2016 Presidential Campaign: Part Trois
Since my last posting much has happened and really none of it good for the welfare of the American people. By that, I mean that the candidates in the race do not represent the qualities and sensibilities, the strength of character, personal integrity, or intelligence, to be the President of the United States, none of them.
Some certainly are qualified and financed to continue in the race. They have primary victories and delegate counts that seem to be showing Trump and Clinton as the eventual contestants in the election.
As dismal as that seems to me, I actually see a potentially positive result if it comes to these two candidates in the race. I think Trump will scare the absolute shit out of those in the country who reasonable and thoughtful and they will mash up to vote against him. He will be likely to continue his campaign rallies and debates being a bully, braggart, and bombastic. His advisors are certainly trying to make him over into a traditional candidate, but I think he is so narcissistic and egocentrically convinced in his "magic personality and personal charisma" that he will just keep doing the same name calling and bragging about all his Huge stuff.
If I am correct and this creates a "huge" kerfluffle in the Republican Party, then there is hope for a third party to really take root and maybe, in the long run, some actual compromise and progress on the real needs of the country.
An election should not be about a Christian God and Biblical strictures, that is a religious matter and should be separate and apart from the political debate, not the central basis for selection of a candidate or party platform. Equal rights, equal opportunities, equal pay, fair pay, workfare programs, educational and vocational programs, more affordable higher education, top quality and quantity public education, women's health support and right to choose preserved (not legislated against by predominantly males in state legislatures), reform the Tax code (severely limit loopholes or eliminate them, quit giving oil/gas/coal and other major industries tax havens and breaks). how about we try and tax all income as income. If it doesn't work for some reason than the Congress can change it.
Congress needs to have the balls to change their arcane rules and special holds on nominations. Eliminate the adding of non-related bills to legislation and bypassing of committees, etc. How about Congressman and women work from their home districts and vote electronically? Get away from lobbyists or at least make it harder to do business behind closed doors. Actually, save on travel and living expenses and be available to their constituents. After all, it is the TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY and we have video conferencing and encrypted wireless communications and Facetime!
Then we can cut their pay and make it a part-time job like it always was intended.
Got a bit off track. The breakdown of Trump's voters may reveal some very obvious and significant insights as to where his support comes from and how "radical misogynist, racial biased, anti-intellectual, anti-progressive on social issues" that this base group is that finds Trump to be a good leader of the free world.
Republicans need to redefine what it is they are for besides sniping from the sidelines and completely shutting down constructive working relations in Congress. The United States needs a lot of things done and resolved, doing nothing is definitely not the solution.
Democrats need work too. Broaden the base of the party, capture the ideas and issues of young people, champion real change and progress in educational rigor and opportunity. We are falling steadily in measurables among the other advanced nations in the world in critical education achievement.
So, I predict Trump will not win and I hope he loses by a landslide. I hope that the mandate Clinton gains brings more Dems into Senate and congress and everyone gets their act together and get the people's work done.
Some certainly are qualified and financed to continue in the race. They have primary victories and delegate counts that seem to be showing Trump and Clinton as the eventual contestants in the election.
As dismal as that seems to me, I actually see a potentially positive result if it comes to these two candidates in the race. I think Trump will scare the absolute shit out of those in the country who reasonable and thoughtful and they will mash up to vote against him. He will be likely to continue his campaign rallies and debates being a bully, braggart, and bombastic. His advisors are certainly trying to make him over into a traditional candidate, but I think he is so narcissistic and egocentrically convinced in his "magic personality and personal charisma" that he will just keep doing the same name calling and bragging about all his Huge stuff.
If I am correct and this creates a "huge" kerfluffle in the Republican Party, then there is hope for a third party to really take root and maybe, in the long run, some actual compromise and progress on the real needs of the country.
An election should not be about a Christian God and Biblical strictures, that is a religious matter and should be separate and apart from the political debate, not the central basis for selection of a candidate or party platform. Equal rights, equal opportunities, equal pay, fair pay, workfare programs, educational and vocational programs, more affordable higher education, top quality and quantity public education, women's health support and right to choose preserved (not legislated against by predominantly males in state legislatures), reform the Tax code (severely limit loopholes or eliminate them, quit giving oil/gas/coal and other major industries tax havens and breaks). how about we try and tax all income as income. If it doesn't work for some reason than the Congress can change it.
Congress needs to have the balls to change their arcane rules and special holds on nominations. Eliminate the adding of non-related bills to legislation and bypassing of committees, etc. How about Congressman and women work from their home districts and vote electronically? Get away from lobbyists or at least make it harder to do business behind closed doors. Actually, save on travel and living expenses and be available to their constituents. After all, it is the TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY and we have video conferencing and encrypted wireless communications and Facetime!
Then we can cut their pay and make it a part-time job like it always was intended.
Got a bit off track. The breakdown of Trump's voters may reveal some very obvious and significant insights as to where his support comes from and how "radical misogynist, racial biased, anti-intellectual, anti-progressive on social issues" that this base group is that finds Trump to be a good leader of the free world.
Republicans need to redefine what it is they are for besides sniping from the sidelines and completely shutting down constructive working relations in Congress. The United States needs a lot of things done and resolved, doing nothing is definitely not the solution.
Democrats need work too. Broaden the base of the party, capture the ideas and issues of young people, champion real change and progress in educational rigor and opportunity. We are falling steadily in measurables among the other advanced nations in the world in critical education achievement.
So, I predict Trump will not win and I hope he loses by a landslide. I hope that the mandate Clinton gains brings more Dems into Senate and congress and everyone gets their act together and get the people's work done.
5th, 6th and 7th paragraghs were things you and I have discussed before. I liked those thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI want to see a "shake up", not more of the same and Hillary will give us more of the same - Stalemate, anger, and pompousness (I like this word for her.)
What's your thought(s)?