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Please President Trump, Don’t Make Netanyahu’s Mistake
I hope Trump does not make Netanyahu’s mistake.
The reason a leftist government came to power in Israel was due to Netanyahu’s ego. There would have been a conservative government if Netanyahu had been willing to cede leadership of the Likud party to someone else. But his ego prevented him from doing that. And this same scenario is likely to unfold in the upcoming elections in Israel.
Now in the US, we see the same potential disaster in the making. Don’t get me wrong, Israelis love Trump. He moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, tore up the Iran deal, and has grandkids who attend a Jewish day school. But if he would pass the mantle of leadership to DeSantis, there is a much better chance of conservatives retaking the White House in two years and, who knows, maybe both houses of Congress this November, which would be truly beneficial for Israel, to say nothing of the US.
Published in General
This was not the the DeSantis re-election campaign, this was to the “Ready for Ron” PAC seeking to draft him to run for President.
Back in 2016, I really liked Mike Lee. I was so inspired when he fought Trump on the floor of the 2016 Convention in Cleveland. But Mike Lee became one of the pod people, and bragged to Trump that he was working 14 hours a day before January 6th to recruit fraudulent electors. Mike Lee is dead to me. I have already given $100 to Evan McMullin, and I don’t regret that one bit.
That’s over the top, Stina. If you can’t do anything but resort to insults, don’t comment. I disagree with lots of people here, including Gary, but insults are not the proper response. I have flagged your post.
An Election Denier says “the election in 2020 was fraudulent and Trump is the rightful President. An Election Skeptic says, “I am concerned about the results of the 2020 election, but I note that even former Attorney General Barr said that there is no evidence of fraud sufficient to overturn the election results.”
I believe that Trump won the 2016 election, and Biden won the 2020 election.
I also believe that the world is round, that the Nazis killed 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, that Americans walked on the moon in 1969, that neither George W. Bush nor “the Jews” knew about 9/11 before the attack, and that despite the entries of my 4 year old great-niece, Santa Claus really isn’t real.
His name is Evan McMullin, and yes, I have already given him $100 in the current campaign.
I don’t think the terms are hard to understand: an election skeptic is someone – like me, for example – who thinks that there was a lot of malfeasance on the part of the media and the FBI working against Trump, but that there wasn’t the kind of fraud that Trump alleges, or at least not enough to swing the election (I’m sure there’s some degree of fraud in most elections). I believe Biden won, not because he’s such a magnetic, inspiring figure but because he wasn’t Trump. I think people voted against Trump far more than they voted for Biden. I certainly reject the laughable claim that Trump won in a landslide – he barely squeaked past Hillary, one of the most toxic and unlikeable figures ever to darken the political landscape. Biden didn’t have her negatives. And I would add that I think Trump could have won if he had run a better campaign. He needed to win back independents – that disastrous first debate probably sealed his fate.
An election denier is someone who thinks Trump actually won but it was stolen from him by massive fraud.
There – was that so hard?
I’m a regular listener to the Commentary podcast. Your assertions simply have no basis in reality.
You said that about @MollieHemingway , too. Same insult.
It’s not clever.
Supporting Democrats gets you those things. Surely you understand that.
That’s actually someone who paid close attention to what was happening. There’s no doubt in my mind that the election was stolen. None at all.
The people on the Commentary podcast don’t support Democrats. Surely you understand that.
Yes, you’ve gone as far as to say that nothing would change your mind on that matter. Which means your opinion doesn’t mean much to me, as you aren’t open to any argument. I am open to being persuaded that the election was stolen, but so far I haven’t seen clear evidence. But I remain persuadable.
That’s not the impression I’ve gotten.
Feelin’s mutual.
So I give you permission to stop yelling at me.
Your impression is wrong. They do not support Democrats.
Not yelling, Drew – you and I probably agree on most policy matters.
I should have specified that your opinion on the 2020 election is what does not reach me.
Omg. Stop white knighting. The guy has had countless opportunities to supply his own thoughts and everything is couched in “so and so says this and I agree.” He’d even follow Liz Cheney to hell. He has never started any conversation on policy, instead choosing to beat his dead hobby horse to wood pulp.
He is tiresome, tedious, and boring and he ruins more threads than he helps.
I agree. This is my plan.
I agree.
So the Code of Conduct here doesn’t apply if it’s someone you dislike? Look, I have been absent from Ricochet for a long time, as my late husband required a great deal of care and hanging out on Ricochet wasn’t possible or desirable. So I don’t have any particular knowledge of Gary’s conduct. I do have some experience of yours – at some point you lied and accused me of voting for Biden, though I had voted for Trump and would NEVER vote for any Democrat, period, and your response to Gary here violates the Code of Conduct, as your response to Gary was just a stupid personal insult. Does the Code of Conduct apply to personal insults or doesn’t it?
I didn’t lie. I made a mistake and apologized for it. You accepted that apology.
Gary has his own insults. And he can take care of himself.
I’m sure he can take care of himself. That doesn’t mean you didn’t violate the Code of Conduct. I’ll take your word for it that Gary has his own insults, but I haven’t seen them. I would flag them too if they were directed at you.
Actually it is best just assume they are lying until proven otherwise
Like people care about the difference between federal and/or state laws. As long as they get what they want for free it is all good.
Then you obviously don’t listen or know what you’re talking about. Noah Rothman has written 2 books now attacking the left and wokeism. Christine Rosen is constantly taking the left and democrats to task over COVID-19 lock downs. J-Pod has been anti-Biden for years and has gone on some impressive rants against the Squad and other leftist morons.
They may not like Trump, but the sure as heck don’t like, let alone support, democrats.
I heard a different take on Biden – being God’s punishment on America…….that seems about right.
Of course, and it started in 1962 when prayer was banned from the public schools.
But when the GOP loses in 2024 it will not because the system has been corrupted to the point that no GOP can win. It will Trump’s fault because his existence will keep the GOP running from getting the +30 or so points necessary for a GOP win.
I’m not sure he can. He’s in the cult of the cult of personality.
I hope and pray that we win the Presidency in 2024, provided that Trump is not the nominee. If Trump is the nominee, the election will be about Trump. If anyone else is the nominee, the election will be about the policies of Joe “Jimmy” Biden.
Only because your contingent makes it about him. Because every NT knows they would be pilloried on policies, it is absolutely necessary that they focus on Trump’s offensiveness to their snobby noses. Otherwise, they’d be recognized as the empty suits that they are.