Ya know, there was once a time, not all that long
ago, when was a pretty regular follower of the website Redstate.com and of its
creator, Eric Erickson, as well. But
over the years Mr. Erickson has proceeded to come across as being one who
perhaps takes himself just a bit too seriously.
And one who is, much like Barry, comfortable putting his ideology above
what’s good for his country. It’s rare,
these days that I bother a stop at his website, and rarer still that I take the
time to seek out what his opinion may be on any given issue.
And so it was then, on one of those few occasions
that I still tune into watch Ms. Megyn Kelly, who is also not a fan of Trump,
that Mr. Erickson joined Ms. Kelly on the program along with a supporter of Mr.
Trump to debate the candidate. Erickson
was there, I guess, to demonstrate the point that even as Trump racks up back
to back to back caucus/primary victories, the polarizing frontrunner elicits
what has, at the same time, become some very vocal, and rather intense,
opposition from within Republican ranks as well.
Erickson, for example, has formally vowed that he
will not, under and circumstances, be voting for Donald Trump, even if he
becomes the Republican nominee for president, and did so again on Ms. Megyn’s
show just last night. So I can only
assume that he will then either simply stay home, or will decide to vote for
Hitlery Clinton. It’s these days that
Mr. Erickson seems to come across as a guy who, while he claims to be a
conservative, is now someone who has become quite comfortable in cozying up to
those in the ‘GOP Establishment’.
Erickson claims to base his decision primarily on
Donald Trump's stance on abortion, saying the real-estate mogul never truly
flipped his views, and only says so for convenience. It was in a post on his website, The
Resurgent, that he wrote, "I have become convinced that Donald Trump’s
pro-life conversion is a conversion of convenience.” And he went on to say, "Life is the
foremost cause in how I vote. Therefore I will not be voting for Donald Trump
at all. Ever." I too am pro-life,
but having said that, I am also pro-freedom and pro-America.
Though Erickson had previously stated that he would
support Trump if he became the nominee, it would seem that has since changed
his mind. He said, "If Trump were
elected President, there would be members of the pro-life movement who would
compromise their convictions for access to power. If Trump were elected,
portions of the conservative movement would compromise the movement to be one
degree from Donald Trump. The intellectual institutions on which we have made
our case for limited government and freedom would crumble."
In order to defeat Trump, according to Erickson,
conservatives now have a duty to rally in support of Marco Rubio. He said, "I will not rally to Trump.
Frankly, if Trump is able to get the nomination, the Republican Party will
cease to be the party in which I served as an elected official." And he said in Monday's post, "It will
not deserve my support and will not get it if it chooses to nominate a
pro-abortion liberal masquerading as a conservative, who preys on
nationalistic, tribal tendencies and has an army of white supremacists online
as his loudest cheerleaders."
Sorry, Mr. Erickson, but I would have to
disagree. You see, I have a difficult
time trusting someone who, upon his arrival in Washington, saw fit to partner
up with, of all people, Chuckie Schumer and ‘Little Dick’ Durbin in what was a
coordinated attempt to shove amnesty for those here illegally down the throat
of the American people. And I am someone
who not only voted for Rubio, but also gave money to his campaign. Trust is a very fragile thing, and once lost
it is almost impossible to regain. And
if he’s has betrayed us on one issue, might he betray us on others?
So while Trump is definitely not my first choice,
the possibility of Hitlery Clinton as our next president is terrifying. At a time when our country is hanging in the
balance, it just seems rather naïve, at least to me, to be a single issue
voter. As I have said numerous times
before, Trump is not who I will be voting for in my state’s primary, but should
he become the Republican nominee I will vote for him. But unlike Mr. Erickson, should Mr. Rubio end
up being our nominee I will feel compelled to vote for him because the
alternative is just too frightening to consider.
Granted, I may be leaving myself open for an ‘I told you so’ moment from Mr. Erickson, but I’m willing to take that chance! I cannot be like him and stand by and simply watch as things continue to unravel. And while abortion is a truly important issue, I would argue that immigration is also a very important issue. And it makes no sense to ignore one issue in favor of another. While I wish I could look at each of these candidates and tell which one it is that can be counted on to save my county, sadly I have no such ability. I just have to pray that I make the right choice.
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