Thank you Donald Trump for delaying the inevitable nightmare
this election season is going to become.
Oh he’s an ass. But at least he’s different.
Trump isn’t a Republican, he’s donated heavily to Democrats
in the past and he certainly hasn’t put any thought into a comprehensive
ideology. He is racist – the asinine demand for President Obama’s Birth certificate
told me all I want to know. His rants against Mexicans (and women for that
matter) resonate heavily with a small part of the GOP. Most Republican’s aren’t
racist – but when you’ve got 30 people
on the ticket it doesn’t take much to make you a “frontrunner.” The Donald is
an entertainer with a shitload of money. Should this bender of his not end in a
parade in 17 months he’s going to parlay
this into something only he could dream up (Congressional apprentice anybody?)
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is doing his part to try and
liven up the snoozefest that is the Democratic race. What’s not to like about a
guy who has no problem describing himself as a Democratic Socialist and who is
one of the leading white voices on income inequality issues despite coming from
a state that is essentially a living Gap commercial?
He has a social media
engagement strategy that any marketer would be proud of – his message resonates
with Millennials, and minorities – not something you’d expect from a guy who
could certainly be living a beautiful life on Lake Champlain. Bernie cares
about poor people – and us true progressives love the man.
But he’s too far left. This country isn’t ready for a guy
who has no problem describing himself as a Democratic socialist.
No my left-leaning friends – we are stuck with Hillary.
She’s not in her husband’s league as a politician and though
she has a firmly Democratic pedigree she doesn’t appear genuine enough to have
the kind of credibility with the “everyman” that Bernie has. The unwritten
motto of her campaign is “it’s MY turn damn it!” A La Bob Dole, another cure
for Somnambulism.
The main appeal of Hillary – besides the secret desire we
all have that her husband will assemble a staff of supermodels to assist him in
performing his first man duties – is that the mere mention of her REALLY pisses
off Republicans.
We all have that friend who posts the memes from Fox News
daily on Facebook and you bite your tongue in response because you know darn
well they want to start a fight. (I do understand the irony of most of you
having come to this link from Facebook). To many Republicans – identifying yourself
as a Democrat makes you a commie pinko who sits around and collaborates with
his friends for new and inventive ways to get money from Government. We don’t
work. We don’t contribute anything, and we basically hate America.
And we’re stupid…don’t forget stupid…
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| And..who is this Bill? |
So we’re getting a grand chance to piss off our “friends”
and in the end we’re going to take it. Republican’s emboldened by their wins in
mid-terms need to remember that it’s not only the gray-hairs that vote in the
big one. She has a very realistic chance – despite her continuing blunders – to
go back to the White House and leave many American’s stewing. History hasn’t
been kind to black people – but black men made it to elected office and the
voting booth before white women. It may be Hillary’s “time.”
The GOP isn’t going to stand idly by and let us have all the
fun. Once amateur hour is over we’re going to have the ultimate dream matchup
as Jeb Bush will get the nominee and Republican’s will be able to remind us
that his dumber brother managed to get TWO terms.
And make no mistake – Jeb is the “better” Bush. He’s far
more articulate and has a much greater grasp of the issues than President W.
One major thing he has is that he won’t completely take the Latino vote off the
table for the GOP. He’s a formidable candidate. He’s much more like his Father
than his brother – and that’s a good thing. George Sr. is a brilliant man who
got caught paying the bill his processor left.
Decent candidates? Maybe. One has to wonder why this job has
to be so focused on two families – but the fact that Hillary and Jeb are on a
collision course speaks volumes about where we’re at in this country: Both
parties are set to nominate the person who the other side hates the most. There
will be no dialogue on issues that actually matter. There will be no progress
in uniting this horribly divided country.
Mitt Romney was right: 47% of the
people aren’t going to vote for a Republican – but the other side is there are
a similar number who won’t vote for a democrat. 3 to 5% of the people have the
true power in this country – the
marginalized and never addressed independents.
No I won’t vote Republican – I’ll explain someday.
But for now – I just want to get this blog going again!!
Soccer tournament this weekend – should be good for some
material!
