Today's bigger puzzle. How many writing tripe such as the above hate Cruz even more?
What Thomas Sowell writes is rarely "tripe" - and the article somewhat suggests Sowell likes Cruz.. but he himself will tell you that politicians are package deals. You have to take everything they offer you.
But I think Sowell is correct on this one - Donald Trump does not have a record that suggests he has convictions.
What kind of deals would Donald Trump make? He has already praised the Supreme Court's decision in "Kelo v. City of New London" which said that the government can seize private property to turn it over to another private party.
That kind of decision is good for an operator like Donald Trump. Doubtless other decisions that he would make as president would also be good for Donald Trump, even if for nobody else.
And that is the point - Trump is a operator. He is good at playing a corrupt game of crony capitalism that most of us would like to see stop. He will not be the man to stop it. He probably will change how the game is played in hilarious and satisfying ways, that will just go back to what they were when Trump leaves. Eight years ago he agreed with nearly everything that fell from a Liberal Democrat's mouth..and had the Clintons at his wedding. That isn't to say Trump is a liberal - it is to say his principles are likely to change based on what he perceives as being advantageous to him at a given moment , because that is what he has done in the past. His stints on reality TV prove he is a very capable of projecting the image he wants others to see, and very intuitive about saying what others want or need to hear . I don't think he is a evil man, or even a bad one, nor do I think he would be a bad President all told. He is, however, not going to change or fix a damn thing, and his actions will not be motivated by principle or love of country, but by what he perceives as advantageous to him at that time. He does on occasion perceive popularity to be advantageous , so popular ideas may be enacted.. however a quick look at history will reveal that "popular" is not synonymous with "good" or "wise". Yes, I am sure I will be entertained, because he is an entertainer, but he will serve to distract from , not solve, the problems facing us. But then, I believe those problems are beyond the point of no return, so at this point, what difference does it make? There isn't a problem solver in the bunch, except perhaps Cruz, but as you alluded to, he has his own issues.
I can't vote for this man, not even to defeat Bernie or Hillary. In fact if they win they are likely to overreach further, drive the deficit faster, go police state too early-- those who are waiting for the inevitable conflict to begin are more likely to get it sooner if Trump looses. Sorry folks, but for the first time in my life, I am sitting this one out and putting in a write in.
