What's in
a name, a future president? Well, Hillary Clinton certainly
hopes so. Meanwhile, Bush scion Jeb is sidelined, and the whole
clan, apparently is licking its wounds. Now, the electorate is
sensibly beginning to coalesce behind presumptive GOP nominee Donald
Trump, the Republican Party elites like Paul
Ryan not so much. Specifically, also the grudge-holding
political dynasty, the Bush Family. Yet, even if that endorsement
was on offer (it's not), it is doubtful that Mr. Trump would want
that elitist nod. And given the country's hunger for a political
outsider, why should he want the stain of that affiliation? Recall,
that the last Republican president was named Bush—and his lack of
popularity propelled then unknown
quantity, Mr. Obama into office.
To this end, a no
doubt mouthpiece for the Family, in the form of one of George W.
Bush's former chief speechwriters recently wrote:
“Now loyalty to
party is causing many to abandon their ideals. Conservatism is not
misogyny. Conservatism is not nativism and protectionism.
Conservatism is not religious bigotry and conspiracy theories.
Conservatism is not anti-intellectual and anti-science. For the sake
of partisanship — for a mess of pottage — some conservatives are
surrendering their identity.
As is typical of
The Washington Post, even their “conservative” writers get
everything backwards, upside down and inside out (if that is
possible). After all, what is the basis of the populist movement
that is the Trump
phenomenon? Is it Pavlovian style fealty to a familiar last name
of one family member or another (read: Clinton's wife; Bush's brother
and/or son) who has resided in the White House before? (Wasn't the
American Revolution fought, in part, against such nepotism, royal or
otherwise?) On both sides, these political elites very much want for
rank-and-file voters to think so—to mindless pull the lever their
way and then get back to their little
lives finding work or paying taxes.
If the 2016
presidential contest has demonstrated anything, its that neither the
voters nor the likely successful candidate is likely to act in
conventional ways. For insight into this anomaly, let's look to the
person actual conservatives hope Mr. Trump will emulate: Ronald
Reagan. Of his own political evolution, he said: “I didn’t leave
the Democratic party, the Democratic Party left me.” Well,
precisely. Weak-kneed Republicans have spent the disastrous Obama
years alternatively cowering in a corner, afraid to be smeared
as racists—or going to lunch. Yet, in the last two election
cycles, Mr. Obama and fellow Democrats appropriately received
electoral
shellackings. Since then nothing has changed despite the
liberals' loss of both legislative houses. Even under fresh-faced
House Speaker Paul “clean slate” Ryan, it's been more business as
usual. Specifically, when he rubber stamped 2 trillion more in
deficit spending, he showed the American people that Republicans can
engage in lip service (to ideals like limited government) as readily
as progressives while simultaneously acting
indistinguishable from them.
Speaking
of which, let us go back further to look at the record of George W.
Bush. For starters (though likely well intentioned), he also
expanded government by creating a whole new bureaucratic,
cabinet-level department with the Office of Homeland Security. By
the numbers, when Mr. Bush's term started January 20, 2001, the debt
left by Bill Clinton was $5.73 trillion. By the end of the
Republican's two terms the debt had almost doubled to $10.63
trillion. How was the money spent? There was the greatest expansion
in Medicare in decades. Likewise was his No Child Left Behind
program that grew the (worthless) Department
of Education. Then there was Bush's $700
billion dollar bailout of financial institutions. Add to the tab
wars on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan (including progressive
Wilsonian nation-building). Therefore, it is only a question of the
extremity of the degree. But, that's a huge
technicality. Indeed, Richard
Nixon looks like a choir boy when compared to Mr. Obama's
lawless, ultra-constitutional wrongdoing. Specifically, this current
administration's constant and inept warring, big government expansion
(read: Obamacare), stimulus spending and the GM bailout, and the
exploding debt (read: Mr. Obama's 9 trillion and counting) makes
anything we've had previously look like a cakewalk. Is it any wonder
America wants to get off the nauseating Obama-Clinton-Bush
merry-go-round?
As in
nature, organisms instinctively find a way to survive. Even if they
don't thrive, they adapt to changing conditions and new exigencies.
Mr. Trump is that unexpected solution. Therefore, he scares the
heebie–jeebies out of all
entrenched establishment power-brokers. Well, so
sad, too bad! Do the
voters care about Mr. Trump's bluster or unfiltered speech—or are
they sick to death of smarmy politicians bold-faced lies, and
anti-First Amendment political
correctness? Further, do they care that the coddled
ruling class call Trump supporters bigots, misogynists or just
plain ignorant? The only stupid vote here is for more of the same:
crooked, lying Hillary who promises a dystopian Obama third term.
The present
political reality is clear and unequivocal. After a robust contest,
Republican voters have overwhelmingly
chosen Donald Trump. Therefore, despite private reservations,
GOP politicians have a public duty to the country to support the
people's will in this matter. Indeed, this never-Trump crowd shows
colossal selfishness and arrogance. Even worse, and most tellingly,
they demonstrate de facto support another corrupt insider: Hillary.
That means these well heeled hypocrites are enablers who want to game
a system they can no longer control. And so what if the cost is the
very soul of the country itself? For that's what's on the line here.
That's also why Mr. Trump's status as an unpredictable,
plain-speaking outsider is so essential.
So
what if he's not a card-caring conservative? He's also not a
standard do-nothing (or do the wrong thing) professional politician
either. In the final analysis, if he can drag America back to its
Reaganesque roots—a Herculean task—he will have the appreciation
of a restored nation. So, let the insulated beltway creatures of
Washington whine. From that other
shining city on a hill, a smiling down Gipper will no doubt approve.
Twitter: @DavidHunterblog
http://patriotpost.us/commentators/446
http://www.americanthinker.com/author/david_l_hunter/
http://canadafreepress.com/members/74987/DavidLHunter/976
No comments:
Post a Comment