That was the phrase of a weight loss guru in the 90s or thereabouts.....it applies to this year's Presidential race. The facts are this is like no Presidential election seen in decades!
The problem for me is that I see obfuscation, ignoring-the-facts, and a lot more from the media and the political parties. They are refusing to "re-frame" this election in to what it is....still trying to make this the samo-samo we have been subjected to for those decades.
THIS IS NEW TERRITORY FOLKS.......AND IT IS REAL!
The stalwart so-called conservative party, the GOP, has suddenly been forced to come face-to-face with a new leader. A leader they can neither control, nor ignore. Their dilemma, as folks who have been in charge for lo these many elections, is profound! They seem to be stuck at this point in the mode of trying to make the new "Trumpism" fit the party mold......IT DOES NOT! The "Trumpism" is the NEW GOP.....voters completely revolting against the GOP which first could not win, and then when they did, projected a DEM-Lite image of action.
In addition, there are millions of DEMs who are finding the Trump approach of "bomb them" to be fine as long as he follows thru on removing the old political norms.....the REAL problem!
Trump is not a miracle-man....he is the anti-Christ of politics. He represents the majority view, in my opinion, of less government, and less Washington in EVERYTHING!!!!!
We shall see how this plays out....but, one thing I know for sure....the old line DEMs and GOPs will fight for their territory any way they can......and that may well include the most stringent of the GOP placing a 3rd party candidate to sabotage Trump, just to give the election to Hillary and maintain, for this election cycle, the old line pols.
Time will tell....but, for me, Trump is the answer, flawed as it may be!
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Friday, May 6, 2016
Confusion...But, not so much....Really!
The pundits, traditional party spokesmen, party apparatchiks, and many others are offering up all sorts of explanations/opinions/advice as to what IS for the 2016 election cycle.
It is almost comical to read their interpretations, and opinions.
The "almost" comes from a knowledge they are mostly missing the prime theme which will decide the election, and the future of this country...in my humble opinion!
The populace are DISGUSTED! That is, the open-minded, middle-of-the-road populace are DISGUSTED!
AND, they are the ones who will decide this election!
They will because the folks from bot the far right and far left are entrenched, permanent voters. Their vote will not be changed.....even if Trump did something dispicable or Hillary were to be indicted by a DEM-controlled DOJ (OK, here we take a break for the laughter to subside!).
This election is not decided. It is not close to being decided.
The sparks, and volumes of ads, opinions, etc. should be interesting, even as the old-line media and political pundits miss the mark right up til the election.
It is almost comical to read their interpretations, and opinions.
The "almost" comes from a knowledge they are mostly missing the prime theme which will decide the election, and the future of this country...in my humble opinion!
The populace are DISGUSTED! That is, the open-minded, middle-of-the-road populace are DISGUSTED!
AND, they are the ones who will decide this election!
They will because the folks from bot the far right and far left are entrenched, permanent voters. Their vote will not be changed.....even if Trump did something dispicable or Hillary were to be indicted by a DEM-controlled DOJ (OK, here we take a break for the laughter to subside!).
This election is not decided. It is not close to being decided.
The sparks, and volumes of ads, opinions, etc. should be interesting, even as the old-line media and political pundits miss the mark right up til the election.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Obama heading toward "full-crash-mode" To End His Presidency
This President, and I use that term VERY loosely with Mr. Obama, is heading toward a critical mass of obliteration of his Presidency and seemingly enjoying either the idea of such, or he is oblivious to it. I believe it is the 2nd choice which prevails.
Obama has been a seeker of his own imagined success from the start of his ill-designed term. The world did not help when the now long-disparaged Nobel folks sent him further into never-never land with their "Peace Prize" for a President still in the diapers of presidential control.
Since that almost-frivolous escapade of liberal idiocy it has been a comedy of errors as Obama toured the world, acting the apologetic clown for his imagined "wrongs" committed by the USA on almost everyone!
Then he seemed to shift gears in his (WHAT THE HELL!) 2nd term and move to a state of driving the USA into a country of not apology, but instead, abandonment of any and all principles of what we have stood for for decades! The amazing thing, to me, is that the Democrat Party followed along, almost lock-step. Can they not see his efforts and the result of same?
I wonder now how the GOP can find a way to drop the Obama failures, and find a way to give Hillary the Presidency....much to the end of the actual GOP.....???
Obama has been a seeker of his own imagined success from the start of his ill-designed term. The world did not help when the now long-disparaged Nobel folks sent him further into never-never land with their "Peace Prize" for a President still in the diapers of presidential control.
Since that almost-frivolous escapade of liberal idiocy it has been a comedy of errors as Obama toured the world, acting the apologetic clown for his imagined "wrongs" committed by the USA on almost everyone!
Then he seemed to shift gears in his (WHAT THE HELL!) 2nd term and move to a state of driving the USA into a country of not apology, but instead, abandonment of any and all principles of what we have stood for for decades! The amazing thing, to me, is that the Democrat Party followed along, almost lock-step. Can they not see his efforts and the result of same?
I wonder now how the GOP can find a way to drop the Obama failures, and find a way to give Hillary the Presidency....much to the end of the actual GOP.....???
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Definition of Serious Is Heightened by Former ABSCAM FBI Agents Letter!
The facts are already know, at least partially, by most of the populace....
Now comes some support from the last BIG round of Govt. big shots snared in their lies and deceit.
This is SERIOUS!
Many, even in Washington, and given Obama's tusk-tusk, and the rest of the folks in Washington acting as if they all know the answer, but have no access to the investigation (contradiction here folks?????).......are adding fuel to the fire, not hosing it to silence!
This is monumental, and the results could be HUGE! Particularly if the rule of law is laughed at by Washington (Read....Obama, DOJ, etc.)
Soon we will know!
Now comes some support from the last BIG round of Govt. big shots snared in their lies and deceit.
This is SERIOUS!
Many, even in Washington, and given Obama's tusk-tusk, and the rest of the folks in Washington acting as if they all know the answer, but have no access to the investigation (contradiction here folks?????).......are adding fuel to the fire, not hosing it to silence!
This is monumental, and the results could be HUGE! Particularly if the rule of law is laughed at by Washington (Read....Obama, DOJ, etc.)
Soon we will know!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Vitriol.....Run Rampant!
I am ashamed that this magnificent country has fallen on these times. There is no country (with power) which at this time thinks we are the country we were 8 years ago!
Obama has taken this proud nation, in a time of stress in the world, and managed to remove us from the sphere of influence almost single-highhandedly. More importantly, he has managed to allow the despots of the world....from China to Russia to N. Korea to Iran and much more to KNOW that we, as a nation, will do NOTHING in the face of anything they do!
What a sad moment for the United States of America!
Perhaps the future President will begin to reclaim the status of this country....But certainly not under the guise of the folks in the Hillary Camp who find Obama a magnificent leader!
Trump? Who knows what reality lies behind the facade of words of littlew worth but much deriding of everyone else.
Cruz? Who knows, but there is little chance he will prevail.
Rubio? Who knows, but he is light with experience, and frankly his finest chops have come int he past two days of return assualt upon the Trump deriding of any and all who seem a threat!
I am less than impressed, but then Hilldabeast is not a formidable person given a general election in which 60% of the electorate knew her not except as an old lady who was involved in politics.
Who knows....certainly not me!
Obama has taken this proud nation, in a time of stress in the world, and managed to remove us from the sphere of influence almost single-highhandedly. More importantly, he has managed to allow the despots of the world....from China to Russia to N. Korea to Iran and much more to KNOW that we, as a nation, will do NOTHING in the face of anything they do!
What a sad moment for the United States of America!
Perhaps the future President will begin to reclaim the status of this country....But certainly not under the guise of the folks in the Hillary Camp who find Obama a magnificent leader!
Trump? Who knows what reality lies behind the facade of words of littlew worth but much deriding of everyone else.
Cruz? Who knows, but there is little chance he will prevail.
Rubio? Who knows, but he is light with experience, and frankly his finest chops have come int he past two days of return assualt upon the Trump deriding of any and all who seem a threat!
I am less than impressed, but then Hilldabeast is not a formidable person given a general election in which 60% of the electorate knew her not except as an old lady who was involved in politics.
Who knows....certainly not me!
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Let us Frame Obama's Supreme Choice by His Own Actions!
Now the words of the orator come....he declares that there is "plenty of time" for his nominee, and no reason at all for the obstructionist GOP Senate to halt the process.
Several thoughts pertinent to the process come to mind.
First, this President, beyond the pale of any before him, has decided that he and he alone can decide many things decided in the order of the triumvirate of power for the rest of the 200 years we have been in existence.This fact alone should completely disqualify him from selecting a new Justice of the Supreme Court, and by his very nature and statements, further damaging the separation of powers in our constitution.
Second, this President has, again by his actions, demonstrated a complete and narcissistic refusal to accept any but himself as the decider of any government action, frequently, nay, mostly choosing instead to state his own mind, and replace the will of the people and the vast historical precedent because he "knows" he is right.
This second statement is backed by the absolute avoidance of any attempts by this President to reach out, and work with Congress, but rather to avoid entirely any form of communication with Congress, and then to quickly label the Congress as "obstructionist" because it did not agree with him.
No, this man, an absolute vision of narcissistic behavior is less than a qualified individual to decide the future balance of our Supreme Court for, possibly, the next three decades.
We are justified as a nation in asking to wait for a more sane and Constitutionally-enjoined President to decide such a matter! On that topic, let us pray we get one!
Several thoughts pertinent to the process come to mind.
First, this President, beyond the pale of any before him, has decided that he and he alone can decide many things decided in the order of the triumvirate of power for the rest of the 200 years we have been in existence.This fact alone should completely disqualify him from selecting a new Justice of the Supreme Court, and by his very nature and statements, further damaging the separation of powers in our constitution.
Second, this President has, again by his actions, demonstrated a complete and narcissistic refusal to accept any but himself as the decider of any government action, frequently, nay, mostly choosing instead to state his own mind, and replace the will of the people and the vast historical precedent because he "knows" he is right.
This second statement is backed by the absolute avoidance of any attempts by this President to reach out, and work with Congress, but rather to avoid entirely any form of communication with Congress, and then to quickly label the Congress as "obstructionist" because it did not agree with him.
No, this man, an absolute vision of narcissistic behavior is less than a qualified individual to decide the future balance of our Supreme Court for, possibly, the next three decades.
We are justified as a nation in asking to wait for a more sane and Constitutionally-enjoined President to decide such a matter! On that topic, let us pray we get one!
Monday, December 14, 2015
It is As I Have Feared!
Yes, it is that!
I believe this country has already been basically "done-in" by Obama and his efforts. I am sure that this man who promised to "fundamentally transform" our country has done so, much to the denigration of our country. We are less than we were before he came here, and he still has a year plus to act....and we have a compliant, subserviant, chicken Congress which will NOT stop anything he does!
We are screwed! Until January 2017....and then who will we have???? Hillary (we are dead as a nation).....Trump...(We are lacking common sense and will suffer inhumanities beyond belief...)
We suck as a nation right now, and it is because of Obama.
He is proud of this!
I believe this country has already been basically "done-in" by Obama and his efforts. I am sure that this man who promised to "fundamentally transform" our country has done so, much to the denigration of our country. We are less than we were before he came here, and he still has a year plus to act....and we have a compliant, subserviant, chicken Congress which will NOT stop anything he does!
We are screwed! Until January 2017....and then who will we have???? Hillary (we are dead as a nation).....Trump...(We are lacking common sense and will suffer inhumanities beyond belief...)
We suck as a nation right now, and it is because of Obama.
He is proud of this!
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