Trump: Why Republicans Hate Him but Conservatives Love Him

In the nearly three century history of the Republican Party, conservatives have done a lot of great work. They outlawed slavery, passed the Civil Rights Act and played a major part in bringing about the end of the Cold War.

The next few months leading up to the vote for the presidency, may not be a precise thematic match for the party’s proud legacy. With all the grumbling and protesting from party leaders it’s reasonable to say the GOP has done nearly everything in its power to deny the American people of the candidate they want most: Donald Trump.

While it does seem that the fervor against Trump from the right has died down somewhat, (or been over-shouted by paid rioters), the Republican Party now has to live with the candidate that its main contributors have spent millions of dollars to stop.

Grover Norquist, of the group Americans for Tax Reform, said that he’s changed his mind about Donald Trump. “…Yes, Trump is a true conservative,” Norquist said.

“He intends to pay down our national debt and cut down on spending. One thing that’s helpful with him is that he’s been in business. So it’s fair to presume that he would understand these things. When somebody proposes a new regulatory idea, Trump has a good sense of who that policy would hurt, what jobs it would destroy, and who would really benefit. Obama never seems to think of those things.”

When Time magazine challenged Norquist on Trump’s “absurd pledge” to bring down our national debt, he returned saying;

“Presidents only give directions, they can’t say how far you can go in the direction we’re talking about- that’s what Congress does. What Trump did a good job of during his campaign is to say that he’s focused on creating jobs, I’m focused on jobs, I’m going to be focused on creating more jobs. That’s one thing you never hear Obama talk about- job creation. He’s obsessed with the environment no matter what the cost in employment. Obama wants the EPA to save the planet by killing jobs. He wants to push the global warming agenda at the cost of jobs. He never says anything about all the jobs he’s destroyed.”

This came right after Paul Ryan wrote in an op-ed in which he stated that he has finally decided to get behind Trump. He made a point of saying, “after these talks, I now feel confident he would help us to turn conservative ideas into successful policies that would improve people’s lives.”

“And that is why I will vote for Trump this fall,” Norquist added.

Could it be that the last of the neocons are finally beginning to warm up to Donald Trump, or is it just that they are only now beginning to see their own inevitable decline and are just hoping to preserve what’s left of their dwindling influence?

One hopes that they are not just going along grudgingly and that they aren’t planning to drag their heels next year the way they have done with Obama for two terms. The effect could be calamitous for the GOP and, more importantly, for the country.

Even if, in the event that this is as far as Trump makes it in his march to the White House, he’s already become a major force in the party, and is well on track to gain even more influence.

Trump’s massive and growing support base would surely withdraw any remaining support from the shaken Republican Party should the GOP show even the slightest inclination to treat the candidate with anything less than total support.

Trump Refuses Bribe to Take on Gingrich as VP

In a recent move that many regard as an attempt by the GOP to rein trump back in and get the candidate under control- casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson offered to donate $100 million to Trump’s campaign.

What wasn’t widely reported was the additional $100 million that the GOP establishment offered to Trump in exchange for his taking on Newt Gingrich, (who was among the first Washington insiders to cozy up to the gambling mogul), as his Vice Presidential candidate.

In keeping with his self-sustaining track record and his pattern of refusing to be beholden to external forces, Trump roundly turned the offer down. Gingrich immediately went on the attack claiming that it was, “his worst mistake.”

He also berated the candidate for pointing out that the federal judge who is handling the lawsuit aimed at Trump University has ties to the racially motivated La Raza Hispanic nationalist political group.

“I do not understand Trump’s reasoning, and I don’t think anyone in his right mind could,” the frustrated VP hopeful told the Washington Post.

It would seem nonsensical for Gingrich to take such a hostile stance against Trump if he wasn’t already angry with him for some other reason – and hoping to persuade the candidate to change his mind, or hurt his chances.

It is, however, in Trumps’ interest to pick a VP that is already close to him ideologically. A choice that one might expect Trump to make himself would be more along the line of someone like the Alaskan Republican Senator, Jeff Sessions.

Some people are speculating that the attempt to buy Gingrich’s way onto the Trump ticket was an attempt to bring Trump back into their control.

What’s more, it seems clear that the bitter backlash from Gingrich is a strong indication that he and whoever put him up to it do not have the candidate’s best interests in mind.

Conspiracy Theory, or Political Savvy?

While Trump has been the target of ridicule for his inclination toward conspiracy theory, it’s worth noting that a major theme in conspiracy theory circles is the tactic of using dirty money in the form of bribes in order to burden a person with guilt, and to thereby make them controllable.

As the theory goes, by making a person legally vulnerable, a would-be controlling party can reduce the victim’s ability for independence and free choice.

Supposing that money were tied to an illegal arms deal- or connected to business with a drug cartel, as the CIA has been known to do- then Trump’s taking it would bring him under the umbrella of guilt. It would make vulnerable to blackmail, making him controllable.

It may sound like a stretch of the imagination. But even if Trumps’ refusal to take the money was motivated by less conspiratorial fears, they are still real fears nonetheless of losing the very thing he values most.

It is the one thing he has consistently promised to return to the American people- other than greatness- and that is real, meaningful freedom and national sovereignty.


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