Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Trump Destroying GOP

If you are following the U.S. presidential election campaign you must have noticed the difference between the Clinton-Kaine posters and those of Trump-Pence. The font size for the Trump name is twice the size of Pence while the Clinton-Kaine names are of the same size. People are left to their own conclusions to decide if there is any message here.

One thing we do know however is that Donald Trump seems headed down the road to enter the history books as the person who single-handedly managed to cause such a division within the Republican Party that many may have  thought as impossible only one year ago. Having recently alienated several prominent GOP headliners with his ignorant handling of the Khan situation, Trump is now declaring the election will be 'rigged', calling Hillary Clinton 'the devil'. The party of Lincoln must be embarrassed with Trump's seemingly endless ability to rant and rave for his own egotistical purposes. I believe Warren Buffett, one of the world's most successful businessmen, captured the sentiment of many when he said yesterday:  "I ask Donald Trump: have you no sense of decency, sir?" Buffett, also under audit, offered to make his own tax returns available if Trump did likewise, something Trump has steadfastly refused to do.
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power".  As Trump's character is already well known, and it is less than acceptable when you consider how he may approach his responsibilities as the President of the United States, do you really want to take the chance of giving him power?

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