Great article. Terrifying road for our country to go down. It’s a sad day in America. The political motivation is obvious. It feeds the anger of the far left totalitarian crowd with TDS is blinding them to the fact they are overtly embracing Stalin like tactics. It’s terrifying how self-proclaimed “defenders of democracy” are giddy about…
Great article. Terrifying road for our country to go down. It’s a sad day in America. The political motivation is obvious. It feeds the anger of the far left totalitarian crowd with TDS is blinding them to the fact they are overtly embracing Stalin like tactics. It’s terrifying how self-proclaimed “defenders of democracy” are giddy about destroying ours today. Still, they are blind and think it’s ok to politically target Trump because “it’s different this time,” even though it’s never actually different and this is a giant step towards banana republic.
The Democrats would also prefer to run against Trump than anyone on the Republicans large bench of younger, competent, conservative leaders who could effectively serve for the full 8 years. Bragg even tested his theory by illegally leaking a week early to ensure it would give Trump a bump in the polls - and it did. Like 20 points. It’s not that Bragg/ Dems didn’t realize the blowback or risk from taking this very pathetic step of overt politicalization of the justice system towards the top political opposition, it’s that they decided ensuring Democrats could run against Trump for another election cycle was worth the costs to the country.
I will give it to Democrats, they play to win. There is no line today’s Democrat party will not cross to maintain power. No, they won’t drop the insane ideologies, awful foreign policies, destructive economic policies, or poverty inducing energy policies. They will push harder to censor more to maintain those taxpayer reallocation plans. That’s how they reallocate money to political cronies. But their is no ethical and moral line, none, today’s Democratic leaders won’t cross to play on emotions, divide the nation, and ensure they retain power at all costs that is off limits in their mind.
Republicans are too often concerned with faux victories - you save no lives, avenge no wrong, and improve no policies unless you actually win elections. While Democrats play to win, Republicans play to feel good or something. Underperforming and losing election after election accomplishes nothing in material reality. I say this because if Republicans played to win, it would be the evident smart response to move on from Trump as a nominee. Not only for the sake of Trump, who is likely to be convicted regardless of evidence in Manhattan if this show trial actually goes to trial, but for the party and the country. While it’s understandable on Trump’s part to be angry - any human in his shoes targeted politically for years would be, that doesn’t change the reality that Trump is toxic to much of the vast middle. It does neither Trump nor the country any good to have 4 more years of the incompetent destructive insanity of Biden or whatever puppet gets put in his place. Losing in a likely to fail attempt to avenge Trump is a waste of time and hope. The Republicans can have Trump as their nominee, or they can have a great shot at the White House, but they probably can’t have both.
The strategy worked beautifully for Democrats in the midterms when their superpac backed the most extreme election-denying Republican candidates, helping them win the nomination -- and lose in the general elections.
Trump sucking the oxygen out of the room and leaving excellent Republican announced or potential candidates like DeSantis, Hayley, Pompeo, et.al., plunging in the polls is making Democratic strategists giddy.
The only thing Republicans can hope for is that Biden becomes the nominee.
I agree. I’ll never vote for Haley for president because she’s a war monger, but there are other great candidates. Vivek and DeSantis top my personal list. I still have a little bit of hope that time will allow emotions to settle and people to reconsider their unfulfillable hope that Trump will again rise from the ashes or something. I know for like 2-3 weeks after the raid on Trump’s home/ club in west palm I briefly went full on MAGA 2024 before returning to my senses about just how bad of an idea that was before the raid, and remains so afterward. I don’t think the Democrats helped the ploy by illegally “leaking” the indictment in order to watch the polls to ensure it would have the intended effect. It is just too obvious they wanted to go whichever direction was more likely to make Trump the candidate.
In a backhanded way, I hope Bragg succeeds in gagging Trump. That would clear the field. Trump had his day, but his day has passed, and it's an open secret that the Democrats hope Trump wins the nomination, because they see him as the most beatable candidate. Fresh blood could succeed in re-uniting most of the Trump vote, especially against a weak candidate like Biden. Bragg doesn't realize that he might be doing the GOP a favor.
This was my sentiment pre-indictment but I think the indictment will secure martyrdom for him. Which he will love. Saint Donald. But is it possible that it will create a groundswell among those not previously pro-Trump? May be so.
The Democratic Party today is run by people who are still pissed that the Soviets lost the Cold War. Their values are not American values -- they are Soviet values.
Excellent post. And the notion of finding an untainted jury pool in the lunatic asylum that masquerades as NYC is laughable in the extreme. Democrats outnumber Republicans 10-1 and the 1 are mostly RINOs.
Agree. I wish R’s would get over Trump and look to fresh blood. Trump fanatics are being played like a violin by democrats and they are too stupid and stubborn to get it. But both Trump and Biden are old, and the grim reaper could come knocking. The whole game could change in an instant.
Here's my fearless (possible) prediction: In the sense that 'the whole game could change in an instant' I think Biden will decide not to run in '24 the minute he hears Trump is indicted in Georgia, which is a very distinct possibility - thus removing both gallstones at once..
I wonder why only the Trump supporters are called stupid and stubborn? Most of my elite Trump hater o are equally as stubborn and stupid because they also refuse to admit what is right in front of their eyes. Maybe if we can get over calling Trump supporters names life can move
Bruce, the prospect of a young Indian American with great ideas and speaking skills interests me more. His plans to slash the federal government--now that is delicious allure, and the liberal heads would explode too.
Gov Chris Sununu of New Hampshire. And I say this as the token liberal on this thread! The guy is smart and has the skill set to get what most GOP candidates can't - the independent vote.
Can't like this comment enough. 1,000% correct. Anyone who posits 1) restoring individual rights, limiting government to its proper scope, energy independence, intelligent explanation of policy to the public, respectable stately manner; and 2) seeing the liberal heads "explode" as two *mutually exclusive* options is just as much of a reason why we're in this mess as anything the deranged left can cough up. Just so we're clear, it's nothing personal Bruce; it's the mindset that you appear to have. A best-of-all-worlds scenario is within our grasp; all we have to do is vote for it!
I like him too but am torn between him and Trump, only because I am not sure Bragg is trying to get Trump as the nominee. I think they are just trying to get rid of him....
They wouldn't have "tested" the theory with the leak, and then moved forward when with the indictment after seeing both significant backlash and Trump jump 20-points in the primary polling, especially when the grand jury was supposed to be on a month-long recess, if the goal was really to get rid of Trump. The Democrats have made Trump the center of their election strategy, combined with false accusations, in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Dems overperformed in ALL of those election cycles. Why would 2024 be any different? Since when have Dems ever repeated the same strategy but hoped for a different result?
Great article. Terrifying road for our country to go down. It’s a sad day in America. The political motivation is obvious. It feeds the anger of the far left totalitarian crowd with TDS is blinding them to the fact they are overtly embracing Stalin like tactics. It’s terrifying how self-proclaimed “defenders of democracy” are giddy about destroying ours today. Still, they are blind and think it’s ok to politically target Trump because “it’s different this time,” even though it’s never actually different and this is a giant step towards banana republic.
The Democrats would also prefer to run against Trump than anyone on the Republicans large bench of younger, competent, conservative leaders who could effectively serve for the full 8 years. Bragg even tested his theory by illegally leaking a week early to ensure it would give Trump a bump in the polls - and it did. Like 20 points. It’s not that Bragg/ Dems didn’t realize the blowback or risk from taking this very pathetic step of overt politicalization of the justice system towards the top political opposition, it’s that they decided ensuring Democrats could run against Trump for another election cycle was worth the costs to the country.
I will give it to Democrats, they play to win. There is no line today’s Democrat party will not cross to maintain power. No, they won’t drop the insane ideologies, awful foreign policies, destructive economic policies, or poverty inducing energy policies. They will push harder to censor more to maintain those taxpayer reallocation plans. That’s how they reallocate money to political cronies. But their is no ethical and moral line, none, today’s Democratic leaders won’t cross to play on emotions, divide the nation, and ensure they retain power at all costs that is off limits in their mind.
Republicans are too often concerned with faux victories - you save no lives, avenge no wrong, and improve no policies unless you actually win elections. While Democrats play to win, Republicans play to feel good or something. Underperforming and losing election after election accomplishes nothing in material reality. I say this because if Republicans played to win, it would be the evident smart response to move on from Trump as a nominee. Not only for the sake of Trump, who is likely to be convicted regardless of evidence in Manhattan if this show trial actually goes to trial, but for the party and the country. While it’s understandable on Trump’s part to be angry - any human in his shoes targeted politically for years would be, that doesn’t change the reality that Trump is toxic to much of the vast middle. It does neither Trump nor the country any good to have 4 more years of the incompetent destructive insanity of Biden or whatever puppet gets put in his place. Losing in a likely to fail attempt to avenge Trump is a waste of time and hope. The Republicans can have Trump as their nominee, or they can have a great shot at the White House, but they probably can’t have both.
This should be the top comment. I wish I could like it 1000 times!!
Yes, Democrats play “any means to an end” very well.
They have no shame at all.
The strategy worked beautifully for Democrats in the midterms when their superpac backed the most extreme election-denying Republican candidates, helping them win the nomination -- and lose in the general elections.
Trump sucking the oxygen out of the room and leaving excellent Republican announced or potential candidates like DeSantis, Hayley, Pompeo, et.al., plunging in the polls is making Democratic strategists giddy.
The only thing Republicans can hope for is that Biden becomes the nominee.
I agree. I’ll never vote for Haley for president because she’s a war monger, but there are other great candidates. Vivek and DeSantis top my personal list. I still have a little bit of hope that time will allow emotions to settle and people to reconsider their unfulfillable hope that Trump will again rise from the ashes or something. I know for like 2-3 weeks after the raid on Trump’s home/ club in west palm I briefly went full on MAGA 2024 before returning to my senses about just how bad of an idea that was before the raid, and remains so afterward. I don’t think the Democrats helped the ploy by illegally “leaking” the indictment in order to watch the polls to ensure it would have the intended effect. It is just too obvious they wanted to go whichever direction was more likely to make Trump the candidate.
In a backhanded way, I hope Bragg succeeds in gagging Trump. That would clear the field. Trump had his day, but his day has passed, and it's an open secret that the Democrats hope Trump wins the nomination, because they see him as the most beatable candidate. Fresh blood could succeed in re-uniting most of the Trump vote, especially against a weak candidate like Biden. Bragg doesn't realize that he might be doing the GOP a favor.
This was my sentiment pre-indictment but I think the indictment will secure martyrdom for him. Which he will love. Saint Donald. But is it possible that it will create a groundswell among those not previously pro-Trump? May be so.
The Democratic Party today is run by people who are still pissed that the Soviets lost the Cold War. Their values are not American values -- they are Soviet values.
Excellent post. And the notion of finding an untainted jury pool in the lunatic asylum that masquerades as NYC is laughable in the extreme. Democrats outnumber Republicans 10-1 and the 1 are mostly RINOs.
Agree. I wish R’s would get over Trump and look to fresh blood. Trump fanatics are being played like a violin by democrats and they are too stupid and stubborn to get it. But both Trump and Biden are old, and the grim reaper could come knocking. The whole game could change in an instant.
Here's my fearless (possible) prediction: In the sense that 'the whole game could change in an instant' I think Biden will decide not to run in '24 the minute he hears Trump is indicted in Georgia, which is a very distinct possibility - thus removing both gallstones at once..
I wonder why only the Trump supporters are called stupid and stubborn? Most of my elite Trump hater o are equally as stubborn and stupid because they also refuse to admit what is right in front of their eyes. Maybe if we can get over calling Trump supporters names life can move
Ah, we could only be so lucky to have one or both of them drop dead.
True but......the prospect of a second Trump presidency has a certain delicious allure simply because of the liberals heads exploding all en masse.
I know, I know.....
But still.
Bruce, the prospect of a young Indian American with great ideas and speaking skills interests me more. His plans to slash the federal government--now that is delicious allure, and the liberal heads would explode too.
I really like Vivek! He’ll be my choice if he is still in the running.
Yes
Look north.
Gov Chris Sununu of New Hampshire. And I say this as the token liberal on this thread! The guy is smart and has the skill set to get what most GOP candidates can't - the independent vote.
I’ll consider anyone who isn’t a war monger and isn’t promoting insane critical theories and ideologies.
Can't like this comment enough. 1,000% correct. Anyone who posits 1) restoring individual rights, limiting government to its proper scope, energy independence, intelligent explanation of policy to the public, respectable stately manner; and 2) seeing the liberal heads "explode" as two *mutually exclusive* options is just as much of a reason why we're in this mess as anything the deranged left can cough up. Just so we're clear, it's nothing personal Bruce; it's the mindset that you appear to have. A best-of-all-worlds scenario is within our grasp; all we have to do is vote for it!
He's my pick. Wish more people would look at him. He would have a chance. But, Trump will run 3rd party if he doesn't get the nomination.
And you get Biden again.
I like him too but am torn between him and Trump, only because I am not sure Bragg is trying to get Trump as the nominee. I think they are just trying to get rid of him....
They wouldn't have "tested" the theory with the leak, and then moved forward when with the indictment after seeing both significant backlash and Trump jump 20-points in the primary polling, especially when the grand jury was supposed to be on a month-long recess, if the goal was really to get rid of Trump. The Democrats have made Trump the center of their election strategy, combined with false accusations, in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Dems overperformed in ALL of those election cycles. Why would 2024 be any different? Since when have Dems ever repeated the same strategy but hoped for a different result?