So Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee. I guess I am going to have to comment on him some more. The Republican Great Unwashed* seem to have won, but have they? On at least two occasions, Trump has said that American wages are too high. Is saying that illegal immigrants should be deported, a wall built on our Southern border with Mexico and a temporary ban on Muslims entering America good enough "pay.?"
As Bill Clinton once noted, "Democrats like to fall in love; Republicans like to fall in line." So now we are seeing Republicans falling in line, even other failed nominees who said such awful (if true) things about him.
Donald Trump stated on This Week With George Stephanopolis that the tax plan he has presented is a starting point. He said that the final plan will be arrived at through negotiations. This is what you might expect from a Deal Maker. In others words, he is a compromiser. So in the future as he seems to change positions, what he actually is doing is trying to arrive at a deal. It may feel like a random walk, but what he is trying to do is arrive at a deal. This is something to consider as the election process continues its slow process.
He had mentioned on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy might go up a bit. He has now clarified this in that he meant up from what is stated in his tax plan, not from what the taxes are now. In other words, he thinks that taxes on the wealthy won't be cut as much as in his plan.
And regarding his interchange with Paul Ryan, Speaker of The House, in what way is Trump not conservative? I might even side with Trump if the problem is to use religion as an excuse to discriminate against someone. Trump may be against this, but I'm not sure. But what is Trump saying on policies that "conservatives" don't like? He says he will get rid of Obamacare,** lower taxes on the wealthy, reduce the national debt. Aren't all these "conservative" policies? Perhaps Trump saying he is against abortion except in cases of rape, incest, and preserve the life of the mother isn't strong enough?. Of course, one thing the establishment of the Republican Party would like is for Trump to use less intemperate language. It is all right to think these things and discuss them in private, but they should not be said out loud.
* http://stopcontinentaldrift.blogspot.com/2016/01/revolt-of-republican-great-unwashed.html
** Republicans, however, have trouble replacing Obamacare with something else because Obamacare IS the "conservative" health plan. It is run by private businesses (insurance companies) and supposedly invokes competition; however, in North Carolina where I live, there is only one health care plan in Obamacare so there is no competition.
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