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By Gregg Stopher, Peachtree Corners | As a lifelong conservative, Mr. Trump was not my first choice for the Republican nomination. Nor my second. Nor my third. I felt like Dr. Ben Carson was the best choice from a leadership standpoint…and I still do.
However, as fine a man as he is, Dr. Carson was much too mild and simply too meek for the current zeitgeist. Thus, it was not to be. Interestingly though, Dr. Carson was the first of Mr. Trump’s opponents to get fully behind him, after dropping out of the race in early March. As the one word I attribute to Dr. Carson is “wisdom.” That endorsement spoke volumes.
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Is Mr. Trump impolitic? Yes. Has he hurt some people’s feelings along the way? Of course he has. Are there more than a few utterances that he wished he could take back? Without question. Yet despite all of that, he continues to tap into a feeling amongst a large percentage of Americans who feel their interests no longer matter to their “betters” in Washington, D.C.
More than two-thirds of the populace feel that the country is on the wrong track, so let’s review where the country stands at this point in our history:
- Labor Force Participation Rate below 63% (worst in 40 years).
- Home Ownership Rate @ 63% (worst in 50 years).
- Poverty Rate @ 15%.
- People on Food Stamps @ 47.6 million
- Federal Debt @ ~$20 Trillion.
- Median Family Income down $3K+ from 2008.
- Health Insurance Costs up 35-40% since 2008.
- Interest Rates held artificially low for seven+ years (portending the significant inflation to come).
- Economic Growth sub-3% for eight years (first time ever).
And on and on. The fact is that this country is in terrible shape. Porous borders, an indifferent administration, and a “globalist” mindset is pervasive amongst the cognoscenti. Never mind this “nuisance” known as radical Islam; more people fall and die in the bathtub than are killed by jihadists (guess who famously uttered those words?).
So along comes Trump, who grew up in –and prospered in – a very different country, one that assumed the mantle of world leadership, and one that knew it was imperative that the U.S. lead. Mr. Trump promises to “Make America Great Again.” What’s not to like about that?
Contrast that with, “I deserve this. I waited my turn. I am entitled to this. Why am I not 50 points ahead?” You tell me, dear reader: which is the more compelling argument?
Mr. Trump is not an ideologue, but a pragmatist. He is about what works; it is as simple as that. He speaks his mind, with almost no filters. Contrast that with his opponent, and it becomes clear – despite his obvious flaws – that Mr. Trump is the only person we can entrust to lead this country.
Bottom line, here is what Mr. Trump represents:
- Borders closed to illegals.
- Adherence to the constitution and the rule of law.
- ISIS becomes WASWAS.
- Immigrants to assimilate to the American way of life.
- A growing economy.
Hillary Clinton represents the status quo/more of the same. The choice is plain, my friends: either Donald J. Trump is the next president of these United States, or you will be living in a country you can no longer recognize ten years from now!
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