Trump Is Not Conservative, He’S A Pragmatist

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                  Trump Is Not Conservative, He’s A Pragmatist 

                By Mychal Massie on January 19, 2016

 

We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation was jocund, ranging from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics. At one point reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative.  I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as

a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist.

 

He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative, he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned.

 

But I get ahead of myself.  Viewing problems from a liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.

 

Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending, globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast, leadership that amounts to Barney Fife Deputy Sheriff – appeasement oriented and afraid of its own shadow.

 

In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.Immigration isn’t a Republican problem – it isn’t a liberal problem – it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America. It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.

 

The impending collapse of the economy isn’t a liberal or conservative problem it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of the impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect. Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.

 

Trump uniquely understands that China’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it. Here again successful businessmen like Trump who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.

 

As a pragmatist Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl’s Hamburgers.

I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.You may not like Donald Trump but I suspect that the reason people do not like him is because: 1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy” method of brokering backroom deals that fatten the coffers of politicians; 2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a candidate speak who is unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who own them vis-à-vis donations; 3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology; and 4) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.

 

Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy” one another.

 

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.

 

We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us? Are we better off today or worst off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?

I submit that a pragmatist might be just what America needs right now. And as I said earlier, a pragmatist sees a problem and understands that the solution to fix same is not about a party, but a willingness and boldness to get it done.

 

People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance but that is common among those who have always played it safe.

Edited February 26, 2016 by Dave Hounddriver

[earthdome]

I would just say, "Donald Trump you are fired!"

 

Then again I would also say "HIllary Clinton you are fired!" and "Bernie Sanders you are fired!" and

"Ted Cruz you are fired! and on and on for the remaining bunch of psycho paths running for President of the USA.

[robert k]

China manipulating the currency is not the problem, the debt, the idiot politicians who ran up the debt and the idiots who put then in office are the problem. The great society is the problem. Not talking about Social Security here, people paid in for that and interest on that money should have provided a little extra for the truly needy.

 

 Americans have been sold a bill of goods, several bills of goods really. Someone came along and said I will give you lots of free stuff and Americans jumped at the chance. They can't give you free stuff as the money that pays for it is not theirs. They would have to pick someone's pocket. If you actually pick someone's pocket most likely they will complain so they didn't do it directly, they ran up debt in the American citizens name so you don't immediately feel the pinch. What people fail to realize is that every time they borrow money in your name, they steal a good sized chunk of cash for themselves and their friends. When your elected representative slips a pork barrel project into a law it had nothing to do with, he is bringing home the bacon and people in the affected district love it! What they refuse to realize is that if he can do that for them, some other representative from a different state and district can do it to you and now that it's your turn IN THE BARREL that your representative brought home.

 

Look at the US national debt. It has grown to the point that the service of the interest is a quite substantial part of the nations income. If the debt didn't exist the amount collected in taxes would be more than enough to run the country  and even the gravy train we have now for the general public. Why do we have so much "public" debt? Well, if there is not a debt to be serviced, bankers can't make money off it, can they?

 

The problems in the US could be fixed, but I doubt there is the will to do so. I do believe that at some point the US will repudiate all the foreign loans that finance the national debt and OR devalue the USD by essentially printing enough money that it's value drops to the point that they can pay everyone off at the face value. You will probably be looking at a $5 loaf of bread in the US at that point. Everyone holding our debt would be hurt. Everyone holding cash would be hurt. This would be the bill coming due for all the free stuff that has been handed out. Like bankruptcy for a person, The US could recover from such an act, but I think the most likely thing is that the cycle would begin again, possibly at an accelerated rate because when your credit is bad, the interest costs more.

 

The US could repudiate the foreign debts which would probably make a lot of countries unhappy, maybe China would be unhappy enough to pull out of the US market and so the shelves in the stores would soon be bare. Crazy thought but maybe we could start making things for ourselves again, put people to work and possibly increase the tax base. Crazy thoughts.

 

Donald Trump may not be the answer but he might try something different and different is needed. Trump may not be my choice of the one to try something different but he is the one that is offered as everyone else is status quo. Donald Trump may not care about lower class Americans but I think he is smart enough to see that it's easier to make money off of a more well to do populace than it is a dirt poor one.

 

I believe what we have had for some time was representatives whose bread and butter was servicing the poor and they wished to make more of them by making not working more attractive. They have succeeded.

[Jake]

That's it........I was gonna vote for Micky Mouse but he's too socialist.  I think I'm going with Goofy instead.  And that is the extent of my frustration in today's wannabes president.