and, as a result, your vote does not pull the ship of state
back from the brink. . it doesn't pull the ship at all. -- j
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We do not vote because they tell us they will defend liberty and free markets. They don't tell us that at all. We vote for the ones whose policies make a difference to our lives for the better in comparison with what is available in a very limited political choice. It is not "consent" for whatever they do. Your repeated accusations are false and insulting. We not squander voting on politically meaningless candidates.

This is my opinion on the pool, Cruz, Carson, Christie, Rubio, Fiorina, Jindal, and Paul would all be excellent cabinet members. I'll pass on the rest.

At this point I agree that Chinese desire to buy more expensive goods from USA is probably low. U.S. companies have been kept out of China for long enough now that the Chinese have developed products of their own. It might just be too late for us manufacturers. We aren't superior in technology or production costs anymore. I think that manufacturing could come back to the US if the government here would get out of our way

You intensely dislike trump and I think it wouldn't matter what he said or did at this point . If he doesn't get in, we will have very definite evil with Hillary or Sanders. Hillary did nothing beneficial as Secretary of state. Maybe Sanders would stop our involvement in useless wars, which would be nice, but he is a real wacko philosophically. One of them will be president and neither of us will really make any difference in that

You know this, how?

The point is that DT wants to insert more government rather than get it out of the way of international trade.

His campaign and rhetoric don't inspire a stable business environment. Who looks forward to playing Trump roulette when you could be publicly torched because you call him out or disagreed with him?

This looter would redefine the "bully pulpit".

You aren't a negotiator. Trump is an expert negotiator

Uhhmm...because insulting your trading partners fulfills their 'masochistic needs'?

What incentive would anyone in China have to purchase more expensive goods from the USA?

When they call DT's "45% tariff" bluff, what then? Prices for goods in your local stores skyrocket? Although typical for Trump, is his governmental solution 'meddling' or a "great deal"?

That is also exactly right in my opinion. It is sort of a corollary of an axiom which, I think, is self-evident truth: "People get the governments they deserve."
EDIT: Removed breake in a line.

True... I get sucked into my own arguments, sometimes...
Ok, often.. :)

Yep, you're right... it's an opening gambit in Negotiations. Of course, I'm not the only one in the US to forget that, right? Like most of the Liberal Electorate and the Mainscream Media?
:)

The NSA tales a dim view of that word, john.
More evidence that supporting the GOP is foolishness.

Well, think about how other countries might respond. Firstly, they would look at what benefit they get from our buying from them, and realize that a 45% tariff would kill off a LOT of those sames to the USA. Then they would look at Trumps requests, like opening up the chinese market to USA goods. Opening up the market is an easier card to play to eliminate the tariffs (which average 5% now anyway). If they rejected any attempts to open their markets, we would be exactly where we are right now. It would mean that we dont have the economic power that Trump thought we had. Better to know than to give away the farm first (like Obama does). Dont you think? Trade is business after all, and Donald knows he cant win by insulting the opposite side if he doesnt have economic power behind him.

What happens when they (or any other country) call this reality show blusterer's bluff? Insult them into agreement?

I think many view him like their favorite team...woohoo...this isn't a game. Why forgive him what would not be tolerated in any other candidate?

I, too, find this format exasperating.

If "the management" here is accepting suggestions, Disqus is both flexible and robust. Users can both very easily post and reply to posts without tearing their hair out.

I, too, will check this site every couple of months to see whether or not the current aggravating list-management fiasco has been replaced with a much more user-friendly platform.

PC is just a way to control people to do what certain groups want. The shackles are OFF now. Forget pc.

Exactly !! He isnt going to put on a 45% tariff on imports from china. It would kill off walmart, among many other things like MY business . He is telling them to open up THEIR markets to our goods, OR consequences will follow...

Obama is an idiot negotiator. Look at Iran. Give them 150 billion NOW and then perhaps they will do what they should do later? I think Obama should stay home and take his useless Kerry with him. THEY are the evil ones, not Trump. I would have expected on this forum a lot of talk about the evil in those candidates, but essentially nothing has come out. Only hatred for Trump.

There are a few people I would go to dinner with- including Ben Carson (he appears to be very well educated and interesting) , Oprah Winfrey (just to learn how she negotiated through show business to get where she is at), Joan Rivers (too late for that one ! but she had a work ethic that was great), Donald Trump (I would like to hear the story of his life in a relaxed setting), Mark Cuban ( he intrigues me with his apparently free market ideas). Mr Wonderful from shark tank ( he tells it to you straight and I like that). There are others, but Ithey dont come to mind this minute, but its an interesting exercise to make a list. Imagine having all of them at a dinner party.

I would refuse dinner with Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and many others because they are useless evil people. Bernie Sanders is at least an honest wacko, but no dinner with him either.

Whoever does their commercials has a great sense of humor. Hump Day!

I apologize. My thoughts were that Ben being selected to run as Trump's vice president would be a rather cynical device if only to pull in black votes.
Carson was my choice as front runner at the beginning of the presidential race. He started to lose me when he spoke of tinkering with the second amendment (owning an AR-15) in an urban environment.

He just wants to make America into a "Great" (his vision) COMPANY...not a country.

I admit, I have a difficult time swallowing "NY Values"
I live next door in a wimpy state that isn't much better but hides it well.

We do understand that in order to do business one sometimes feels they must kiss perverted asses, however, if one is integrated and principled, they should be able to compete honestly and turn the tables on those asses and stand as an example of what "Conscious" integrated value creating human beings are capable of.
In other words, he often takes the unprincipled way out.

you want a Hitler? . elect Hillary. . people will die from
neglect, and Obamacare will hire Dr. Mengele to do
surgery. -- j
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I agree. -- j
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