My wife and I are in the early stages of planning a move back to the States, from Puerto Rico. Timeframe could be measured in a few years. We took a trip to visit communities in NC, SC, and GA. I have family in ME and VA (as well as NH, CT, and NJ, but ignore those states).
I'm thinking of moving sometime this year, while I could still register to vote, to one of the five aforementioned states. Then when my wife is ready to move, I'd relocate (or not; maybe the state I pick this year is the one we'd choose to settle in).
I was thinking that as well, and my wife is sweet on Savannah, so that makes it even easier! Plus, Remington is leaving NYS and moving to Georgia, and the golf in Georgia...seems a no-brainer! Or rather, a brainer.
Jeff, I'd like to share your optimism, but I find it difficult. First, I wish Trump hadn't tried for another term this year. Though I credit him for his "America-first" attitude and policy attmpts, he's not truly "conservative" nor Constitutional (don't even get me started on Warp Speed or his favorable view of red flag laws). That said, I still think the Democrat cheat machine is already in high gear and working hard on the steal. More disheartening is the number of people I see on social media talking about how great a president Biden is (the man is incompetent to stand trial but somehow still competent to act as president) and not only stating they are, but asking others if they will be voting for him. How so many Americans have become so ignorant of the Constitution and of the reality right in front of them is simply beyond me, but it give me little hope this (or just about any) election will change anything.
I too wish - *wished* - Trump hadn't tried for another term. But now that he has, he's done something that we may never have seen to the degree we now see, thanks to him: he's shown us the totalitarian Left in all its disgusting "glory". We now know just how corrupt, dishonest, and America-hating the Democrat Party is, and that the American Left is.
We now know that the other side of the aisle is no longer the loyal opposition. The Left is the enemy. They seek the destruction of America. We see it every day now.
If he hadn't run again, we wouldn't know just how much the Left are shit Americans, garbage Americans, human debris. From the mutilation of children to the sexualization of children to the perpetual flood of criminaliens to the catering to those criminaliens at the expense of American citizens to the tyranny of Democrat (and too many squish Repubs) during AND after Covid to the weaponization of the judicial system, the list is endless in the ways the Left is destroying America, much of which would've remained hidden or below the radar had Trump not run again.
Maybe overwrought, maybe not. Either way, I want the Left destroyed. Not defeated.
Destroyed.
I don't know that it would be this pronounced in me if Trump's running again hadn't flushed them out into the light.
Not to mention, all the people who seem to believe that Biden isn't guilty of any crimes and that the evidence being brought to try to impeach him is "Russian disinformation." Seriously....masses of Americans are suffering psychosis. A huge portion of the population has completely lost touch with reality.
Trump is as conservative as you're going to get right now. During his presidency, he abolished two regulations (laws) for every new one created. He appointed three of the most conservative Supreme Court justices on the court. He started no new foreign wars and he significantly drew down our military overseas presence. He stood up to China, Iran and Russia, and supported Israel - as the president who finally moved our embassy to Jerusalem. He cut taxes - the largest cut in American history. While Congress refused to abolish ObamaCare and wouldn't fund our border wall, Trump WAS successful in slowing the illegal crossings down to a manageable drip - by simple executive order. He confronted NATO about their "fair share". He scrapped NAFTA and signed a much stronger trade bill with Canada and Mexico. He is demonstrably more conservative that George W. Bush, George HW Bush, Mitt Romney and John McCain.
And he did ALL this with a cabinet full of disloyal, back-stabbing, sabotaging, leaking RINO appointees --- because Trump didn't understand Washington when he got there the first time. This is how we got lockdowns and warp speed. Trump's instincts are much finer tuned now and he understands - I believe - the real enemy.
Seriously, if he didn't pose the existential threat to the administrative state that he so obviously does - then they wouldn't go to such lengths to oppose him. The man has the right enemies.
Perhaps I'm just fortunate to have had my eyes open to the corruption for quite some time. Trump certainly brought more to light and pretty much forced them to bare all, but many still don't see it and still only see Biden good, Trump evil. The greater issue is, I think most "republicans" are host as corrupt as the Democrats; they're pointing at the Democrats saying, "look at them running toward the destruction of our country," all the while just slow walking in the same direction so as not to be seen.
Jeff, I won't disagree with you on Trump's accomplishments you listed. I give credit where credit is due. That said, he also had many unconstitutional missteps - I already mentioned promoting and supporting wide-spread implementation of red flag laws (violation of the Fourth Amendment), Warp Speed pairing private industry with government and giving obscene funds to private industry (no Constitutional authority for that whatsoever) all in the name of a virus, then turning around and signing the Covid relief bill, giving money (a pittanc really) to citizens and again, hundreds of millions to businesses (no Constitutional authority for that whatsoever), and I could go on.
None of that withstanding, while I agree the deep state sees him as an existential threat, I don't believe he understands or learned much of anything. He is still that brash buffoon he was when he entered office in 2020. Better than Biden? Not even in the same galaxy. Constitutional? Not even. I don't know that he'd recognize it if he saw it (not that anyone currently in office would). Conservative? At least in the respect of the accomplishments you mentioned (and don't forget him loosening regulation on the oil industry and helping America become energy-independent). Like I said, credit where it's due. I just wish we had better choices. Honestly, I think our entire federal government needs to go and we need to start over.
I don't give him a pass on any of what you mention, however I put it in the context of Trump not knowing what he was getting into the first time. He wasn't a politician or an ideologue - he didn't "get" the whole libertarian, constitutional conservative, Republican vs Democrat thing previously. He was an outsider and didn't know the lay of the land. I watched his town hall with Laura Ingraham on Tues - he GETS it, now. I think. Or he's a helluva faker. He's much more serious this time out - and he's got much better advisors.
My wife and I are in the early stages of planning a move back to the States, from Puerto Rico. Timeframe could be measured in a few years. We took a trip to visit communities in NC, SC, and GA. I have family in ME and VA (as well as NH, CT, and NJ, but ignore those states).
I'm thinking of moving sometime this year, while I could still register to vote, to one of the five aforementioned states. Then when my wife is ready to move, I'd relocate (or not; maybe the state I pick this year is the one we'd choose to settle in).
In which state would my vote be most helpful?
Georgia should be solid red but because of Fulton County corruption, who knows? Go with GA!
I was thinking that as well, and my wife is sweet on Savannah, so that makes it even easier! Plus, Remington is leaving NYS and moving to Georgia, and the golf in Georgia...seems a no-brainer! Or rather, a brainer.
Jeff, I'd like to share your optimism, but I find it difficult. First, I wish Trump hadn't tried for another term this year. Though I credit him for his "America-first" attitude and policy attmpts, he's not truly "conservative" nor Constitutional (don't even get me started on Warp Speed or his favorable view of red flag laws). That said, I still think the Democrat cheat machine is already in high gear and working hard on the steal. More disheartening is the number of people I see on social media talking about how great a president Biden is (the man is incompetent to stand trial but somehow still competent to act as president) and not only stating they are, but asking others if they will be voting for him. How so many Americans have become so ignorant of the Constitution and of the reality right in front of them is simply beyond me, but it give me little hope this (or just about any) election will change anything.
I too wish - *wished* - Trump hadn't tried for another term. But now that he has, he's done something that we may never have seen to the degree we now see, thanks to him: he's shown us the totalitarian Left in all its disgusting "glory". We now know just how corrupt, dishonest, and America-hating the Democrat Party is, and that the American Left is.
We now know that the other side of the aisle is no longer the loyal opposition. The Left is the enemy. They seek the destruction of America. We see it every day now.
If he hadn't run again, we wouldn't know just how much the Left are shit Americans, garbage Americans, human debris. From the mutilation of children to the sexualization of children to the perpetual flood of criminaliens to the catering to those criminaliens at the expense of American citizens to the tyranny of Democrat (and too many squish Repubs) during AND after Covid to the weaponization of the judicial system, the list is endless in the ways the Left is destroying America, much of which would've remained hidden or below the radar had Trump not run again.
Maybe overwrought, maybe not. Either way, I want the Left destroyed. Not defeated.
Destroyed.
I don't know that it would be this pronounced in me if Trump's running again hadn't flushed them out into the light.
Not to mention, all the people who seem to believe that Biden isn't guilty of any crimes and that the evidence being brought to try to impeach him is "Russian disinformation." Seriously....masses of Americans are suffering psychosis. A huge portion of the population has completely lost touch with reality.
Trump is as conservative as you're going to get right now. During his presidency, he abolished two regulations (laws) for every new one created. He appointed three of the most conservative Supreme Court justices on the court. He started no new foreign wars and he significantly drew down our military overseas presence. He stood up to China, Iran and Russia, and supported Israel - as the president who finally moved our embassy to Jerusalem. He cut taxes - the largest cut in American history. While Congress refused to abolish ObamaCare and wouldn't fund our border wall, Trump WAS successful in slowing the illegal crossings down to a manageable drip - by simple executive order. He confronted NATO about their "fair share". He scrapped NAFTA and signed a much stronger trade bill with Canada and Mexico. He is demonstrably more conservative that George W. Bush, George HW Bush, Mitt Romney and John McCain.
And he did ALL this with a cabinet full of disloyal, back-stabbing, sabotaging, leaking RINO appointees --- because Trump didn't understand Washington when he got there the first time. This is how we got lockdowns and warp speed. Trump's instincts are much finer tuned now and he understands - I believe - the real enemy.
Seriously, if he didn't pose the existential threat to the administrative state that he so obviously does - then they wouldn't go to such lengths to oppose him. The man has the right enemies.
Perhaps I'm just fortunate to have had my eyes open to the corruption for quite some time. Trump certainly brought more to light and pretty much forced them to bare all, but many still don't see it and still only see Biden good, Trump evil. The greater issue is, I think most "republicans" are host as corrupt as the Democrats; they're pointing at the Democrats saying, "look at them running toward the destruction of our country," all the while just slow walking in the same direction so as not to be seen.
Jeff, I won't disagree with you on Trump's accomplishments you listed. I give credit where credit is due. That said, he also had many unconstitutional missteps - I already mentioned promoting and supporting wide-spread implementation of red flag laws (violation of the Fourth Amendment), Warp Speed pairing private industry with government and giving obscene funds to private industry (no Constitutional authority for that whatsoever) all in the name of a virus, then turning around and signing the Covid relief bill, giving money (a pittanc really) to citizens and again, hundreds of millions to businesses (no Constitutional authority for that whatsoever), and I could go on.
None of that withstanding, while I agree the deep state sees him as an existential threat, I don't believe he understands or learned much of anything. He is still that brash buffoon he was when he entered office in 2020. Better than Biden? Not even in the same galaxy. Constitutional? Not even. I don't know that he'd recognize it if he saw it (not that anyone currently in office would). Conservative? At least in the respect of the accomplishments you mentioned (and don't forget him loosening regulation on the oil industry and helping America become energy-independent). Like I said, credit where it's due. I just wish we had better choices. Honestly, I think our entire federal government needs to go and we need to start over.
I don't give him a pass on any of what you mention, however I put it in the context of Trump not knowing what he was getting into the first time. He wasn't a politician or an ideologue - he didn't "get" the whole libertarian, constitutional conservative, Republican vs Democrat thing previously. He was an outsider and didn't know the lay of the land. I watched his town hall with Laura Ingraham on Tues - he GETS it, now. I think. Or he's a helluva faker. He's much more serious this time out - and he's got much better advisors.