Obama Out

Ted's Hail Mary Pass

Even though I despise Cruz I can see a couple of reasons he grabbed her for VP. One is a short term gain of catching the medias attention for short term. Take a little steam out of the Drumpf's recent wins. He needs every little bit of attention from the media that he can grab away from "The Donald". 

Two. Is an obvious play towards the woman's vote. Ted must have in mind that this is the one Achille's heel that Drumpf has. Despite Donald swearing he loves women(and everyone else) he has a 70% disapproval rate among women(Democrat and Republican). He must be talking about the 30% I guess. Carly also dents into Hillary territory in her appeal.

Three. Snags her before someone else does. Not that Drumpf was necessarily was going to pick her but then again who figured Christie and Carson would side with him. 

I certainly think this is a hail Mary pass as Ted and Governor Kasich have done little but be a small nuisance to the orange one. Between the two of them their only hope is to deny Donald the required delegates to clinch  and put the Republican Convention in Cleveland into chaos.

What's going on in this election?

In all my life I haven't seen a Presidential elction like this. Each one does seem to have it's own character. Earliest one I remember was Reagan verses Carter in 1980. With Reagan screaming "I paid for this microphone in New Hampshire primary and the infamous "Are you better off 4 years ago" question to voters. In 84 we had sad sack Mondale taking on the great communicator. In 88 we had Michael Dukakis looking silly in a tank with his helmet looking a few sizes too big.

This seems to be the year of the angry voter. We have the bombastic ego maniac billionaire Donald Trump running. He has seemingly managed to insult almost everyone. If he hasn't gotten around to insulting you just wait a little while as I'm sure he'll get to you soon. Here's a short list of those he's managed to insult or fight with:

• John McCain
• Mexicans
• Muslims
• Meghan Kelly
• Fox News
• Ted Cruz
• Pope Francis
• Republican Party 
• George W. Bush 
• Debate audiences
• Hecklers

Funny thing is that with a list like that you'd swear he's a Democrat.

On the other side we've Bernie Sanders who also seems to embattled with the party he's running. His Bernie-bots and bros have swarmed over social media attacking anyone who talks bad about Bernie or who dares say they like Hillary. Despite looking like a crazy old hippy community college professor whose crazy socialist ideas seem cool to the students.

I'll admit Hillary's my favorite but she seems to be stymied Sanders surging and dogged by an email scandal that doesn't seem to want go away. I backed her when she and Obama were battling it out in 2008 which was a tight race on the Democrat side. She has my support this time also as she seems to be the most sensible and experienced.

I really doubt Sanders would get very many of his ideas off the grounds as he represents the extreme left of the party. Obama has already been stymied by Congress and I really doubt Bernie with socialistic ideas would get any of them passed. Plus being and Independent I doubt he has many friends on either side his anger is only surpassed by Donald Trump. Neither of these two seem like Presidential material me at all. A president should have dignity, poise, statesmanship and tact which they have little or none, especially Trump.

As of right now I'm with Hillary which might surprise some. Despite her faults I think she's best qualified and most likely to get things done once she sets mind to it. She is also sensitive yet tough when she has to be. She is also respected world wide as the other two front runners seem amateurish. I'm with her as the campaign slogan goes.

The Donald

(Dan via Occupy Democrats)
Posted by Sick of the Slant - A Fair Look at the News of the Day on Sunday, January 17, 2016

 One good thing about Trump running for President is that it got me to pay more close attention. Of course things are heating up with the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary coming up in a few weeks.  It surprises me how many are actually taking Trump seriously. Here is a man who has never held a public office and who's claim to fame as a successful real estate mogul and reality television star.

I think his latest bid for the highest office of the land is just a bid further enhance his brand name and perhaps he's bored too. He's managed to insult Mexican's, Muslim's and his closest rival Ted Cruz. Their early truce seems to be over since their tirade in the debate over Cruz being born in Canada. Of course Ted Cruz is riding the wave of popularity due to an endorsement from Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson so Trump should watch his back.

Trump is not without his entertainment value. His knack of saying what he wants to without a care seems to attract a lot of people. They don't seem to realize that just because someone speaks their mind doesn't mean it's right or smartest thing to say.