Telling Trumpers The Truth

Kevin McCullough / Townhall Columnist

 

Many Trump-protectors (think pocket protectors with far more foul language) have been criticizing those who have attempted to be objective about the presidential primary thus far as being those who favor "circular fire" within the GOP camp.

Perhaps it would be far more honest and somewhat fairly obvious to the watching world if we made mention that the biggest supplier of circular fire in the GOP primary to date has come from one Donald J. Trump.

The world's most cravenly hungry abuser of eminent domain has set his gaze on every other Republican in the race with a desire to punish them and put them in their place.

He has lied, flip-flopped, and betrayed the sincere ugliness of his inner self in doing so.

His perverse desire to not just win the nomination but to seemingly injure every person who honestly cites his record has a sickness and pathology to it. A fellow Republican brings up the fact that he himself has advocated for single-payer healthcare, and instead of refuting the observation, Trump makes public some oblique reference to the person's childhood. (Remember that distasteful public display regarding Dr. Ben Carson and a belt buckle?)

It is ugly, and unwinsome.

Trump supporters justify staying "on his good side" for various reasons. Prominent former conservatives have sold their soul to sell their book on illegal immigration. Former tea-party champions do so to make a burst into the campaign trail. And other do so to perhaps secure an enormous donation for their university or mega-church.

Justice Scalia, longest-serving on high court, dies after hunting trip

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times 

Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia, 79, an important conservative voice on the high court, has died.

Scalia died in his sleep during a hunting trip in Texas, after telling friends Friday night that he didn’t feel well.

He was the longest-serving current justice on the Supreme Court. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
 

President Obama called Scalia “one of the towering legal figures of our time.”
“He influenced a generation of judges, lawyers, and students, and profoundly shaped the legal landscape,” Mr. Obama said from Rancho Mirage, California, where he was playing golf. “He will no doubt be remembered as one of the most consequential judges and thinkers to serve on the Supreme Court.”

Pushing back against Republicans who want a new president to nominate a justice in 2017, Mr. Obama said he intends to nominate a replacement for Scalia “in due time.
 

Former President George W. Bush issued a statement calling Scalia “a brilliant jurist and an important American.”

“He was a towering figure and important judge on our Nation’s highest court,” Mr. Bush said. “He brought intellect, good judgment, and wit to the bench, and he will be missed by his colleagues and our country.”

Chief Justice John Roberts called Scalia “an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues.”