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Title: Trump’s Road Still Open
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buchanan.org
URL Source: http://buchanan.org/blog/trumps-road-still-open-125510
Published: Aug 5, 2016
Author: Patrick J. Buchanan
Post Date: 2016-08-05 13:40:28 by Stoner
Keywords: None
Views: 1759
Comments: 10
At stake in 2016 is the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and, possibly, control of the House of Representatives. Hence, Republicans have a decision to make. Will they set aside political and personal feuds and come together to win in November, after which they can fight over the future of the party, and the country? Or will they split apart, settling scores now, lose it all, and, then, after November, begin a battle to allocate blame for a historic defeat that will leave wounds that will never heal. Republicans have been here before. After the crushing defeat of 1964, Govs. Nelson Rockefeller, George Romney and William Scranton, whose principles required them to abandon Barry Goldwater, discovered that, when the cheering of the press stopped, they carried the mark of Cain. As national leaders, they were finished. Richard Nixon, who had lost to JFK, lost to Gov. Pat Brown, quit politics and moved to New York to practice law, took off two months in 1964 to campaign for Barry Goldwater. Four years later, with Barry’s backing, Nixon was rewarded with the party’s nomination, and the presidency. Now between Goldwater and Trump there are great differences. A relevant one is this: Trump still has a chance of becoming president. In August 1964, Barry was 36 points behind LBJ. As of today, Trump is 10 points behind Clinton. From Harry Truman to George H. W. Bush, many presidential candidates have been able to close a 10-point gap and win. What does Trump need to do? In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, “Keep your eyes on the prize” — the presidency. And between Trump and the presidency today stands not Paul Ryan, but Hillary Clinton. The Donald, his campaign, and party need to cease attacking one another to the elation of a hostile media, and redirect all their fire on the sole obstacle between them and a Republican sweep. Nor is it all that complex or difficult a task. For, as secretary of state, Clinton made a compelling case for her being ranked as about the worst in American history. She began her tenure by breaking State Department rules and setting up a private email server in her home. She compromised U.S. national security, setting off a criminal investigation that ended with the director of the FBI virtually accusing her of lying about everything she told the country about her misconduct. As of mid-July, 56 percent of Americans thought the Democratic nominee should have been indicted. She is a compulsive fabricator, telling a harrowing story about running under sniper fire across the tarmac of some Balkan airfield, until TV footage showed her accepting a bouquet from a little girl. Her “reset” with Russia was brushed aside by Vladimir Putin. Spurned, she now compares him to Hitler. Is this the temperament America wants in the First Diplomat, in dealing with nuclear powers? She was a cheerleader for a war in Libya that left that nation a hellhole of terrorism, requiring another war to clean up. “Benghazi” has today become a synonym both for the selfless heroism of American warriors, and for the squalid mendacity of politicians desperate to cover their fannies. Clinton is in there with the latter, accused of misleading families of the fallen about why their sons died. Twenty years ago, The New York Times’ William Safire called Clinton a “congenital liar.” Has her subsequent career disproven or validated that judgment? Trump, though, needs not only to make the case against her, but for himself, and for the ideas that vaulted him to victory in the primaries that brought out millions of new voters. What are they? Trump will secure the Southern border and halt the invasion of illegal immigrants. He will throw out the Obama tax and trade policies that have betrayed American workers and bled us of our manufacturing power. In all future trade deals, Americanism will replace globalism as our guiding light. Where Clinton regards Ruth Bader Ginsburg as her model Supreme Court justice, Trump’s nominees will be in the tradition of Justice Antonin Scalia. “America First” will be the polestar in foreign policy. Cold War commitments dating to the 1950s, to fight wars for freeloader nations, will all be reviewed. Allies will start standing on their own feet and paying their fair share of the cost of their own defense. As for the defense of the United States, Peace through Strength, the Eisenhower policy, will be the Trump policy. And as our strength is restored, Trump will, like Ike, Nixon, Reagan and Bush I, negotiate with enemies and adversaries from a position of strength. But we will negotiate. America’s era of endless wars — is coming to an end. Where Clinton will continue all of the policies that produced the unacceptable present, we will change Washington as it has not been changed since Ronald Reagan rode in from the West. As for the renegade and cut-and-run Republicans who just won’t come home, as they say at Motel 6, “We’ll leave the light on for you.”
Sound advice from Pat.
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#1. To: Stoner (#0)
Anyone that thinks Clinton's being elected is ok or even remotely the same as Trump needs to seek help. 2nd Amendment, Healthcare, USSC(3-4 justices to be filled), selling out America for $, Terrorism, massive corruption, economy, China, illegal aliens and God knows what else I have forgotten about! Im sorry but there has never been a more important vote in my life time. When Barry Goldwater was running the economy was still pretty good. It had only been 4 year since 1 of the top 2 presidents of the last 100plus years had left office. Vietnam had not been escalated yet. JFK had just been killed. Life was still pretty good back then.
still they If via capitalism Andrea Ostrov Letania Is US a serious country? We now live in a nation where kids are told that ‘anti-communist hysteria’ in the 50s was uncalled for(at a time when Stalin ruled over all of Eastern Europe) but that we need a new cold war because Putin is Hitler because… uh… no homo parades in Russia. Are we living ... in a joke wrapped in a farce --- in a bamboozle? Make love ps ObombaSR he why cia fbi mindless 3rd pss haiku artist SJWs ~ Hillary's ... Bernie's If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
I agree with your post. A lot of my friends have similar views. I have some friends, along with people that I am acquainted with on other sites that are coming to the belief that ANYONE that will vote Demonrat are to be considered the enemy, as they will contribute to the US being taken over by people that are hostile to the future well being of our nation. I think it is quite obvious that those on the left have viewed us as their enemy for some time now. Sadly, I do not see a good final resolution to this difference of opinion. Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. if you look around, we have gone so far down the the rat hole, the almighty is going to have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah, if we don't have a judgement come down on us. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
Yes. I wish people would see that the progressives see us as the enemy to be destroyed at any cost. Its getting to a point of be killed or kill, so to speak. What a world we live in.
Progressives have no particular desire to destroy you. They simply want you to get in line and carry the load along with everybody else.
No they want to kill me in every since of the word. hey simply want you to get in line and carry the load along with everybody else. OMG if I carry any more of the load I will be carrying it all for something I do not believe in. Progressives want communism but are afraid to come out and say it. They want total control and the ability to punish or promote as a small group see's fit. How did we as humans ever get anywhere before progressives deemed they are the only ones that can solve life's issues? There is nothing wrong with advancements but thats not what progressives are about. They are about control of others when they really have no clue themselves. Then when things go bad all they says is "jeeze we had good intentions" and expect to be forgiven!
Or will they split apart, settling scores now, lose it all, and, then, after November, begin a battle to allocate blame for a historic defeat that will leave wounds that will never heal. With all due respect to Pat Buchanan - - - is this a trick question? OF COURSE the answer is #2. That was decided as soon as Trump became the nominee. (can't have outsiders crashing our (uni)party, after all . . . ) The members of the R branch of the ruling party aren't going to suffer at all for this - the D branch masters will ensure a few crumbs are thrown their way. And life in OZ goes on . . . and on . . . and on Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD . . . " ~Psalm 33:12a
Excellent article.
LOL You made me smile!
#2. To: Stoner (#0)
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Her “reset” with Russia was brushed aside by Vladimir Putin. Spurned, she now compares him to Hitler. Is this the temperament America wants in the First Diplomat, in dealing with nuclear powers?
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#3. To: Justified (#1)
#4. To: Stoner (#3)
#5. To: Justified (#4)
Yes. I wish people would see that the progressives see us as the enemy to be destroyed at any cost. Its getting to a point of be killed or kill, so to speak. What a world we live in.
#6. To: Vicomte13 (#5)
Progressives have no particular desire to destroy you.
#7. To: Stoner (#0)
Will they set aside political and personal feuds and come together to win in November, after which they can fight over the future of the party, and the country?
#8. To: Stoner (#0)
#9. To: Justified (#6)
How did we as humans ever get anywhere before progressives deemed they are the only ones that can solve life's issues? There is nothing wrong with advancements but thats not what progressives are about. They are about control of others when they really have no clue themselves. Then when things go bad all they says is "jeeze we had good intentions" and expect to be forgiven!
#10. To: redleghunter (#9)
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