Well, of course, it doesn't stand up to scrutiny like Cadet Trump's career at that military academy where he learned enough military science to be able to know more than every general officer.

If one were to look at Republicanism from 1980-2012 and it's platform. Trump doesn't fit it. Which would also explain why he was a registered democrat for most of his adult life.

I didn't abstain from voting for Trump because I'm a liberal or Hillary supporter. I did it because I disagree with his populist big government solution to problems, his views on trade and commerce, and his naivete on certain foreign policy issues. Romney and McCain are the same way.

This is why I voted for neither in 2016. Both ran on the platform that their version of government was the solution to our problems. As Reagan said, and found out he couldn't fix it, government isn't the solution to our problem, government is the problem.

The platform means zero, absolutely nothing when the powerful get entrenched and cut deals to screw the middle class. Face up to the fact that it is only about picking winners and losers. If more of the middle class fall into the winners category but you get screwed it becomes your turn. It is all about the many and not the few, say what ever you like but jobs for the many outweigh the stupid bullshit of the last twenty years.

You pretty much nailed it. Also puts a crimp on what's open for discussion. A great military career doesn't equate to great leadership. Much has to do with how you feel about the man as an individual. My contention is that he denounced Trump therefore was a friend of Hillary. Its as simple as that. But yes, at the end of the day does it really matter? He got elected anyway so I'm happy at day's end. :)

I'm for smaller less economically intrusive government.

I'm for open trade, markets, and mobility.

I'm for a realpolitik and pragmatic approach to foreign policy.

Trump doesn't espouse those beliefs so he isn't the candidate for me and a lot of other GOP voters/officials. He does some things I agree with but on 70-80% of the issues he has presented an opinion I disagree with. Like I said, it's no surprise, he was a Democrat most his life.

You are attempting to portray this as some recent classist struggle. There has always been class struggles and there always will be. Trump is merely a reactionary outcome from the group that's used to being in control of America feeling like it's been on the short end for a bit. Hence, populist movement.

If that was true, why's he still in the Senate?

Death comes for us all. It doesn't make us immune from criticism of our mistakes or our sins leading up to it.

Why are you asking me? Is there some requirement that members of Congress who are battling terminal illnesses have to resign?

Except there wasn't any "criticism", just cold-hearted mockery. And it should also be noted that much of the criticism that came later in this turd of a thread were shown to have as much basis in fact as Santa Claus.

You have to get over yourself, the vast majority want jobs in this country. Most people would prefer a $1000 tariff on BMW, Volvo, Mercedes and the whole lot of cars made outside these United States. Most feel anyone who can afford a $ 70K car can certainly pay more. Times have changed and the voting majority has changed with the times. I am not saying that I always espoused this, but I am saying it hollowed out jobs inside America. Others can play with currency and manipulate those who sell inside their country favorably, the same will occur here. Much of what you and others hear and negatively espouse against is just the start of what is something that is living that none of us actually know what the final deal will be. It is living because it is being formulated to new working policy. The Democrat of JFK is almost dead as a door nail, today's Democrat are closer to communist and socialist than they are anything else. Their goal is to spend it before it gets printed. Facts are Trump was a JFK type Democrat for most of his life, JFK was more of a capitalist than any Democrat can claim to be.

I fully expect you to maintain your track record being wrong and pissed for a number of years, heck I was pissed all eight years of that jackal who is writing books now.

I don't know what point your even trying to make other than talk shit. All I did was explain why I didnt vote for Trump and why lots of conservatives didn't. Repeating Trump's platform doesn't change that I disagree with it. I know why you voted for him and didn't need the that post to explain it.

We disagree.

there is a special place in hell for mcstain

You can NOT get elected on those points you mentioned anymore, that dog will no longer hunt. Things have changed. The new tax reform has been signed into law and China is leading the charge to counter it, Europe is shitting bricks because of our new tax structure. Do not pretend things can go back to what you like, not going to happen.

Why do China or Europe give a shit what I pay in taxes?

Source?

Smaller government, more economic freedom, and realpolitik are out the window now?

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/...r-us-tax-cuts/

You're the one who said he's in the last stages of dying of brain cancer. If he is, then damn straight he should resign. Even if he doesn't think he owes it to his family to spend that time with them, he owes it to the country to resign.

Just because McCain was a POW doesn't make him off limits from criticism, nor does him being ill.