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Donald Trump: My Greatest Fears and hopes
I voted enthusiastically for Bernie Sanders in the Primary and ended up reluctantly voting for Hillary Clinton in the General election. But we got now President Donald Trump, not my choice at all for president. I have no choice but to accept the election results very unenthusiastically and apprehensively. What I fear most is Vice President Mike Pence who is a conservative ideologue somehow becoming president. I know exactly what he represents in terms of conservative and religious values… Continue reading
Posted in Government, Political, Uncategorized
Tagged conservative, discrimination, election, global, healthcare, my feers, Pence, political nightmare, president, Trump
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Trump Can’t Possibly Loose
Don’t be fooled by the title. I do not support Trump in any way nor do I hope he wins this election. Looking back in his career he is, by many, viewed as a real estate tycoon. He inherited billions of dollars and has made many real estate investments. But he has filed four major Chapter 11 bankruptcies for many of these ventures since 1991 worth billions of dollars. So as a real estate tycoon he has been overall quite a failure. But what he has learned in all these years is that name recognition means a lot, almost everything… Continue reading
Posted in Government, Political
Tagged name recognition, nothing to loose, outlandish, president, real estate tycoon, status quo, Trump
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Obama’s Weakness and Failures
My favorite presidents are Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson. What these presidents had in common were a very turbulent presidency, the skills to work behind the scenes with an often hostile congress to barter for legislation important to them, and figuring how best to get very difficult things done. When President Obama was first elected he had a much less hostile congress to work with. He was able to pass the Affordable Care Act, something other presidents had failed to do. But he was not an especially skilled politician familiar with the art of negotiating. His skills were far more adept at going out to the public to ask for their support. This won him the Presidency in two elections. But this alienated him from Congress. Legislation is at the heart of making government work which Congress owned. Continue reading
Global Warming still Much on my Mind
Global Warming remains daily on my mind as I wished it did in everyone’s mind because I believe it to be the single most important issue facing the United States and the world. It has to do with the survival … Continue reading
Term Limits? Extend Term Lengths Instead!
In today’s complex wold of government two and four year terms simply doesn’t give our elected officials enough time to learn their jobs before they need to prepare for the next election. When these terms in office were originally established … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged four years, government, House, Political campaign, political office, president, Senate, term in office, Term limit
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President Obama vs a Republican Congress
I have been critical of President Obama’s foreign policies and his failure to be transparent regarding whistle blowers as he had promised during his 2008 campaign. I am also critical of his polities on oil and gas drilling. So I … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged congress, depression, economic recovery, food stamps, national debt, Obamacare, poor, president, Republican House, Republicans, resession
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Why it’s Important the Youth of America shoud Vote
Young citizens are complacent and do not vote. They have a tenancy to be slightly more liberal than older citizens who do vote. Thus we have more conservative Republican Presidents. If young voters would vote there might be more balance in election outcomes. Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government, Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged Conservatism, democracy, Democrats, election, government, legislation, president, right, Supreme Court, taxes, vote, young voters, Youth
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The President’s Power to Declare War
Because the United States has the most powerful military in the world, the power of the President to declare war makes him the most powerful man in the world. That much power in the hands of a single man can make for dangerous situations. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It makes it too easy for the US to become a bully country. Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Do No Harm, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged balance, balance of power, declare war, law, military, power, powerful, president, war
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