Please Support Donald Trump

Nobody was more troubled then I was when it became apparent that Donald Trump would become the standard bearer for the Republican Party.  I was sure the country was finally ready for true principled leadership.  The Republicans fielded  several very good candidates.  But with so many candidates, it was easy for the media to elevate the one candidate who grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons. Trump was able to hijack the anti-establishment wave of sentiment and ride it to victory.

Trump helped squander the Republican debates by turning them into personality matches.   He unfairly attacked my chosen candidate, Ted Cruz.  Yes, Trump brought new faces to Republican ranks.  But he also polarized them.  Never-Trumpers have said that Trump will validate every false charge Democrats like to make about conservatives: that they are bigoted racists that favor big business.  Ben Shapiro stated that America is going toward a cliff like Thelma and Louise. He says a Hillary presidency is like flooring the gas pedal, but a Trump presidency is like yanking out the reverse handle.

So here is where I come down.  We need Trump because he is the best we have.   Our very own Constitution is an example of compromise.  Many of the framers of the Constitution would like to have outlawed slavery from day one.  But if they had stuck rigidly to those principles, the Constitution would have failed.  There is a place for pragmatism in government.  The 3/5 compromise, for example, was an imperfect solution to an intractable problem.  In the end, these compromises created the Union and allowed so much good to come to pass...including the eventual abolition of slavery.  So, should we abandon principles at the first sign of conflict?  Of course not.  The fight never ends, but at certain junctures the ideal choice is not on the table.  When that occurs, it is folly to behave otherwise.

So we know Trump is flawed.  But I call on all Americans to recognize that Hillary Clinton is much more flawed.  Dinesh D'Souza exposes the undeniable truth of this in his latest book Stealing America.  If she were a Republican, Clinton would already have been indicted and most probably convicted of selling influence and compromising national security.  Her inspiration comes from radicals such as Saul Alinksy who delight in creating unrest for political gain.  Her entire adult life has been a play for power and she'll say or do anything to get it.

Not only is her character flawed, but so is her platform.   Hillary's platform is entirely based on an attempt to forcibly correct every injustice real or perceived.  Her power, and the power of Democrats in general, comes from grievance groups.  The more grievances, the more  power.  Democratic initiatives eat at the edges of problems, but at the core, they perpetuate the problems or create different problems.  Notice how after gay marriage, the grievance mongering has now shifted to trans-gendered people.   Or take the minimum wage laws (AKA laws that make it illegal for workers to sell their labor if it isn't productive enough).  These laws increase unemployment and make it harder for new workers to get a start.  For Democrats the minimum wage will never be enough.  After it gets to 15, the battle will be for 20.  The knobs will never be perfect, and so this becomes a perpetual grievance machine.  As proof that Democratic policies perpetuate or worsen problems just look at the finances of Democratic states or the living conditions is many Democratic cities.  Democrats run 9 out of 10 of the most crime ridden cities of the U.S.  Democrats need poverty, racism, and discord in order to get votes.  As D'Souza demonstrates, Democrats need to keep people "on the plantation" every bit as much today as they did during the years of slavery.  Today's plantation is the inner city.  Today's underclass needs more self-worth, a stronger family life, and jobs.  Democratic policies diminish all three.

Back to Trump.  His platform is actually quite awesome.  I don't know how much of it he would actually deliver on, but if he only accomplished 30% of what he says, we'll see amazing results.  A quick run-down on the best of Trump:  1) Lowering tax rates on American business and  simplifying the tax code. 2) Replacing Obamacare with fully deductible transparent health insurance that does not have to be tied to your employer. 3) Enforcing immigration law. (Note: it is pro-immigrant when we treat all immigrants fairly under the law...it is a dishonest and lowbrow tactic  to claim that border enforcement is racist.) 4) Trade reform.  I'm a free trade guy.  But, I concede that China could be a better trading partner.  5) Judges.  The Constitution is doomed if Hillary puts another Ginsburg on the bench.  6)  Check it your self. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues/

Would Trump drop these promises after being elected?  Sure he might.  But, I agree with Dinesh D'Sousa, we may not know for sure what a Trump Presidency will look like.  But we DO know what a Hillary presidency looks like.  I'll take uncertain success over certain doom any day.

Would I put all these great solutions at risk by being preoccupied with Donald Trump's abrasive personality?  Donald Trump is at times a jerk.  But, I must confess that I too am at times a jerk.  I have lapsed into thoughtless remarks and insensitivity.   I like to believe that I am a good person.  If I can be a jerk but ultimately a good person, so can Donald Trump.

All big social causes were won when people with different back grounds banded together to make change.  The word for that is coalition.  A Trump win does not tarnish my classical liberal conservative beliefs as long as I fight for them with equal zeal regardless of who is in the White House.  And I will.  We fought the good fight for the purest form of our cause during the primary season.  That is over, and if we can't join the coalition, we all lose.