Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the Presidential race.
All I can say is, Duh!
After his relatively poor showings in key states it was something that should have happened weeks ago.
Surprising that it took him so long to decide.
I’ve never understood how someone like him who is rich, could condemn wealth. I’d trade places with him. Give him a taste of what being on the other side of the walled garden is like. I guarantee that after a week he’d be wanting to trade back. Of course by that time I’d have done a little redistribution of my own.
Honestly, I’m amazed that he did as well as he did.
Come on, you’ve got to admit in your heart of hearts that it’s going to be a tough sell. A rich guy telling a country of not rich people that being rich is bad?
My thought was always, “If being rich is so heinous Bernie, then give your money to those less fortunate in your home state.” I know that wouldn’t happen in a million years.
Just so you know, I’m not above taking a 500K handout from him. I’d pay off my house, bills, and car, then I’d see if I could get a job at a fast food place until I could legitimately retire.
If you think about the fact the 500K would do it for me personally, you might start to understand my frustration with rich politicians.
With that relatively small amount, I could wipe my debt, and be in a situation where minimum wage would pay my utility bills, provide insurance, fund a retirement account, and allow me to have some monthly savings. Perhaps It would even allow me to take a vacation once every 5 years instead of once every 12 years.
Look at the amount of money folks like Bernie and other politicians waste & you’ll start to get why I’m opposed to bloated Government and high taxes.
If we could reduce the tax burden by the cost of countless pointless hearings and Pelosi follies, overall the average taxpayer would be better off.
Unfortunately that’s not the way it works. The Government will always find a way to keep what they’re taking and find new ways to take more.
Under Bernie, I wholeheartedly believe that it would have been business as usual and those of us in the middle class would have been worse off.
So it’s with a certain sense of relief that Bernie is out of the race.
Sadly, that leaves Biden.
Biden was at one time a statesman that I respected.
But those days are past. He’s well past his prime and honestly I’m concerned over what appears to be his degraded mental state.
The last thing we need in a president is someone that’s not all there. With Trump we got lucky, he may not be all there, but he’s contentious enough that he’s not going to be manipulated without a fight.
With Biden I’m not so sure.
In his case, I start asking, “Who would be the power behind Biden?”
Would it be his VP? Or would it be some other shadowy character whispering into Joe’s ear?
If it was his VP then we could still come out ahead, so long as that VP was someone that had a brain and was minimally interested in serving the people.
But we all know it doesn’t work that way. A corrupt VP could do much more damage to the country than a bad president. I know if I were nefarious, a VP slot with an “out of it” President would be perfect…
You do pretty much whatever you want, work it out so that you have two terms, arrange your power, take as much cash as you can, and let the outgoing President take the blame…
You bail to Malta with untold millions and live out your days quietly, opulently, and laugh every time your investments double.
I never said it would be right, moral, or ethical.
It’s because I think of shit like this, that I’m mistrusting of government. The potential for abuse is just too damn high and no-one is above temptation.
Hell, I’m a straight shooting, ethically bound, guy. I can tell you without hesitation, If I were a VP with Biden as President, I’d have a tough time not taking advantage of the situation I described.
I don’t believe that the majority of politicians are equal to me in ethics, or morality.
That being said, I think Biden in his current state, isn’t the man for the job. I think he’s not there enough to realize he’s being manipulated. Which leads me to believe if he’s elected we’ll have 8 years of super bad stuff happening in this nation.
Just my 2 cents.
This election year I again find myself in a position where I either vote for the Devil I know, or don’t vote at all.
Another thing I have to thank the Democratic party for… Really? You couldn’t come up with better candidates?
OH and for the record… I’m registering Independent. Because both parties have so utterly and completely failed our nation.
Later that day…
Well, that was easy. I just changed my voter registration to “Independent” online. Gee it’s nice when governmental online stuff actually works.
Now, if only the same could be said for CoveredCalifornia’s website or the Employment Development website. Both sites are terrible, buggy, and clearly untested across multiple web-browsers and operating systems.
Later Still…
I realized that the American Independent Party doesn’t really align with my world view. In fact they seem to be a little to the right of the more radical parts of the Republican party. Clearly I’d confused The American Independent with someone else.
So I began more research. I know that it’s not ever going to be a perfect fit between a party and me so it’s a matter of who fits best.
So the American Independent party is out.
The Democratic party is a complete no-go
The Republicans have drifted away from the principals they had back in my Dad’s time (When I first registered to vote)
The Green party is the Democratic party on steroids and a no go.
Obviously the Communist party is right out.
The Libertarian Party… Hey, their platform / mission statement resonates. Minimal Government, Freedom of the individual, personal responsibility, individualism.
Hmmmm.
Wow! There are a lot of political parties in the US. This is going to take some time to analyze.
But analyze I will. I want to be a member of a party that actually represents my beliefs and I want to be joined by other like minded people because in numbers there is strength.
I’m tired of tone deaf political parties that are only interested in their agendas and actively ignore the will or rights of the people they’re supposed to be representing.