Beto O’Rourke Announces Presidential Bid

Nothing screams “political expediency” like starting your life in politics as a far-Left socialist, then running statewide with a moderate facade. To the surprise of nobody, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke sought the route of cheap, political points in his campaign to unseat Senator Ted Cruz last year.

O’Rourke’s toothy grin only covers up so much.

Despite his insistence that he would refuse to run for President in 2020, it looks like the former Representative continues to hail to the art of backpedaling. He announced a run for the White House just this week. From his scattered legal history to his running left of his first congressional opponent, the congressman from the Lone Star State leaves behind a trail of subject matter for his fellow Democrats and the GOP to damage him with.

Beto’s Criminal Record

For one, his record with law enforcement proves a plagued one. Although well known at this point, one must never forget his multiple arrests. They range from driving under the influence to his charges for attempted burglary. The former Representative admits to the charges. He states that he did run from the police after they pulled him over for drunk driving.

He also illegally entered the University of Texas at El Paso, resulting in a criminal burglary charge. Though these charges occurred decades ago, the voters of America need to remember the reckless behavior of the once-rock star and how he could danger America.

This history of legal entanglements and disrespect towards law enforcement may explain his cynicism towards agencies such as ICE. In a story from The Houston Chronicle on July 6, 2018, then-Senate candidate O’Rourke expressed a passion for eliminating ICE.

He continued by pushing the false narrative that Trump created the practice of caging children and family separation. He ignored that a large percentage of children crossing the border illegally come with child traffickers, not their parents.

Beto on the Border Crisis

While speaking of the border crisis, O’Rourke appeared on a TV interview in El Paso. He supported the idea of tearing down parts of the border wall already standing. He also claimed that people trying to illegally cross the border perished while trying to find a hole in our defenses.

His radical statement sparked multiple other Democrats to reaffirm his position in their ideology. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) claimed that we should trust O’Rourke’s “expertise” on the subject as he lives in a border state. Thus proving that the Democratic National Committee will fold over to protect one of their own; even when they make completely outlandish comments as such.

Interestingly enough, a new story from Reuters just confirmed that the former Congressman once engaged in cyber hacking, working for “The Cult of the Dead Cow”. To briefly explain, this hacktivism group penetrated many computers using Windows operating systems. In addition to this involvement with hackers, he also wrote long, detailed stories about murdering children. At one point, he describes a sense of happiness and warmth as he mauled children with his car.

Beto Supports the Green New Deal

Perhaps the most frightening policy point that O’Rourke now advocates for is the infamous Green New Deal. The Green New Deal, written by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), requests the abolition of many practical products and services. It specifically calls for ridding the world of planes and cars and replacing them with a train system that connects all of the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska.

To reduce methane gases, the Green New Deal wants to eliminate all cows from existence. It also stated, on a website published by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, that we must subsidize those “unable or unwilling to work”. A tax of 70% for anyone grossing over $10 Million annually also remains in this bill, and O’Rourke supports this.

Beto’s Ever-Changing Image

If his dangerous ideological preferences do not shock enough, just think about his image that changes each time he runs for office. When he initially ran for City Council in El Paso, he ran to the far left of his opponent and trounced him. He ran to the left of his US House opponent in 2012, as well. However, when he ran for Texas, he told the citizens that he would stand for issues that plague Texans and act like a moderate. As we see above, his stances clearly prove otherwise.

So as you can see, O’Rourke’s toothy grin only covers up so much. His increasingly dishonest representation of himself, his liberal policies, and his dangerous lifestyle all add up to craft a disaster for America. At this tumultuous time in the United States, we need leaders that will provide strong financial insight and unwavering leadership styles. Unfortunately for O’Rourke, he meets neither of those standards.

