I have never voted for a democrat in a Presidential election, but if push came to shove, I would probably cast my vote for Jim Webb. He comes off as the one honest man in a field of shysters. The other Democratic candidates aren’t even worth my consideration. Sanders, Clinton, and O’Malley are all socialists, but only Sanders admits to being one. Lincoln Chafee doesn’t know what party he belongs to. He has been a Republican and an Independent. Now he thinks he is a Democrat. Not many in the party believe that, and neither do I, although I am sure he doesn’t fit in the Republican Party either.
As for issues, all but Webb believe in wealth redistribution. I find it more than a little hypocritical for these millionaires to claim they are for the middle-class when they don’t have the slightest idea who the middle class are. But they would make the rich pay for everything. How much are Hillary and Bill worth? How much have they soaked their “Clinton Foundation” for?
On the other side, we have the Republicans. I have nearly always voted Republican and probably will again. But I may be holding my nose doing it this time.
Trump is the leader of the pack. Why? Does he have any idea what the issues even are let alone how to solve them? He has a talent for telling people what they want to hear, but that’s what a good negotiator always does. That doesn’t necessarily mean we would come out on the good end of the deal. Words are cheap. Deeds are seldom easy or cheap.
You have to hand it to “The Donald”, though. He is one hellova chess player. He entered the race with very little hope of even making a showing – again – and perfectly read the party’s growing contempt for RINOs as well as the public’s disdain for politicians. Trump is the quintessential non-politician. Bombastic to the point of absurdity, Trump is playing directly to those who are fed up with political correctness and politicians in general. But what happens if he is elected? Worse, what happens if he is nominated as the party candidate? Has he bought the office for another Clinton as Ross Perot did for Bill?
Then we have the good Doctor Carson. I haven’t decided which office he is actually running for – maybe he hasn’t either. He seems to be aligned with Trump both in invective and outspokenness. Maybe he is campaigning to be Trump’s Vice-President.
Carly Fiorina is a very nice lady, smart, experienced leader, political outsider and could make a good first woman President. Carly has done well in the debates and shows she knows her stuff. One might think that with the country clamoring for firsts – first Black President, first woman President – Fiorina would be a shoe-in. Too bad the polls favor the woman from the other party for this race.
Then there are the “conservative” politicians, Ted Cruise, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul. Well, Paul is really more of a Libertarian than a Republican, but who votes Libertarian? His father learned that bitter lesson. As for Cruise and Rubio, I don’t see either as a good draw against the anointed Democrat, Hillary.
Chris Christie and Bobby Jindal both might have been the favorites at one time. They have experience and very good resumes, but it’s hard to beat bombast when it comes to winning polls.
Mike Huckabee said the one thing I had been wanting to hear from candidates on taxes. He is for a consumer tax to replace taxes on income. This, in my estimation, is the fairest form of taxation. Everyone pays the same and no loopholes can ever weasel their way into it. I don’t see a preacher fairing well against the godless horde of Democrats, though.
Then there is yet another Bush. Please tell me it isn’t so! No matter how nice a guy or even qualified he might be, there will never be another Bush elected to the Presidency – at least not in this century.
As for the rest, well, do you remember who they are? I’m pretty sure not many other voters do.
Thankfully, we Californians have until next June to sort this all out – or get so sick of it all that you just turn it off.
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