It’s embarrassing to think about the shoddy roster of national leaders who will grace Cleveland and Philadelphia this summer. Some of them will eventually make their way to Washington as Cabinet members, advisors, and sycophants for a new administration. Some are already entrenched. One will become the president. In the process we may forget that something very important was … [Read more...] about National Leaders Take Away Our Respect
Elections
The elections category discusses why some political issues are trending and why some punch our buttons, the ethics of the stump, vote fraud, the never ending struggle for our hearts and minds, and the internal strife in the Republican and Democratic Parties as members struggle to create identities they can sell to voters.
Why Trust Clinton? You Don’t Have a Choice.
I am not going to waste anybody’s time going on about the Clinton-Comey-Lynch circus. We knew how it was going to turn out. Paul Ryan’s protests won’t change anything. We knew that the GOP House would be outraged. Nothing will come of that either, except for another opportunity to see how things work when the cards are stacked. Does it matter? The country is ready to trust … [Read more...] about Why Trust Clinton? You Don’t Have a Choice.
Poverty War is a Better Way to Lose an Election
If Republicans are desperate they know who to thank. The party continues to collapse at the hands of a man the people chose to beat the Democratic Party’s first female nominee. Instead of backstabbing we’ve been waiting for a plan for an election win. What we got instead was a Better Way and its poverty war, a new GOP agenda unleashed while party members rush to add their names … [Read more...] about Poverty War is a Better Way to Lose an Election
Mexicans: Criminals, Rapists, Drug Dealers, or Saints?
What a sorry question to have to answer: are Mexicans criminals, rapists, and drug dealers or are they hard-working, long-suffering Hispanics who only want to help us make America better? California, the state with the largest Hispanic population, will decide on Tuesday. Primary voters can choose between two positions on an issue that has little to do with running the country … [Read more...] about Mexicans: Criminals, Rapists, Drug Dealers, or Saints?
Big Difference Between the Parties in 2016 Election Is?
Less than three months to go before their convention and Republicans still don’t get it. There is only one big difference between the parties in the 2016 election: Do we give it away, or do we make people work for it? In politics “it” can be a lot of things. It might be higher wages. It could be equality for fringe groups, tax breaks, legal status for immigrants, free … [Read more...] about Big Difference Between the Parties in 2016 Election Is?