It's a sweet and tender notion, but it's never going to happen.
That man was never a threat to "the establishment." By establishment, I mean the owners. We're going to be at war for all the time. Financial deregulations are in place. No challenge to the Fed will even be thought of, let alone spoken. It's status quo... with a side order of incompetent asshole. And, because of him, his candidacy, his administration, and the general attitude he has come to represent, I defer to my response to heelmanwilm above.
That's a prime example of actions have consequences. He pissed off the wrong person. Now, think about the kind of person Trump is. His "Potential List Of Pissed Off People" is going to be miles long.
By establishment I was more referring to the democrat/republican being elected with no realistic challenge from others. You've always said that you wanted a non traditional candidate to have a chance. Trump succeeding would have increased that chance. It just seems to me there are several people on this board who dismissed Trump on day one. I'm surprised that you have been one of those people.
That's why I say that humility is a very powerful trait. Most people believe being humble, and having the capacity to know you're wrong and apologize for it, are signs of weakness. To me, it takes a lot more strength to be humble and show restraint than to act quickly and irrationally. And, it's even worse to be vengeful. Donald Trump cannot handle criticism... AT ALL. He refuses to accept it and will never admit being wrong. But, he desperately loves approval and approbation... not criticism. And, now he's managed to wind up in the most-criticized office on the planet.
Atypical is fine. "Non-traditional" is pretty broad. Asshole is not the route I wanna go. Donald Trump is the antithesis of what I'd want to see in a person who is in the office of President. Just because he wasn't in government his whole life, doesn't mean he's the go-to choice for someone who is sick of government pros.
I'm not saying the person would have to be just like Trump. Just saying that he would help open people's minds to something other than generic democrat vs. generic republican if he does a good job.
Your posts seem to suggest otherwise.
I do believe that Trump's administration will open people's minds. Of that, I am certain!
I didn't believe he would win last year. But, I don't think I dismiss him. Maybe I have a different understanding of dismiss. I still don't think he's qualified, nor do I think he even considered the seriousness of what he was getting himself into.
...and Never-Trump conservatives, and all 17 agencies of the US Intelligence Community, and the Senate, and the House of Representatives, and the Department of Justice/Special Counsel.
I used to be a registered Republican when it was the party of reason and principle.
Conspiracy theories aren't limited to republicans. I think the issue here is that you, along with most posters here, actually think there is a difference between the two parties. They are all the same.
Well, when you start saying one party does this and one party does that, it seems logical that you think they are different. If you actually think they are the same, then I humbly apologize.
You're really struggling today. I was comparing the Republican party to itself, nothing more.
oh, well... big deal. There's always flunkies going down. Scooter Libby, for example.Maybe, not Trump . .
Flying Flynny is now considered to be a 'cooperating witness'.
I never mentioned Trump specifically, but plenty of his associates have been implicated. It seems odd to characterize agencies investigating allegations of inappropriate Russian contact as "conspiring to...cause political turmoil." I'd argue they're simply doing their jobs. Maybe that's just me.
