Presidential Polls

[MorningGlory]

2 minutes ago, Vendtre said:

The primaries are are about the party getting the best nominee, it should not be about who is better than the other party, as it should be assumed they all are.

Assumptions never feathered anyone's nest.  And it IS important to start pounding on the other party during the primaries. 

[exrockstar]

3 minutes ago, Vendtre said:

The primaries are are about the party getting the best nominee, it should not be about who is better than the other party, as it should be assumed they all are.

Well, it's getting a nominee and it's own party doesn't like it. "best" is subjective.

-rev

[Guest Thallasa]

7 minutes ago, MorningGlory said:

Well, that's your opinion.  If we are, I doubt if it's Trump's fault.  Americans are going to have who WE want regardless of what the rest of the world thinks.

Well ,  when you get your weapons out of our backyard ,  you can have that luxury , but not until .

[exrockstar]

26 minutes ago, Thallasa said:

Wllla , you are impressive in your objectivity  ,and when I read the 'the head in the sand 'comments  from most here , it worries me ,for all our futures .  Trump is no more christian than the, ............... even if he is a 'character .  Imagine , that this is the leader  we get for the most powerful military nation in the world . No Wonder America is declining in science and overall education . 

Obama opened the doors for Trump - star power, swag walk,  jay-Z, fist bump, shoulder brush, and a chameleon- talks proper in front of suits and ebonics in front of minorities. I recall Europe celebrating his victory.

Open pandora's box and you'll pay the price.

 

-rev

[other one]

41 minutes ago, Thallasa said:

Well ,  when you get your weapons out of our backyard ,  you can have that luxury , but not until .

LoL   when we get our weapons out of your back yard, you will find the Chinese filling in the holes....   and if you think we are a problem.....

Or maybe the Japanese will decide to take over and you can get caught up in another Chinojapanese war....

[Ezra]

52 minutes ago, Vendtre said:

How does the government stay true to small government ideals and stop jobs from going overseas?

1. By avoiding phony trade deals altogether.

2. By providing huge tax incentives to manufacturers and businesses which stay within the country, and penalties for shipping jobs overseas.

3. By providing tax incentives to consumers who purchase goods manufactured within their own country.

4. By imposing punitive tariffs on imports so that they become less attractive.

5. By reminding the general public that patriotism includes supporting your own manufacturers, who keep jobs within the country.

6. By removing all the bureaucratic nonsense that wastes time and money and interferes with business.

7. By simplifying the tax system so that everyone pays a fair share above a living wage, and eliminating all the loopholes and complications which are counterproductive.

You don't need "big government" to implement these strategies.

[JTC]

Again I'm going to bring God into this and say which man seems to be conducting himself in a Godly manner. I think Kasich has shown humility in the debates by refusing to take part in Trump's "fellow candidate bashing". Rubio and Cruz did that too but lately they started doing it. However, Rubio said he's just trying to show Trump hes not afraid of him. I heard Ted Cruz say he wasn't doing it because he was applying the Bible principle of doing good to your enemy and thereby you will heap burning coals on his head. (Proverbs 25: 21 & 22) I also like that Rubio is a devout man of God. He was raised Catholic and has married an evangelical woman. They attend church as a family, and when time permits they often go to both an Evangelical and Catholic church. The 1 man who has shown no Godliness at all is Donald Trump. He even lied in a debate by saying he has never claimed Bankruptcy in his life. This man is not going to be president. But he may cause none of the other 3 to win neither in which case we will probably get Hillary as president. While I prefer her over Bernie Sanders I don't believe Hillary will make a good president. Especially right now when the first order of business is to undo much of what Obama did. Ted Cruz said there's 1 silver lining to anything done by an executive order. It can be undone with another executive order. Cruz promised to do that on his 1st day in office. One stroke of his pen and Obama's Iran nuclear deal is undone. Then Cruz promised to start rebuilding our military might. Cruz also promised to step up the fight against ISIS. He wants to avoid sending our men and women in on the ground as long as possible. But when and if he must do it he promised to untie their hands from around their backs. I've been waiting to hear that for years now. Mr. Cruz said he will do it.

[Vendtre]

53 minutes ago, MorningGlory said:

Good grief, Vendtre, stop and think about what you just asked.  You know the answer already.

I don't know the answer, I have heard a lot of sound bites and empty promises, but nothing else.

You can't turn back time, jobs that left are not going to come back because we can never compete on the wages.  Heck, even China is now losing jobs because their workers are demanding too much, and they get a fraction of what they do here. 

So, I would like someone to explain how, without making the government more intrusive, jobs are going to be brought back. 

[MorningGlory]

11 minutes ago, Vendtre said:

I don't know the answer, I have heard a lot of sound bites and empty promises, but nothing else.

You can't turn back time, jobs that left are not going to come back because we can never compete on the wages.  Heck, even China is now losing jobs because their workers are demanding too much, and they get a fraction of what they do here. 

So, I would like someone to explain how, without making the government more intrusive, jobs are going to be brought back. 

I'm one of those that believes government doesn't produce ANYTHING and that includes jobs.  We have immense natural resources; we have been prohibited from selling oil and gas for years.  I understand that prohibition has been lifted or is about to be.  I don't have the answer, not being an economist or a politician, as to what will work.  But I DO know what won't and that is sitting on our collective derriere whining that we can't do anything about outsourcing or the economy. 

[MorningGlory]

1 hour ago, Thallasa said:

Well ,  when you get your weapons out of our backyard ,  you can have that luxury , but not until .

I think most Americans would love to take our weapons out of Europe.  Y'all are too expensive.  We are concerned with OUR country amd I've not heard any American say we need to ask Europe's opinion on our elections.  Just keeping it real.