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5/10/2016

Straight Outta Options

Filed under: General — Patterico @ 7:35 am



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94 Responses to “Straight Outta Options”

  1. Ding.

    Patterico (20560f)

  2. Tru that, Patterico.

    But never underestimate the power of a conman to get the marks to believe that they are really smarter than everyone else.

    Even as their wallets empty.

    Simon Jester (c5ab4f)

  3. At this point this is like bombing/pounding the rubble. How much more evidence of the man’s duplicity is needed?

    Either one understands that the principles that Trump believes in are only those that benefit him at the time or you don’t. Or you don’t care since you trust him no matter what he says or does.

    SteveMG (137e76)

  4. @3

    Indeed. I finally had the chance to listen to Twitchy’s “13 minutes” of Hillary. Not just smoking gun stuff, but incontrovertible eye and ear witness evidence. In the minds of Hillaroids, the naked truth is either a highly edited partisan attack or simply irrelevant.

    I find no discernable difference between Hillaroids and Trumpkins.

    Matador (793547)

  5. #4, Matador, if you can’t discern the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (or their supporters) you need to get another cat.

    ropelight (6dce3e)

  6. “I find no discernable difference between Hillaroids and Trumpkins.”

    Come now. Trumpkins are much whiter and were dressed in blue as babies. Hillaroids are darker, although not nearly as dark as Obots, and were dressed in pink. The differences are clearly discernible and the 53 pink versus 47 blue makeup of the electorate gives some weight to the difference. OTOH – married pink whites don’t care for Clinton very much, although they dislike Trump even more.

    Rick Ballard (44b7ba)

  7. if you can’t discern the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (or their supporters) you need to get another cat.

    ropelight (6dce3e) — 5/10/2016 @ 9:18 am

    Well one is a woman. Other than that though? Very little difference. Both are liberal, progressive, Democrats. Both lie. Both are authoritarians. Both hate free speech. Both are anti-gun. Both are for socialized healthcare.

    Patrick Henry, the 2nd (ddead1)

  8. One is the choice of GOP Primary voters and the other is under investigation for crimes bordering on treason. The differences are much greater than you’re willing to acknowledge.

    ropelight (6dce3e)

  9. It’s a sweet photo of two people who appear to have genuine affection for one another. That must have been a photo at Trump’s wedding reception!

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  10. They’re a lovely couple. And so well-matched in age, temperament, character, and political affiliation. There will be few arguments in that household.

    nk (dbc370)

  11. Satisfied client and vendor is my take.

    Rick Ballard (44b7ba)

  12. Take off the blinders, man.

    The heavy lifters here have laid it out for you, in spades, throughout the primary season. You’ve been shown countless, concrete examples. Both Hillary and Trump believe in the power of a big, central government and are proud practitioners of the politics of personal destruction. Both are devoid of substance, morals, character and conviction. Both have demonstrated they are capable of advancing themselves through incompetentence, fraud and corruption. Both are willing to say anything and, then, walk it back without reservation, to further their own self-interests. Hillary sold influence, Trump bought it.

    The candidates are the same. Their koolaid-drinking mind-numbed supporters are the same.

    Matador (793547)

  13. #8 That or it was a 3 v. 1 gangbang – poor Melania.

    urbanleftbehind (5eecdb)

  14. I agree. We must do all we can to ensure her rightful place as Demoness of teh Western World.

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  15. actually, you do have an option:

    Hillary as President, or not.

    pick one.

    PS: butt hurt whining doesn’t count. most of us would have liked another candidate, but that was then, this is now, and reality doesn’t care what you want, it just is. denying it doesn’t change anything.

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  16. You’re dead wrong about that Matador. Your attempts to equate Trump with Hillary would be laughable if they didn’t appear here where there’s already a ready market for such politically expedient false comparisons.

    Asking supporters for campaign contributions is one thing, and demanding campaign contributions from non-supporters is another, the latter is much worse than the former. There’s a world of difference between giving campaign contributions to political candidates, (it’s not only legal, it’s also one of the costs of doing business when Democrats control the bureaucracy) and having your arm twisted by one of the Clintons for “donations” to the Clinton Foundation before environmental obstacles and official entanglements are soon resolved.

    ropelight (6dce3e)

  17. I would not go so far as to say they are the same.
    HRC is a terrible choice for president,
    So is Trump,
    The case can be made that HRC will likely be the worst of the two,
    And if the election was today I would vote for Trump,
    But as long as the election is no sooner than tomorrow,
    I will hold out hope for divine intervention.
    Not #nevertrump, just
    #trumpaslastverylastoption

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  18. redc1c4 – The GOP is betting you won’t go anywhere. Conservatives have been marginalized just like blacks in the democrat party. They know you vote “R” out of habit not because they have earned your vote. Well, I’m done just giving mine to them. They can work for it from now on.

    bitterclinger (a6482e)

  19. Not #nevertrump, just
    #trumpaslastverylastoption

    MD in Philly (f9371b) — 5/10/2016 @ 11:32 am

    ======================================

    Think on this one…

    #Trumpeverlasting

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  20. Colonel,
    I refuse think on that.

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  21. Buddy you’re a tool justa big fool
    Playing with the fire gonna cast you a vote some day
    You got egg on your face
    You big disgrace
    Shoutin’ your slurs all over the place
    Singin’

    We will we will Trump you
    We will we will Trump you

    Buddy you’re a young man hard case
    Shouting on the blog gonna own us the world some day
    There’s no doubt on your face
    You big disgrace
    Waggn’ your weenie all over the place

    We will we will sock you
    Singin’
    We will we will sock you

    Buddy you’re an old man tired man
    Pleading with your eyes wanna find you some peace some day
    Got oatmeal on your face
    Big disgrace
    Stuck in the pits and yer losin’ this race

    We will we will knock you
    We will we will knock you
    singing
    We will we will knock you
    We will we will knock you
    everybody
    We will we will knock you
    We will we will knock you

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  22. #6

    if you can’t discern the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (or their supporters) you need to get another cat.

    ropelight (6dce3e) — 5/10/2016 @ 9:18 am

    Well one is a woman. Other than that though? Very little difference. Both are liberal, progressive, Democrats. Both lie. Both are authoritarians. Both hate free speech. Both are anti-gun. Both are for socialized healthcare.

    Patrick Henry, the 2nd (ddead1) — 5/10/2016 @ 9:37 am

    Discernible difference – The both like women – though one has better taste in women

    Joe - From Texas (debac0)

  23. # 7

    One is the choice of GOP Primary voters and the other is under investigation for crimes bordering on treason. The differences are much greater than you’re willing to acknowledge.

    ropelight (6dce3e) — 5/10/2016 @ 9:42 am

    Just imagine what the japanese would have done if they discovered their purple code was broken

    Joe - From Texas (debac0)

  24. soon to be president trump now even in swing states. canaduh turd crud says he bored running satans tranny sex slave house.

    swing states (f5a162)

  25. There was also that poll that showed Ted Cruz winning the Indiana primary.

    Sammy Finkelman (643dcd)

  26. Patterico, man, you know he’s guilty, we all do, but you probably can’t prove it to the jury, you’re a prosecutor, you know what to do.

    Time for a plea bargain. How? I dunno, your the expert.

    Fred Z (d66ddb)

  27. MAY 10, 2016
    FLOATS LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STINGS LIKE AN ELECTRIC EEL: Trump Paralyzed Hilary’s Campaign.

    “This boilerplate Democratic campaign strategy would be fine — perhaps even compelling – if deployed against a vanilla Republican candidate. Trump is, however, no Republican cast in the same mold as George W. Bush, John McCain, or Mitt Romney. In fact, as Team Clinton was revealing its intention to attack Trump for his proposal to ease the tax burden on the rich, the news cycle was already dominated by Trump’s decision to buck Republican orthodoxy on taxes in an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd.

    In that “Meet the Press” interview, Trump signaled his willingness to surrender his opening bid in the coming fight over tax code reform (well before negotiations had even begun) by insisting that his cuts on the highest marginal rates will likely be pared back by congressional Democrats. “I have a feeling we pay some more,” Trump said of his fellows in the top tax bracket. “I am willing to pay more, and you know what, wealthy are willing to pay more. We’ve had a very good run.”

    Despite Trump warning the Clintons for weeks that he intends to borrow heavily from self-described socialist Senator Bernie Sanders’ playbook, Team Clinton was unable, or unwilling, to preemptively reform their message and tailor it to Trump’s populist progressivism. Nor could they adapt and respond to a news cycle dominated by Trump’s remarks on taxes and the stunning departure they represent from typical Republican economic philosophy. If Democrats fear that Clinton’s team has ossified and grown complacent, this episode should confirm those suspicions.”

    It’s hard to get inside the decision loop of a guy who doesn’t know what he’ll do next himself.

    http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/233493/

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  28. First, at the start it was claimed that Trump’s the real conservative who will clear out these phony RINOs and fake conservatives. Vote for The Donald: he’s the real deal. No more compromising with the liberal statists.

    Now that it’s clear (it’s been that way for awhile but some are slow to learn) that he’s not a conservative, indeed not even a Republican (broadly defined) but a believer in Trumpology – defined as whatever idea benefits Trump at that time – the refrain is “Well, what about Hillary?”

    It’s not about Trump anymore since no one can defend him. It’s all about Hillary. Look over there! It’s cankles the traitor!

    For me, if the person is not qualified to be president, if he doesn’t have the temperament or emotional makeup, if he cannot be trusted literally on anything, then it doesn’t matter whether he as an “R” (real or not) behind his name or not. Or whether he’s running against the Devil himself. The man is still not qualified and no one should vote for such a person.

    Short and sweet.

    SteveMG (27d4f8)

  29. They know you vote “R” out of habit not because they have earned your vote.

    not at all true. in ’14, when the local branch of the GOPe gave a choice between their “electable” carpetbagger Neal Cash n’ Carry over Moonbeam, i voted for both of them, thereby negating my vote. i’d note that he’s already moved back out of #Failifornia.

    Mittens was the last time i held my nose and voted for a RINO. in June i’m voting for Bernie over Shrillery, and changed my party status to do so.

    in November, we’ll see what my options are, but if the choice is Trump vs Evil Incarnate, i’ll be voting for Trump.

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  30. For me, if the person is not qualified to be president, if she doesn’t have the temperament or emotional makeup, if she cannot be trusted literally on anything, then it doesn’t matter whether she as an “R” (real or not) behind her name or not. Or whether she’s running against the Devil himself. The woman is still not qualified and no one should vote for such a person.

    FTFY!

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  31. #28 redc1c4,

    Neal Kashkari’s wife is smokin’ hot.

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  32. Trump Paralyzed Hilary’s Campaign.

    Um, she’s ahead by double digits, and Trump is flailing wildly about, talking about doubling the minimum wage, how his party isn’t conservative, he wants to use ideas from Sanders (a socialist), and now promising tax increases.

    Sure, Hillary isn’t bothering to triangulate around the crack-high spider monkey policy shifts of Trump, but she’s the one winning, and he’s the one losing and acting desperate.

    He probably should have waited a little longer before taking on hard left democrat positions, but Trump’s already proven Hillary is the most conservative candidate who can win right now.

    I hope that changes. The GOP could pick a name out of a phonebook and change it.

    Dustin (2a8be7)

  33. I’m no pundit, but I have slept at a Holiday Inn.

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  34. t’s not about Trump anymore since no one can defend him. It’s all about Hillary. Look over there! It’s cankles the traitor!

    For me, if the person is not qualified to be president, if he doesn’t have the temperament or emotional makeup, if he cannot be trusted literally on anything, then it doesn’t matter whether he as an “R” (real or not) behind his name or not. Or whether he’s running against the Devil himself. The man is still not qualified and no one should vote for such a person.

    Short and sweet.

    SteveMG (27d4f8)

    It’s a little hard for Ropelight and the like to bash Hillary for her choices as Secretary of State when Trump was praising her work there after she made all those choices. Trump knew about Benghazi and the email scandal and still praised her work. He’d have appointed her Secretary of State.

    Your second point is interesting, as I think you’re right and that this means Trump is not eligible for the presidency under the 25th amendment, leaving Hillary as the only eligible candidate. I’m joking, but this is a better argument than the smears that half of the folks opposing Trump weren’t eligible.

    Finally, I’m struck by how viciously Trump and his surrogates are bashing conservative leaders today. Upthread we see they are still bashing Cruz and his family over the tabloid stuff. After months now, we know that story was a lie. But it’s apparently critical to Trump that all conservative leadership be totally marginalized. Under Trump, there would be no chance for conservative reforms.

    Hillary would have the opposite impact. Remember when the GOP did its best work for budget reforms? A Clinton in the white house galvanized them.

    Plus Trump poses a real threat to our freedoms, having often bragged about violence, riots, abusing presidential power against dissent, and even praising communist human rights abuses. If someone think it couldn’t happen here, they are mistaken. In fact, they are the reason it could happen.

    Dustin (2a8be7)

  35. It will be up to Trump, Cruz and Rance Proboscis to unite teh party!

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  36. Plus Trump poses a real threat to our freedoms, having often bragged about violence, riots, abusing presidential power against dissent, and even praising communist human rights abuses. If someone think it couldn’t happen here, they are mistaken. In fact, they are the reason it could happen.

    Dustin (2a8be7) — 5/10/2016 @ 4:12 pm

    ============================================

    Dustin… where’ve you been for the last 7 years? Most if not all of that is what gives Teh Won his mincing, little strut.

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e)

  37. I heard a great one as to who the real “GIP” that is voting for Der Dump. It’s all the marginalized voters on the fringes that have been duped first by the Democratic National Committee and then after switching sides following the economy failures to raise those leaky boats, theyou switched to the GOP. Only to get hosed by the GOP punditry such as Rove or Brooks or Douhat. They never were truly conservative as what the NRO or even Commentary play to be conservative nor are they conservative as the founding principles of America was. Instead they were all about their slice of the pie and hose anyone else. Which is most of the supporters to that I have seen being Trumpkins come from. They want their handouts but don’t want to talk about hard choices on what it will take to either maintain those handouts or scale them back to offer up others they demand. It will be interesting to see what happens.
    Of course thier retort is that ideological purity got us 8 years of Obama. Without understanding that some of the ideology purity that was being pushed came from the punditry these folks bemoan. Whether it’s the social conservative who wants more tax dollars for NGOS to support the mission of the Church of Holier than Thou, or the ChrisEaster Christian who is standing abreast some of the more inane culture war material (really books on evolution in science or censorship of Harry Potter because witches?). It seriously is time to review all the planks that make up the stage and rip out the ones that are rotted to the core and replace them with something that can honestly bring in more people without the marginalization that the DNC does.

    Charles (6a9dbd)

  38. We know that Hillary if elected will inflict severe and lasting damage to this country, and that she is not really qualified.
    We know the same can be said about Donald.
    The only question is, which one will inflict the worst damage.
    I am of the opinion that Donald would inflict more damage than Hillary, but I realize a rational argument can easily be made for the reverse.

    But I also think that casting a vote for a person who is obviously unqualified is a deleriction of our duty as citizens and voters. So even if it means the worst choice will win I will not vote for the unqualified alternative. So I intend to vote for neither. My own route will be voting for the LP candidate… a choice made simpler by the fact that I have done that the last three times out. Others might choose a different third party, or undervote, or write in Cruz, Reagan, George Washington, or Mother Teresa… The important thing is to vote in a way that clearly signals rejection of both Hillary and Donald.

    kishnevi (9cb6b5)

  39. You know what every single ballot needs?

    A box to check, labeled “None of the above.”

    Simon Jester (c8876d)

  40. Trump picked up three delegates in West Virginia, running there on a platform of “A possum in every pot and a dog in every bunk”.

    nk (dbc370)

  41. It had worked for him previously in Florida.

    nk (dbc370)

  42. Dustin… where’ve you been for the last 7 years? Most if not all of that is what gives Teh Won his mincing, little strut.

    Colonel Haiku (b0f43e) — 5/10/2016 @ 4:48 pm

    Obama is bad, yes. We agree on that. You forgot to explain what your point was.

    The left sometimes responds to real problems with their side with an out-of-the-blue comment about something bad some republican did. Is that what this is?

    I think that’s a bad sign. You’re smarter than most Trump fans (because you’re not really a Trump fan, you’re a religiously loyal republican). But the only defense you have to what I’ve said is that Obama is bad?

    Well, how consistently has Trump recognized Obama and Hillary’s record as bad? Not very.

    Dustin (2a8be7)

  43. @Simon Jester,

    You mean like this?

    Pic 1

    Pic 2

    Charles (3cf0f0)

  44. Prince Reebus couldn’t unite two trannies in a one stall toilet.

    mg (31009b)

  45. Well, nk,
    We will soon see if we have a miracle in Nebraska.
    Even if we do, I don’t think the nomination will ever go to Cruz.
    But,
    Until the morning of the election, I am going to pray that some combination of events results in a reasonable candidate somehow emerging from the fray.

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  46. Me too, MD. Me too.

    nk (dbc370)

  47. 7. One is the choice of GOP Primary voters and the other is under investigation for crimes bordering on treason. The differences are much greater than you’re willing to acknowledge.

    ropelight (6dce3e) — 5/10/2016 @ 9:42 am

    The one who is the choice of the Trumptard fraction of the GOP is being sued for RICO act violations and fraud charges. And since he’s lost most of his pretrial motions, or only partially won in some cases, things don’t look good for The Donald. Plus you Trumptards have handed the Dems campaign ad gold; Trump on the stand as a defendant in a fraud and RICO act trials.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-called-testify-trial-university/story?id=38685355

    onald Trump Projected as Winner of West Virginia Republican Primary


    Donald Trump Will Be Called to Testify in Trial About His ‘University’

    By Aaron Katersky
    Meghan Keneally

    Apr 26, 2016, 5:34 PM ET

    PHOTO: Donald Trump speaks as university president Michael Sexton, left, looks on during a news conference announcing the establishment of Trump University, May 23, 2005 in New York City.Mario Tama/Getty Images
    WATCH Donald Trump Prepares for Primary Victories While Simultaneously Awaiting Fraud Trial

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    The New York attorney general suggests that Donald Trump may be taking the stand soon in a court case about the now-defunct Trump University.

    The news follows a New York court decision that the lawsuit filed by the attorney general against the former for-profit institution will proceed to trial, after a settlement could not be reached.

    “I am very pleased the judge has indicated her intention to move as expeditiously as possible to trial, as thousands of Mr. Trump’s alleged victims have been waiting years for relief from his fraud,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement released this afternoon.

    “We believe that Mr. Trump and Mr. Sexton will be essential witnesses at trial. As we will prove in court, Donald Trump and his sham for-profit college defrauded thousands of students out of millions of dollars,” Schneiderman’s statement said, referencing Michael Sexton, the man who approached Trump about starting the program.

    …Two active class action lawsuits in California are making similar claims.

    You forgot to mention that, genius.

    Steve57 (412496)

  48. Niggling aspie query
    The results I see currently show Trump approximately 71% and Cruz and Kasich each approximately 11%.
    71+11+11=93

    Who is getting the other 7%?

    kishnevi (31ba4e)

  49. The thing that I find so puzzling is that the Trumpeteers jump on the bandwagon accusing Cruz and his father of horrible deeds based on nothing*, whereas the case against Trump can be made on the basis of things Trump did himself within the last six weeks. He tweeted the disgraceful attack on Heidi, he repeated the undocumented allegations against Cruz, and he did the same thing against Cruz’s father. These actions are not in doubt. Trump is not qualified to be President. Period.

    *”nothing” being a National Enquirer smear sourced to Roger Stone**
    **”Roger Stone” being the source of any number of lies, as in “Sep 20, 2004 · In case you missed the big story of the day, it sounds like GOP Operative Roger Stone may be source of the fake Bush TANG Memos”, etc.

    BobStewartatHome (404986)

  50. “Obama is bad, yes. We agree on that. You forgot to explain what your point was”

    No, Dustin, it should’ve been obvious even to a truculent fellow like you.

    Point is that all you’ve warned about in your usual Count Floyd-like post (000000000hhhhhh! very scary!) has already happened here.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  51. I’d vote for Beelzebub if it would keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House. Our next President will most likely appoint 4 maybe 5 Supreme Court justices. Think about clones of Sotomayor, Kagan, and Ginsburg enshrining hard left dogma into our laws that will reverberate down the decades to our lasting detriment. America will never be the same. The Land of the Free will fade into a fuzzy memory.

    The future of our nation depends on us.

    ropelight (6dce3e)

  52. well but these rumors had been circulated for a whilem wasn’t that crazy burkett fellow from the ‘troof’ film,

    narciso (732bc0)

  53. “Who is getting the other 7%?”

    No one or write in. The WV primary includes races for the CD seats as well as the President. A 7% ‘none of the above’ would be unusual in the GE but not in a primary which includes House races and especially not with this presumptive nominee.

    Rick Ballard (44b7ba)

  54. Stay out of the way, ropelight. Our erstwhile common-sense colleagues have bigger fish to fry, namely the United States of America.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  55. turns out he was too clever by half

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/annulment-brazil-impeachment-drama-reversed-151741895–spt.html;_ylt=A0LEVoBhiDJXNOQAovwPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw–

    narciso (732bc0)

  56. Straight Outta Options… from NWA… Neocons With Attitude on K-tel Records

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  57. The future of our nation depends on us.
    ropelight (6dce3e) — 5/10/2016 @ 6:11 pm

    You are not as important as you think you are.

    nk (dbc370)

  58. Ben Domenech: “Trump has a path to beat Clinton.”

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  59. One thing that has surprised me, at least, is how Matt Drudge has been full-in for Trump. Not helpful… to Cruz, in particular.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  60. well he was for romney, back the last time.

    narciso (732bc0)

  61. apparently not so much, but o’rourke was down on the field from the beginning,

    http://coldfury.com/2016/05/10/clarification/

    narciso (732bc0)

  62. Drudge is a gossip columnist without the writing ability. The right wing Perez Hilton. No wonder he’s in the tank for Trump.

    Leviticus (4e54bd)

  63. Gay. Drudge is gay, Trump is pro-gay.

    nk (dbc370)

  64. actually, all you concerned conservatives who can’t possibly bear to vote for Trump, DO have options… and get a Canuckistanian Love Interest while you’re at it.

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  65. PJ’s most recent book was unreadable… i took it back to the library the next day.

    all the drinking, drugs, etc, seem to have caught up with him.

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  66. “…and can get…”

    stupid fingers

    redc1c4 (7ad526)

  67. holidays in hell, with anecdotes, about a phillipine militia leader ‘he was compact like an attack chipmunk, of course parliament, but after 2001, he lost something,

    narciso (732bc0)

  68. Here’s an excerpt from an article by S.A. Miller and Valerie Richardson in the The Washington Times 5/10/16:

    Far from irreparably fracturing the GOP, Donald Trump is quickly winning the backing of many of the party’s top elected officials, with senators returning to Washington this week pledging their support for him as their nominee.

    Outside of Washington, Republican voters are likewise warming to Mr. Trump, and are decidedly cool to calls to recruit a third-party alternative to Mr. Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, saying there’s too much at stake to give Democrats another four years’ control of the White House.

    “I think it’s a great idea, but not for this particular election,” said Gregg Mattox, standing outside an Omaha polling station in Tuesday’s GOP presidential primary. “You split the vote and you’re going to get a liberal Supreme Court and Hillary Clinton in the White House for four years. The timing is just bad.”

    A week after he chased his remaining opponents from the race, Mr. Trump is steadily — if somewhat shakily — earning over Republican voters and lawmakers who supported someone else in the bitter primary.

    “I’m for the nominee of the party. If it is Donald Trump, I’ll be supporting him wholeheartedly,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, Texas Republican, told reporters at the Capitol, where lawmakers reconvened for the first time since the Republican National Committee chairman declared Mr. Trump the presumptive nominee.

    Even Sen. Marco Rubio, who ran against Mr. Trump for the nomination, said despite deep policy differences, he’ll stick by his pledge to back the GOP’s eventual nominee, saying voters have chosen the billionaire businessman…

    ropelight (6dce3e)

  69. We ain’t going nowhere except to our jobs and our usual hangouts, Trumpolines.

    nk (dbc370)

  70. Well,
    No miracle,
    but Trump is getting 60% as the only active candidate.

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  71. The GOP is uniting behind Trump,
    all 60% of them in Nebraska,
    40% voting for people who aren’t even in the race anymore
    very popular.

    In case I didn’t make this clear,
    I don’t care how many people say they will support Trump,
    he is a terrible candidate and it is to our shame he is the pick as of now.
    If it is Trump v Clinton with no viable 3rd party candidate,
    I will vote for the devil I don’t know (Trump)

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  72. This is the exact same shlt Hogie and Haiku used about voting for Romney. Except now they are supporting a Democrat.

    JD (7fda75)

  73. What happens in the election is the responsibility of ropelight, papertiger, and the rest of their ilk. They knew going in that if they chose to nominate an authoritarian Dem for the Republican candidate, many would not support his goofiness. Yet they chose him.

    JD (7fda75)

  74. JD… go ahead and sit on your hands, that worked so well for you last time.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  75. I didn’t vote for trump, in the primary just like I didn’t vote for maverick or romney fwiw, but reality eventually sets in,

    narciso (732bc0)

  76. I followed your browbeating last time, Haiku. Where did that get me? This time you want me to support a Dem. What next?

    JD (7fda75)

  77. I’d vote for Cruz in a heartbeat, if he was the nominee. Other than Romney, he’s the only politician I’ve donated money to.

    I don’t wish to have the election handed to Hillary Clinton. If any of you take issue with that, we’ll just have to disagree. It’s a long way to November, and a lot can happen.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  78. You followed your own nose, JD. Follow your conscience. Don’t play the victim, it’s unbecoming.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  79. Yes,
    A long way to November,
    Way too early to acquiesce to Trump
    Way too early.

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  80. Colonel,
    Please don’t ask me to vote my conscience and for Trump in the same thought.

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  81. 77… some would call that making your own choices and then taking a common sense approach given the alternatives, narciso.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  82. If you want me to follow my conscience, there is a 110% chance I’ll never vote for Trump.

    JD (7fda75)

  83. Well,
    Common sense begs for a better choice come November
    but I am repeating myself.
    G night

    MD in Philly (f9371b)

  84. I won’t ask anyone to vote for anyone, MD, just to give it careful consideration before throwing your hands up and later wondering where it all went wrong when we have to live thru another 8 years of Obama or – God forbid – worse.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  85. Good for you, JD! Take control of your life!

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0)

  86. Victor Davis Hanson, whose top 3 preferred candidates were Walker, Rubio, and Cruz, has written an extraordinary column asserting that Clinton and Trump are both punks, but that Trump would probably be a little less of a punk…

    http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435138/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-conservatives-never-trump-2016

    Cruz Supporter (102c9a)

  87. My plan in November is to write in Cruz. I live in Washington, and the only candidate I have voted for in the last twenty years who won in Washington is a squishy progressive, and she was simply the better of two bad choices. So you might say my vote is meaningless, but I can say that until I’m proven wrong, I believe that Cruz will win Washington with the write in vote, and it will be just one of many states that he carries. The same rationale will work in California and Oregon, and who knows, maybe all three will go for Cruz.

    This thought makes me happy. Better yet, I can ignore everything else that has anything to do with either Clinton or Trump or the “Republican Party” for the next six months. And, best of all, I won’t be tempted to donate any more money to candidates who promise one thing, and promptly do the opposite.

    Internet …. write in …. get the word out … internet …. write in …. internet …. write in …. get the word out ….

    It can work!

    BobStewartatHome (404986)

  88. Cruz supporter –

    I heard radio free Trump going on about this on my way to work Tuesday. The fat fraud essentially said “Where was the outrage when Obama was shown to be a dumbass?” Why only now, with Trump, is competence an issue?”

    This is where we are. The bar is so low as to be resting on, no, firmly embedded in, the ground.

    Matador (793547)

  89. No, Dustin, it should’ve been obvious even to a truculent fellow like you.

    Point is that all you’ve warned about in your usual Count Floyd-like post (000000000hhhhhh! very scary!) has already happened here.

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 5/10/2016 @ 6:10 pm

    It’s so annoying trying to have a conversation with you; I wind up answering you directly, and you just blow off everything I’ve asked you with the same ridiculous response, reworded 50 times.

    I didn’t put words in Trump’s mouth when he praised actual tyranny. He is in favor of things that are truly contrary to a free society. His actions and his words line up, too. He’s the real deal threat to what I personally cherish about America.

    Obama’s abuses of power are bad enough. Why have you not learned the lesson from this? The problem wasn’t that these abuses were done in the wrong party’s name.

    I’d vote for Beelzebub if it would keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House. – Ropelight

    And I would vote for Hillary if it would keep Beelzebub out of the white house.

    Dustin (2a8be7)

  90. Einstein is just screaming now in the ether, citizens united nakoulah, her performance at the rod dinner means nothing.

    narciso (1b4366)

  91. I was in target today and I saw there is a DVD available for something called:


    Straight Outta Compton

    http://www.straightouttacompton.com

    It is apparently a movie about a roick album made in 1988.

    Is the title of this post related to that name in some way?

    Sammy Finkelman (643dcd)


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