A correspondent recently sent me an article by Alan Keys saying that Donald Trump is a nationalist, not a God-fearing constitutionalist and not what America needs.
The article’s headline was: “Constitution means no more to Donald than to Obama“.
In response, I wrote: That statement is probably true. But…
The Keyes article railed against Trump for resorting to “nationalism”. This may not be a Bad Thing as much as Keyes thinks it is. We’ve had two terms of Obama’s anti-nationalism, of him diminishing America both economically and militarily. Obama does not recognize America’s exceptionalism. He went on a world tour apologizing for America’s past actions and saying, repeatedly, that America is just another nation like any other and then did his damnedest to make it so.
So, Trump is a pragmatist. We could do worse. Bill Clinton was a pragmatist too, but Hillary is a True Believer. I think she’d be worse, much worse, than proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders. I don’t believe than America will not survive a Sanders or Hillary administration. We need a Republican, even if it’s The Donald.
As a nationalist, at least Trump would put America’s needs first, above kowtowing to the rest of the world. He’d be way better as POTUS than Obama has been, and what Hillary would be.
Personally, I’d like to see Cruz as POTUS. Cruz understands and respects the Constitution as well as any candidate.
Install Trump as America’s Trade Agreement Czar or some-such where he could see that we are not continually giving away the store. Work deals that bring jobs back to America. It would be a nice change from Obama’s Fire Sale Diplomacy (“All American respect must go!”)
Trump would not be my first choice for POTUS. He’s supported Hillary in the past as well as the odious Chuck Schumer, among others. He’s a deal maker and did what he did to better his own position. Trump would be a better POTUS than any Democrat I can think of and if he should actually win the presidency, well, it’d be better than the alternative.
I recognize Trump for the self-promoting pragmatist he is but I recognize his unique allure and attraction to disaffected Americans. If nothing else, he’s gotten people talking about America’s suicidal immigration policy. After the destruction wrought by Obama, I’ll take a healthy dose of nationalism over another Democrat in the Oval Office any day. I think Trump as POTUS would get America back to work, fix our crumbling infrastructure and be a boon to the economy. America needs these things.
The Constitution may not mean more to Trump than to Obama, but America does. In this, I believe Trump to be sincere. We could, and have, done worse.