(09-05-2024 11:24 AM)TripleA Wrote: (09-05-2024 11:21 AM)tanqtonic Wrote: (09-05-2024 11:08 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote: (09-05-2024 11:03 AM)tanqtonic Wrote: According to the idiots here on this board, I am part and parcel of the above-mentioned group. Albeit, interestingly, I dont agree with Tom or Mensa or X with very much at all in terms of taxes, economic policy, or a large number of traditional right wing issues (that seem to have been kicked to the side of the road in Trump Time).
So, are you going to let your hatred for Donald Trump drive you to vote for someone with whom you disagree on taxes, economic policy, or that large number of traditional conservative issues?
Again, maybe look at my answer I posted in response to a kissing cousin of your question above. Saves your time, and mine.
In short, not necessarily a hatred -- a realization that the guy is an absolute danger if in the office. Bummer on that. An absolute hard no on Trump for that.
I find it odd that you think Trump is a danger but not Kamala, especially if you hold a bunch of conservative fiscal values.
One tried to explicitly short circuit the certified votes of 7 states, that of 26 million people, for no reason beyond "Hey Mikey, shitcan those votes", that is -- no legal basis whatsoever.
And tried to have them replaced with slates having the legal backing of some pulled out of a box of Capn Crunch.
That is a game killer for me for that person to occupy the Oval Office. End of story.
As for my values, you might find that the vast number of them are traditional conservative -- albeit not social conservative. And on some issues tend toward classic liberalism -- which if you are sharp is not either modern liberalism nor progressive.
As for Kamala -- her hold on certain economic issues has me in a 'probably no' for her. Albeit her stance has changed considerably since her days in Cali, and her first Presidential run.
And, Trump's view of the unitary executive is terrible. And dangerous in its own right. Given Trump's explicit actions noted above, having the person with the predilection to do those actions, coupled with the viewpoint of the omnipotent power of the Executive -- makes him a double fing hard no.
In terms of 'danger' -- economics *can* be fixed. Short circuiting elections in the manner that Trump tried to do really cannot. Nor can dramatic escalation of Presidential power.