Donald Trump’s unofficial campaign for President has gone to warp speed. He is now the top candidate in many of the polls. In the blink of an eye, he has passed Romney, Gingrich, Bachmann and even Palin.
The eyes of the country and the media are upon the Donald. He is certainly saying a lot of things people want to hear. He has been absolutely relentless on the birth certificate issue. He has said political correctness is killing the country. He has not been shy about going after Muslims or the Chinese. He wants to repeal Obama care, does not approve of gay marriage and is pro-life. He says he is blunt and he is right about that. He is blunt. But is he right?
Donald Trump is an American icon, bigger than life. Trump can sell ice to Eskimos. The question a lot of us need to start asking is, what is he selling America?
If Donald Trump really believes what he is saying and would really govern that way, he could go down as a great President. But there are some disturbing questions about Trump.
Trump’s right hand man and political director is a guy named Michael Cohen. Cohen is a former trial lawyer who has an impressive political background. An impressive political background in Democratic politics.
Cohen has been involved in a number of political campaigns and worked for some other politicians. All liberal Democrats. Cohen voted for Obama in 2008 and enthusiastically supported him in the first few months of his administration. Those were the same few months that the Tea Party sprang to life.
Cohen and Trump have a mutual passion. Making money. This is something they have both talked about and Cohen has invested in a number of Trump projects. There is nothing wrong with making money; in fact, making money from the free market is one of the greatest things about America.
Cohen once worked for Joe Moakley, a liberal Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts. He also volunteered for the campaign of Michael Dukakis in 1988.
Cohen in interviews acknowledges his past support of Obama but now says his big concerns are the unsustainable debt, the economic down turn that has cost jobs and America not being respected in the world.
Those all sound like Tea Party positions.
Twelve years ago, Donald Trump, as we pointed out in an earlier blog, was almost 180 degrees opposite of where he sits today. In 1999, while thinking about running for the Reform Party nomination, he said he was pro-abortion and favored a single payer health system. He used the words, “I am very liberal” when talking about health care.
Do people change their beliefs over time? Sure they do.
Do people who want to be elected to high office tell us what they think we want to hear? Absolutely.
What about Donald Trump? In 2007, when congratulating Nancy Pelosi on her election to the Speaker’s chair penned, “you’re the best.” Trump contributed $50,000 to Rahm Emanuel’s campaign for Mayor.
Given Trump’s previous liberal beliefs and given that one of his top operatives helping him has a history of supporting nothing but liberals and absent a “Damascus Road conversion,” we have to wonder if Trump is only telling us what we want to hear.
The 2012 election for president is too important for us to take a chance on just what we want to hear.
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Permalink Reply by Jo Ann Muetterties on Permalink Reply by TSGT Uvin A. Clough Jr., USAR, R on What you are saying is very true, I would only note that the Progressives have been with ius since the early 1920's and many maybe most hide behind the title of Democrat like Teddy and his cousin Franklin.
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Permalink Reply by John Schuh on Permalink Reply by Sandra Starowesky on Emanuel's brother has ties with Trump. I believe with his TV show.
Maybe Trump is working with Obama to split the REP Vote with a Independent run?
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Permalink Reply by Shirley Eliakis on I would call him the Trojan Horse instead. Troy presented a "gift" to an enemy intent on Troy's surrender. The "gift" was not a gift at all, but a haven for smuggled warriors from Troy's army, who, after the "conquering army" had partied and passed out from their drunken stupors, skulked in the dark and massacred the unconscious army of foolish men who believed they had achieved victory!
I know Trump is cagey. Obama's smug remarks about us "thinking we're [Dems] defeated" convince me even more strongly" that something's rotten in Denmark!"
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Great story, but Obama is already the Trojan Horse. In the next two years you will see things you will not believe.
Permalink Reply by Shirley Eliakis on Permalink Reply by TSGT Uvin A. Clough Jr., USAR, R on Will anyone, someone please provided source data that proves Trump is a "Trojen Horse". So far it appears suggestive only because he has done businnes with or has some Democrats on his staff or in his company - frankly he would be a Damn Fool not to to do business in America.
With out such proof all of those running are TROJAN HORSES".
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