Cruz is Close-But Wrong on Trump
Cruz made a good point on
Wednesday, saying that if voters are angry about a corrupt
Washington, that Donald Trump is not their man; emphasizing that
Trump has been a part of the Washington establishment for 40
years.
Trump answered saying that he was businessman,
that he was "friends" with politicians, that he "owed"
it to his company and his family to donate to politicians of both
parties. In other words, when he was donating to politicians,
he was a lobbyist for his company. In other words, when he was
donating to politicians, he expected something in return, a political
favor of some sort. In Trump is the personification of the
marriage of crooked government and crony capitalism.
It
is the Trumps of the world that have bribed our politicians away from
the people. Who with their large donations convince congressman
and senators to vote against their conscience and against the will of
the people so that they can be elected under the guise that with the
"donor's" money, they will be re-elected.
Trump
acts like he loathes the "donor class" and the "lobbyists"
to cover the fact that he was the ultimate "donor-robber"
who with his money could get politicians to pay more attention to him
than their constituents.
Contrast this to how the rest of us
donate money to candidates. Before any candidacy had been
declared, I donated to Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz. As
Rand and Ted declared their candidacy I donated to both their
campaigns. I did so, in all cases knowing that the sums I was
donating were not enough to make any campaign remember me, or for any
candidate to seek me out the next time he came to my city. I
donated because I believed in what those candidates stood for, and
lacking other means of promoting those candidates or their
principles, gave some of my sweat and effort to their campaigns,
trusting that they would use those funds to get reelected and
continue to push for the policies that they believed in.
I
did not expect a kick back. I did not expect extra
consideration with my bank loan, or with my offer on a house, or
extra help while interviewing for a job. I voted with my of
unit energy we call money, encouraging those principles that that
these senators were putting their necks out for.
Trump
on the hand buys friends. He is a briber. He expects
special treatment. Like in George Orwell's animal farm, "All
animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".
With his monetary strings he seeks to influence (read control,
Trump fashion) the actions of politicians of both parties like
puppets on his own world stage, where Trump is the writer, director
and producer.
During the debate Cruz seemed to dismiss
the "corrupt" motive of this type of crony capitalism from
Trump's donation history. He implied that Trump donated to
democratic candidates because he actually believed in the same
actions that those democratic candidates espoused: Obamacare, gun
control, abortion, etc. While there may be some substance to
Cruz's argument, he misses the glaring point staring all of America
in the face. TRUMP is a LOBBYIST. The king pen of them
all, so much so, that it doesn't matter what a politician's actual
positions are. Trump could not care less. All he cares
for is to tie as many politicians to his own personal control as
possible with the strings of his wealth. He wants to be the puppet
master. He wants to surpass the laws, rights, and due process
that 'common', 'ordinary' citizens of states and districts live with
in a free and fair society. Trump simply wants to win, on his
terms, which means being "more equal" then everybody
else.
Yes, Trump is playing to the fantasies of voters.
And like the politicians he supported, he doesn't care what
voters actually think. He is actor, he only cares enough to
know what what the people want to hear. He just cares that they
like him, long enough, to do whats he wants them to do. He will
abandon them and abuse them just as soon as doing so seems what is
best for Trump. He is the ultimate forked tongue politician.
The
real Trump came out on Wednesday. "I owed it to my
company". He didn't donate because he thought a politician
he was donating to would be good for the country. He would
probably laugh at the thought of donating for such a reason. Laugh at
the thought of any sense of civic duty in the political process. He
donates for kick-backs. He donates for special treatment. He
donates so that government can pick him the winner above the common,
ordinary man. He donates in order to corrupt politicians, to
take their view away from the people, and rather focus on him, the
ultimate donor, the ultimate crony capitalist, and if we will, a
crooked president as well.
Cruz made a good point on Wednesday, saying that if voters are angry about a corrupt Washington, that Donald Trump is not their man; emphasizing that Trump has been a part of the Washington establishment for 40 years.
Trump answered saying that he was businessman, that he was "friends" with politicians, that he "owed" it to his company and his family to donate to politicians of both parties. In other words, when he was donating to politicians, he was a lobbyist for his company. In other words, when he was donating to politicians, he expected something in return, a political favor of some sort. In Trump is the personification of the marriage of crooked government and crony capitalism.
It is the Trumps of the world that have bribed our politicians away from the people. Who with their large donations convince congressman and senators to vote against their conscience and against the will of the people so that they can be elected under the guise that with the "donor's" money, they will be re-elected.
Trump acts like he loathes the "donor class" and the "lobbyists" to cover the fact that he was the ultimate "donor-robber" who with his money could get politicians to pay more attention to him than their constituents.
Contrast this to how the rest of us donate money to candidates. Before any candidacy had been declared, I donated to Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz. As Rand and Ted declared their candidacy I donated to both their campaigns. I did so, in all cases knowing that the sums I was donating were not enough to make any campaign remember me, or for any candidate to seek me out the next time he came to my city. I donated because I believed in what those candidates stood for, and lacking other means of promoting those candidates or their principles, gave some of my sweat and effort to their campaigns, trusting that they would use those funds to get reelected and continue to push for the policies that they believed in.
I did not expect a kick back. I did not expect extra consideration with my bank loan, or with my offer on a house, or extra help while interviewing for a job. I voted with my of unit energy we call money, encouraging those principles that that these senators were putting their necks out for.
Trump on the hand buys friends. He is a briber. He expects special treatment. Like in George Orwell's animal farm, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". With his monetary strings he seeks to influence (read control, Trump fashion) the actions of politicians of both parties like puppets on his own world stage, where Trump is the writer, director and producer.
During the debate Cruz seemed to dismiss the "corrupt" motive of this type of crony capitalism from Trump's donation history. He implied that Trump donated to democratic candidates because he actually believed in the same actions that those democratic candidates espoused: Obamacare, gun control, abortion, etc. While there may be some substance to Cruz's argument, he misses the glaring point staring all of America in the face. TRUMP is a LOBBYIST. The king pen of them all, so much so, that it doesn't matter what a politician's actual positions are. Trump could not care less. All he cares for is to tie as many politicians to his own personal control as possible with the strings of his wealth. He wants to be the puppet master. He wants to surpass the laws, rights, and due process that 'common', 'ordinary' citizens of states and districts live with in a free and fair society. Trump simply wants to win, on his terms, which means being "more equal" then everybody else.
Yes, Trump is playing to the fantasies of voters. And like the politicians he supported, he doesn't care what voters actually think. He is actor, he only cares enough to know what what the people want to hear. He just cares that they like him, long enough, to do whats he wants them to do. He will abandon them and abuse them just as soon as doing so seems what is best for Trump. He is the ultimate forked tongue politician.
The real Trump came out on Wednesday. "I owed it to my company". He didn't donate because he thought a politician he was donating to would be good for the country. He would probably laugh at the thought of donating for such a reason. Laugh at the thought of any sense of civic duty in the political process. He donates for kick-backs. He donates for special treatment. He donates so that government can pick him the winner above the common, ordinary man. He donates in order to corrupt politicians, to take their view away from the people, and rather focus on him, the ultimate donor, the ultimate crony capitalist, and if we will, a crooked president as well.
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