Why the shift?

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

 

[Hossfly]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Maybe we'll find out in one of these episodes on Kraft Mystery Theater.

www.tv.com

 

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Maybe we'll find out in one of these episodes on Kraft Mystery Theater.

www.tv.com

I pray we find out sooner than later.

 

[BluesLegend]

Goddamn you liberals lie, no dummy there's a huge difference between free trade and fair trade. Go back to China you hack.

 

[BluesLegend]

Here's the first line of virtually every thread started by a liberal...

 

[Nosmo King]

Goddamn you liberals lie, no dummy there's a huge difference between free trade and fair trade. Go back to China you hack.

Tariffs are neither free nor fair. The consumer pays for tariffs. The domestic producer pays for tariffs.

This is clear, yet you think I'm the dummy!

 

[JBond]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Pile of shit posted by a moron. Typically paid to target these forums.

 

[Ringel05]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Maybe we'll find out in one of these episodes on Kraft Mystery Theater.

www.tv.com

 

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Pile of shit posted by a moron. Typically paid to target these forums.

You can be cynical, you can be a lemming following Trump without thinking. But you cannot make up your own facts. Either refute my post or agree with it. Ad hoc comments are not debate.

 

[dblack]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?
...

Prosperity theology - Wikipedia

 

[JBond]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Pile of shit posted by a moron. Typically paid to target these forums.

You can be cynical, you can be a lemming following Trump without thinking. But you cannot make up your own facts. Either refute my post or agree with it. Ad how comments are not debate.

Pick a topic. I would enjoy a discussion.

What are ad how comments? You failed to present facts. Bunch of whiny bitches.

 

[John Shaw]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Well you know what it means, right?

Republicans never had any morals or principles. Neither did democrats. They all just say whatever shit will get them elected. That's why they're in power. Truly principled people don't get elected. They get destroyed by some phony like Liz Warren or a blowhard know-nothing like the president.

 

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Pile of shit posted by a moron. Typically paid to target these forums.

You can be cynical, you can be a lemming following Trump without thinking. But you cannot make up your own facts. Either refute my post or agree with it. Ad how comments are not debate.

Pick a topic. I would enjoy a discussion.

What are ad how comments?

Fixed in editing. Thank you.

Any of my list will do. How about the spending bill?

 

[JBond]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Pile of shit posted by a moron. Typically paid to target these forums.

You can be cynical, you can be a lemming following Trump without thinking. But you cannot make up your own facts. Either refute my post or agree with it. Ad how comments are not debate.

Pick a topic. I would enjoy a discussion.

What are ad how comments?

Fixed in editing. Thank you.

Any of my list will do. How about the spending bill?

Politicians spend too much. No rebuttal from me. We agree.

 

[night_son]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

You have missed the blur of motion in your peripheral. Turn around. Slowly. See that? It's the Democrats' six decade ride on the radical Leftist cultural revolution reflecting in the DNC's mirror. While our commander in chief is one hell of a leader, all the spun-for-your-benefit behavioral shifts you note, are Paleoconservative reaction to the hideous fallacies and treasonous acts resulting from Vanguard cultural revolution politic and committed by radical Left think tank tar pit escapees. Your radical Left socio-postmodern-Jacobite-elitist clinically indifferent to all human life and contradictory to all aspects of patriotism, alone, has caused mass American migration away from your side, and embrace of our President's charismatic rope-a-dope philosophy of leadership. The answer to your questions is in the mirror.

 

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Well you know what it means, right?

Republicans never had any morals or principles. Neither did democrats. They all just say whatever shit will get them elected. That's why they're in power. Truly principled people don't get elected. They get destroyed by some phony like Liz Warren or a blowhard know-nothing like the president.

So the Republicans could not find a standard bearer who championed their cause and settled on Donald Trump? No Cruz, Rubio, Kasich or Bush could fulfill the brief? You selected Trump based on style and nothing else. He had no ideological record no political record, no experience at all.

All that bluster about free trade, open markets, budget controls and foreign adversaries was what, Republican dinner theater?

You chose Trump and he was telling you precisely what he was all about for months. Principle? Ideology? Where did your priorities go?

 

[John Shaw]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

Well you know what it means, right?

Republicans never had any morals or principles. Neither did democrats. They all just say whatever shit will get them elected. That's why they're in power. Truly principled people don't get elected. They get destroyed by some phony like Liz Warren or a blowhard know-nothing like the president.

So the Republicans could not find a standard bearer who championed their cause and settled on Donald Trump? No Cruz, Rubio, Kasich or Bush could fulfill the brief? You selected Trump based on style and nothing else. He had no ideological record no political record, no experience at all.

All that bluster about free trade, open markets, budget controls and foreign adversaries was what, Republican dinner theater?

You chose Trump and he was telling you precisely what he was all about for months. Principle? Ideology? Where did your priorities go?

Why are you talking about me? I didn't vote for him.

The answer is, most people don't have ideals. They care about themselves, their families, and that's it. Everyone else can get fucked. Most Trump supporters are scared of foreigners and dark people. That's the only motivation they needed. Oh, and their obsession with abortion.

 

[Nosmo King]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

You have missed the blur of motion in your peripheral. Turn around. Slowly. See that? It's the Democrats' six decade ride on the radical Leftist cultural revolution reflecting in the DNC's mirror. While our commander in chief is one hell of a leader, all the spun-for-your-benefit behavioral shifts you note, are Paleoconservative reaction to the hideous fallacies and treasonous acts resulting from Vanguard cultural revolution politic and committed by radical Left think tank tar pit escapees. Your radical Left socio-postmodern-Jacobite-elitist clinically indifferent to all human life and contradictory to all aspects of patriotism, alone, has caused mass American migration away from your side, and embrace of our President's charismatic rope-a-dope philosophy of leadership. The answer to your questions is in the mirror.

I fail to see how championing equal rights for all Americans can be considered treasonous while Trump acts in service of our adversary is considered patriotic.

Words have shifted. Free press is now the enemy of the people. Allies are now foes. And equality is now treason.

And Trump has nothing to do with this topsy-turvy flip flop among the hardest of the hard core Conservatives? What potion did he concoct to make thinking itself an excerise in befuddlement?

 

[JBond]

Republicans were once free traders. Now they're isolationists. Republicans were once deficit hawks. Now they're passing spending bills that would make FDR blush and wince.
Republicans were once hardliners on Russia. Now they clamor to support it and its notorious leader Putin.

How did that tectonic shift happen? Trump.

What Svengali trick is Trump playing on the formally rock-ribbed base to make them shed their agenda to embrace something that, here to fore, was anathema to them?

Is Trump really that good of a salesman? Does he wield so much power among the GOP that they can all kiss their previously held convictions for his sake?

Why have the Republicans, who recently went through a purge of ideological purity with the Tea Party and the 'Freedom Caucus' give in to Trump's professional wrestler style of charisma?

Is there a bridge too far? We might have hoped Trump's whacky campaign would have provided a whiff of smelling salts. He attacked Mexicans, American judges who are of Mexican descent, Gold Star families, POWs, the disabled, women, and the electoral system itself.

Since his election, he has chided those protesting Nazis and White Supremists and drawing a moral equivalence between those protesting hate and hate itself, separated children from their families as a point of policy and now disavowed the word of his own intelligence community as well as both houses of congress to side with the Kremlin.

One might further hope that somewhere along this line of arrogance, incompetence, naïveté and lack of intellectual curiosity some of the Republicans might get a whiff of the smelling salts of decency and wake up from this hex cast on them by a huckster buffoon.

You have missed the blur of motion in your peripheral. Turn around. Slowly. See that? It's the Democrats' six decade ride on the radical Leftist cultural revolution reflecting in the DNC's mirror. While our commander in chief is one hell of a leader, all the spun-for-your-benefit behavioral shifts you note, are Paleoconservative reaction to the hideous fallacies and treasonous acts resulting from Vanguard cultural revolution politic and committed by radical Left think tank tar pit escapees. Your radical Left socio-postmodern-Jacobite-elitist clinically indifferent to all human life and contradictory to all aspects of patriotism, alone, has caused mass American migration away from your side, and embrace of our President's charismatic rope-a-dope philosophy of leadership. The answer to your questions is in the mirror.

I read every word. WTF? Out of character for this forum. Lots of words. Prefer you didn't highlight clever word play. Who is this guy?

 

[dblack]

Principle? Ideology? Where did your priorities go?

I assume you're talking about the priorities of conservatives who voted for Trump. I think they abandoned their priorities when the press nominated Trump to head the Republican party. They thought getting Trump nominated would ensure a Clinton victory. But the Republicans said "Oh yeah, eat this!" and elected him anyway. Most of them know he's a dangerous idiot and just won't admit it.