Donald Trump Doesn't Scare Me
You better watch out You better cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Donald Trump is coming to town.
Yep...that's a ticket to a Donald Trump rally. This coming Friday, in Chicago. Yep...I'm going and looking forward to it. Here's my rationale....
I'm a lifelong liberal Democrat. My first Presidential election was in 1972. Nixon v McGovern. You can guess who I voted for that time. My side lost. It wasn't the first time, far from it. It won't be the last time. I'm more than okay with that.
People choose their candidates based on what/who is best for them. Which politician will make their lives better. Who represents the things I believe in? It would also be nice if that candidate does things that help other people.
We all have our core issues. Things that are very important to us. Mine are not much different than any other liberal except that I've added some as I'm closing in on senior-ville. 1. Freedom of speech 2. Women's right to choose 3. Marriage equality-really equality for all 4. Health care for all 5. Protection of Social Security and Medicare
If you care about those things, Trumps not the guy you should be worried about. His opponents should scare you more....much more.
When you watch the debates or hear speeches from Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, what's the first thing out of their mouths? Defunding/eliminating Obamacare. You never hear what they will replace it with...or even if they will replace it. Millions of people will lose their insurance. You get to start over finding an insurance plan. If you have a pre-exisiting condition, and that's close to everyone over 50 years old...probably younger, good luck to you. Donnie doesn't like Obamacare either. I don't know about his specific plan...I don't think anyone does...but at least he says he won't be having Americans dying on the street. Phew! Not exactly comforting but that's more than I've heard from the others.
Next is Planned Parenthood. Is there an organization that provides more healthcare for women? NO! Cruz and Rubio want to defund and eliminate PP. Kasich already has defunded it in Ohio. Trump isn't a big fan of Planned Parenthood but I have seen interviews where he recognizes the good work that they do.
And if you think okay, it's just Planned Parenthood..no biggie...there are other places we can go...you're just fooling yourself. It's the first step towards overturning Roe v Wade and going back to the way things were in the good old days. OY!!
Now if you're still reading this and think I'm endorsing and voting for The Donald, OY AGAIN! I get and understand all the things people are scared about. Racist, misogynist, un-presidential, etc. It's like watching a reality show. Hell, it is a reality show.
But....and it's a big but...if you can get past the clown show and all his bluster, his views are fairly middle of road. If you're a liberal, it's a whole lot better than what the other Republican candidates offer. Scary, isn't it? I know...trust me, I'm scared, too...very scared! But these words scare me more...President Ted Cruz & President Marco Rubio.
Let me end this by trying on these words.......President Donald Trump. Oh man, I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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