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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz and Trump are dangerous for almost the same reason
Cruz is dangerous because he is a true believer
Trump is dangerous because he is a megaphone for RW BS. Trump has no real positions, so he will be the amplifier for all the right wing "ideas" given to him. He doesn't know what to say no to. That's why he's flip flopping every other minute. Some people will say that he's staked out good positions on isolationism or trade, but don't expect those to stick. Some "crisis" will convince him to change.
Ultimately Trump will become Paul Ryan's puppet. It's just a matter of time.
egalitegirl
(362 posts)...the establishments of the two dominant parties are against each other and stand up for common folk with differing ideologies?
Renew Deal
(81,897 posts)Yes. Do you? Would Gore have invaded Iraq? Would Gore have nominated Alito?
egalitegirl
(362 posts)I know for a fact that the "bipartisan" establishment consists of the leadership of the two parties. Actually, he voted for the Gulf War in 1991 and the war on Iraq continued during the Clinton/Gore administration. Junior Bush did not launch a new war but merely continued the war of his father, Bill Clinton and Al Gore. So yes, Gore would have invaded Iraq if you want to use the term 'invaded' despite the war on Iraq starting in 1991.
Renew Deal
(81,897 posts)And DU has been here a long time.
You let Bush off the hook for Iraq to attack Democrats. It's disgraceful, embarrasing, and pathetic.
egalitegirl
(362 posts)Read my post again. I blamed Poppy Bush along with his partners/supporters Clinton and Gore.
Are you in your 20s that you think everything began in the era of facebook and twitter and that the US has no history prior to 2001? Or is it just low information?
What was sad about the 1991 vote was that the Republicans had only 44 Senators and 2 of them voted against the war. Without Democratic Party's help, there would be no Iraq war.
Look up the 1991 vote here.
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Trump is a bad, but I expect I would be alive at the end of his presidency.
Cruz would have atheists in "re-education" camps and as a true believer, that fucker would push the button just to hasten the end times.