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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 09:12 PM Nov 2016

I tried to have an open mind. Even voted for him.

Democratic convert Crist bullish on Trump

Incoming Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida, praised Donald Trump on Wednesday as a pragmatist whose infrastructure spending plans could be a “godsend” for the country.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/charlie-crist-praises-trump-231477





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I tried to have an open mind. Even voted for him. (Original Post) NCTraveler Nov 2016 OP
Liz Cheney will keep him company phallon Nov 2016 #1
Held my nose and voted for him. rzemanfl Nov 2016 #2
repubs ain't gonna spend a penny on infrastructure....it's not their 'thing' spanone Nov 2016 #3
With Democrats like him we will never get back..... Historic NY Nov 2016 #4
Infrastructure projects...if only someone had thought of that before bhikkhu Nov 2016 #5

spanone

(135,831 posts)
3. repubs ain't gonna spend a penny on infrastructure....it's not their 'thing'
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 09:38 PM
Nov 2016

congress holds the purse strings

bhikkhu

(10,715 posts)
5. Infrastructure projects...if only someone had thought of that before
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 10:38 PM
Nov 2016

Of course, everyone thought of that before, most notably Obama. And the republicans in congress made sure nothing got done. We'll see if they change their tune, but I still won't give trump much credit if he gets Obama's plan passed finally.

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