21 thoughts on “Donald Trump Versus Howard Roark”

    1. **Does anyone know what the rules are on Rubio’s delegates. Are they “unbound” so not allowed to vote on the first ballot? Or they can vote anyway they want? Can Rubio “instruct” them to vote for Cruz, thereby becoming “bound” to do so (on the first ballot)? Or are they completely out of the picture on the first ballot?**

      Well Rubio was making it clear that his campaign was suspended and he was not releasing them. Or it’s up to Rubio when he decides to release his delegates and/or generally after the first ballot most are released automatically. He can’t “instruct” them to vote a particular way,
      but he can talk to them [as can all candidates] and one can assume a number of them will tend to favor Rubio views.
      Rubio can instruct or share with them some sort of voting strategy, that would say, lead to Rubio being VP- ie don’t vote for X in first ballot and vote for Y in second ballot and most might agree with such a plan and vote according- after released.
      But generally, at convention, Rubio makes a speech endorsing Trump, Cruz, or something, and then announces if he releasing his delegates.
      And once released then they are not required to vote for a particular candidate. So if Rubio releases them before first ballot, his delegates can vote for anyone in first ballot [and obviously, in subsequent ballots].

  2. If he gets the nomination, Trump will likely be running against Ivy Starnes,* so he should enjoy that.

    *http://www.shmoop.com/atlas-shrugged/the-starnes-family.html

  3. like other Democrats

    You don’t get to just assign politicians you don’t like to the party you don’t like. I don’t like George Wallace’s views, but that doesn’t mean I get to decide he was a Republican. Wallace ran in Alabama as a Democrat, because Alabama Democrats were his natural base of support. Trump is running as a Republican because Republicans are his natural base of support. He wouldn’t have gotten anywhere running in Democratic primaries. It’s funny how spending months loudly accusing the first black president of faking his citizenship, calling Mexican immigrants rapists, and treating women as subordinate does not endear oneself to the black, Hispanic and female voters who make up the core of the Democratic Party.

    Trump may or may not be the Republican Party’s nominee, but he definitely belongs to the Republican Party.

    1. but he definitely belongs to the Republican Party.

      With a comment like that, I can only reply that Al Sharpton, with his record of tax evasion, trumped up charges of rape, a love affair with terrorists and drug dealing, he definitely belongs to the democrat party.

      1. That’s right: Sharpton is a Democrat even if many Democrats (including myself) don’t like things he’s done, and Trump is a Republican, even if many Republicans (and GOP fellow travelers like Rand) don’t like him.

        1. “… even if many Republicans (and GOP fellow travelers like Rand) …”

          You seem obstinately incapable of discerning the difference between a Conservative and the GOP

          2. “‘… even if many Republicans (and GOP fellow travelers like Rand) …'”

            “You seem obstinately incapable of discerning the difference between a Conservative and the GOP . . . ”

            Not that anyone much cares, but in the interests of full disclosure: I’m a libertarian, not a conservative (I was a conservative until mainstream conservatism, more influenced by self-styled “Tories” such as Russell Kirk, kicked out those of us who were more consistently pro-freedom); and I guess you could say I’m a libertarian RINO, fellow travelling with the GOP for the purpose of steering it back into a more pro-freedom direction, just as State-socialists in the 1920s and 1930s, disguising themselves as “liberals,” took over the party of Jefferson and Jackson and steered it in a more statist direction.

          3. You seem obstinately incapable of discerning the difference between a Conservative and the GOP

            Conservatives (and some non-conservatives like Rand) are typically GOP fellow travelers. They aren’t Republicans, but the GOP needs their votes.

    2. wouldn’t have gotten anywhere running in Democratic primaries. It’s funny how spending months loudly accusing the first black president of faking his citizenship, calling Mexican immigrants rapists, and treating women as subordinate does not endear oneself to the black, Hispanic and female voters who make up the core of the Democratic Party.

      Hey, Jim finally acknowledges why Hillary lost in 2008.

    3. “accusing the first black president of faking his citizenship, calling Mexican immigrants rapists, and treating women as subordinate.”

      I always thought Mr. Obama’s people had an iffy record on treating women (see http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=obama+aides+with+cardboard+cutout+of+hillary&view=detailv2&&id=718C8545902950DB6888CA13080BC49377A17122&selectedIndex=24&ccid=k3TyzogG&simid=608043425910556418&thid=OIP.M9374f2ce8806dfed438ca3a8b27d7af9o0&ajaxhist=0)

      But Jim, I don’t remember the President making that remark about immigrant Mexicans?

    4. –Trump may or may not be the Republican Party’s nominee, but he definitely belongs to the Republican Party.–

      I agree.

      But Trump is not inherently a Republican, he could be Democrat.
      But Democrats have left the conservative Democrats, and Republican have made some effort to be a big tent party. These two factors make Trump a conservative republican, but not a “true” conservative republican.
      Republican have been both trying to be big tent party AND have this idea that with a true conservative, they can win the election.

      The Left has an ideology. This is one of the serious problems with the Left.
      Or the Left is an religion. True conservative republican are also a religion. Conservative republican are not an religion, nor are conservative Dems.
      Now, Trump might get along with true conservative republicans, but he not a believer. Whereas Cruz is a member of the church [not sure if he is a actually a believer- after all he *is* a lawyer].

      So I think if you are part of big tent, this also means one should be able to run as a candidate- or it proves that the party isn’t really a big tent.

      I might be called libertarian republican – and Trump is not a libertarian republican, As I said he is conservative republican. And republican party’s rejection of conservative republicans would signal the end of big tent party, leaving a big hole for conservatives and libertarian to form a new party.

  4. but he definitely belongs to the Republican Party.

    With her cronyism making her a killing in cattle futures, selling secrets to the Chinese for the siphoning of cash into the DNC, making additional money through the Whitewater development group, bullying and intimidating women used by her husband and funneling cash into the Clinton Foundation, Hillary definitely belongs to the Democrat Party.

    2. Hillary is a Democrat because she’s been a member of the party for decades, and holds views that are widely held in the party. The argument that “X did awful things and Democrats do awful things so X must be a Democrat” is both logically fallacious and childish.

      p.s. There is no such thing as the Democrat Party, any more than there is a Republic Party; Democrat and Republic are nouns, not adjectives.

        1. If you’re a sadist, Jon, and really want to hit the nerve that makes Jim cry, call him a State-f*cker.

      3. Hillary is a Democrat because she’s been a member of the party for decades

        That sounds automated. What the heck are you reacting to?

  5. he views … as how-to manuals,

    Reagan used targeted tariffs. Trumps view of eminent domain is closer to those here than mine (I believe in absolute property rights… very few people agree with me.)

    You discount everything he says and substitute mind reading. After backing yourself into a corner, what will you do when Trump becomes the nominee? The talking heads are already starting to realize Trump only needs about 1100 delegates to lock it up (buying the rest.)

    This being no more corrupt than any other political actions.

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