tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2160869382540984816..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Why Republicans Can't Beat Trump but a Democrat Probably CanJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-3188675531173203352016-03-02T14:02:25.122-05:002016-03-02T14:02:25.122-05:00It amazes me how many people are "anti-lawyer...It amazes me how many people are "anti-lawyer" for the presidency. Who else do they honestly expect to run? Peanut farmers from Georgia?<br /><br />Most presidents are members of congress, and if your career revolves around shaping the legislation of the nation, shouldn't you damn well have a degree in law to be qualified for the post? Likewise, while the presidency is in the Executive branch rather than the Legislative, shouldn't we be demanding that our future presidents be highly knowledgeable about the laws of the nation they seek to govern, and possess a deep understanding of the ways in which the other branches fundamentally operate?<br /><br />Wanting the President to not be a lawyer is like wanting the Joint Chiefs of Staff to not be career generals and admirals. Who else could possibly be better equipped for the role? No sane person put a figure like Trump in command of the army, so why then would they put him in charge of the entire country, AND in charge of the military as commander-in-chief?G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-29616985376800050382016-03-02T09:45:12.436-05:002016-03-02T09:45:12.436-05:00I too am worried about Hillary's weaknesses. ...I too am worried about Hillary's weaknesses. Apart from everything else, many Republicans seems to hate her in a personal, irreconcilable way that may motivate them to vote for Trump, even if they despise him.<br /><br />It seems to me the very best hope to defeat Trump in the general election is if a third party candidate splits the conservative vote.<br /><br />On another matter, I've been thinking: if anti-bullying says something fundamental about current liberalism, I wonder if bullying says something about Trumpism: joy in a raw, unapologetic, but unsystematic expression of power. I'm reminded of the difference between the SA, for whom Nazism meant the joy of beating up Jews and Communists, and the SS, for whom it meant a vast system of gas chambers run by professionals.<br /><br />Sorry to confirm Godwin's Law, but I'm teaching the 30s and 40s now, and Nazis are on my mind.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-84059212482196883272016-03-02T08:22:08.361-05:002016-03-02T08:22:08.361-05:00Iowa -- Cruz won
Alaska -- Cruz won
Oklahoma -- Cr...Iowa -- Cruz won<br />Alaska -- Cruz won<br />Oklahoma -- Cruz won<br />Nevada -- Trump won<br /><br />I list these because they are the closed republican primaries to date. Only registered republicans can vote for a republican candidate in a closed primary. If this holds throughout the primaries and Trump does not win the nomination outright, then he may very well not win at the convention. No unaffiliated at the convention. No independents at the convention. No disaffected democrats at the convention. Only republican delegates at the convention. <br /><br />Next week should tell a lot. <br /><br />Trump wins biggest in open primaries. So far it appears non-republicans give Trump his boost.<br /><br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com