[Bob Seger]

Agreed. I was actually waiting until the convention actually ended to say it, but there's no point. The next time Cruz gets up and tells us all how much he loves America and how much he owes America, I will mentally round file every word of it. He has the gall to admit he still will not be voting for Trump, which means he's so vindictive he'd rather let Hillary win and poison the Supreme Court for decades to come.

During the debates, I just though Kasich was your typical secular humanist in Republican clothes. Everybody says he's a closet liberal at worst and a RINO at best anyway. But as it turns out, he like Cruz, is a preachy talking snake oil salesman who is much more impressed with himself than his ecumenical façade can conceal. I know this, Kasich was fine with all the fur flying as long as he believed he would be the one there to have the nomination just fall into his lap. It was only after his hang-out strategy did not work, that he suddenly developed these evolved political sensibilities. :please:

I mean, I love the idea that Mike Pence is a Christian first, conservative second and Republican, in that order. But, to say that we Republicans will under no circumstance, accept less than a born again Christian candidate is a lie dreamed up by the likes of Erik Erikson et-al. This is the first election season I've ever heard it suggested as a prerequisite. Now, if we're talking about voting for a pastor at your local Church, that would be the time to speak of being a blameless evangelical, of good repute.

We're extremely fortunate to get a ticket with two very good MEN on it. I'm thrilled, but I'm equally impatient with the hold outs who'd have us believe they travel on some kind of higher spiritual plane. The reality is the border, the illegals, the horror of facing the coming war with a skeletonized military. Not to mention domestic terror on a street near us all, and maybe no guns to defend ourselves. Impossible debt (BTW as things stand, we have hocked every extra dime we could expect to have for these several coming generations). Skyrocketing energy costs associated with the mindless pursuit of clean energy that does not exist. More taxes to pay for free college for the planet. And last but certainly not least, is the specter of 30% of our income being mandated as belonging to the government to pay for ObamaCare.

And not that the list above approaches anything comprehensive, but those who can't translate reality as it stands into a rational vote this fall, well let's just say arguing with them has become a bit taxing. :biggrin:

Right on the money you are, TRT.