2016 Is A Long Way Away
Just as we enter the year 2015, we must start dutifully vetting candidates for the Presidential run of 2016. Dang. I'm just now coming to grips with the new year, a new birthday, and shaking off the holidays. But the news won't let my slow return to reality go softly. The news is full of Republican candidates-to-be, all ready to solve the nation's ills. And there are many, thanks to the ruinous six years of this illegitimate reign. And as always two years out from a presidential election, the candidate field - both announced and not - is pretty full. Let's see who we've got so far:
"The Donald" is back at it in all his understated grace and charm. It's doubtful he can ever win a popular vote, but his rhetoric is refreshing in this sea of political correct mush. As an entrepreneur who has both won big and lost big, Trump's a guy who's been there, and would probably make a great domestic president. But you can't take the brash New Yorker persona out of him.
As former governor of Alaska, and the vice president candidate on the McCain/Palin ticket in 2008, Sarah's got the political resume and the intestinal fortitude to lead this country back to its former greatness. What appeals to me most about her is that she means what says, and says what she means, free from the debilitating political correctness that muddies the platforms - and mindsets - of other "professional" candidates. That alone drives the liberals to distraction. You may not agree with her on her strict constitutional stands, but you've got to admire her passion and commitment.
For Mitt, the third time is the charm. Mitt is a former governor who has a lot of liberal baggage: he imposed a health care system in Massachusetts, one of the most far left states in the union, and as such is seen as the penultimate left-moderate RINO. Even as a moderate, he's probably a way better choice than the current occupant of the White House, but the country needs a return to its republican roots, not a watered down version of Washington DC think.
I remember when Jeb! was a two-term governor of Florida. He was a forthright, energetic and fiscally conservative leader, and the voters loved him. But that was then and it seems his time since then, spent with brother W and pop HW has shown him to move way, way to the left. Common Core, Health Care and illegal immigration amnesty are the issues that will thwart his election. The voters want no part of any of these, yet the Washington establishment - of which he now a part - seems determined to ram them down our throats.
Having one of the deepest intellects on the national stage, Senator Rand Paul has been labeled a conservative, a crackpot, a Libertarian, a constitutionalist and a Tea Party leader. Most of those labels probably have merit. A strong national defense without overreaching ambitions and free trade are some of his platform planks. He's a staunch fiscal conservative, but is Libertarian-esque in his social stances. If he is a proponent for individual liberty and responsibility, as he appears to be, he may just be the right choice for the nation.
Senator Ted Cruz is optimist, which in of itself is a Herculean task in this Democrat imposed environment of misery and malaise. He channels Ronald Reagan with what he calls the Miracle of America: America is the bastion of freedom and opportunity in the world. His take on where we are going, as a nation, under the current Marxist administration and how to stop and reverse it, is on point. It will take guts and balls, as well as charm and guile, to sway voters to the idea that the country cannot continue on this path, and it will need the concentrated effort of all to return it to its former greatness.
And there are others, all of whom are worthy candidates. Scott Walker, governor of the liberal state of Wisconsin, has taken a hard stand for conservative values in that state, in spite of the labor unions' illegal efforts. He knows how to stand up to liberal attackes - and win! Texas governor Rick Perry is another viable candidate, yet another one liberals love to hate, boots and all. His battle with Washington over the influx of illegals in his state has had reverberations across the country regarding amnesty. Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and newcomer on the scene, has gained quite a bit of attention recently with his spiritual and conservative viewpoints. And Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has wowed conservatives lately with his well thought out rejection of Sharia Law in a speech in the United Kingdom last week.
But November, 2016 is a long way off, about 700 days. A lot can happen in that time, and with the narcissistic spoiled Marxist brat in office, wielding his phone and pen and keeping his promise to "fundamentally transform America," anything can happen. In a best case scenario, a smooth transference of power will occur, just like it has for two hundred and forty years. In a worst case, however, there may not be an election at all. Even if you're not one hundred percent enamored with any of the candidates above, deeply consider the ramifications of the end of America. Or as the Kenyan calls it, the transformation. It's our call.
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