be the author of evil (since all have sinned), most don't like to see it put that way, but some do tacitly acknowledge that, while others do not, despite that being the logical end result. The inherent contradictions in that theology, along with it promoting a God whose character looks different than what I see in the Bible, are the primary reasons they have been unsuccessful in converting me.
God bless, Steve
