Well, a lot has happened within the last post. I am going to really strive to post every
other day about the political happenings going on in the United States; and, I
might even touch on some international areas of consideration.
If you
missed the first GOP debate, please be sure to DVR the next one – It will take
place on September 16, 2015 on CNN. There were way to many candidates for
everyone to get ample time to answer questions – not that any of the candidates
(except one) really answer the questions. There were two main disagreements
between Governor Chris Christie & Senator Rand Paul (which proved that Paul
can take on aggressive candidates without missing a beat) and Businessman
Donald Trump & Senator Rand Paul (which also proved that Paul doesn’t even
understand why Trump is a candidate if he is willing to destroy the party is
aligning himself with). I do think it was a good debate performance for Senator
Paul even though he sort-of got a little heated at times. I’m not the biggest
fan of Rand Paul (mainly because I’m a registered democrat) but his performance
was the second best. In fact, he does better in a small crowd and on a
one on one conversation. Full disclosure, I did meet him in South Carolina at
one of his “Pints for Liberty” rallies. He can really turn out the crowds &
can sway the minds of those that can read into his rhetoric.
Donald
Trump is just a big pain in the GOP’s side with his insane rhetoric and
outlandish statements. IF he were not in the race, I can almost guarantee that
Senator Paul would be number one in the polls. Sadly, Trump is leading all the
polls with his hard lines on immigration, the national deficit and jobs, the
economy, and even social issues – which make no sense and I can’t fathom why
Republicans are so wild about him regarding those issues. Even his rude
behavior towards Fox’s Megan Kelly went unchallenged by the GOP. The arguments
were that she was “too hard” on her questions towards him – which I always thought
if you want to be the Commander-In-Chief you should get the tough questions,
but then again… - and only fueled the unclaimed notion that the liberal media
was taking over the country. If that is indeed true, where will Republicans get
their news from now that Faux, er, Fox News has gone liberal. I don’t recall
Shepard Smith or Bill O’Reilly resigning in protest. Trump is actually drowning
out the other Republican candidates who seem rational in any other election
year. If Trump breaches the 40% approval rating, Senators Paul, Cruz, and
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson will drop out before the Iowa Caucuses finish on Caucus
night.
The best
game-plan right now is for the GOP to call out Donald Trump for what he really
is – an adult crybaby with a temper tantrum if he doesn’t get his way. He is
indeed demanding he get the nomination otherwise he will threaten the party with
a third party bid (which has never worked so I hope he realizes that at some
point). Seriously, Trump has the “kiss my ring or else” mentality. Last I checked, Democracy doesn’t work like
that. Trump is behaving like North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, with worse
hair! The GOP need to band together and declare that he does not represent the
party. Meanwhile, the Democrats need to stop sitting down and taking his jabs
and stand up and go toe-to-toe with Trump. Politics is dirty, so both parties
need to have a bipartisan effort to show Trump how the game is played. If you
want to play with the big kids, you need to learn how to master the game
instead of trying to buy out the referees of the game – yes, the referees are
the American People.
If Trump
were not in the GOP primary, then Senator Paul would be first, followed by Ohio
Governor John Kasich (who is the only true Republican that even comes to a Reagan
Republican), then Governor Scott Walker. It is still too early, for most people, to determine the
nomination ticket for the GOP, but there is only one clear ticket that I know
could attempt to blindside the Democrats next year. Can you figure it out? Stay
tuned…
Me & Kentucky Senator, and GOP Presidential candidate, Rand Paul
"Pints for Liberty" Rally
Columbia, SC
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