If President Donald Trump can't keep the caravan from entering the
country, he should try to transport the participants to
congressional districts whose voters elected a Democrat to
Congress. Many Democrats want to encourage immigration so we
should expect voters in those districts to welcome immigrants and be
willing to share local resources including jobs with immigrants.
Voters who don't want more immigrants in their districts
shouldn't elect politicians who want to increase immigration..
Voters in higher income districts shouldn't vote to encourage
immigration unless they are willing to have new immigrants for
neighbors
Showing posts with label Democrats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democrats. Show all posts
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Democrats Should Draft Sebelius for President
Democrats should encourage former Kansas Governor Kathleen
Sebelius to run for president. She would be
a far better choice for president than Hillary Clinton who would
never have gotten any place in politics if her husband Bill hadn't
served as President of the United States;
Will the race for the Democratic presidential candidate be a repeat of 1968? In 1968 Democrats entered the primary season expecting to nominate President Lyndon Johnson for reelection. After Johnson's poor showing in New Hampshire, he withdrew from the race and Democrats had to find a new candidate. Democrats may have more time to recover this year than they did in 1968. Hillary is already slipping behind an unknown candidate, Democrats need to recognize she has no chance even with the Clinton Broadcast System running a show designed to con people into thinking that Hillary was a capable Secretary of State.
Democrats who support Hillary Clinton ignore her past association with disasters including her decision before the 1992 election to represent the corrupt Whitewater Savings and Loan before a board appointed by her husband Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. That decision caused the appointment of a special prosecutor which eventually resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton on an unrelated matter. The health care proposal she developed was so unpopular it helped Republicans win control of Congress in 1994.
Hillary's service as Secretary of State was a disaster. Her incompetence allowed al Qaeda to win a major victory in Libya when the terrorist organization used a mob to kill the American Ambassador to Libya. Those familiar with al Qaeda knew it was likely to try something on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack during an American presidential year. Clinton shouldn't have needed CIA torture to figure out that the instability in Libya made it an ideal target. A competent Secretary of State would have reduced the potential for a successful attack in Libya by having the Ambassador and his staff attend some type of conference at NATO headquarters or some other European country. At the very least she should have ordered the Ambassador to stay in the capital so the Libyan government could help protect him.
The Obama administration had been claiming a victory every time Americans killed an al Qaeda leader in some Middle Eastern country. Thus the killing of the American Ambassador to Libya was a major al Qaeda victory.
Kathleen Sebelius made her own way in politics. Her father had been a governor, but in Indiana rather than Kansas. Her father-in-law was a popular member of the Kansas Congressional delegation, but he was a Republican and Sebelius is a Democrat. Sebelius was elected governor as a Democrat twice in heavily Republican Kansas. Clinton won election to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in heavily Democratic New York.
Sebelius had to deal with controversy during her tenure in the Obama cabinet because Obama assigned her the near impossible task of implementing Obama's overly complicated health care system. As I had expected there were some significant problems, particularly with the computer software, but she handled them effectively.
I don't agree with some of her political views, particularly the global warming nonsense. However, I would consider voting for her for president because she is a competent executive which is what we need in the White House. If Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton I will have to vote for the Republican to keep her out of the White House.
Hillary Clinton has handicapped the Democratic Party in the coming presidential election. She has preempted the publicity for the Democratic Party allowing the Republican candidates to be better known than other potential Democratic candidates. Democrats need to encourage Sebelius, Vice President Joe Biden, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and other potential candidates to get in the race now so they won't have to start from scratch if Hillary's campaign crashes during the primary season.
Will the race for the Democratic presidential candidate be a repeat of 1968? In 1968 Democrats entered the primary season expecting to nominate President Lyndon Johnson for reelection. After Johnson's poor showing in New Hampshire, he withdrew from the race and Democrats had to find a new candidate. Democrats may have more time to recover this year than they did in 1968. Hillary is already slipping behind an unknown candidate, Democrats need to recognize she has no chance even with the Clinton Broadcast System running a show designed to con people into thinking that Hillary was a capable Secretary of State.
Democrats who support Hillary Clinton ignore her past association with disasters including her decision before the 1992 election to represent the corrupt Whitewater Savings and Loan before a board appointed by her husband Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. That decision caused the appointment of a special prosecutor which eventually resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton on an unrelated matter. The health care proposal she developed was so unpopular it helped Republicans win control of Congress in 1994.
Hillary's service as Secretary of State was a disaster. Her incompetence allowed al Qaeda to win a major victory in Libya when the terrorist organization used a mob to kill the American Ambassador to Libya. Those familiar with al Qaeda knew it was likely to try something on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack during an American presidential year. Clinton shouldn't have needed CIA torture to figure out that the instability in Libya made it an ideal target. A competent Secretary of State would have reduced the potential for a successful attack in Libya by having the Ambassador and his staff attend some type of conference at NATO headquarters or some other European country. At the very least she should have ordered the Ambassador to stay in the capital so the Libyan government could help protect him.
The Obama administration had been claiming a victory every time Americans killed an al Qaeda leader in some Middle Eastern country. Thus the killing of the American Ambassador to Libya was a major al Qaeda victory.
Kathleen Sebelius made her own way in politics. Her father had been a governor, but in Indiana rather than Kansas. Her father-in-law was a popular member of the Kansas Congressional delegation, but he was a Republican and Sebelius is a Democrat. Sebelius was elected governor as a Democrat twice in heavily Republican Kansas. Clinton won election to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in heavily Democratic New York.
Sebelius had to deal with controversy during her tenure in the Obama cabinet because Obama assigned her the near impossible task of implementing Obama's overly complicated health care system. As I had expected there were some significant problems, particularly with the computer software, but she handled them effectively.
I don't agree with some of her political views, particularly the global warming nonsense. However, I would consider voting for her for president because she is a competent executive which is what we need in the White House. If Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton I will have to vote for the Republican to keep her out of the White House.
Hillary Clinton has handicapped the Democratic Party in the coming presidential election. She has preempted the publicity for the Democratic Party allowing the Republican candidates to be better known than other potential Democratic candidates. Democrats need to encourage Sebelius, Vice President Joe Biden, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and other potential candidates to get in the race now so they won't have to start from scratch if Hillary's campaign crashes during the primary season.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Lame Duck Session May Do Nothing
Those who are expecting the Lame Duck session of Congress to deal with controversial issues like taxes and immigration may be disappointed. The lame duck Democrats who lost their reelection bids may not have to worry about voter reaction to their votes, but the Senators racing reelection in 2012 have a lot to worry about.
Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2012 may prefer to avoid dealing with any controversial issues because a vote either way could reduce the chance of being reelected. A Democrat who votes one way on an issue could motivate a strong Republican to run in 2012. A vote the other way might provoke a fellow Democrat to challenge in the primary.
The Democrats who were first elected in 2006 have the most to worry about because voters chose them more to protest President George W. Bush than from any real support for the Democratic Party.
Those facing reelection in 2012 will be in the spotlight during the lame duck session. No one cares what the lame ducks do. There won't be much interest in those Senators up for reelection in 2014
After the new Congress takes over in January some of the media attention will shift to the House and the new Republican Senators.
Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2012 may prefer to avoid dealing with any controversial issues because a vote either way could reduce the chance of being reelected. A Democrat who votes one way on an issue could motivate a strong Republican to run in 2012. A vote the other way might provoke a fellow Democrat to challenge in the primary.
The Democrats who were first elected in 2006 have the most to worry about because voters chose them more to protest President George W. Bush than from any real support for the Democratic Party.
Those facing reelection in 2012 will be in the spotlight during the lame duck session. No one cares what the lame ducks do. There won't be much interest in those Senators up for reelection in 2014
After the new Congress takes over in January some of the media attention will shift to the House and the new Republican Senators.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Fascism Isn't on the Right
he idea that fascism is "on the right" is a common myth spread by those who haven't taken the time to study it. Adolf Hitler was an avowed socialist who headed the National Socialist Workers Party. He did not establish his administration to benefit business. He merely recognized that he needed German industrialists to produce his war machine and thus allowed them to keep their businesses so long as they weren't Jewish and didn't question him.
He co-opted non-Jewish business owners by telling them if they didn't support him the communists would take over instead. He treated Jewish business owners the same way the communists treated all business owners. he convinced ordinary Germans that Jewish business owners including small business owners as well as bankers were the cause of German economic problems.
The non-Jewish business owners who supported Hitler lost their political rights just like other Germans.
The myth of fascism is that it is the opposite of communism. The fact is that fascism is just a less extreme version of totalitarianism than is communism.
Democrats like to call Republicans "fascists" but if fascism is likely to come to America it is more likely to be brought in by the Democrats than the Republicans. Democrats are more prone to the charismatic leaders who could provide a fascist leader.
He co-opted non-Jewish business owners by telling them if they didn't support him the communists would take over instead. He treated Jewish business owners the same way the communists treated all business owners. he convinced ordinary Germans that Jewish business owners including small business owners as well as bankers were the cause of German economic problems.
The non-Jewish business owners who supported Hitler lost their political rights just like other Germans.
The myth of fascism is that it is the opposite of communism. The fact is that fascism is just a less extreme version of totalitarianism than is communism.
Democrats like to call Republicans "fascists" but if fascism is likely to come to America it is more likely to be brought in by the Democrats than the Republicans. Democrats are more prone to the charismatic leaders who could provide a fascist leader.
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