Trump's position denounced by both Dick Cheney and the Obama White House

Donald Trump repeated his call to shut our doors to ALL Muslims, "until our representatives can figure out what's going on."   Donald Trump may not know what's going on, but President Obama told us clearly on Sunday evening what's is going on.   Further, he put it in the perspective that we should accept.

We do know.    The truth is that it is a function of our freedom and democracy that we are not going to close our doors -- especially to our own citizens -- because of their religious faith.  The other fact to remember is that the attacks of mass shootings that have occurred in this country in the past several years are overwhelmingly NOT done by Muslims, by one counting just three out of over 200.

So . . . take a deep breath.   San Bernadino is a frightening development, because it clearly indicates how the Islamic State is now fostering "lone wolf" terrorism that does not require central planning or help -- or even contact -- from them.   Motivate loyalists to their cause to do their own violent thing wherever they are.   And, to the extent we know at this point, there is practically no way this could have been predicted of these particular people.  They gave no outward sign that anyone picked up that they had these intentions.   Yes, in retrospect, some things begin to coalesce;   but nothing set off any alarms beforehand.

When both Dick Cheney and the Obama White House denounce Trump's position as incompatible with what we stand for -- that's a pretty broad base.

Cheney said that it "goes against everything we stand for and believe in."  Josh Ernest spoke for the White House when he said that Trump's position disqualifies him from becoming president of the United States and that other GOP candidates, who have pledged to support whoever their nominee is, should disavow Trump "right now."   As of this writing, neither the RNC nor any of the Republican candidates have done that.

Add to those who denunced Trump's statements:   Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (next in line to be president after Vice President Joe Biden), as well as the chairs of the Republican Party in both New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Ralph