It is a post on a discussion he had with a person he only identifies as "one of my respected political sages." Given that Lew has spent time on the Hill and has many serious contacts, when he writes " respected political sage," you know that it is someone who is a keen observer and is well connected. We are talking about a major player here.
If this sage is correct, Obama will be followed by Trump and it is not going to be pretty for our freedoms. Lew writes:
Says one of my respected political sages. “Of course, Trump will win the nomination. That has been clear for some time.But now I am saying he will be the next president. Hillary will be knocked out, and Biden will be the Democratic nominee. And does he have skeletons!”-RW
If you are right, and you are seldom wrong, what does that mean for the rest of us?
“Though he will lift some of the regulatory burdens on business, and cut some business taxes (while raising them on businesses he doesn’t like), he will be very bad for the cause of freedom and the free market. The US will become more protectionist and mercantilist. It’s hard to believe that the police state could get worse, but it can and will.
“There is only one unalloyed happy note. Trump will rein in the empire. Even the power elite realize the empire has gotten out of hand. Under Trump, who is, after all, not a neocon, there will be fewer wars, maybe no US wars. Call his governing philosophy ‘antiwar fascism’.”
I think trump will shoot himself in the foot
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DeleteEvery betting site I've gone to says Bush is gonna get the nomination. Of course people don't know the future just because they are betting but if I had inside information I'd be trying to make money out of it
ReplyDeleteWould Antiwar Fascism be the same term to describe many of the Anti-Communist dictators in South and Central America? For example Juan Peron in Argentina
ReplyDeletePaging Walter Block: Trump will "rein in the empire" and "maybe no US wars". You voted for Obama because you believed he was the most antiwar candidate. Now you have to vote for Trump.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing Mr. Sweet & Sour. :P
DeleteHe sure doesn't come off as a peacemaker to me. How does this view reconcile with Trump's vociferous opposition to the Iran deal, grandstanding against Putin, etc.
ReplyDeleteIf you watch that video from 1988 (which sounds not too different than today, as Bob pointed out), it seems his beef is more with US allies that don't cover their own "defense" costs. "You can't talk to your enemies" is the worst he said about them. That's not the talk of a crazed neocon in any way at all. He still doesn't sound like a crazed neocon today, despite all the bombast.
DeleteFiorina is more likely to get the nomination. Republicans want someone who will fight back and not go squishy. They also are tired of the establishment. So, you have the fighters: Christie, Trump, and Fiorina; and you have the non-establishment candidates: Trump, Fiorina, and Carson. Only two of these fit in both categories. And, Trump is not seen as conservative enough by the party's base. That leaves Fiorina. Mark my words ... Anonymous calls it for Fiorina.
ReplyDeleteZachary. Yeah, its hard to peg this guy. Seems to like the Russian babes though!!
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