Yes, I agree with Ricky. It is the time for serious Conservatives to look for a viable 3rd option. The Dems and Reps have grown too close to each other and are corrupt to the core, with only a few good people in either. The problem is there are more than one option, and if we all don’t back one of them, then Trump or Hilary wins. I think there are enough sensible voters in this country who realize that one of our choices is an enabler of men mistreating women, and the other has cheated on his wife and even boasted about it. One may end up indicted for crimes of high treason, and the other seems like he would be likely to commit such. One is a narcissistic, brash-voiced female, the other is a narcissistic, loud mouthed bully. Both seem like they would govern in a dictatorial fashion, abusing the power of Executive Order, just like the current president has done.
No thank you. I’ll vote third party or just leave the presidential section blank. But I’ll make sure I vote for as many Conservatives down ballot as possible.
I may need to give a language warning. The F word is all through this, but I think it is important to share. This is what we are facing and what our younger generations are watching to get their information and values.
I think it’s a valid choice to skip voting for either Trump or Clinton, whether voting for a *third* party candidate or none of the above makes little difference in that sense.
But I also understand the folks who say we know for certain Clinton will be awful, especially following 8 years of liberal, strong-armed rule, especially weighing what’s at stake with the supreme court vacancies sure to come up in quick order. The lesser of two evils is a lesser evil.
There’s no *great* solution this year. We’ll all have to search our consciences and do what we have to do.
I’m taking your Pets for President idea and running with it. I announced this morning on Facebook that my son and DIL’s french bulldog (Arnold Weaver) was running as the Conservative candidate for President.
In keeping with 2016 campaign mores, we posted a flattering picture of a female french bulldog who was identified as Arnold’s girlfriend along with unflattering photos of one of the Mrs. Trumps and Bill Clinton.
The problem is, with so many things to blame, it’s easy to choose your own favorite pet peeve and focus on that without ever taking a look in the mirror. But if the fault is pretty much universal, then some of it must lie not in our stars but in ourselves. …
On my podcast the other day, I had the brilliant election analyst Henry Olsen on for an interview. I asked him what effect purist right-wing commentators and politicians might have had on the primaries:
Klavan: I’ve wondered sometimes if the purity of their ideals doesn’t get in the way of an actual functioning Republican Party – the perfect being the enemy of the good sort of thing. Has that played into this, do you think?
Olsen: I think it’s the reason — the main reason — why Ted Cruz is out of the race right now — is that in the early races Ted Cruz was consolidating himself as the candidate of the two factions of the very conservative. If the Republican Party were the Tea Party plus the social conservatives, Ted Cruz would be the nominee, not Donald Trump, because he [Cruz] has been winning those voters consistently…. But they’re only a third of the party. And when you say to the other two thirds of the party that not only do we disagree with you but we think that you’re impure and that you’re closeted Democrats, then when your guy comes around and asks for help, you may not find it very forthcoming. …
There are many reasons why Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The four most-often cited reasons are the frustrations of white working-class Americans, a widespread revulsion against political correctness, disenchantment with the Republican establishment, and the unprecedented and unrivaled amount of time the media afforded Trump.
They are all valid.
But the single biggest reason is this: The majority of Republicans are not conservative. …
… So, then, what happened to the majority of Republicans? Why aren’t they conservative?
The answer lies in America’s biggest — and scariest — problem: Most Americans no longer know what America stands for. For them, America has become just another country, a place located between Canada and Mexico.
But America was founded to be an idea, not another country. As former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put it: “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.”
Why haven’t the past three generations of Americans known what America stands for?
The biggest reason is probably the influence of left-wing ideas. …
… So, then, thanks to leftism and America’s taken-for-granted success, most Americans no longer understand what it means to be American. Those who do are called conservatives because they wish to conserve the unique American idea.
But conservatives now constitute not only a minority of Americans, but a minority of Republicans. That is the primary reason Donald Trump — a nationalist, but not a conservative — is the presumptive of Republican nominee.
As I noted from the outset, I will vote for him if he wins the nomination — because there is no choice. But the biggest reason he won is scary.
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Mark Tushnet of Harvard Law School is one of the leading leftists in legal academia today. Yesterday on Jack Balkin’s website Balkinization, Tushnet lets it all hang out how he thinks a reliably liberal Supreme Court should think and act. I’ve interspersed a couple of my comments in [bolded brackets]. Pay special attention to his Point #6 …
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I can’t seem to get the link, but is it possible the Kremlin is sitting on 20K emails a Russian hacker pulled off Sec. Clinton’s server in 2012 and is debating whether to turn them over or not?
And US reporters have known of the story since 2013?
So here are all the candidates who will appear on California’s June 7 ballot:
Republicans[1]
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz
Jim Gilmore
John Kasich
Donald Trump
_______________________
Third party candidates
Wiley Drake (American Independent)
Arthur Harris (American Independent)
James Hedges (American Independent)
Thomas Hoefling (American Independent)
J.R. Myers (American Independent)
Robert Orneals (American Independent)
Alan Spears (American Independent)
Darryl Cherney (Green)
William Kreml (Green)
Kent Mesplay (Green)
Sedinam Moyowasifsa-Curry (Green)
Jill Stein (Green)
Marc Feldman (Libertarian)
John Hale (Libertarian)
Cecil Anthony Ince (Libertarian)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)
Steve Kerbel (Libertarian)
John McAfee (Libertarian)
Darryl Perry (Libertarian)
Austin Petersen (Libertarian)
Derrick Reid (Libertarian)
Jack Robinson Jr. (Libertarian)
Rhett White Feather Smith (Libertarian)
Joy Waymire (Libertarian)
Lynn Kahn (Peace and Freedom)
Gloria Estela La Riva (Peace and Freedom)
Monica Moorehead (Peace and Freedom)
Wandering Views 
Most of my friends are voting for Trump on the theory that Hillary would be slightly worse than him.
Some of my friends are voting for Hillary on the theory that Trump would be much worse than any candidate we have ever seen.
My theory is: If you are trying to decide whether to ask a prostitute or a lesbian to the prom, look for another option or don’t go to the prom.
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Yes, I agree with Ricky. It is the time for serious Conservatives to look for a viable 3rd option. The Dems and Reps have grown too close to each other and are corrupt to the core, with only a few good people in either. The problem is there are more than one option, and if we all don’t back one of them, then Trump or Hilary wins. I think there are enough sensible voters in this country who realize that one of our choices is an enabler of men mistreating women, and the other has cheated on his wife and even boasted about it. One may end up indicted for crimes of high treason, and the other seems like he would be likely to commit such. One is a narcissistic, brash-voiced female, the other is a narcissistic, loud mouthed bully. Both seem like they would govern in a dictatorial fashion, abusing the power of Executive Order, just like the current president has done.
No thank you. I’ll vote third party or just leave the presidential section blank. But I’ll make sure I vote for as many Conservatives down ballot as possible.
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I may need to give a language warning. The F word is all through this, but I think it is important to share. This is what we are facing and what our younger generations are watching to get their information and values.
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full frontal with samantha bee full episode on crisis pregnancy centers
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I think it’s a valid choice to skip voting for either Trump or Clinton, whether voting for a *third* party candidate or none of the above makes little difference in that sense.
But I also understand the folks who say we know for certain Clinton will be awful, especially following 8 years of liberal, strong-armed rule, especially weighing what’s at stake with the supreme court vacancies sure to come up in quick order. The lesser of two evils is a lesser evil.
There’s no *great* solution this year. We’ll all have to search our consciences and do what we have to do.
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In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world, said Jesus.
Hey, we were always going to remember our youth as the best years of our lives, anyway. Why not start now?
(I’m teaching in Acts these days– Paul’s life was a glorious misery. How can our aging years be any worse? 🙂
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I’m taking your Pets for President idea and running with it. I announced this morning on Facebook that my son and DIL’s french bulldog (Arnold Weaver) was running as the Conservative candidate for President.
In keeping with 2016 campaign mores, we posted a flattering picture of a female french bulldog who was identified as Arnold’s girlfriend along with unflattering photos of one of the Mrs. Trumps and Bill Clinton.
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the blame for Trump
https://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/2016/05/08/we-conservatives-should-take-some-blame-too/
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The problem is, with so many things to blame, it’s easy to choose your own favorite pet peeve and focus on that without ever taking a look in the mirror. But if the fault is pretty much universal, then some of it must lie not in our stars but in ourselves. …
On my podcast the other day, I had the brilliant election analyst Henry Olsen on for an interview. I asked him what effect purist right-wing commentators and politicians might have had on the primaries:
Klavan: I’ve wondered sometimes if the purity of their ideals doesn’t get in the way of an actual functioning Republican Party – the perfect being the enemy of the good sort of thing. Has that played into this, do you think?
Olsen: I think it’s the reason — the main reason — why Ted Cruz is out of the race right now — is that in the early races Ted Cruz was consolidating himself as the candidate of the two factions of the very conservative. If the Republican Party were the Tea Party plus the social conservatives, Ted Cruz would be the nominee, not Donald Trump, because he [Cruz] has been winning those voters consistently…. But they’re only a third of the party. And when you say to the other two thirds of the party that not only do we disagree with you but we think that you’re impure and that you’re closeted Democrats, then when your guy comes around and asks for help, you may not find it very forthcoming. …
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And this from Dennis Prager:
http://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2016/05/10/the-scariest-reason-trump-won-n2160658
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There are many reasons why Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The four most-often cited reasons are the frustrations of white working-class Americans, a widespread revulsion against political correctness, disenchantment with the Republican establishment, and the unprecedented and unrivaled amount of time the media afforded Trump.
They are all valid.
But the single biggest reason is this: The majority of Republicans are not conservative. …
… So, then, what happened to the majority of Republicans? Why aren’t they conservative?
The answer lies in America’s biggest — and scariest — problem: Most Americans no longer know what America stands for. For them, America has become just another country, a place located between Canada and Mexico.
But America was founded to be an idea, not another country. As former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put it: “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.”
Why haven’t the past three generations of Americans known what America stands for?
The biggest reason is probably the influence of left-wing ideas. …
… So, then, thanks to leftism and America’s taken-for-granted success, most Americans no longer understand what it means to be American. Those who do are called conservatives because they wish to conserve the unique American idea.
But conservatives now constitute not only a minority of Americans, but a minority of Republicans. That is the primary reason Donald Trump — a nationalist, but not a conservative — is the presumptive of Republican nominee.
As I noted from the outset, I will vote for him if he wins the nomination — because there is no choice. But the biggest reason he won is scary.
______________________________________
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And, what a “Hillary-shaped” Supreme Court would look like:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/05/what-a-hillary-shaped-supreme-court-would-look-like.php
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Mark Tushnet of Harvard Law School is one of the leading leftists in legal academia today. Yesterday on Jack Balkin’s website Balkinization, Tushnet lets it all hang out how he thinks a reliably liberal Supreme Court should think and act. I’ve interspersed a couple of my comments in [bolded brackets]. Pay special attention to his Point #6 …
________________________
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I can’t seem to get the link, but is it possible the Kremlin is sitting on 20K emails a Russian hacker pulled off Sec. Clinton’s server in 2012 and is debating whether to turn them over or not?
And US reporters have known of the story since 2013?
Really, Donna!
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I’m slipping!
So here are all the candidates who will appear on California’s June 7 ballot:
Republicans[1]
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz
Jim Gilmore
John Kasich
Donald Trump
_______________________
Third party candidates
Wiley Drake (American Independent)
Arthur Harris (American Independent)
James Hedges (American Independent)
Thomas Hoefling (American Independent)
J.R. Myers (American Independent)
Robert Orneals (American Independent)
Alan Spears (American Independent)
Darryl Cherney (Green)
William Kreml (Green)
Kent Mesplay (Green)
Sedinam Moyowasifsa-Curry (Green)
Jill Stein (Green)
Marc Feldman (Libertarian)
John Hale (Libertarian)
Cecil Anthony Ince (Libertarian)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian)
Steve Kerbel (Libertarian)
John McAfee (Libertarian)
Darryl Perry (Libertarian)
Austin Petersen (Libertarian)
Derrick Reid (Libertarian)
Jack Robinson Jr. (Libertarian)
Rhett White Feather Smith (Libertarian)
Joy Waymire (Libertarian)
Lynn Kahn (Peace and Freedom)
Gloria Estela La Riva (Peace and Freedom)
Monica Moorehead (Peace and Freedom)
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