"I suppose there are some people that are uncomfortable with a dynasty." Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, regarding presidential candidate Jeb Bush's campaign
January 20, 2016
By: Linda Case Gibbons
Eight years ago, the American people bought a pig in a poke.
Voters were so eager to elect the first black American president, they didn't care who it was. Determined to show the world they weren't racists, political correctness won the day.
Eight years later, the country has seen lots of Change, but doesn't have much Hope.
Thanks to President Obama, we're a country hanging on the ropes. The country has nothing to show for the Obama years, but shame and failure.
America is diminished: Low GNP, rampant unemployment, shocking presidential overreach, disdain and disregard for our laws and Constitution, unparalleled racial unrest, weakness in every area critical to the country's well-being, and yes, a Socialist/Communist running for president.
Even though "crazy Bernie" has such an adorable name, and was played on Saturday Night Live by an adorable comedian, Bernie's a Socialist. In America.
You can thank Obama and Hillary for this. We couldn't have gotten here without them.
Is there someone who can save us?
The press won't. They will never say a mean word about the president. It's in their contract.
Well, at least Mitt was against Obamacare, wasn't he? Oh, that's right. He spearheaded Obamacare in Massachusetts as governor. Oh, dear.
And McCain. Hasn't he worked tirelessly for decades to close the borders, to stem the tide of illegal immigrants in his state? Oh, that's right. He hasn't.
Still, it is puzzling.
Despite tremendous voter support, the Republican Party is intent on knocking Trump and Cruz out of the ring, sneering at the idea of their candidacy, pointing out their unworthiness for Republican support, for not being real conservatives, or too conservative, or maybe just not in their club.
Even though Trump and Cruz are tops in the polls, and their boy, Jeb, can't get his mojo going, Republicans are still very, very unhappy.
But then so is Jane Fonda. She has organized a "Stop Hate, Dump Trump" campaign, calling Trump a "threat to democracy."
Jane and the Republican Establishment: Perfect together.
And when you think about it, why would the Establishment want either of these men in the race? One candidate who can pay his own way and owes nothing to anyone, and another who has kept every promise he made to voters before being elected to the Senate?
The Establishment wouldn't want them. You can't trust guys like that.
If you're an Establishment-type guy, you don't do what the outsiders do, and you want to keep doing what you've been doing, even if it means losing elections.
Politics is big business. Ask Nancy Pelosi. Ask Bill and Hillary.
The average Congressman comes to Congress with relatively little in terms of wealth, and leaves relatively wealthy. How does this happen? Certainly not by paying your own way or by keeping promises to voters.
Despite the fact that Republicans have a great slate of candidates, ones who aren't afraid to blame Obama, based solely on his record, candidates who can make America great again, Republicans are determined to destroy them.
Regardless of what the people want.
Which raises the question: Does the Republican Establishment want to win elections? Doesn't look like it. Hasn't looked like it for a long time.
Hold the line, America.