No, my dislike of Trump is not pet peeves. My dislike of Trump is that I do not necessarily trust his judgement, so far people around him have protected him from his worst impulses, however I do not have faith that he can always be reigned in when absolutely necessary. Do I consider that a "pet peeve"? No I certainly do not.
That said given my general distrust of most people in government will I vote to hand over control of healthcare, higher education, corporations, banking, the environment, etc. etc. etc. to the federal government? Of course not.
Trump is a flawed vessel. Who isn't?
We're accustomed to plastic politicians who regurgitate memorized sound bites or operate from a teleprompter. Everything they say and do is scripted by their handlers. When they go off script, they become babbling idiots. All that is to say that they are a lie. All of them. They are about one thing and one thing only - bringing in the money. Their existence depends on it. 535 people control over $4 TRILLION per year. Think about that. Its institutional.
Along comes this self made billionaire businessman who has made a career of manipulating these thieves, knows a lot of their 'stories', where bodies are buried, etc, etc, and calls bull@#$% on the whole program. He defies their 'convention' at every turn. He comes from way out in right field, finances his campaign, manipulates the media, ridicules his opponents, strips them of their arrogance, then takes on the most potent and ruthless political machine of the last century, finances a lot of his campaign, manipulates the media, ridicules her, strips her of their arrogance, and hammers her. This behavior shouldn't surprise anybody - the man is a self made billionaire businessman.
He's only 2 years into this thing. He's been harassed and harangued 7/24 by both parties and the media. They threaten him with ruin. They threaten his family with all manner of evil. Somehow he manages pick himself up every morning after his nap (he sleeps 3-4 hours every night), put on his 'the Donald' face and be the badass we need him to be every day. Undaunted. He's actually learning the job as he goes. And in the process he's bringing this Republic back from the abyss.
Consider what might have been had this man NOT stepped out of his life of luxury and put everything he is and has on the line in service to this Republic.
(disclaimer ; I didn't compile this list but its a pretty accurate assessment of what might have happened)...
1) Syria handed over to Jihadis
2) Pizzagate Investigators liquidated by MS13
3) Child Trafficking Ignored
4) 100,000+ Illegals pouring into US every month
5) Nuclear Missiles from NK threatening 50+ countries
6) No travel ban from terrorists nations
7) Economy strangling regulations
8) Passage of TPP and NAFTA jobs drain
9) High Gas Prices ( +$5 gallon in Blue States )
10) Bill Clinton Rape Fest resumed
11.) Putin bending over America with his leverage on Clinton
12.) American economy in shambles as trade balance with China now in epic proportions and millions are unemployed at home.
13.) American middle class having to steal from illegal immigrants who have been given everything by the government and now have a much higher standard of living to secure their votes in future elections.
14) China continues aggressive military expansion of manmade islands; closes off South China Sea to shipping as HRC begins full-scale gun confiscation without Due Process. Military Leaders who disagree are executed, sparking Civil War within Military ranks. HRC-worshipping forces win as Obama purges cleared out most Patriots already; US military then takes aim at its own people.
15) War with China over Chinese expansion; US loses due to building military with weak Chinese steel and due to spy chips (already discovered) on chinese-made computer motherboards; they had been tracking and listening in on nearly all US communications. F-35s explode in the sky. US Military, under-funded and already suffering years of neglect under Obama, is no match for Chinese forces as well as a Civil War waging at home. China "cracks" our military codes as HRC sells them the cipher for 99 cents.
16) U.S. becomes 3rd-world nation due to over-influx of illegals with Jihadists entering unfettered. Civil War breaks out before 2020 elections to take place. Deep-State Democrats and Muslims side with Government; People split between Freedom and being programmed by the Deep State for HRC worship.
17) HRC calls for Martial Law, orders execution of any rebels as Enemies of the State because she's not someone who "Projects," right?
18) America down for the count with pockets of "Free America" under control of rebels in rural areas. News stations stop any mere attempt at being honest.
19) Rebels turn to suicide bombers aimed at high-value government targets and are somewhat successful in damaging/destroying critical war infrastructure. Patriots siding with Deep State in order to do damage from within. Rebels use HRC tactics against her.
20) US Military has Purges of any remaining Patriots from ranks; cannot control National Guard and at 20% readiness is in a REAL FIGHT with NGUs.
21) High-value Rebel targets identified start exploding -- the thought is Kinetic weapons from space had been deployed, but few remain after war with China.
22) US becomes Chinese vassal state
23) The Deep State higher-ups escape to live in New Zealand and/or China. Word spreads among US populace that they were sold out by HRC; proof follows.
24) Civil War ends, Americans (somewhat) unite, fight back against COF (Chinese Occupying Force) a la "Red Dawn" style hit-and-run tactics, lacking strength of numbers by now.
25) Average people nearly worthless as they're fully programmed by Mockingbird Media and Propaganda Press to believe HRC can do no wrong, much like Obama was treated but even better. Families kill each other over politics as opposites each see the other side as traitorous.
26) Russia enters the conflict on the "side" of America, ostensibly. However, their intention is to defeat a somewhat weakened China, as their war with the US wasn't won without a price.
27) Russian/Chinese truce signed. Russia gets Alaska back for her natural resources.
28) France officially becomes a Muslim state by end of HRC's first term and Muslim "Rape Gangs" proliferate globally.
29) Rumors of children vanishing from big cities finally reaches general populace who is horrified but realizes too late they took up with the wrong side. Mass Suicides.
I hate 'lesser of evils' choices as much as you do. But I can't think of a starker contrast of choices at any time in my lifetime. I can't think of another person that could step into this arena and even survive, much more achieve the successes he has to date.
His administration has been plagued by traitors and leakers. They seem to be gone. He's had very bad bills put on his desk by very had House and Senate leadership. The entire gubmint works against him. Yet he manages to get some important thinks done, not the least of which is the wholesale dismantling of the previous 8 years. He's come through on a lot of his promises. In all this I can't fault him for the shortcomings. Frankly, I'm surprised he's still breathing.
Again, flawed vessel. But again, I didn't vote for him to be my Sunday school teacher. I believe him when he says that he intends to make America great again.
