Republican Insider Elites Finally Drink Their Hemlocks As Hillary's Emails Kill A "Friend"

You couldn't make up a more fitting end to the Republican Establishment Elite than what is currently taking place. Dozens, if not hundreds, of old guard Establishment Republicrats are racing to the fields to hang themselves before the American public. For a year now, we've heard that Trump is "not a true conservative," and "not even a Republican." Yet, it is the liberal Republicans who are screaming mea culpa in the streets. After watching for a year as the party switches sides like a predictable version of Iago, I have to say, I'm glad to hear them scream.

The "Never Trump" movement is based on the idea that he is unfit for command. Now, putting aside the fact that he has never been in command outside of the private sector, a vote against Trump is a vote for Hillary Clinton. If you are still willing to allow Hillary Clinton to get elected after news broke this week that she very likely got a spy killed in Iran, you should reconsider your position.

This week, on the heels of a $400 million cash for hostages trade, Iran announced that it hanged Shahram Amiri. Mr Amiri was an Iranian nuclear scientist who was, in all likelihood, placed deep inside Iran's nuclear program as a spy. (The Obama Administration failed to secure his release with their $400 million). Mr. Amiri is now dead, and the question is, after being hailed as a hero by Iran, what changed? 

We know what changed. Hillary Clinton and her various foolish staffers outed Mr. Amiri as "our friend" in unsecured email communications running through her unsecured server. She discussed his placement, what he may know, and his identity.

Scooter Libby went to jail during the Bush administration for allegedly outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, a fact that was common knowledge in the cocktail circuit in Washington. Other Republican elites, like Karl Rove nearly went to jail with him. Secretary Clinton not only discussed his mission in unsecured communications that the FBI assumes were intercepted, but she revealed his identity. If we were to assume, as the FBI does, that these communications were intercepted and used by foreign powers, like Iran, then Hillary Clinton's "recklessness" has now led to its first known casualty. It is likely one of many casualties to come, and one of many that have already happened that we simply don't know about.

So, yeah, vote for her George Will. Let her become President, Erik Erickson. Trust her with your national secrets Michael Chertoff. See if she keeps us safe, Susan Collins. 

The American people are neither stupid nor fooled. Donald Trump won more votes than any other candidate in the history of the Republican primary, and he had 15 other opponents. Had it just been him and, say, Jeb Bush, his margin of victory would have been legion. The fact that these party insiders can't make up their minds about whether he is "too liberal" or "too conservative" tells you all you need to know. It's not about ideology. It's about them. It's about their own power and preserving their own influence. And for putting their own personal interests ahead of those of their nation, they deserve to be held up to ridicule as their "consciences" will not support Trump, but instead allow a corrupt female version of Dr. No to hold her finger over the button.

The Republican Party chose Trump. They forced him to sign a loyalty pledge, even if they never intended to honor it themselves. They were terrified that he would form a third party and defeat Jeb Bush the same way Jeb's father was defeated by Ross Perot. Now, when forced to choose between two deeply flawed candidates, they would have you believe that they cannot in good conscience choose the person who says stupid things over the person who does stupid things.

We will likely never know what other leaked state secrets have now been used to harm our nation or to execute spies. As Secretary of State, she had access to the most critical information, all of which passed through an unsecured server in her basement. The fact that it cannot be proven is of no real concern to a reasonable person. A poor outcome can be presumed from reckless conduct. Her conduct has now cost another life. She is unfit for command.

Democrats And The Media Use A Fallen Soldier To Insult America

You've never sacrificed anything for your country. Did you know that? You may have worked hard for your entire life, you've dutifully paid your taxes, you've given to charities, you've been there to help your neighbor when he needs it, you've chopped the wood, dug the ditches, operated the machine, tilled the field, and raised a family. But you haven't sacrificed anything for your country.

Captain Humayun Kahn was killed by an IED in Iraq in 2004 as his Humvee was patrolling a neighborhood in a stupid war supported by Hillary Clinton and waged by George W. Bush. His death, like all deaths in most modern wars, is tragic. His death was 12 years ago. In that 12 year period, Obama withdrew from Iraq, leaving a power vacuum now occupied by ISIS and Russia. Clinton supported the withdrawal, which has turned out to be the second greatest strategic blunder the U.S. has committed in that region. Tens of millions of people have been killed, tortured, raped, enslaved, or displaced as a result of that epic lack of judgment. But that's not what Clinton or the media want to talk about. They want to talk about racial politics, and they used the memory of Captain Kahn to do it.

Who knows what Captain Kahn would've thought of his leaders 12 years later. Who knows whether he would've voted for Hillary Clinton, or voted at all. I would venture to guess that his feelings would mirror those of most other veterans, who felt sick as they watched ISIS march into hard fought towns like Fallujah, where so many of their friends were killed. I would also venture to guess that Captain Kahn, like most other veterans, was not thinking about his racial or religious background the day he died.

The Clinton campaign put Captain Kahn's father on the stage of the Democratic National Convention, not to celebrate his son's life, not to highlight the importance of fighting terrorism, not to honor the memories of all our fallen Iraq War veterans. No, it was none of those things. Hillary Clinton wanted Captain Kahn's father to talk about his son's race and religion and use his death to accuse Donald Trump, and anyone else who wants to suspend immigration or build a wall, of being racists. Moreover, as Mr. Kahn intimated, unless you've served or lost a child to the service, "you haven't sacrificed anything" for your country.

The Media, of course, loved it. His speech was a perfect amalgamation of all things progressive; race, religion, identity politics, and an opportunity to insult Americans who want to curtail illegal immigration and keep terrorists out. The problem is, the media and Hillary Clinton are in the minority in their views. In three different polls, anywhere between 48% and 54% of Americans (all Americans) support a "temporary ban on Muslim immigration." If the question is phrased in terms of banning "immigration from Muslim countries that support terrorism," the percentage jumps up significantly. Likewise, Rasmussen, NBC and FoxNews polls show that anywhere between 51% and 55% of Americans (again, all Americans) support "building the wall." 

The message coming out of the Democratic Convention to the majority of Americans is this: You are a racist bigot who never sacrificed anything for your country. 

The Clinton campaign used Captain Kahn's family to deliver those insults to Americans in flyover country, assuming that a Gold Star Family would be beyond reproach. It was clever and cynical, but they were right. That said, it represents the worst of Establishment politics and Progressive ideology. "You didn't build that;" "you've never sacrificed anything for your country;" "you are a bigot," and "you're not allowed to argue with me about it because I have a protected status." 

Do not be fooled. These are insults, regardless of who says them. They may also be the determining factor in this election as they were in the primaries. Americans are sick of being told that they are stupid, lazy, bigots by a bunch of elites who in turn ask us to sacrifice even more of our hard work on the alter of liberalism. 

Trump is often a poor messenger for those of us who are now staunchly opposed to Establishment politics. He is clumsy and often misses the mark with his criticism. To some degree, that's what people like about him. He is genuine, even if he is sometimes inarticulate, but it is pretty obvious that Americans are open to his message. Part of the reason for this is that the liberal Establishment continues to insult and out right harm white, blue collar workers who make up a huge portion of the electorate. When Hillary Clinton promises to "put a lot of miners out of work," she is telling the truth. When Mr. Kahn, speaking on behalf of the Clinton campaign, accuses Donald Trump or people like him of having never sacrificed anything for the country, those same miners hear it. It is doubtful that they are impressed by that message.

The tenor and tone of American politics has fallen far below what should be acceptable to voters. However, it is voter anger that is fueling much of that negative tone, and the anger stems from the complete and utter failure of the political Establishment to govern effectively. For example, Captain Kahn should never have been in Iraq in the first place, but he was, due to the poor judgment of our leaders in both parties. If you want to honor his sacrifice, vote for the candidate that won't send our heroes to fight a perpetual war without any strategy for victory.