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As if to confirm my post earlier this month, Donald Trump has reconfirmed his plan to abolish democracy in a speech last night.
You’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.
As I said in my last post, both candidates lost but for different reasons. Donald Trump because he continually lied, although he did seem very confident in doing so. Joe Biden seemed unable to answer questions quickly and convincingly or respond to the lies of his opponent quickly. So both were losers in the debate.
Both are old men, although Trump is a few years younger. I see no indication Trump has a big advantage there. It seems to me you are better off with a President who is honest and right than a President who is quick but not honest or responding to reality.
Continue reading “The choice in November”
I watched the debate last night (June 27). Seems to me it wasn’t a debate. And I also think both lost. Let me explain. It won’t take long.
I think it a real debate requires both sides to be honest. Trump was clearly not honest so it wasn’t really a debate. And dishonesty is not a good trait in a President. I think his dishonesty makes him a loser.
Biden clearly was not up to dealing with the series of lies. But he attempted to present an honest account of his achievements. It is just that he did not appear strong enough or quick enough. Neither means he would not be a good to be President but it does mean he seemed to be a loser in this non-debate.
So the choice we will make in November seems to be between a dishonest loser and an honest loser.
On one hand you have President Biden who praised our soldiers who risked and often sacrificed their lives to save democracy, echoing former President Ronald Reagan (Forty Years Later, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership.
On the the other hand there is former president Donald Trump who thinks the military are Suckers and Losers and did not visit their graves in France since he did not want to risk messing up his hair.
Who do you think would be the best Commander in Chief?
Ex-president Donald Trump has posted about a “united Reich”, I suppose it would be the Fourth Reich since Adolf Hitler had the third. It did not work out well for him If we have a fourth I suppose Donald’s hope is it would work better for him. I wonder if he thinks the “united” part is an improvement.
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It seems the Republican party will take a chance on former President Donald Trump. The insurrectionist and former President is way ahead in the primary and is considered the likely nominee. So far state judges have ruled against attempts to exclude him from the primary ballot but at least some of those decisions are being appealed
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I live in Pennsylvania. Last year we had a rich guy from New Jersey who wanted to be our Senator. Dr Oz lost. The year we have a rich guy from Connecticut who wants to be our Senator in 2024. We seem to be a popular place for rich out-of-state guys to try to buy a Senate seat.
David McCormick, the Connecticut guy, lost the primary for the Republican nomination for Senate in the 2022 election to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the New Jersey guy, Dr. Oz then lost the race to Democrat John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania guy.
At least part of the reason that McCormack lost to Oz was Trump’s criticism of McCormack as a “liberal Wall Street Republican” .
Bob Casey has a long history of serving Pennsylvania. David McCormick has lots of money. The question arises will the Pennsylvania guy (Bob Casey) again beat the out-of-state guy.