RAG Perspective: An American Pro-Liberty Conservative: Miscellany: 3/21/16

Monday, March 21, 2016

Miscellany: 3/21/16

Quote of the Day
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Helen Keller

Tweet of the Day

@AlexNowrasteh The mission of any State interest is to grow the empire.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

I do not believe in rationalizing the Trump cultists. Sooner or later, they're going to come to an "oh,shit; did I do that?" moment:YOU did!
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

This is Soft Rock America. This song is from Trump to his cultists everywhere: https://t.co/Zlir7o7JyI
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Is Kasich Trump's useful idiot? You have to wonder, since Kasich is mathematically eliminated from the race, Trump isn't going after him.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Trump is pathetic, defensive even about his days at NYMA. He claims he was "promoted" from commanding A Company after just one month.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Does someone want to explain to the Donald when NYMA abruptly shifted him to a position with no one under his command, it's NOT a promotion?
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

I'm just getting exasperated with Trump. Talk about lipstick on a pig! You have a 69-year-old guy calling fellow high school students liars.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

@BreitbartNews Oh my God; is this post on the level? "Canadian-born" Cruz? "Amnesty-partner" Rubio? This is propaganda, not news.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

@Trumpbart Breitbart has become its own Onion: "Canadian-born" Cruz, "amnesty-partner" Rubio. This isn't news; it's like a feed from Trump.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

"Congress’ most zealous advocate for wage-cutting mass migration, foreign military interventionism, and donor-driven attacks on GOP voters"
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

The last tweet is a verbatim excerpt description of Sen. Graham from a hit piece Breitbart News did because Cruz did not disavow endorsement
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

I could spend hours tweeting on what's wrong with the Breitbart hit piece. Just a few points: "wage-cutting mass migration". Bullshit!
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Labor protectionism is behind the immigration restrictions over the past century WHICH HAVE ADVERSELY AFFECTED economic growth.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

I will simply point the interested reader on immigration economics to Alex Nowrasteh. Higher-skill labor tends to be more complementary.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Lower-skill migration may have a short-term minor effect on wages, but business responds to the supply (lower wage, higher demand).
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

The classic study of course comes from the unique circumstances of the 1980 Cuban dispora to Miami: minor effects https://t.co/zpDGuCvic4
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Are you one of the silent majority who wants to punch Trump's face? https://t.co/9UaQZ9mbd1
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Going back to the Breitbart hit piece, the dead Senate immigration bill never allowed for unrestricted immigration, in any event.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Let's not forget it was the Dems in the first place who caused the unauthorized alien issue by closing down the Bracero guest worker pgm.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

The unions are opposed anything perceived as a threat to high wages, whether it's immigration or trade. The Senate was controlled by Dems.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Next point: foreign military interventionism. There's little doubt Sen. Graham is a neocon. But Trump has called for boots on the ground.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Cruz has talked about bombing until the desert glows; Trump has also talked about bombing the hell out of ISIS. So what is Breitbart's point
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

"Donor-driven attacks on GOP voters?" What fantasy story is this? Some nefarious establishment conspiracy to deny Trump the nomination?
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

@IngrahamAngle I knew Reagan; he was my President. But ill-tempered, unprincipled, unqualified, incompetent Trump is no Reagan.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

If 53% of American voters want to punch Trump in the face, I don't think they're going to elect him.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

So that's why all the Trumpkins attend those rallies. They're like hockey fans: they want to see a fight.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

@megynkelly @tedcruz Oh, two of Trump's favorite people talking about him behind his back. I fear a Trumpertantrum in the making on Twitter!
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

Trump is playing a game with this "self-financed" gimmick. Much of his financing is LOANS, not donations; up to 1/3 comes from others.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

A close family member is resigned to voting for Trump this fall; we can't have Hillary in the White House. No, Trump can and will be worse.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 21, 2016

I believe in God and the Constitution, but I never have believed or will ever believe in Donald Trump. #NeverTrump
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

RIP: Andy Grove, Hungarian-born, was Intel's third employee after the co-founders and later its CEO/chair. Immigrants DOMINATE B$ startups.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Over half of the most physically demanding low-skilled jobs are filled by immigrants. And yet the nativists want to shut them out of economy
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

@EmmaMAshford And yet Breitbart, I mean, Trumpbart, insists that Trump is a non-interventionist.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Donald Trump insists that he has a very good brain.OK-who took it? Will someone please issue an APB?He lost his mind earlier in the campaign
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Suddenly,just before a court hearing,the FBI "discovers" that it might not need to conscript Apple to break into the terror suspect's phone.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Obama started his Presidency with his apology tour;now he welcomes anti-American critiques by Castro and others on his way out. So patriotic
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

This is Soft Rock America. Trump was a captain at NYMA. This song goes out to the many, many women of Trump: https://t.co/YFpnyuYHxT
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

How bad will Trump be this fall? Clinton beats Trump in RED STATE Utah. In the 2 latest national polls, Clinton beats Trump by 10-12 pts.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Let's put the numbers in perspective: Reagan in 1980 beat Carter by roughly 9.5%, winning all but 49 electoral votes.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Arizona conservatives have a choice tomorrow. A vote for Trump is a vote for Clinton as POTUS. Cruz is running about even with Clinton.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Is Obama really retarded enough to pose in front of a Che Guevara mural? This is like a meme:he is not who you think pic.twitter.com/S7KkEjCk9d
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Cherokee Lizzie Warren has decided to comment on the Trump candidacy. Progressive ideologues always resort to PC bullshit smears of racism.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

The reason why I and other pro-liberty conservatives are going after Trump is because we see him as a Statist authoritarian, just like Dems.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

Yes, I thought Trump was Palin-stupid for dodging the Tapper question over David Duke and the KKK; he had discussed Duke in public before.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

By Palin-stupid, I'm referring to her refusal to answer interview questions, e.g., how do you keep current with national issues? Not smart.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

I understood why Palin and Trump didn't want to answer what they thought were insulting or politically motivated questions. Perceptions!
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

When I started teaching in college, I often had to field stupid or duplicate questions from students. I decided to respond with patience.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016

As pro-liberty, I have no problems with Obama's visit to Cuba, and I favor lifting the embargo. But let's be clear: Cuba is anti-liberty.
— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 22, 2016