The Presidential Stakes – Supreme Court Hope versus Foreign Policy Strength

It is a virtual certainty that the next president – if serving two terms – will select up to four new members of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Obviously, the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat will be the first to be filled.  But others are nearing the end of the line. Justice Ginsburg is 82, Kennedy is 79 and Breyer is 77.

A President Hillary Clinton would certainly pick all leftists.  (Justice Sanders, anyone?  Actually, his age of 74 is the only disqualifier.)

Who knows about President Trump?  But his choices are not a given.  Maybe conservative would be considered and selected.

Given the clear leftward direction of Hillary Clinton on essentially all domestic issues and the lack of clarity of what Donald Trump believes (and his performance thus far shows he doesn’t know his own mind), a vote for the Democrat on home front concerns is beyond comprehension for a conservative.

But what about foreign policy matters?

This is the former Secretary of State’s strong suit.  A recent Atlantic Magazine piece of Barack Obama made clear that Hillary Clinton’s four year stint in his Administration was marked by frequent alliances with former Secretaries of Defense urging assertion of authority to protect U.S. interests.  The President usually demurred.  In fact, it seems that she was a hawk to the Obama dove.

Trump?  Again, who knows?  Sure, he wants to build “The Fence”.  But he also envisions being pals with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.  His comments on foreign affairs establish that, as of now, he has little idea what he is talking about.

 

Can anyone who loves America feel comfortable with Donald Trump as Commander in Chief, the commander of our ship of state?

What is a conservative to do?  Is it not obvious that national security must be our top priority?  Yet, is it not also plain that if Hillary Clinton follows through on her ever leftward campaign promises to expand Obamacare,  greatly expand the national debt and attack traditional American values in the name of political correctness (think transgender bathrooms) that her administration will do grievous long term damage to our country?

Of course, one can hope that an America under Trump will be lucky and will face no significant foreign challenges… and what do you think the odds are on that?  For sure, they will come and Trump will be tested.

For whom does the patriotic conservative American vote?  A quandary indeed.