An Unsuccessful Trump vs A Successful Hillary

I predicted that if Trump won the election, all the dire consequences many feared would not come to pass. Not because the fear mongers were wrong about Trump but because his agenda would be blocked at every juncture; by all Democrats and a significant number of "Never Trumper" Republicans. Looks like I was right.

Even if Trump's presidency ultimately end up being a failure, I still believe that an unsuccessful Trump is far better for the country and the world than had Hillary been elected. She would have gotten 100% support from Democrats and the feckless Republicans wouldn't have the backbone to mount even the slightest opposition. Every crazy scheme that she would have cooked up in her head would have become law. She would have been extremely successful - successful at causing great harm to America.

I believe that no government action is far more desirable than bad government action. An unsuccessful Trump is still far better than a successful Hillary.

Opposing views are welcome.

America is a Success System

There is a formula for success. I'm not talking about great riches although some would argue that the same is true for wealth. I'm talking about the ability to live a decent, comfortable, peaceful and prosperous life. That is the American dream and it comes from an overall system that has developed in the United States over the last 350 years or so.

At first, not everyone was able to be a part of the system, e.g. minorities and women, but today, anyone who wants to be successful in America, as I have defined above, can be. They just need to tap into the system - not tap off of the system. Work hard, get an education, don't do drugs or drink to excess, treat your fellow citizens with respect and dignity, wait to have your children until after you are married, and obey the law. Pretty simple.

We don't need to fundamentally change America. We just need to return to teaching our people how to make the most out of this great opportunity that they have been given. We need to put America first, not blame America first. We have become complacent and as a result we are falling behind. It isn't that there is something wrong with America. It's just that too many of us have lost the will to succeed; to be great.

Whoever the next president is, they will need to restore America's faith in itself. We have everything we need to continue to be great. We have everything we need to continue to lead the world in science, technology, freedom, medicine, art, music, etc. What we lack now is the will.

America is sick but not dying. Getting back to what made us great to begin with is the best medicine. If we do that, everyone will prosper not just get by. It's going to take positive leadership from the top to make it happen and blaming others or pitting rich against poor, race against race, etc. is not going to get it done. Let's everyone tap into the success system that is America and make the country great again!

Purging Hate in America

Yesterday, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to remove the Confederate Battle flag from the state capital and the governor signed the bill into law. The flag will come down today. So over 50 years after the flag was raised by a Democrat governor and longtime U.S. Senator, Ernest "Fritz" Hollings and a Democrat controlled, white male state House and Senate, the flag seen by many has a symbol of racism and hate will come down under an Indian-American, female Republican governor, Nikki Haley, and a Republican-controlled state House and Senate. It is also interesting to note that South Carolina's senior U.S. Senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, continues to be elected despite lingering rumors that he is gay, and its junior senator, Republican Tim Scott, is the first African-American, elected to the U.S. Senate from the South since Reconstruction. Who knew South Carolina was such a hotbed of equality?

With the Confederate flag on its way out, as usual, those on the Left are not satisfied. Many, such as CNN anchor Don Lemon, are seriously questioning whether it's time to remove the Jefferson memorial from its place on the Tidal Basin and if, the nation's capital itself, should be renamed. After all, both Jefferson and Washington were slave owners so their place in American history is irredeemably tainted.

If that reasoning makes sense to you, I ask you to consider the following. Should someone be banished from the public arena if they supported slavery? How about if they were responsible for the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation? What if they formed a hate group that terrorized racial, religious and ethnic minorities? And how about if they opposed the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, and the Voting Rights Act? What if they support policies that have had genocidal effects on the African-American population? Or if many in their leadership were former Klan members or spied on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and referred to him by the N-word? Would you associate with a group like this? Then why are some of you registered Democrats?

Here are the facts.
The Democrat Party was the party of slavery, Jim Crow laws and segregation.
The Ku Klux Klan was formed as the militant arm of the Democrat Party.
The following prominent Democrat members of the U.S. Congress opposed civil rights legislation:
Richard B. Russell, Al Gore Sr., J. William Fulbright, and Robert C. Byrd, to name a few;
President John F. Kennedy and his brother, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, illegally wire-tapped the phones of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
President Lyndon B. Johnson described King using the N-word.
President Woodrow Wilson re-segregated the U.S. military
A major policy of the Democrat party, legalized abortion, was advocated by Planned Parenthood founder, Margaret Sanger, who in 1921 said it would, "...limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective." Today, 3 out of 4 African-American pregnancies end in abortion and the black population has remained the same as it was in 1973 - 13%. Prophetic, huh?

Maybe its time we really purge America of its hateful past. Let's start at the source and ban the Democrat Party.

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