Thursday, September 29, 2016

Very Wrong

USA Today has denounced the candidacy of Trump and recommended voting for anyone else.  Here's the thing.  If one of the others, most likely Hillary Clinton, doesn't receive 271 votes of the Electoral College, than the House of Representatives gets to elect a President.  The majority Republicans have not shown any ability to be responsible.
Libertarian Gry Johnson says Hillary would have a heavy trigger finger.  Wrong!  Like his total lack of knowledge of international affairs, he has this ass backwards.  Trump is the one with a hair trigger finger, is vindictive and actually spoke about being willing to use nuclear weapons!
Hillary, on the other hand, spent four years as Secretary of State traveling the world to build relationships and maintain the peace.

Finally

The Congress passed a budget, stop gap until December, and then they recessed until after the election.  But the Republicans finally conceded and included $170 million in help for the water crisis in Flint.  This is, of course, the water crisis that Republicans in Michigan created.  As usual, it was the Democrats advocating for federal help that got help for Flint.  And addressed the mess that the Republicans made - and to this day have not yet ameliorated with easily accessible safe water let alone corrected with pipe replacement!   Hmmm.  I wonder what the federal response would have been if a water crisis happened in Palm Beach.  Yes, I am suggesting that the lack of response has racial origins. 

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Why?

Here's why I have such incredibly strong views against Trump.  I lived in New York City from the early seventies until about 2012.  I read all the press that Trump generated for his playboy ways and affairs.  My roots are in South Jersey and I heard about all the bankruptcies and stiffing small businesses.

Here's a story:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/Donald-Trump-pianos-Atlantic-City-Taj-Mahal-casino-presidential.html

And what about Trump's touting of his bachelor's degree from Penn?  Note - he keeps talking about a degree from Wharton School but to my understanding,  his degree is not the degree most associated with Wharton, an MBA from Penn, Trump's is a BA.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Alums-to-Penn-president-Trump-aint-us.html

Double Down !

It's Trump's pattern - say something hurtful or obnoxious or really politically incorrect - a term that he misapplies on a regular basis.  After his totally horrible comments about the Khan family he doubled down.  Now, after the Alicia Machado comments during Monday's debate, his follow spin in interviews, on Fox of course, Trump reiterates his comments about this young womn's weight.

The point here is that he is unable to apologize.  He is unable to admit any fallacy on his part.  He is always right, even when he is hurtful to others or improper.  How does this apply to a President?  A President need to hear diverse opinions adjust his or her views and actions as situations develop.  A President doesn't always get to declare that something is the way he or she thinks it is. 

Flexibility and ability to absorb others' views.  Now, does that sound like Trump?  Nah.