2/18/26:
Interesting to go back in time and look at what I was thinking back then. My views have changed a bit. Cruz was more conservative than Trump, it says here. Even Limbaugh was saying stuff like that.
Events have shown that Trump has governed more conservatively than Reagan did. But Reagan is still considered the great conservative hero. Well, yeah; he was. But that was then. This is today.
I can only note that very little has changed in terms of ACTIVITY on the grass roots level. Trump is a billionaire. Must these kinds of people the only people that we can choose from to lead us?
Maybe so. Anybody who hasn't achieved as much as Trump did ( how many become billionaires?), will end up being controlled by the movers and shakers all around. Trump is no different than what we would get anyway. Money controls too many things.
The only thing that the public has is mass, but that could have its advantages too. This is where the GOP is stumbling badly, and it's going to cost us yet again. That's because we never seem to learn.
Take a look at what happens. The GOP put forth McCain and Romney to run against the commie pinko 0bama. How in the hell does something like that happen? Neither of these two had the base with them, but had to be accepted because there was nobody else.
Therein lies a problem. As with all problems, what do you do about it? Right now, all we seem to get is a lot of bitching, and not much else.
So Trump doesn't get as much done as we would like? If that's a problem, then what besides to bitch about it, are you willing to actually DO? The result in Texas recently is not to vote, and the pinkos got a reliably conservative Congressional seat. There's a problem there, and what has been done about it? Well, I've bitched about it...
Well, at least I'm going to vote. That ain't much, but it is SOMETHING. Come to think of it, I have indeed done more than average. I tried doing things at a grass roots level. I talked about with people I know, but the reaction was underwhelming. Just like this blog. You know, one person can make some differences perhaps. But one person is just one person. Know what I mean, Vern?
3/11/16:
The argument goes like this: Since Trump isn't a real conservative, his judicial appointments will disappoint you if you are a conservative and vote for him.
To answer that one, look at Reagan's appointments. He had three, I believe, and only one of them was a staunch conservative. Sure, he got forced into Anthony Kennedy, but he also selected Sandra Day O'Connor. Not exactly a staunch conservative. He had no excuses with that one, either. The GOP controlled the Senate then, so nothing was in the way, unless he let it be.
Supposedly, Cruz will do better than Trump. But if he doesn't get a friendly Senate, he will get his candidates Borked, too.