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My President, Mr. Trump
If you’ve read my posts before, you might have noticed I was one of those super-smart #NeverTrump types. One of the guys who thought conventional rules kinda still applied in 2016. That polls, while flawed, were probably more right than wrong when you averaged them all out. That get-out-the-vote and big data and party unity were all important. After all, hundreds of super-super-smart people assured me of these iron laws. Granted, I wasn’t about to make any predictions this year, but I figured Trump had about a one-in-three chance of pulling this off. And damned if I didn’t know that an arrogant group-think media, sneering prog pop culture, and the corrupt-to-the-core Clinton machine needed to be brought low.
Luckily for the Republican Party, I was wrong. So very, very wrong. I still don’t agree with Trump’s style or his instincts; I really wanted a small-r republican, limited-government option. But he not only won the White House, he retained the House, retained the Senate, and possibly saved the Supreme Court for a generation. A hearty congratulations to everyone who supported him, his staff, and of course, The Donald himself.
One more thing: I know I have zero part in Trump’s victory, but man does it feel good to watch Clinton, Inc. be swallowed into the earth. Well done, Mr. President-Elect. Maybe it’s true that only you could have accomplished it.
God bless America, her leaders, and her people.
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These guys are members of the most exclusive club in the nation.
Except for Augusta National.?
I would have preferred Ted Cruz as a candidate but I am not sure if he could have won under the circumstances of a populist anti-elite, “forgotten man”, anti-war and anti-globalization protest movement.
That being said, it feels quite good to see “my site” (I am a German libertarian conservative Republican sympathizer) win big again after so many years, Trump or no Trump, or rather and in fairness because of him.
The German public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF) reaction is btw comparable with that on American campuses: they are in a total frenzy about the end of the world as the knew it and act like hysterical badly informed teenagers lecturing and berating those “stupid Americans”.
It really is embarrassing.
Jon- time to talk about the future now that it looks like it might be worth it. Ricochet will be a better, more vibrant place now this trial and tempest has passed. Many more are ahead, but it is a heck of a lot more fun debating moving forward than how much ground to cede today.
You post is appreciated and I look forward to more conversation.
That’s been the biggest thing for me. It is not so much that I am happy that he won, but that I am happy that she (Clinton) did not win. I am still withholding my thoughts of what his presidency will be like until after he is sworn in and hits the ground running. I am a pessimist though, so you can guess that I am not too optimistic about his presidency.
However, I did still pray for the man the day after he won!