‘Dump’ Trump? Where was National Review on Bush?

Well, well... The most venerable right-wing magazine (National Review) devotes an ENTIRE ISSUE to getting rid of (Donald) Trump. 

Hmmm.

I am NOT a Trump supporter, but it would be the epitome of foolishness to give credence to these 20-plus prominent conservatives who said NOTHING to stop the idiotic presidency of G.W. Bush (the most UN-conservative president of my lifetime!).

What makes these pundits worthy of your consideration?

These CONSERVATIVES did nothing to stop Bush from bankrupting our nation with debt, rushing into unprovoked wars; spying on U.S. citizens, dramatically increasing the SIZE of our gov’t (TSA, Homeland Security), federalizing education (No Child Left Behind), holding people w/o trial (Gitmo), militarizing our police, etc., etc., etc.

Conclusions: Labels are meaningless today. Left, right, conservative, liberal... all meaningless — as George Orwell eerily predicted.

Trump’s a phenomenon, but he's no conservative 

Donald Trump may be a genuine political phenomenon, but he’s NO conservative.  

Conservatives are grounded in constitutional ideas and principles that made this country great – limited government, constitutional authority, and liberty.

Countless times, Trump has abandoned constitutionally conservative principles on abortion, quotas, defense, immigration, health care and, yes, the free market. His donations to liberal causes and politicians give us great pause. 

Yes, he’s a very successful deal-maker, compromiser and negotiator. 

Like Obama, authoritarianism is his method of choice. Trump is a result of GOP broken promises, campaign lies, and ignored conservatism for the sake of party politics.

Those who support Trump need to scrutinize his duplicitous rhetoric and his schizophrenic stand on constitutionally conservative issues.  He supported the auto bailouts, bank bailouts and the stimulus because it’s “what we need.” Trump supported government confiscation of private property “for the greater good,” a ban on “assault weapons” (then changed his mind), and abortion and partial birth abortion as part of his admitted New York Values.

In 2012, Trump chided Mitt Romney for being too aggressive on immigration while he used illegal-immigration to bankrupt many a business.   

Foreign policy? Trump advised: “Let Russia fight ISIS.” That was September.  After the Paris massacre in November, he decided that “we’re going to have to knock them out and knock them out hard.” 

In Iowa, he enthusiastically proclaimed that (I’m) “with you 100 percent” in support of one of the most destructive environmental federal subsidies – ethanol.  Like solar and wind, it’s a very bad deal for hard-working taxpayers and another example of government picking winners and losers.   

In Nevada, he revealed his plans to deal with the establishment: “There’s a point at which let’s get to be a little establishment … We gotta get things done. We gonna make such great deals....” This explains why the establishment types are now endorsing him. Trump — the continuation of the destructive lie of “Hope and Change,” paid for compliments of the GOP “gettin’ things done and makin’ great deals” like the two trillion dollar omnibus bill funding the Syrian refugees, Obamacare and Planned Parenthood.

We all feel disconnected from the GOP and the political elite who no longer believe WE matter. Unlike the moderate Trump voter, Conservatives recognize Trump’s conservative impersonation in his record, rhetoric, and actions. 

For Conservatives, there is no question. He is NO Conservative. 

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