Much of the
establishment's criticism of Donald Trump comes from its failure to comprehend
the reasons for his soaring popularity.
Establishment types seem untroubled by
the problems facing America, so they can't understand the urgency that fathered
Trump's rise. Minor adjustments to the Hindenburg's dining room menu just
aren't going to get it.
Their overwrought analysis, their
hand-wringing and their contemptuousness for Trump betray a disdain not only
for Trump but for Americans who recognize the gravity of America's predicament
-- and who, in desperation, have turned to Trump for bold action.
It's hard to overstate Americans'
concern for the state of the nation. Horrified by President Obama's
Sherman-esque march through America, they are tired of hearing that nothing can
be done. They are through with empty promises from establishment politicians.
People are tired of Obama's pitting
blacks against whites, women against men, gays against heterosexuals, rich
against poor, non-taxpayers against taxpayers, citizens against cops and
non-Christians against Christians. They can no longer stomach Obama's
apologizing for America and excusing terrorists while rushing to attack
Christians at every turn.
People are sick of being called racists
for things that happened in this country before they were born or before they
could vote, for opposing Obama's destructive agenda, or for simply being
Republicans. They abhor the war on cops orchestrated by racial hucksters and
pandering politicians. They are incredulous that any president would
deliberately engineer America's decline and degrade our military. They are
tired of the nation's chief executive officer's flouting laws and thwarting the
people's will.
Americans are sick of Obama's trashing
America's founding, assaulting capitalism, and bellowing about man-made global
warming as a pretense to impose more liberty-smothering regulations. They are
nauseated by politicians who are more interested in bipartisanship with
scofflaws than with saving the nation.
People are mortified by the nation's
fiscal instability, its unbridled national debt, its spiraling entitlements and
Washington's refusal to address them. They are sick of the fraudulent spending
"cuts." They have had their fill of the lies, especially about
Obamacare, whose costs dwarf Obama's promised projections and are getting
worse. They've reached their limit with this administration's rewarding
unemployment and punishing work, its honoring socialism and demonizing
capitalism.
People are sick of politically correct
bullies. They are exhausted by lectures about not paying their fair share when
half the income earners don't pay income taxes. They are fed up with lies about
decreasing unemployment rates when tens of millions have dropped out of the
workforce.
Every other week, we face a new
existential threat to the nation -- threats perpetrated or enabled by Obama and
the Washington establishment. But the establishment meets these perils with
barely disguised indifference .Islamic terrorism is overrunning the Middle East
and has reached our mainland, and Obama doesn't dare whisper its name. Obama
refuses to enforce the borders; he orders his administration not to enforce
immigration laws; he lawlessly grants amnesty to millions of immigrants who are
here illegally; and he and his party set up sanctuary cities that harbor
criminal immigrants.
Last year, we faced an invasion from
Central America; now, in the name of compassion, we are inviting in Syrian
refugees -- some 72 percent of whom are curiously men. Are we afraid to wonder
aloud whether those who sidestep the legal immigration process will embrace the
American idea? Whether they will end up on the welfare rolls?
With Congress' help, Obama bypassed the
Constitution's treaty clause and entered into a reckless, non-verifiable nuke
deal with Iran and will give the Iranians a $150 billion signing bonus to fund
terrorism and build ballistic missiles.
So where does that leave us?
People have heard one too many times
that the Republican Party, if it regains control, will turn things around.
Republicans have been so timid in opposing Obama's agenda that many have quit
believing they'll reverse this madness if they acquire full control.
Along comes Trump, who gives voice to
these legitimate grievances instead of calling people racist, selfish or
hysterical. He emphasizes the urgency of these problems, and he denounces the
status quo, the establishment, Washington inertia and political correctness
without an ounce of apology. People are dehydrated, and he's their Gatorade.
Whether Trump could or would deliver on
his promises is one thing, but the establishment's arrogant failure to
acknowledge, let alone decry the horror of, the status quo is his lifeblood. If
Trump is a monster, the establishment is Dr. Frankenstein, so please spare us
the lectures.
I happen to prefer other candidates,
and certain things about Trump make me nervous; but I appreciate that he is
shaking things up, and I refuse to belittle Trump's supporters for believing he
would be more effective than many of his establishment rivals. Our forefathers'
precious gift of liberty to us is not self-sustaining, and if we don't quit
kicking it to the curb, it will leave us, never to return.
http://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2015/09/15/the-establishment-birthed-trump-n2052148
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