08-26-2015, 09:32 AM
Bush is off my "maybe" list.
He yet again made a blatantly false public statement about Planned Parenthood. This time he said that it doesn't provide women's health services. That's not just a false claim, it's a really stupid false claim which is quickly and easily refuted. Immediately after that bullshit statement, Planned Parenthood -- the largest women's health services provider in the country - released a statement reminding the public that 97& of their business is, in fact, classified as women's health services.
I have no idea if Jeb's a liar, or a terrible speaker who can't articulate, or just plain clueless -- any of which disqualifies him from presidential consideration, for me. The fact that he de-funded PP in Florida and fought to re-direct the funds to abstinence-only education programs (seriously) has me leaning towards "just plain clueless".
Cruz is reportedly busy orchestrating plans to shut down the government, again. Last time, he did so over Obamacare funding. This time, it's Planned Parenthood. I think he now considers shutting down the government his signature move and claim to fame; a way to keep the disgruntled religious extremists and Tea Partyers all hell fired-up (rational citizens be damned).
I caught part of Trump on CNN last night. He's an embarrassment and could be a dangerous one if he continues his idiocy. I do not believe the man has a decent understanding of foreign policy; he is ignorant and arrogant in what I see as his one-dimensional view that international relations are nothing but business deals, with governmental leaders being nothing more than CEO/CFOs. He's sniffing glue if he really thinks his personal level of wealth and power is remotely comparable or intimidating to the Saudis or China. I also found him boring; the novelty has worn off (for me, at least). And, the Twitter "bimbo' drama is not a rebellion against irrational political correctness, it's just petty childish crap; not the stuff of legitimate world leaders. I'll be glad when the jester exits the stage.
It's frustrating that honest bi-partisan analysis, cooperation, and compromise is not something that's even promoted by most politicians anymore. Too bad; that's when the system works best in serving all of the American people, in my opinion. Politics really seems to be more and more about entertainment and pleasing the special interests and less and less about serving the American people.
I'm most interested in hearing more from Rubio, Kasich, Clinton and Christie at this point.
He yet again made a blatantly false public statement about Planned Parenthood. This time he said that it doesn't provide women's health services. That's not just a false claim, it's a really stupid false claim which is quickly and easily refuted. Immediately after that bullshit statement, Planned Parenthood -- the largest women's health services provider in the country - released a statement reminding the public that 97& of their business is, in fact, classified as women's health services.
I have no idea if Jeb's a liar, or a terrible speaker who can't articulate, or just plain clueless -- any of which disqualifies him from presidential consideration, for me. The fact that he de-funded PP in Florida and fought to re-direct the funds to abstinence-only education programs (seriously) has me leaning towards "just plain clueless".
Cruz is reportedly busy orchestrating plans to shut down the government, again. Last time, he did so over Obamacare funding. This time, it's Planned Parenthood. I think he now considers shutting down the government his signature move and claim to fame; a way to keep the disgruntled religious extremists and Tea Partyers all hell fired-up (rational citizens be damned).
I caught part of Trump on CNN last night. He's an embarrassment and could be a dangerous one if he continues his idiocy. I do not believe the man has a decent understanding of foreign policy; he is ignorant and arrogant in what I see as his one-dimensional view that international relations are nothing but business deals, with governmental leaders being nothing more than CEO/CFOs. He's sniffing glue if he really thinks his personal level of wealth and power is remotely comparable or intimidating to the Saudis or China. I also found him boring; the novelty has worn off (for me, at least). And, the Twitter "bimbo' drama is not a rebellion against irrational political correctness, it's just petty childish crap; not the stuff of legitimate world leaders. I'll be glad when the jester exits the stage.
It's frustrating that honest bi-partisan analysis, cooperation, and compromise is not something that's even promoted by most politicians anymore. Too bad; that's when the system works best in serving all of the American people, in my opinion. Politics really seems to be more and more about entertainment and pleasing the special interests and less and less about serving the American people.
I'm most interested in hearing more from Rubio, Kasich, Clinton and Christie at this point.