[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Hell I'm all ready persona non grata with just about everyone on this forum.

What have I got to lose?

AH, people do like to confess. Deception gets wearisome, we want to be ourselves and loved (or at least forgiven) for it. SO, you confess, you love Big Trump.

We knew.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Here goes.

The establishment hates him.

That's a plus.

Question: who does Trump hate? Who's adulation does he crave? Con men hate their marks. Trump will want what he does not have--the admiration and respect of the rich, the educated, the upper class, the ones who now, you say, hate him.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I like him on trade.

I like him on infrastructure rebuilding.

I like him on foreign policy.

You haven't the foggiest what he will actually do on these things. How could you? He doesn't.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I want to see Obamacare axed. Although I don't think he'll come up with anything better, but I would still rather move on from this failure.

Supreme court? Who knows. I will say that Obamas master strategy of not making a recess appointment sure backfired didn't it?

I like the fact that he will be a strong leader. Obama, the great conciliatory accommodator got us nowhere. I like Obama. He's handsome, charismatic, cool, smart, but he's a push over.

You like Trump, you don't like Obama. Got it.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I don't like his tax plan.

Heh. The tax plan is what shows whose friend he is. He needed cash during the campaign (yes he did), and the price he paid to get it was to publicly commit to this revealing plan. This is the big man brought to heal.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I'm a little concerned about Roe vs, Wade, but the truth is I think Trump is a closet liberal on social issues. I think Ted Cruz pegged him right about the "New York Values". Except to Cruz and his followers that's a bad thing, to me that's good.

I also think he's probably an Atheist. I think that thing where he said the Bible was his favorite book was total fucking bullshit, which is fine by me.

You project what you want onto him.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I also think he's brilliant. Absolutely fucking A brilliant. He ran a campaign that defied all conventional wisdom and he would up making all his detractors look foolish in the end.

You're the sort who likes Big Men, that's all.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I consider him to be the enemy of my enemies, and therefore my friend.

Wrong both times, I think.

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

He took down Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Hillary Clinton. Just for that he's already done a great service to this country. I'd give him a medal just for that.

Let's see where we are in four years, then see about medals.