I’m beginning to think that immigration isn’t even in the Top 5 of issues that Trump’s remaining base even cares about. Look at the things they say when it comes to just illegal immigration. “I don’t care if foreigners pour into my country at an astronomical rate as long as they do it LEGALLY.” There’s no way to expect these people to hold Trump’s feet to fire on the wall when they have the politics of ‘90s era Democrats.
It also doesn’t help that Republicans are so used to losing that they trot every minuscule “win” for Trump in order to keep defending his failed presidency, as if any of it was earth shattering and/or didn’t get swept away the minute Biden took office (or even before Biden took office).
I see no difference between Trump and almost the entire Republican leadership in the post Reagan years...except that Trump played "The Game" better than the rest.
SOP for "The Game":
Release a red-meat conservative position statement (probably based on polling data because none of the leadership have any clue about Conservatism) to the faithful.
Promise to fight to the death for said position.
With the faithful all ginned-up start the fundraising and grab as many dollars as possible while everybody is red-hot.
Never really intend to do much about achieving the goal but place 100% blame for failure on the Democrats (an especially ludicrous excuse when Republicans control the entire Legislative and Executive branches).
Promise to succeed next time if only the Republicans can take control during the next election cycle (for which more money must be raised from the faithful).
Never really intend on doing crap (lest the Chamber of Commerce gives the leadership a spanking) but, undeterred...Repeat The Cycle!
Ann is on point as usual. It's befuddling to me how enraptured the Republican base is with Trump. It's like they can't even remember all the losing. Let's just get this out of the way: if Trump is the nominee again, he loses. We all lose. Trump in 2024 is like Hillary in 2016: the only potential candidate who could lose to the other guy.
I can’t imagine how much more productive we all could be if we weren’t always bitching about Donald Trump. In the run up to 2016 it was bitching about what he was going to do. In office it was about what he was or wasn’t doing, now the lead into 2024 becomes bitching about what he didn’t do.
Are we not letting the tale wag the dog? Why doesn’t the GOP formulate what a Republican/Conservative President needs to do to be successful and let the prospective applicants respond those issues and the path to getting them done?
Could that be a viable way forward? Hell the Democrats just won an election with someone who’s best qualification for being president was that he was a warm body who wasn’t Donald Trump. Of course we have to take into consideration that the Dems know less about what most Americans want and more about winning elections.
DeSantis isn’t going anywhere after signing into law a six week abortion ban. And watch both of the Carolinas start turning blue with their six week bans. I thought ballot harvesting would cause us to lose everything. Nah.
While it's true that President Reagan never had BOTH the House and the Senate he did have a Republican Senate for his first 6 years. And never forget that he did acquiesce to the 1986 amnesty of some 3 million illegals...he did a fair amount of capitulating during those 8 years. Nobody's perfect....not even the greatest President of the 20th century.
Thank you Ann for sharing your perspective. Disclaimer: Three favorite reads: Next to my personal Bible and the Book of Virtues (William J. Bennett) is your well written and factual/clearly researched Treason book—dedicated to your Father, John. Because of my earned respect of the three reads. I refer to the contents regularly and with steadfast practice. Thank you. Will keep my eyes open.
This might be unpopular but Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell helped thwart Trump's agenda. But Trump also said he was the best negotiator on planet Earth so he should have been able to get a Republican Congress to enact his agenda despite the obstacles but didn't even come close. He also outsourced everything to Jared Kushner who was also an America Last/Israel First rat.
The Democrat party of the 1980's was more conservative than the Republican party of today so Reagan got what he wanted in exchange for spending money on some Democrat pork projects. Reagan promised to abolish the Dept. of Education but forgot that promise once in Washington. He also gave us amnesty and the Martin Luther King Holiday. Reagan was not as conservative as legend tells it.
Cue the boomers shouting “I like Ron but he should WAIT for 2028.” Yes, and you should WAIT for that cancer screening but ignore that lump. WAIT for the lifeguard to come rescue you, but don’t try swimming! Buffoons, just like their loser ex-president for whom I voted and would never do so again—they wouldn’t know a con-man if he fleeced them for donations at a rally.
BONUS ANN AUDIO CONTENT, from today’s Mark Simone show. She speaks about immigration, elections and against “her favorite congressman” Rep. Tom Massie, (R-KY) another libertarian fantasist.
Ann (if I may, probably not but whatever): Plz stop with the anti trump stuff. It is so tiresome. The GOP needs to stop infighting and develop a ballot harvesting operation to compete with the Dems. If it doesn’t, it loses -- even if (and especially if) Desantis is the nominee
DeSantis choosing to formally announce his candidacy on Twitter tonight is a glorious raised middle finger to the legacy media and a demonstration that he knows where people get their news nowadays.
He doesn't have a golden escalator or a diamond-studded sedan chair to bring him to the people but utilizing the modern Public Square in this way is wise.
If his speech is spectacular it has the potential to be a moment just as electrifying as Trump's....if not, well, it will probably be advisable to get used to 8 years of President Harris, given that she will be the easiest puppet for the Deep State to control just as they control Pedo Joe today.
I’m beginning to think that immigration isn’t even in the Top 5 of issues that Trump’s remaining base even cares about. Look at the things they say when it comes to just illegal immigration. “I don’t care if foreigners pour into my country at an astronomical rate as long as they do it LEGALLY.” There’s no way to expect these people to hold Trump’s feet to fire on the wall when they have the politics of ‘90s era Democrats.
It also doesn’t help that Republicans are so used to losing that they trot every minuscule “win” for Trump in order to keep defending his failed presidency, as if any of it was earth shattering and/or didn’t get swept away the minute Biden took office (or even before Biden took office).
I see no difference between Trump and almost the entire Republican leadership in the post Reagan years...except that Trump played "The Game" better than the rest.
SOP for "The Game":
Release a red-meat conservative position statement (probably based on polling data because none of the leadership have any clue about Conservatism) to the faithful.
Promise to fight to the death for said position.
With the faithful all ginned-up start the fundraising and grab as many dollars as possible while everybody is red-hot.
Never really intend to do much about achieving the goal but place 100% blame for failure on the Democrats (an especially ludicrous excuse when Republicans control the entire Legislative and Executive branches).
Promise to succeed next time if only the Republicans can take control during the next election cycle (for which more money must be raised from the faithful).
Never really intend on doing crap (lest the Chamber of Commerce gives the leadership a spanking) but, undeterred...Repeat The Cycle!
Ann is on point as usual. It's befuddling to me how enraptured the Republican base is with Trump. It's like they can't even remember all the losing. Let's just get this out of the way: if Trump is the nominee again, he loses. We all lose. Trump in 2024 is like Hillary in 2016: the only potential candidate who could lose to the other guy.
I can’t imagine how much more productive we all could be if we weren’t always bitching about Donald Trump. In the run up to 2016 it was bitching about what he was going to do. In office it was about what he was or wasn’t doing, now the lead into 2024 becomes bitching about what he didn’t do.
Are we not letting the tale wag the dog? Why doesn’t the GOP formulate what a Republican/Conservative President needs to do to be successful and let the prospective applicants respond those issues and the path to getting them done?
Could that be a viable way forward? Hell the Democrats just won an election with someone who’s best qualification for being president was that he was a warm body who wasn’t Donald Trump. Of course we have to take into consideration that the Dems know less about what most Americans want and more about winning elections.
SSB
Alas, polling shows that the great majority of Republican voters much prefer STRONG TWEETS!!! to actual accomplishments.
DeSantis isn’t going anywhere after signing into law a six week abortion ban. And watch both of the Carolinas start turning blue with their six week bans. I thought ballot harvesting would cause us to lose everything. Nah.
Tweet loudly, no stick
While it's true that President Reagan never had BOTH the House and the Senate he did have a Republican Senate for his first 6 years. And never forget that he did acquiesce to the 1986 amnesty of some 3 million illegals...he did a fair amount of capitulating during those 8 years. Nobody's perfect....not even the greatest President of the 20th century.
Thank you Ann for sharing your perspective. Disclaimer: Three favorite reads: Next to my personal Bible and the Book of Virtues (William J. Bennett) is your well written and factual/clearly researched Treason book—dedicated to your Father, John. Because of my earned respect of the three reads. I refer to the contents regularly and with steadfast practice. Thank you. Will keep my eyes open.
This might be unpopular but Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell helped thwart Trump's agenda. But Trump also said he was the best negotiator on planet Earth so he should have been able to get a Republican Congress to enact his agenda despite the obstacles but didn't even come close. He also outsourced everything to Jared Kushner who was also an America Last/Israel First rat.
The Democrat party of the 1980's was more conservative than the Republican party of today so Reagan got what he wanted in exchange for spending money on some Democrat pork projects. Reagan promised to abolish the Dept. of Education but forgot that promise once in Washington. He also gave us amnesty and the Martin Luther King Holiday. Reagan was not as conservative as legend tells it.
Trump is such a clown, and his worshippers in sites like The Gateway Pundit just don't get it.
Cue the boomers shouting “I like Ron but he should WAIT for 2028.” Yes, and you should WAIT for that cancer screening but ignore that lump. WAIT for the lifeguard to come rescue you, but don’t try swimming! Buffoons, just like their loser ex-president for whom I voted and would never do so again—they wouldn’t know a con-man if he fleeced them for donations at a rally.
BONUS ANN AUDIO CONTENT, from today’s Mark Simone show. She speaks about immigration, elections and against “her favorite congressman” Rep. Tom Massie, (R-KY) another libertarian fantasist.
Ann (if I may, probably not but whatever): Plz stop with the anti trump stuff. It is so tiresome. The GOP needs to stop infighting and develop a ballot harvesting operation to compete with the Dems. If it doesn’t, it loses -- even if (and especially if) Desantis is the nominee
DeSantis choosing to formally announce his candidacy on Twitter tonight is a glorious raised middle finger to the legacy media and a demonstration that he knows where people get their news nowadays.
He doesn't have a golden escalator or a diamond-studded sedan chair to bring him to the people but utilizing the modern Public Square in this way is wise.
If his speech is spectacular it has the potential to be a moment just as electrifying as Trump's....if not, well, it will probably be advisable to get used to 8 years of President Harris, given that she will be the easiest puppet for the Deep State to control just as they control Pedo Joe today.
I love this!