“We Must All Hang Together, or Most Assuredly, We Will All Hang Separately”

Benjamin Franklin made this statement at the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.  He was of course referring to the need for the signers, and the states they represented, to stick together against a common enemy, Great Britain.  He knew the only chance the colonies had in facing the most powerful army and nation on the face of the earth, was to remain united in their resolve to achieve independence.  Although Franklin’s words were said 240 years ago, they should ring just as true to every Republican and every right-thinking independent in America today.

2 are not goodRepublicans face a powerful Clinton machine which will stop at nothing to get back into the White House.  And the demographic changes which have been occurring in America in recent years makes Hillary’s path to power that much easier.  For Republicans to have any realistic chance to win the White House this fall, we must, at the very minimum, be united among ourselves, and move out from there.  Unfortunately, since Donald Trump essentially won the Republican nomination for President by prevailing in Indiana, the signs of said unification are not good.

3 energy one.Although there are some positive indicators of Republicans coming together – Dick Cheney, Bob Dole, Mitch McConnell, Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley, (and me) among others who have announced that they’ll support Trump over Hillary Clinton, there are other prominent Republicans who have said they can’t support Trump, at least not yet.  Prominent Republicans in this category include Mitt Romney, Bush 41, Bush 43, and Jeb Bush (the low-energy one.)

4 most unfortunateThe Trump/Ryan flap is the one that’s gotten the most attention in the media.  Two days after the Indiana primary, Speaker Ryan announced that he was not yet ready to support Trump for President.  A date was set for the two to meet in Washington, and as a matter of fact, it’s tomorrow.  Unfortunately, Trump and some of his spokesfolks (including Sarah Palin) are attacking Paul Ryan for not immediately jumping on the Trump bandwagon, which I think is most unfortunate.

5 support trumpI know Paul Ryan pretty well, having served with him in Congress for about 15 years now.  And last week, Paul attended events in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus, at which he was asked and answered questions on a whole range of things, including how he envisions working with Trump.  Here’s what I think is going on here.  Paul Ryan is the leader of all 246 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Some have already announced that they will support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.  Some aren’t there yet.  I don’t think Paul wants to put other Republican Members of Congress in an awkward position.  I do believe that the overwhelming majority of Republican Congressmen, and women, will ultimately support Trump.

6 course of this campaignIn addition, Paul Ryan is what I would call a movement conservative.  Issues are important to him.  He’s dead serious about things like balancing the budget; reforming entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid in order to save them; and reforming and simplifying the tax code.  Donald Trump is more of a populist, certainly not a movement conservative.  He has changed, or evolved, on a whole range of issues over his life; in fact, he’s evolved during the course of this campaign.

7 would be foolishDespite the fact that Trump-supporter Sarah Palin is now vowing to support Paul Ryan’s primary challenger in the next election, I’m confident that Donald Trump and Paul Ryan can work out any differences they may currently have, and unify in a common cause to move Republicans forward in the fall campaign.  To do anything less would be foolish.

8 and elect donald trumpLet me be clear.  I don’t agree with Donald Trump on every issue.  And I certainly don’t agree with everything he’s said, and especially how he’s said it.  But do I want Hillary Clinton appointing at least three judges to the U.S. Supreme Court?  Do I want the American people to be stuck with Obamacare – forever?  And do I want a continuation of Barack Obama’s lead-from-behind foreign policies, which have so weakened the United States, and allowed the world to become a far more dangerous place?  The answer to all three questions is a resounding NO.  And the only way to prevent these things from happening is to defeat Hillary Clinton and elect Donald Trump.

9 is far worseAnd the sooner Republicans, and anyone who isn’t a socialist, can put their differences aside, and work to stop the Hillary juggernaut, the better.  And although some will stress the danger of electing Donald Trump President, the danger of electing Hillary Clinton President is far worse.

So all together now – let’s make America great again.

 

 

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