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By Robert | May 11, 2016

So since I last posted, Trump has sewn up the nomination. This is not a joke, it’s a fact. He should get to 1237 delegates before the convention. And as such, will be the Republican Candidate to oppose Hillary Clinton for POTUS.

As I stated many times, there were only two viable candidates for the right side of the aisle. NEITHER WERE GOP FAVORITES! Cruz or Trump.

Now I’d like to do a quick Post-mortem on the Cruz campaign.

Cruz was the best possible candidate as far as conservative record in government. In a normal world, conservatives would have united behind him based on just a few of his actions. But we didn’t and the reason is all Ted Cruz’s fault.

Ted Cruz and his campaign made a huge error by thinking the American people wanted church from their politicians. Ted Cruz decided to use the bible as a weapon when it should have been used as a guide. The American people (R’s) are mostly fine with Christianity on Sunday’s from pastors, but when politician’s preach it’s a bit unnerving. I get that.

Now onto the Trump win. Why did he win? He won because he spoke like a normal person, an egomaniac, an outsider and he didn’t take any shit without dishing it back ten fold.

I have said I’d vote for either one of them in the general election. And I will. But let’s talk a minute about the Never Trump movement.

Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell are all against Trump, ALL are openly hostile to the thought of a Trump presidency. The key word is OPENLY. Because if they’re that OPEN about their dislike, you can bet behind close doors, they’re backing HILLARY. I’ll let that resonate a minute.

Ready?

Now let’s look at the Never Trump movement that say they are TRUE conservatives, who are aligned with the RINO’s I mentioned above. Dana Laesch, Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro and Several other pundits are all in against Trump because they feel Trump played us all and he’s really a liberal. I’ll let that percolate right there for a minute to see if you catch it.

Did ya?

Then let me spell it out: Trump has united “Conservatives” and the far left of the Republican party, that gave us more spending, more debt, more laws, screwed veterans, more money for illegals and refugee’s, obamacare, TPP as well as the Omnibus bill. The Omnibus bill that even Pelosi said they couldn’t get through if Dem’s were in charge I might add.

Now, these Never Trump “Conservatives” are working actively with those they have been railing against since 2008 to deny Trump the presidency. How in the hell does that make any sense?

Cruz conservatives, most of us understand what is at stake. Some are just plain lost in emotion. But it didn’t really matter which one was the nominee. I know for a fact that 80% of the Trump supporters that are berating Never Trump’rs would be Never Cruz’rs if he won. You know it, I know it but it is what it is.

So where do we go from here?

I contend that Reagan wasn’t Reagan until he was given a chance to be Reagan. In 1980 there was a movement to stop Reagan too. That movement was headed up by John Anderson. It didn’t work then. But then we had real men in America, we had a better education system. Who knows this time.

My point is, if you’re happy with the way things are going, vote Hillary, If you’re not happy with the candidates and want to stay home, at least vote Hillary and be man about it rather than a bitch and deflect the blame to everyone else.

If we refuse to give a man a chance to do his best, to be great or suck then it’s on us. He has given his time, money and effort to show you he wants it, he got more votes than our guy, to deny him the opportunity is to say to the people who voted for him “I know better than you guys” Which is a tyrannical view we rail against.

I say give Trump a chance if he sucks, then in four years, we’ll run his ass out. IF he does great he’ll be 8yrs and America will be great again.

/Rant

Election 2016 update…

By Robert | April 30, 2016

There’s a couple things that are truly bothering me about this election.

Just like every election since I can remember, the republican electorate is eating its own.
When we get a chance to elect proven conservatives, we ignore what we praised during their time in office. We turn away from them because of whatever reason we’ve decided is the right reason. “They’re not electable” “They’re not conservatives” “They are the establishment” “They lie” “They bought their way in””They don’t debate well” whatever it is.
We refuse to see the big picture, the potential for greatness based on speeches. We can’t unite behind one guy/gal because of one or two differences.

But hey, Trump is the man right now, leading by lots of votes. So as I stated several times, I’ll vote for him if he’s the one standing at the end. But I don’t think it will matter much because..AS I SAID EARLY IN THIS ELECTION, THE FIRST DAY IT KICKED OFF, We will alienate each other and divide the electorate which will give the democrat the win.

I’ve said we should unite behind the staunchest PROVEN supporter of the 2nd amendment because this election is truly the difference between right to bear arms, and right to ask the state if you can own one. The constitution is only as strong as the Supreme court’s views of it.

Obama said, he wasn’t going after our guns before both of his elections. He said “Needs to be common sense legislation” which is code word for going after guns. Hillary hasn’t been that smart, she’s actually said she’s going after them.

Now if EVERY NRA MEMBER adopted the #NEVERHillary mentality we might have a chance, however; Many in the NRA are just as #NeverTrump as they are Never Hillary. It will be interesting to see that play out.

I would rather have Cruz running this nation, my personal opinion. He’s much smarter than any POTUS we’ve had in recent memory. My gut tells me that Trump is going to piss US off way more than Cruz will. What bothers me about Trump is his “Deal” Everything is a negotiation, in order to have a negotiation you must give something and we have been giving for 10 years now and getting NOTHING. Even a “Good deal” means we’re giving up something. We need to be GETTING BACK and my gut says we’ll be disappointed.

One thing is for sure. Either Trump or Cruz will be running against Hillary. If not, then no need to have a general election. Just crown Hillary POTUS.

Good luck to whoever your guy is but beware the alienation of the others.

2016 election deja-vu…

By Robert | February 27, 2016

Here we go again folks… This is the most disheartening post I’ve written in a long time.

We conservatives have a real problem within our own group. We have various levels of conservatives who feel their level is the true conservative and the rest are either not conservative or too libertarian or whatever. We will take apart any conservative in the election to make sure our conservative gets the nomination or we won’t vote.

I’m as guilty as anyone for this.

Lets go back to 2008, it didn’t matter if Reagan showed up Obama was going to win.

Lets go back to 2012, We had conservatives who actually WORKED with Reagan in DC running and we conservatives failed to back them in favor of another conservative who didn’t make it either. We ended up with Romney and all the polls said he’d win so conservatives said screw it, and he lost.

Now in 2016 we have another shot..The Trumpers are battling the Cruzers and Rubio is getting all the GOP money and support.

When this all shakes out, there’s going to be decision to be made. After Tuesday that decision is going to be more clear.

I have good friends who are on the Trump train, I am not on that train. I’m on the Cruz wagon. My reasoning is very simple. The GOP will accept a Trump presidency, as evident by Christies endorsement. No matter what you hear, the GOP knows this election is more of a vengeance election against the GOP than a support the Republican party, so they won’t come out and say “Trump is okay” that’s a death knell.

But the problem is, we spend 8 months beating Republican candidates bloody, then we give the carcass to the Democrats to pick at the bones a few more months… By the time we vote, we are in such a state of hopelessness that we just want it to stop.

I suggest we all take the “These two are okay with me” stance in regards to Cruz and Trump. Either you are a TRUMP guy and will compromise with Cruz, or you’re a CRUZ guy and will compromise with Trump. But lets knock off the “My guy or No Guy” bullshit and at least pick two.

The Ace of Spades said it best:

I do understand the importance of this election cycle is one that I can’t sit out because Trump isn’t my guy. I’ll pull the trigger for Trump in a heartbeat if he’s the nominee.

Now, if its Rubio or Kasich? Well, lets just cross that bridge if its on fire after Tuesday…

Scalia passes and GOD weeps.

By Robert | February 16, 2016

First, my sympathies for Justice Scalia’s family. They lost a loved one.

Second, My sympathies for America, We lost a great man.

Let me simplify things now:

Ruth Ginsberg (Leftwing hack activist) SCOTUS Judge will likely be the next to leave the bench. Either because mental capacity is so diminished she can’t wipe herself anymore or by coroner. (I will not celebrate her passing the way leftists do over Scalia’s) The next POTUS will be appointing someone to fill her seat. If Obama appoints the next one and the RINO R senate accepts it, like they have everything else Obama wants, court goes 5-4 LIBERAL until Ginsburg steps down, then POTUS appoints another one. If it’s an R court goes back to 5-4 in Americans favor. If Hillary it stays 5-4 Liberal activist.

The stakes are this simple:

Best case scenario: Republican senate blocks any appointment by Obama. Trump or Cruz win in 2016, appoint Scalia’s replacement, And they’re confirmed by Republican Senate. Then Ginsburg goes, and POTUS gets to appoint another one. The Sotomayer/Keagan appointments by Obama are rendered moot with the court split going from 5-4 favoring Constitution (MOST of the time) to 6-3 Just like that.

Worst case scenario: Obama gets another appointment through, Hillary or Sanders appoint one to fill Ginsburg and the court goes LONG TERM Leftwing ACTIVIST JUDGES by 5-4.

Anything in between is as just as bad as the worst case IMO.

Pray hard for the nation, pray hard for the senate to grow a pair and that American voters will wake up and see their votes have SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THIS YEAR LIKE NO OTHER!

Trump vs Cruz

By Robert | January 24, 2016

So here we are, another election year. But this time its different. We actually have a shot at killing the GOP establishment RINO’s once and for all. But instead we will help the GOP and the Democrat party by dividing the conservative vote.

Don’t get me wrong, there is a need for vetting of both candidates to pick the right one. There’s also a need to focus fire on the true enemy.

Lets start with Donald Trump. Trump is a RISK to the conservative cause. Trump represents a common sense approach to governing. That “Common Sense” is also tied to money. Trump is a known capitalist, he’s got a record of failure and bouncing back. He’s got lots of friends in the rich inner circles. He’s brash, he’s outspoken, he’s saying all the right things.. BUT, he hasn’t governed even a small town. Should he be POTUS, he’ll have a media who will be relentless in pointing out every flaw. As they have been absent under Obama, they will rise and be relentless against Trump. Trump will need to “Compromise” to stoke his ego in my opinion and it will lead to a no better situation than we had with GWB. I could be wrong, Trump could prove to be the shot of blood the nation on life support needed. That’s why I say its a risky bet.

Ted Cruz: He’s a proven conservative, he’s stood against the GOP when it counted, when nobody was looking and when the camera’s are on. He’s sincere, he’s honest and I truly believe he knows that conservatism can save and reinvigorate this nation. That too is a risk. Seldom is one ideology the best way for all things. A refusal to open possibilities of a better way could lead to a deadlock in DC and the nation that we’re barely surviving now. (Not sure that’s a real bad thing) but it’s a risk.
Cruz also carries the “Birther” banner into the race, its bad when Repubs do it, but we all know its okay for Democrats.

There’s risk on both sides. But there is also HUGE REWARDS should either of these two become President. The world will again know that the USA has a leader. The alternative? Hillary, Sanders and even Bloomberg? Really?

There is only 2 choices in this election: Trump or Cruz. They don’t need to rip each other apart, they need to discuss the issues, show their vision and let the R’s decide who to back. And once its over, we need to back them in a way not seen since Reagan. 100%!!!!

Obama’s view of the Union

By Robert | January 14, 2016

I couldn’t watch too much of that stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure. The guy is in a state of denial never before seen outside of the mental wards.

I did anticipate watching the liar in chief, just to count the lies right up till the Iranian’s took 2 of our Navy boats and held 10 of our sailors hostage. At that point I expected the State of the Union address to go from LIES to at least admonishing Iran for their act of war. Again I was disappointed.

When America has real leadership, Iran gets their ass handed to them for an action like this. But Obama is the chosen one and we have apologized for Iran taking our boats and men. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

I say, well done Iran. I have to, I consider myself somewhat of a warrior heart. I can appreciate an enemy’s tactic even if I would love to kill the bastards. Any enemy of America should be extremely aggressive against the USA this year, this is the last year of weakness in America.

A new sheriff comes to town in about a year, if we survive it, its a testament to the patience of the American People. If we were in open revolution right now, the history books would be very kind to us for the reasons we fought. But we’re hoping the ballot box can over ride the bullet box.. But this election might decide the revolution timing. It’s coming.

GOP is DEAD

By Robert | December 18, 2015

The GOP has been on life support for the last 7 years. It’s dying slowly for a reason. It’s dying because the people in the Republican party are slow to realize that the letter after the name isn’t the fix. The person before the letter IS THE FIX OR THE PROBLEM.

Case and point: John Boehner, he was billed as the savior of the nation when Republicans took over the house. He did some good things early on, then decided to go against the people who elected the majority congress. Enter Paul Ryan and the omnibus bill. IF you’re paying attention, you know the Ryan giveaway is the democrat dream bill. So much so that they will be the majority votes to pass it.

What Paul Ryan and the GOP just did with this bill is commit suicide. This will not be forgotten. There’s nothing they can do after this to save them from the 2016 anger at the polls. How bad do you think it will be? I predict the house will switch majority’s and the RINO Ryan will be handing the gavel back to the hag.

What exactly will change if Pelosi is speaker? NOTHING. Only thing that will change is all of the sudden the “Republican” party will be against the spending, against the giveaways to special interests. See folks, the Repubs attacked the spending, attacked planned parenthood, attacked illegal immigration, attacked everything they just OKAY’D IN THE OMNIBUS BILL!

Trump or Cruz the only way Hillary doesn’t move back in. (Unless Cruz votes to support this BULLSHIT BILL FROM THE HOUSE)

Why the GOP is dead now…

By Robert | October 31, 2015

As we all (Normal Thinking Americans) celebrated the landslide victory in 2014 of the Republican party in the election, some of us (Conservatives) entertained cautious optimism. We had “Hope” for “Change” we thought for sure the GOP would see the victory as a mandate to stop the spending, stop the Obama agenda… Well, folks how you like it now? almost a year and I have a question:

What exactly would have been different had the democrats won Majorities in both Houses of Congress?

My answer: NOT A DAMN THING! Other than from the “Minority” the Republican party would be complaining about the actions THEY THEMSELVES JUST ALLOWED.

So forgive me if I sound a bit skeptical over the potential of a president running for the GOP nomination. This is the only way I will vote in the primary or the general for a president. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson or Donald Trump. I ask that every American take this stand RIGHT NOW! Pledge high and low to ABSTAIN or vote off ticket if one of those three are not on the ballot.

There is ZERO chance that a GOP establishment candidate will do as they say, you don’t believe me? Do your own research. Check the campaigns of those who won in 2014, look at what they ran on, look at the promises made and then look at how they have voted. Look at what has happened since McConnell took the senate lead from Reid. Tell me which one was in which party. IF you didn’t know who was a Republican or Democrat you would swear McConnell was a democrat. More of Obama’s agenda has been passed in THIS YEAR than the last 4 years of Reid’s reign. So yes. I am done with the GOP I have been lied to, I have been betrayed and as far as I’m concerned Fuck the GOP.

Any outsider running as a Republican if worthy will get my vote. I will not vote for ONE MORE DAMN RINO, I will never again subject my readers or my friends to optimism above gut feelings. My gut told me in 2014 that we were about to get raped from behind with a cactus prawn. I was right then and I’m right now. Rubio/Bush or any other than the three I mentioned above will betray the nation for big money donors.

NO FUCKING MORE!!! Ted Cruz for PRESIDENT!!!!