pjohns (06-27-2016)
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Actually, I think it is Donald Trump who qualifies as an embarrassment.
On Fox News Sunday yesterday, George Will had an excellent reply, I think, to Donald Trump's rancid response on Twitter: Will declared that Trump has a major advantage, since Trump can state everything he knows, as concerning any subject, in just 140 characters; and he (Will) cannot...
Peter1469 (06-27-2016),Truth Detector (06-27-2016)
As ignorant and simple minded many wish to believe Trump is, nothing was a simple minded and arguably absent of substance than the current occupants "hope and change" mantra and the last eight years of division, derision and malaise.
I find it a profound irony when people rant about Trump being simple or inexperienced when so many have already voted for someone far worse.
pjohns (06-27-2016)
That is certainly a reasonable question.
Although I believe that Donald Trump is all over the place--to the right on some matters, and to the left on others--and I therefore find it difficult to "trust" him, I do think that his SCOTUS nominations would very likely be far preferable to Hillary Clinton's nominations.
In fact, he gave a list recently--of 11 people, I believe (mostly jurists on lower courts)--who, according to all who have reviewed the list, and are familiar with these people, appear to be most congenial to conservative values.
However, he did rain on his own parade a bit, by adding that he would wish to set forth an additional "list" of names (which, to date, has not been forthcoming).
And he said only that he would "likely" choose from the list given--not that he definitely would.
Still, I prefer leaving the SCOTUS nominations in the hands of Donald Trump, rather than Hillary Clinton...
On the outside, trickling down on the Insiders
We won't live free until the Democrats, and their voters, live in fear.
MMC (06-28-2016)