Back in 2015 Vox Day identified Donald Trump as the best candidate for president. He understood how Trump would handle the republican field and how he would connect with the American people. Between Vox and Scott Adams I read about how a NYC billionaire was going to win Pennsylvania for the republicans for the first time since 1990s. And they were right. And eventually everyone found out they were right. And the right wing rejoiced.
But believing in Donald Trump seems to be difficult for many people. They expect a traditional politician and he’s anything but that. And they doubt his conservative bona fides. And it’s easy to understand. If you’re a dyed in the wool Second Amendment advocate then the bump stock sacrifice may seem an unforgivable sin. Or if you are a fiscal conservative the budget deal probably looks like an abomination.
But what you have to remember is that in a war sometimes tactics allow you to survive to fulfill your strategic goals. President Trump is adept at dealing with bad optics. He knows when to deflect and when to distract and he knows when a tactical retreat may be needed. Basically, he knew that the gun control furor required a gesture. He provided one. But it’s a small retreat if it deflects the main assault. And in the long run the Supreme Court (if appointed by someone like Trump) could find the bump stock provision unconstitutional anyway.
Right now, plenty of people on the right are throwing in the towel and declaring the end of the Trump presidency. I guess I understand their low morale. They’ve been conditioned by the entire post-Reagan republican experience to expect failure. But what they don’t understand is they will never have a better chance of actually reversing some of the damage that thirty years of liberals has already done.
So now Vox is naming names for the record ( http://voxday.blogspot.com/2018/03/woe-is-us.html ) and asking that the record be kept. And once again, I agree with him. In Trump We Trust. He may be defeated by the Deep State and drowned trying to drain the swamp. But at least he’ll go down swinging. So good for you Vox Day and long live the God Emperor, Donald Trump. And here’s hoping the faint of heart may soon recover their hope. Because Trump is our last best hope.