A Facebook friend of mine asked the question this morning, "Are you going to vote for Donald Trump, and if so, why?" A reasonable question which I've been dying to ask all day - but I have this silly little thing that I have to do called WORK, so I'm just now getting to it since I'm finished working for the day and have a few hours before I go out to my Masonic Lodge for Friends and Family.
So here you go, Charity, here's my answer to your question. And a good question it is, by the way.
Yes, I'm going to vote for Donald Trump. The reasons are many, so here they are.
1. First and foremost, he's NOT a politician. He holds no political allegiance to anyone, his lifestyle is NOT dependent upon his getting re-elected, which leaves him free to say and do as he pleases without having to worry about being out of a job just because he said something that hurt someone else's delicate feelings. We need someone in the White House who will say what needs to be said when it needs to be said, and damn hurting feelings. We need someone who isn't afraid to call a spade a spade and tell it like it is, and Trump certainly is capable of that. Sure, he's gonna need some coaching and be taught how to tone it down just a bit if he wants to be successful, but what President doesn't? But in the long run he's got the balls to call someone out if it needs to be done and say what needs to be said, and after almost 8 years of the liberal/socialist/Democratic bullshit that's been coming out of the great stinkhole known as Washington DC, this is just what we need.
2. He's a successful businessman, having become a billionaire several times over. Sure, he's filed bankruptcy twice, but he got right back up after learning from his mistake and got right back into the game. No one in this life is perfect and even the best of us have money troubles every now and then, but in the end this man knows finances, he knows money, and he knows how to be successful. He's proven it time and time again.
3. He realizes that illegal immigration and the crime that goes along with it are a HUGE problem, and he has a solution for it - one which I support wholeheartedly. Yes, I believe in building a wall between our nation and Mexico; yes, I believe in taking our troops out of foreign lands where they're neither wanted nor needed and posting them along our borders, letting them protect OUR nation for a change instead of some God-forsaken desert wasteland that even the people who were born in that country don't like. Yes, I believe in securing our borders to keep our people safe at any cost and by any means. If that pisses off the Mexicans, then screw 'em. Last time I looked it's OUR country anyway.
4. He has a solution for the millions of illegal immigrants already here - it's called DEPORTATION. I support this line of thinking for many reasons, the first being that illegal immigrants are CRIMINALS simply by being here illegally, and that they do NOT deserve to be here. You want to immigrate to the United States, fine - follow the law and do it the right way. Hop the fence and the only thing you should get is a bus ride back to the border. Illegal immigrants are a HUGE drain on our social and economic programs - they pay no taxes, take jobs that Americans need, put their kids in our schools to be educated for free (because they're not paying taxes, remember), and flood our hospitals for free medical care. All of these are benefits of American CITIZENS, not illegals. And please don't sing me that sad old liberal song about the damage to the job market that losing millions of illegals would cause - we have more than enough Americans out of work to fill those jobs two or three times over.
5. He wants to do away with the "Anchor Baby" clause that allows illegal immigrants to remain in the United States by simply having a child here. While I disagree that the child shouldn't be denied American citizenship, I also disagree that the parents get to stay here and suck off the government tit just because their kid was born here. The kid goes with them, period, WITH its American citizenship. If the parents want to take the child back to the land of its birth, then do it the right way - the LEGAL way, so you can stay here with your kid and give it the life you wanted it to have by hopping the fence anyway.
6. He knows what's financially wrong with this country and has the experience as a successful businessman to fix it.
7. And finally, he's NOT "politically correct." Anyone who knows me knows how much I absolutely DESPISE both the term and the actions. Trump is the furthest thing from being politically correct that I've ever seen, and that's one of the reasons I'll vote for him.
And there you have it. From what I'm hearing on the news and seeing in the polls, there's a whole lot of folks out there who feel the same way I do. The Republican primary is gonna be very interesting to say the least!
Deo Vindice.
IHC
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