Why do we like elderly presidents?
Our actions show us who we are. Look at our choices in Campaign 2020 to see our weakness, and how we can again become strong.
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The Left goes hysterical over Trump, giving him a free ride as President
Summary: The Left’s hysterical reaction to Trump’s win is good news for him, since doubling down on what failed in the election eliminates them as an effective opposition. It’s bad news for America, allowing Trump enact unpopular far-right policies and rolling back years or decades of hard won progress. Odd that these fears didn’t defeat …
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Three things to expect from the Trump era
Summary: What can we expect from the Trump era? The internet overflows with guesses fueled by imagination plus Trump’s vague and contradictory statements. Here are three more, but better founded. Trump will make the 1% happy. Populism is toast. Congress will set the agenda. See the reasons; put your reactions in the comments. Key #1: …
We live in the America Bush Jr created, a break with our past.
Summary: Dazzled by Nobel Peace Prize President Hope and Change, people (including historians and political scientists) and have only slowly recognized that Obama has largely continued the policies of his greater predecessor — a man who truly changed the course of American history. Until we understand our past we cannot effectively cope with our future. …
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Obamacare forces even true believers to assess Obama. Will we learn, & do better in 2016?
Summary: We laughed at President Carter, and suffered under his serial mistakes. Now we elected yet another President with remarkably little experience (less than Carter), and watch with astonishment the results. Since we’re Americans, we point a finger at anyone but the man in the mirror. . “… I mean in a way Obama’s standing …