So, Mitch McConnell was on MtP this morning, and the general message he had , in reference to kinda, sorta, more or less supporting Donald Trump was, "Clinton will just continue the policies of the Obama administration, and we need to go in a new direction, and Trump is definitely a new direction."
Every time he said that, the same question kept going through my head: Even if that new direction is catastrophic?
I mean, look, his comment presumes a couple of things - that the direction we're heading in with Obama is not great, and that Clinton will follow the same direction. I think either of those statements are arguable, but, for the sake of argument, let's allow for the accuracy of both.
Billy is driving the car, and heading us straight into a heavy traffic jam. Bob insists on taking over driving, and finds a route that avoids the traffic jam. Unfortunately that route took the car right off a 100 ft cliff. Under the circumstances, wouldn't the traffic jam have been preferable?
Okay. so, you don't like the direction that the Democrats are taking us. Is "going in a new direction" really worth it, if that direction is the clusterfuck that Trump would lead us to?
Now, allow me to be clear. I understand that there are some conservatives - and I use that term loosely - who wholeheartedly voted for Trump, love Trump, think Trump in the bees knees, and that Trump is going to be the salvation of the nation. This question is not directed to them. They are not voting for Trump because, "Wellll...at least it's a new direction..." They're supporting him because they think he's brilliant, and will be phenomenal as President.
This question is for the rest of the conservatives/Republicans who are swallowing their disgust, and "falling in line".
You are assuming that McConnell was resisting Trump because he thought his policies would lead to disaster.
From what I've seen I think the GOP leadership was resisting because they love their cushy jobs and power, and don't want to rock the boat.
Uh huh... if you say so...
Are you really projecting YOUR political analysises on a senior Republican and assuming he is motivated by the same assumptions that you are making?
Deporting illegals won't cause a catastrophe. McConnell knows that. It might upset certain big money donors.
Bringing back manufacturing jobs won't cause a catastrophe. McConnell knows that. It might upset certain big money donors.
Deporting 10 million Latinos isn't logistically
possible, and anyone with half a brain knows that. This is why Republicans love to campaign on it during elections, but never seem to get around to doing anything about it after. Because it's always a great way to piss off the base, and get them out to vote, but realistically there's just no mechanism, or resources to round up 10 million people.
How? How, precisely, is he going to deport 10 million people? How, exactly, is he going to "bring" manufacturing jobs back? You seem to think that bringing the manufacturing
industry back to the US will bring back the mass production jobs. The
industry is coming back. They're just more streamlined, and need less people. Kinda like the mining jobs Trump promised. Guess what? The Coal Trolls have stopped making coal. The obstacle to coal miner's jobs isn't the government - it's the coal industry. They have simply moved on to new, different ways to get at what little coal is left, and those new ways need less people to make them operate. There are no coal jobs to bring back. There are no manufacturing jobs to bring back. You seem tho think that Trump is going to "bring back" an employment model that just doesn't exist anymore.
That's the problem with Trump. Even the things he says that he is sincere about, he simply cannot deliver. Meanwhile, he will make things worse here, at home, and globally.