IS TRUMP’S NOMINATION A FOREGONE CONCLUSION?

…Looks like this man may be the GOP’s “last man standing”.

 

The RNC Chairman is not a responsible leader.

 

I have always thought of the Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as an ultimate pandering wimp.  Based on a recent comment by Priebus, I believe he just confirmed my thinking.

 

Reince actually said that if Trump were to be the Republican nominee and he were then to win in November, “A Trump victory in November would silence the doubters. Winning is the antidote to a lot of things.”  So, apparently, according to the Chairman, if the bullying demagogue Trump wins in November, Priebus is perfectly fine with “The Donald” becoming the GOP standard-bearer.

 

Many Republicans understand the menace that Trump represents and they understand that history will probably not look kindly on the GOP leaders that fail to do everything in their power to prevent such a happening.

 

As the editorial board of the Washington Post has stated, “…winning would not erase the bigotry and ugliness of Mr. Trump’s campaign, nor remove the dangers of a Trump presidency.”  The only comment from Mr. Priebus on the The Post’s editorial was, “That is the stupidest editorial that I have ever seen.”

 

What does it say about a political party that doesn’t stand for anything but winning at any cost.  It has always been my understanding that a political party is an organization because they have definite principles.  In the past, to be a Republican, you were to be committed to offering an efficient government, free markets and to provide open debate.

 

Instead of their offering a candidate that is committed to these values, we have a demagogue that when a protestor interrupted his campaign rally, as the protestor was being escorted out of the arena, the potential nominee Trump yells “I’d like to punch him in the face.”  Let’s just forget the protestor’s first amendment rights to free speech and his right to peaceful protest.  Trump just wants to “Throw the bum out.”

 

Just look at what Donald Trump really stands for:

 

Trump wants America to commit war crimes, including torture and the murder of innocent relatives of suspected terrorists. He actually admires the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and sees no problem of Putin having his dissenters killed.  Trump says he would round up and deport 11 million people.  That kind of movement has not been attempted since Stalin or Hitler.  He has, during the course of his campaign, denigrated women, Jews, Muslims, Mexicans, people with disabilities and many more. He routinely trades in wild falsehoods and never admits it when his lies are exposed.

 

As the Washington Post editorial board pointed out:

 

“Certainly there are Republican leaders who understand all this: people such as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.); former president George W. Bush and former presidential nominees Bob Dole, John McCain, Mitt Romney; and governors, senators and community leaders across the country. Some have spoken up over the course of Mr. Trump’s campaign, and then stepped back; others have been silent. The silence may reflect an absence of courage and also an element of calculation: There was an assumption that Mr. Trump would fade, and that confronting him would only make him stronger.

The calculations have proved wrong. If Mr. Trump is to be stopped, now is the time for leaders of conscience to say they will not and cannot support him and to do what they can to stop him. We understand that Mr. Trump would seek to use this to his benefit, and that he might succeed. But what is the choice? Is the Republican Party truly not going to resist its own debasement?”

 

I applaud The Post for this attempt at trying to stop “The Donald’s” campaign.

 

However, with the current attitude of Trump’s mob of supporters, his inevitability may be a foregone conclusion.

 

Hopefully, those of us against this nominee will eventually prevail in the general election.

 

If not, God help us all.

 

Copyright G.Ater  2016