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The US is our neighbour, friend and trading partner, old colonel When it gets a sniffle Canada gets a bad cold, we're so connected economically and socially. Its influence as an empire extends to every part of the world. If our roles were reversed politically, financially, militarily and economically, Americans would be paying a lot of attention to what goes on in Ottawa; irresponsible not to.
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...Americans would be paying a lot of attention to what goes on in Ottawa; irresponsible not to. King, don't be so hard on your own Country: Trudeau's election was more foolish than irresponsible. I think y'all just got caught up in the JFK/Camelot hysteria and forgot yourselves. And The Donald hasn't elbowed any women
I am glad to be here.
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A very good case could be made that Obama is temperamentally unable to execute properly the office of President. Over 7 1/2 years he has shown a level of laziness in office rarely seen before as well as a complete inability for forge a working relationship with anyone but those in lockstep with his agenda.
Bill Clinton, it could be argued, had a fatal flaw in his focus on dalliances with whatever woman crossed his path, as well as a remarkable fluidity with truth, even for a politician. His ill-advised policies regarding banking and mortgages led directly to the world wide financial melt down of 2007/2008.
All Presidents are unknown quantities until they step into the Oval Office. There is no previous job experience that tells us for sure how they will behave, how well they do. It is hard to imagine electing a President with a thinner job resume, and less public knowledge about who he was and how he would behave than Obama. Yet America did it. And I'm hard pressed to imagine how Trump could be worse. So it comes to this? Trump is good enough because he's no less qualified than Obama?? Could the bar be any lower? I can no more vote for Trump than I could have voted Obama. As for the temperaments of other presidents, Trump's issues are in a whole other category. IMO, a man of such deep narcissism and hair-trigger judgment, whose incapacitated brain helplessly obsesses over trivial personal offense, is a dangerous risk as Commander-in-Chief in ways that make other presidents' temperament issues seem inconsequential. Jay Sounds like you've really done your research on Trump, Jay. I mean dang, all the crap that the Dems, news media, and haters put out there is bound to be true. A man worth several billion dollars can't really be authentic enough to have beaten 16 other competitors in all those debates. And his heathen children? What a shame they're so worthless and sorry. And there's those idiots like Dr. Ben Carson and Rudy Giuliani who have endorsed him. They certainly can't have any judgment or credibility either. Then there's this crazy energized electorate on the Republican side turning out in record numbers nationwide to vote for Trump and support his campaign. What fools! Everybody must be crazy but you, huh Jay? JR
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Isn't that a shocker! First ever in the country, never in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Jean Chretien---who kept us out of Iraq---grabbed a protester by the throat on the campaign trail and was labelled The Choker. Trudeau's father Pierre as prime minister gave the finger to prairie farmers during a campaign, saying it wasn't his job to sell their wheat. I haven't noticed much difference in parties but can still say I've never voted for the Liberals. I nearly did last October to get rid of the Conservatives---the four Atlantic provinces didn't give them a seat---but a few days before election day the Liberal federal campaign co-chair was caught advising the oil and gas industry how to lobby the new government. Cured me.
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I'm voting for Trump, but I must admit, he scares me a bit. I just hope he doesn't get pissed and then push the button. Hillary, on the other hand, is so despicable, that I know I only have one choice. It would be one cold day in hell for me to vote for that nasty woman.
Socialism is almost the worst.
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....So it comes to this? Trump is good enough because he's no less qualified than Obama?? Could the bar be any lower? I can no more vote for Trump than I could have voted Obama.
As for the temperaments of other presidents, Trump's issues are in a whole other category. IMO, a man of such deep narcissism and hair-trigger judgment, whose incapacitated brain helplessly obsesses over trivial personal offense, is a dangerous risk as Commander-in-Chief.... So, what is hillery going to do for you? Once the field cleared, heaven forbid, Mr.Trump is starting to move the national polling in his favor. All the negatives that he supposedly can not overcome, continue to frustrate the naysayers. He put up a really good list of Supreme Court candidates that came from the mind that you're criticizing. Maybe, he can use the same strategy and surround himself with a team that'll influence him to be a sound Commander-in-Chief. Let's say his bar is lower than the current fellow. The only time R's rise to the challenge is when they're eating their own. When R's face off against a dem opponent, all they do is get borked. When Trump faces your candidate, all she'll bring to the table is pc, certainly not a quality military resume. Trumps job, in my mind, is to effectively counter pc. No one will win based on niceness and reams of facts.
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John, you asked me a question, don't like the answer and so go all sarcastic with personal put-downs in response.
One doesn't have to subscribe to Dems' views to see the garbage of Trump that's on the record. He put it there, no one else did. You want me to ignore what disgusts me about him because you and a lot of others prefer to look the other way?
Yeah, lots of people are ready-made for Trump's agenda. His dishonesty is right there neck & neck with Clinton's. You're welcome to him John.
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Mike-King,
The guy's a loose cannon. There's a video on YAHOO of a youngish fellow in a nice suit (Trudeau?) apologizing for something but all I saw was that hot brunette in glasses.
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So, what is hillery going to do for you?
Once the field cleared, heaven forbid, Mr.Trump is starting to move the national polling in his favor. All the negatives that he supposedly can not overcome, continue to frustrate the naysayers. He put up a really good list of Supreme Court candidates that came from the mind that you're criticizing. Maybe, he can use the same strategy and surround himself with a team that'll influence him to be a sound Commander-in-Chief.
Let's say his bar is lower than the current fellow. The only time R's rise to the challenge is when they're eating their own. When R's face off against a dem opponent, all they do is get borked. When Trump faces your candidate, all she'll bring to the table is pc, certainly not a quality military resume.
craigd, pay attention please -- Clinton is not my candidate, my first posts here made that 100% clear. As for Trump's capable brain producing that list of potential Supreme Court nominees, one of the candidates you think he picked is Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett. Try a Google search using his name and title with Trump's name to see how competently the list was compiled and vetted. Then blame it on a Trump flunky ... can't possibly be a reflection of Trump's competency, right? Oh hell, I did it for you -- here's a link. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=ch...ets+about+TrumpJay
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John, you asked me a question, don't like the answer and so go all sarcastic with personal put-downs and nothing substantive in response.
One doesn't have to subscribe to Dems' views to see the garbage of Trump that's on the record. He put it there, no one else did. You want me to ignore what disgusts me about him because you and a lot of others prefer to look the other way?
Yeah, lots of people are ready-made for Trump's agenda. You're welcome to him John. Jay. He's all we've got. The last line of defense. Have a drink and let that sink in awhile. JR
Be strong, be of good courage.
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