I'll admit it -- when this speculation began mounting yesterday, I wasn't remotely sold on the idea that Palin was poised jump aboard the Trump Train when so many influential figures within the conservative talk radio constellation are at long last blasting The Donald and rallying to Cruz. The Palin speculation seemed even less plausible when this rumor leaked:
Multiple little birdies tell me Jerry Falwell, Jr. is going to endorse Trump for president and come to Iowa with him tomorrow. Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 18, 2016
Falwell bestowed a fulsome introduction upon Donald "Two Corinthians" Trump just yesterday -- much to the dismay of many in the evangelical community -- so Deace's report made sense. Surely that's the big announcement and "special guest" Trump's been pumping on social media, right? Not so fast, my friends:
Oh my. The jet is headed to Ames, then hopping over to Tulsa? Exactly mirroring Trump's campaign itinerary? Dude. This might actually be happening. And what a splash it would make less than two weeks before Iowa. Should Palin's endorsement both come to fruition (there have been cluesalong the way), and push Trump over the top, emotionalist nationalistic populism will have officially supplanted principled, policy-driven, limited-government conservatism as the currently dominant strain within the American right-wing. I'll leave you with this, because why not at this point?
Trump is the crony capitalist that Palin campaigned against for almost a decade .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Frankly you're not being honest.
You have said you would support Rubio in the past.
Rubio support Ethanol and Sugar subsidies and a whole bunch of other stuff.
So you are not consistent. You don't like Trump because he is for American workers and not in favor of hedge fund managers and companies that take their companies overseas.
What I am saying is you are an ultra liberal on trade and putting America first.
What specifically is Mr. Trump proposing to do assist American workers?
What is his plan for punishing business owners who outsource jobs overseas?
What will his approach be toward hedge fund managers?
I'll answer them in order.
Bring jobs home by protecting American workers with tariffs on foreign goods. That way our people don't have to compete with people who make a buck a day. That leads to low wages. Like Tomder supports.
Tariffs. Tough enforcement of NAFTA, GATT etc.
Tax them at the same rate as everyone.
I'm not Trump but I believe those to be pretty much his position. At least a small part of it.