Observations from meeting with Trump

[Shedagal]

There are times I wish I was computer savvy.  This is one of those.  Because I am not, those who are interested will have to search.  But Lance Wallnau is one of the evangelicals who met with Donald Trump recently.  He has posted some VERY insightful observations on his facebook page.  They really speak to the sincerity and teachable spirit of Trump.  I hope some will search it out.

[TexasGranny]

This is from his FB page - 

 

*****PART1***********

 

 

Lance Wallnau

October 3 at 9:05pm · 

 

MEETING DONALD TRUMP
an INSIDERS REPORT

By now some of you have seen a video of the prayer session with Donald Trump. As a rule I don’t like publicizing my meetings with leaders and don’t share details that could in any way embarrass them or empower their enemies. Billy Graham made that mistake as a young Evangelist after meeting with President Truman. He spoke with reporters on the White House lawn after his first meeting…and was never invited back again.

I admire Trump for being willing to host the encounter and for not being ashamed of prayer, the Bible or his affiliation with Christians (and he also had great sandwiches.)

Our meeting was in the boardroom on the 26th floor. Trump Towers is quite a grand facility. A journalist from Rolling Stone described it as an impressive architectural marvel whose entrance looks like a combination Cathedral and Las Vegas Casino. Couldn’t describe it better myself.

DONALDS “PC” GIFT TO AMERICA

Whether he wins the Republican nomination or not one thing is sure, "Trump is Heavens Miley Cyrus wrecking ball to the spirit of Political Correctness." (You can quote me on that one.)

He has single handedly shaken up the establishment media and political elite - the people sitting at the gates of influence who thought they had the undisputed power to prop one up or take down another. Much to their collective horror he has proven to be impervious to their bullets. Even more so, with each blow his base solidifies. Trump, like no other personality in 20 years has shaken the establishment up and exposed them for the elitists' they are. Their condescension and indifference to the fears and frustrations of the plebian masses so far removed from their enlightened L.A. or D.C. or N.Y. perch is no longer unchallenged. The common folk, the hobbits in the Shire, who work hard and pay taxes and voted in two sweeping elections will no longer be ignored.

This is one form of anticipated “shaking” in America that we should celebrate regardless of who your favorite candidate is.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION

Regarding Trump, you don’t notice it on TV but he is a big guy, and I don’t just mean in terms of personality. He is physically tall – at 6ft 3 inches. Add heals and hair and its more like 6 ft.4.

His personal style is less bombastic than his platform and interviewing style. He was gracious, non confrontational and surprisingly open to "give and take." For instance, here is one exchange that could have been tense. A Messianic Rabbi sitting near me said, “Your comments don’t always represent you in the best light. People want to know you have a Presidential temperament. They want to know that you are a person they can trust with a finger on a nuclear button.” Trump perched his lips in characteristic fashion, nodded thoughtfully and said, “I hear you.”

The conversation turned to some of the more heated moments if the campaign. Trump explained, “You know, people aren’t aware of what is coming at me...what I am responding to. Rush Limbaugh calls it “incoming.” Like the storm that broke out when I took a stand on immigration. It can get pretty vicious. You don’t always know the back-story. And so many of these guys are nice and then suddenly they are on the attack, probably because of polling numbers. I can say this…I never punch indiscriminately. I’m a counter puncher. If you get hit and do nothing it sends the wrong message… but I fully hear what you are saying. I know where you’re coming from.”

Several of us exchanged glances and nodded. This was the best answer possible. There was no denial and no need to drill deeper on the subject. Equally, there were no flippant or disingenuous comments to appease the group.

One African American Bishop spoke up, “I wouldn’t change a thing. Be you and keep being consistent. That’s what people like about you. You’re not playing politics.” Trump looked around the boardroom table and laughed. “So you’re saying, ‘don’t change?’ That’s interesting.” “Right! People would see you not being who you are and that will look fake.”

A DIFFERENT SORT OF CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE

Around this time I got the feeling that Trump was meeting a different sort of Evangelical group than the one he met so far on the campaign trail, say, in Iowa. And he was enjoying the new sampling of Evangelicals he was getting exposed to.

You get the impression that he takes in information quickly and objectively but filters it equally fast to distinguish one idea from another. It’s an executive skill I’ve noticed in Super Achievers in whatever field I meet them. They are avid learners but have a built in filter that winnows out solid ideas from the superficial. He is an equally quick judge of people. As people spoke he was reading them and weighing their power in the group.

In one poignant moment the room erupted in applause. Here is what happened. A discussion commenced about the African American community of churches. Bishop Clarence McClendon shared something that moved Trump. “In my church we don’t preach a message based on grievances and handouts. We believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaims a Kingdom that has the ultimate power to lift any individual right out of the most impoverished circumstances. Gods Word can empower anyone with the wisdom and ability to rise above any obstacle and make it!”

Trump said, “Wow!” as the room erupted in spontaneous “amen’s” and applause.

IS DONALD A “SHOOT FROM THE HIP” SHALLOW THINKER?

While he is someone who ultimately forms his own opinions he does not do so in a vacuum. He likes hearing from expert sources that feed him first hand information. He told us that he developed his ideas about the issue of immigration by talking to front line security experts. He has little interest in pencil pushing consultants. In his youth he travelled with his father to the actual building sites and later worked with construction people directly. He has more confidence in experienced real world practitioners than Ivy League theorists. This is a classic businessman’s approach to gauging reality.

COMMENTS ABOUT SYRIAN REFUGEES...

This week you’ve no doubt heard his unpopular statements about returning Syrian refugees? WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW is that He was personally debriefed by a high level Syrian security screener. In this mans experience President Obama made it almost impossible for Syrian Christians to escape Syria but put Muslim immigrants on a fast track. That may be changing recently. If you find that information disturbing you don’t know the half of the behind the scene stories on how this President has been unsympathetic to the persecutions of Christians yet favorable to the interests of Islam. Trump is concerned, however, saying: "It makes you wonder about who exactly has been getting into the United States over the past several years?" In 1960, there were about 200,000 Muslims in the U.S., according to a study in the International Journal of Environmental Science and Development. Today, the U.S. census estimates that there are more than 6 million Muslims here. Christians fleeing ISIS were not an Obama priority. Trump suspects that militants and extremists are numbered among them…along with some of the front men for setting up gang operated drug distribution for Mexican and South American Cartels. Again, this isn’t paranoid posturing by a man removed from the facts – it is the feedback from front line law enforcement given to him in private. He is an information hound.

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

One of the Pastors spoke: “I came here with an open mind. To my way of thinking there are three branches of government: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. You are clearly gifted for the Executive Branch. That’s what you do.” Trump responded, “Thank you for that. You know, in Real Estate, everybody likes renderings of buildings, you know what they are?” Trump asks and explained, “They are the elaborate sketches of the building. I’m not big on renderings, I like to see a photo of the finished project.” Trump if nothing else, is a decision maker with a built in bias toward action.

“We can cut so much waste in Government. So many duplicated agencies at the State and Federal level. It’s ridiculous.” I could see Trump the CEO speaking. I remember once hearing him slip – “I can make this Company great again…I mean Country.” It was a curious Freudian moment. He continued, “We can recapture so much income. This is what I’m good at. The U.S. trade deficit with China in is $400 billion, Japan, $70 billion, Mexico $50 billion. It’s ridiculous.”

I’m more attuned to the economics and business crisis that is looming, so this line of thought interested me. Here is the real “Harbinger” Jonathan Cahn is talking about. This is the ticking time bomb as dangerous as Iran with a nuclear missile. We have an economy going over a cliff and drunken Liberals scheming like Socialists behind the wheel. I wanted to weigh in but this was not the area most of the ministries were focused on so I waited.

A PROPHETIC BUSINESSMAN

I think great entrepreneurs tend to be Prophetic. Think of Steve Jobs. This will surprise some, but Trump is more Prophetic than most people realize. Repeatedly he said, “Leadership is all about seeing the future and not listening to the short sighted thinker. This is the kind of leadership we need to turn this country around – and fast.” Over and over again he has said and written – “Leadership is about seeing the future.” He is Churchillian in this regard. He see’s the threat nobody else has courage to talk about…till it’s too late. He see’s it with radical Islam, he see’s it with the soaring 18 trillion dollar debt and he see’s it in America’s tinderbox of the inner city. “There are more Fergusson’s and Baltimore’s out there,” he warned us.

WOMEN IN THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION

I dug around a bit and asked one of his top advisors some questions about Trumps business and some facts about female employees. To my surprise I was told that Trump has currently 43-46% of his key positions occupied by women, (higher than the national average) and they are paid significantly higher than the national average for women in those roles!

HE BRAGS ABOUT HIS COMPANY - WHAT ABOUT HIS COMPANY CULTURE?

This was an astounding discovery. Of his 800 employees (I assume this applies to the Trump Towers and Trump enterprises located in NYC) the retention and turn over rate beats all national averages. I was told, “These people don’t view Mr. Trump as a scary CEO or remote personality. They have a distinctive loyalty to the man.” Struggling to find the word, my high level source told me, “they are more like a…” I said “family?” He said, “yeah.” Trump is like a Patriarch not an Ivy tower executive figure.” Again, I was surprised.

I’ve been asked: “IS DONALD TRUMP A PLANT FROM THE DEMOCRATS TO DIVIDE THE PARTY OR GET CLINTON ELECTED?”

Whatever he does he does to win. WINNING is part of his core value system. Trump is like George Patton. He hates losing. He thinks it’s un-American. As long as he’s fighting on the American side you can bet he’s fighting to win the war and distinguish himself as a great General. Anyone suspecting otherwise does not know Donald. The last thing he will ever do is to pour his assets, time and energy into running a race with the outcome of losing it. Getting Clinton elected is not only the furthest thing from his mind, it is a formula he thinks likely to fiscally ruin America. Trump will never do anything, including a third party; if there is any likelihood it will diminish the Trump brand.

This update is long enough...in the next post I will share:

1. "Thoughts on TRUMP and BEN CARSON?"

2. "IS TRUMP A CHRISTIAN?"

3. "WHAT IS GOD'S PROPHETIC PURPOSE FOR DONALD TRUMP?"

Is what I am writing making sense?

Helping you get a feel for the meeting, the man and the Nation?

 

 

 

***************PART 2****************

 

Lance Wallnau

8 hrs · Edited · 

 

TRUMP TELLS US MORE...
---The MIDNIGHT WATCH WORD ---
My meeting with Donald Trump

THE CONVERSATION TOOK AN INTERESTING TURN…

As our meeting continued, I was surprised to find that Trump actually knew some of the Preachers and Teachers in the room, not because he had met them or read their biography (each of us sent one ahead), but because he had watched their TV programs. Media is one of his domains. It only occurred to me later that through the “Apprentice” and “Celebrity Apprentice” he long ago entered the world of TV and media. He is very much dialed in on all sorts of TV programing – including Christian Programing.

Our gathering was opened by Paula White. Trump initiated contact with her after seeing her preach a message about the power of “Vision” on TV. The friendship with Paula continued as she bought one of his condo units near NY Central Park. She has been a unique personal point of contact for him. Paula shared with us that from the beginning she has had no agenda regarding Donald Trump other than to be a friend and to share with him, and hopefully model, the reality of Jesus. This friendship began long before he decided to engage the political arena.

Trump continued, “I was going around the dial last night and ran into “Politically Incorrect.” This is the popular left wing HBO talk show hosted by comedian Bill Maher. “It’s amazing how antagonistic they are about people of faith. It was painful to watch...wasn’t always like this in America” Trump said. Turning to some of the media station owners Donald inquired, “This seems to have been going on for a while hasn’t it?” They agreed.

“It’s open season on Christians in particular” someone added. (Chilling words in light of the shootings in Oregon this week where Christians specifically were targeted to get shot in the head!)

Trump added, “Here in New York, you can’t even find ‘Merry Christmas’ in Macy’s any more. I mean, come on. I love Christmas and I love saying ‘Merry Christmas’…what kind of greeting is ‘Happy Holidays?’ It’s ridiculous. I think we had such a long period of Christian consensus in our culture that we kind of got…spoiled. Is that the right word?”

THEN TRUMP DROPPED THE LINE I WILL NEVER FORGET!

He continued his observation about changes in America. “Every other ideological group in the country has a voice. If you don’t mind me saying so, YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN SOFT.” Ouch! That's the line I won't forget. It was as I have previously said - vintage Trump. Then in a moment of reflection he added, “I mean, ‘we’ myself included, we've had it easy as Christians for a long time in America. That's been changing."

What he said next may have been lost on others but it hit me in a particularly striking way. “People who identify themselves as ‘Christian’ make up probably the single largest constituency in the country but there is absolutely no unity, no punch in exercising that power. Not in political consensus or any other area I can see.”

I said to him privately before leaving, “The thing we need to do more than anything is to find a way of taking these 10,000 spokes and connect them into a hub of some sort so that there is a unified voice. Our people here need to work together.” He looked me in the eye and said, “You’re absolutely right. That’s what needs to be done.”

This isn’t his calling, but it should be ours.

HOT TOPICS - LGBT

Someone brought up the troubling aggression of pro LGBT activists targeting Christian small business owners who are harassed and fined for living their values as bakers, photographers, chapel owners and the like.

"I will tell you this. Christians will have a friend in a Trump Presidency." That was the only reference I recall made to a Trump "Presidency," but it was important.

Then he added an interesting comment. “There is a role the Christian community has to step up into in this whole conversation. The decision made by the Supreme Court by one vote is the key factor in this shift. That’s the one thing a President has power to do. Appoint judges.” On this and other such issues, he identified his Trump card.

A wise person once said: "people reveal more by what they don't say than by what they do say." Let's drill down on what Trump, a New Yorker in the hot bed of a trendy high society NY (pro ***) democratic stronghold was saying and not saying..

Trump was working his way around an issue that Christians would be wise to consider. Too often we want the man or woman we nominate to be the Messiah who rights all cultural wrongs, pushing them into positions on issues we ourselves have failed to make a public case for. When we do that we virtually guarantee their un- electability by miring them in a debate we failed to win.

Both Barak Obama and Hillarious Clinton ran as friends of the homosexual agenda, but drew the line at challenging the sanctity of marriage as being defined by a man and a woman. David Axelrod, campaign advisor to candidate Obama, told him he had to suppress his views (lie) on this subject when being interviewed by Rick Warren at Saddleback. Obama was pro “same sex” in sentiment but agreed to say the opposite. Both he and Hillarious had to wait until – and get this language – till "a sustained pattern of public persuasion” made it possible for them to come out of the closet on this issue.

Christians cannot expect a candidate to single handedly shape the argument they themselves fail to make effectively. If pro-family movie makers, documentary makers, song writers, bloggers, journalists, educators and media personalities are lacking the savvy, wit and persuasive skills to create a new “pattern of public persuasion” it is impossible for candidates to make up for the gap on the campaign trail. Right now even Preachers sound like politicians on these subjects. Even the Pope avoided defending marriage and chose rather to put his eggs into a global warming and immigration basket.

And when we do speak up? Christians for the most part are preaching to each other. We need to win the battle of PUBLIC persuasion. More to the point, we need to actually show up. You can't just send in a surrogate politician to fight the philistine you and I have to take out.

THE BIG QUESTION I get asked: “IS TRUMP A CHRISTIAN?”

Let’s remember, as much as 70% of Americans self-describe as “Christians.” These include Catholics, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Lutherans. Within the total population 30% say they have encountered Christ in a “Born Again” experience. There are many who believe they are Christians who do not use our language. Are they trying to deceive us? No.

What we should be asking is: “What are the core principles of a Biblical Worldview? Do those principles drive this man? Are his beliefs compatible with mine? Is this affection for the Bible and God and concern for Christians being persecuted a gimmick or a core conviction?”

"Is this a real Christian thing going on or is it a manipulative ruse to get my vote?" My answer is straightforward. Donald Trump is a man whose ego is incapable of pandering to anyone for the sake of votes.

Having said that, he revealed an insight into himself I thought you would find interesting. It happened when he revealed how he views himself in contrast to Pastors and Clergy. It beckons back to an earlier time in American life when “men of the cloth” were held in higher esteem. Tapping his Bible he said, “Look, while you all were perusing a higher calling I was running around building buildings, and making money. Now I’m catching up.”

Notice…

FIRST - he considers the work of ministry a “higher calling” than what he was doing when he made his billions. In some ways, this was a humbler admission than most people of wealth and affluence ever make.

SECOND - he senses a need to keep going forward as regards either his understanding of the Bible or his own walk in his calling. Either way, that one sentence says a lot don’t you think?

Donald Trump may be a shrewd negotiator but in matters regarding his faith he was transparent. Why? Because you could tell that he respected the people gathered in that room. He felt it necessary to explain why he has made standoffish comments about his personal beliefs to others. “Look, when people from Forbes are interviewing me about economics and then want to explore my religious views I just tell them ‘that’s inappropriate, I don’t talk about that in public.’ But I say that because the guy is coming out of left field.” Trump didn’t mind talking to us. He’s not ashamed of anything he believes in, including faith.

DOES TRUMP PRAY?

Asked point blank “do you pray?” He hesitated only a moment and then said unapologetically and emphatically “Yes, I do.”

Trump is multifaceted but not complex. He is genuine in seeking to honor God. Again he reminds me of Patton, when asked if it was true that he prayed, the controversial General responded gruffly, “every Goddamned day!” I don’t think Trump is a choirboy, but I do believe he is genuine. My sense is that this is a growing conversation inside his own heart as he feels the weight of what he is stepping into. In this sense he reminds me of another historical character; Lincoln - a man revivalists were dubious about because he did not attend church regularly in Springfield Illinois. Yet a man who had a center of gravity more aligned with God’s principles then the pious men he was running against, like Samuel Chase.

What Lincoln had was a respect for the Bible and a deposit of Christian values from his Mother. Curiously, Donald Trump’s Bible was given to him in 1955 – with a personal note from his Mother on the inside cover. It was this Bible he tapped while talking to us.

TRUMP IS GROWING IN HIS UNDERSTANDING – MAYBE IT’S TIME WE GROW TOO.

It’s time we stopped thinking like adolescents when it comes to the intersection of the Bible, politics, and the business of culture shaping. We have been overly simplistic in our formulas for world changing - and as a result, changed very little outside of our own back yards. The hour is late and these are dangerous times. Figures like Patton, Churchill and Lincoln do not step out of Cathedrals onto the stage of history, yet we canonize them later as the instruments raised up by God to meet a singular crisis.

DISCLAIMER: There are several brilliant candidates on the Republican bench. Many are real bone fide Christians. I am not dismissive of any of them. But one of them invited me to check them out. It's the one I most wanted to investigate. God made it happen because He is doing something here. It's early in the season still (So don't start beating up on me and "unliking" me yet.)

Which leads to a concept that will set you free!

Enter...."COMMON GRACE"

“Common Grace” is the term used by Reformed Theologians (first introduced to me by Chuck Colson) as it describes the grace of God that comes down upon a fallen world to keep in check the forces of anarchy and the inclination of sinful man to self-destruct. It is the grace that comes upon all (Christian and non Christian) to help them affirm the good and resist the bad, personally, and in institutions.

"COMMON GRACE" RAISES UP UNPREDICTABLE VESSELS

Trump falls into this category. These are men and women who the hand of Providence serves up. People of singular strengths and convictions whose entire life was a preparation for some crucible in history. I think America is due for a shaking. As said, into this category fall leaders like Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Abraham Lincoln and even Reagan (who was the point person of Evangelicals but came to power outside their ranks.) All of them individuals who were not the darling or favorite of contemporary Christians. Preachers thought Lincoln to be a skeptic, they stumbled over Winston’s cigars and scotch and balked at Reagan’s divorce and children from two marriages.

None of these vessels of destiny rose through the ranks of Evangelicals - yet each of them ended up as a defender of Christian values. Churchill himself framed the contest with Hitler as a “battle for Christian civilization” and insisted “Onward Christian Soldiers” be sung on board the ship he and Roosevelt met to form their alliance against the Axis powers. Lincoln quoted the Bible more than any President yet refused to join any established church.

Or even more to the point: “Common Grace” changes our thinking.
Here is a wild proposition. DON'T ASK "WHO IS THE MOST CHRISTIAN CANDIDATE?" instead ask "WHO IS THE ONE ANOINTED FOR THE TASK?"

Think I'm crazy? Check this out.

"CYRUS MY ANOINTED"

Nearly 150 years before Cyrus' birth, God declared through the prophet Isaiah that a foreign man, a non Jew named “Cyrus” would be the anointed shepherd of his people and rebuild Jerusalem.

Regarding Cyrus: Isaiah 45:1-13
"This says the Lord TO HIS ANOINTED, to Cyrus, whom I have seized by the right, to subdue nations before him. Yes, I will open the loins of kings, to open the two-leaved doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before you and make hills level; I will tear apart the bronze doors and cut the iron bars in two.”

He wasn’t a Jew and he wasn’t from the line of David, but God elevated this foreigner and called him “my anointed.” Isaiah described Cyrus as the Lord's anointed (Heb. mashiyach [maw-shee'-akh]), which denotes a person SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN and SET APART for a SPECIFIC TASK. Notice also that God promised to intervene and help Cyrus conquer many nations (i.e., make many hills level- bring things down to size).

Cyrus ended up becoming a king who protected and advanced God’s purposes for His people even though he was not Hebrew.

The same is true of “Darius” the Mede, (612 B.C.) who was put into office after angelic warfare to see him established.

Daniel wrote about a conversation he had with an angel who told the Prophet: 
"I TOOK MY STAND" to support Darius..

The angel said: “And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him” (Daniel 1:11).

God raises up leaders for the sake of His people, even from among those who are not in the Hebrew tribe.

Tomorrow I will share something that Trump did while we prayed for him. It was revealing.

My take is this - Donald Trump is more prophetic than people think. There is a Cyrus anointing on this man. Be careful not to dismiss his comments and policy proposals based on the hysterical response of the media and establishment elites. He is driving them (and their demons) crazy because he does not bow to their altars or pay homage to their deities. They rage because they cannot stop or control him.

I stand by my original (and controversial) pronouncement that Kim Clement and I made from the beginning: Donald Trump is GOD’S TRUMPET.

I like him, and enjoy his style, even when he appears to be blowing his own horn.

TOMORROW FINAL INSTALLMENT (pt.3)
- TRUMP and BEN CARSON
- TRUMP THOUGHTS ON V.P. ROLE
- MY words to Donald Trump... key to a Republican Victory

What do you think?

 

 

[Texstorm]

If Don can go the distance, I'm all in for him ! I want a radical 180 degree change from where we are at today. Back to being proud Americans and patriots of this great country, that don't bow to other Kings or Sultans ! I want GOD and prayer back in school ! I want the TEN Commandments in front of all of the courts in the land ! If someone can show me that , they will get my vote and my family's votes and my friends votes and I would be happy to donate some time to get us there ! 

Great post TG !

[okane]

impressive

[Texstorm]

And thanks to you Shedagal ! 

[new york kevin]

Wow. More than WOW. Wonderful insight to a demention of a candidate that is important to me, that rarely gets exposed, and often gets lost. I may have to consider him more so as a viable candidate. Since Walker dropped out I must find someone I can get behind of.

[divemaster5734]

This is what I mentioned in a post a month or two ago..

I've met Christians that were pulled to become a constitutional conservative solely because of their search for truth, which is exactly how I came to be.

There are also a great many people whose search for truth not only pulled then away from both republican and democratic party establishment to a constitutionalist perspective, but have also discovered Jesus along the way.

 

If Trump is sincere in his claims, I don't know if there is any possible way he can continue without bending a knee and giving his soul to God.

The more he comes out with policy, the more I am impressed with his people he listens to. 

The longer he manages to stay in the race, the more his continued evolution from street fighter to refined statesman is manifest.

 

He has tempered his bombastic one liners into measured declarations, supported with factual reference.

 

He has put a LOT of time into this, I'm betting much more than he expected. he has been listening and practicing with personal coaches and it shows.

 

The fire of our media, party loyalists, and global issues, combined with what appears his commitment to do whatever it takes to win, and add personal integrity, drive, and a sincere desire to do what's right, may easily mold "The Donald" into the Spirit filled Christian leader we have been praying for.

 

Right now, God is tempering the steel  like a smith working on a fine sword.

Maybe he will survive the process, maybe not.

 

Time will tell, but we all knew this was going to be one of the most interesting political campaign season in our nations history.

 

I am thankful for the dynamic he brings, and the way his delivery has helped inspire so many others who had previously given up on the American political system to regain hope, and become involved.

 

 

There are a few issues of his that need policy refinement, but he is the one candidate that knows how to listen to the advice of specialists. Deciding which specialist is the right one to listen to is a continual process, and policy is nothing if not evolutionary.

What I;m saying is don't just arbitrarily write him off is you don't like one proposed policy on one issue at this time.

 

For the first time, the conservative faction of the republican party is holding seminars, educating community representatives on self governance.

You have no idea how big a deal that is.

 

I'm finding myself going from a resigned acceptance of failure regardless of effort, to a glimmer of hope the American public will finally stand and fight.