Marco Rubio and the Senators

I am not a fan of Senators running for President. Governors are commonly accepted as the preferred standard for the highest executive office in the land. Still Senators are not uncommon as President and their names are not soon forgotten when they are.

For a Senator to be elected President is the equivalent of a sub 500 average baseball team beginning a run in September and making it all the way to the World Series and winning. Absolutely possible, but we are in awe when it happens.

Lindsay Graham hasn’t made it out of the blocks and as an establishment candidate does not stand a chance.

Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are the true conservative, even tea party candidates. I am afraid that Donald Trump is hurting Rand Paul more than anyone else though he wouldn’t be my first choice.

I could enthusiastically vote for Ted Cruz for President. He has the best chance among the Senators running for the Republican nomination. When I claim best chance I am speaking from a personal common man opinion of what I believe the general public wants, what they believe this government needs, in contrast to what the establishment and media believe we want. So why not focus your commentary on Ted Cruz? There will be time if he wins the nomination.

Rick Santorum  is a conservative within the establishment. No longer holding office he will not advance.

Marco Rubio’s run for President may be easy to predict and the most fascinating. Marco Rubio is intelligent, educated, and well qualified for the office of President by anyone’s standards. He has powerful conservative convictions for which he should be admired. But he has several problems.

First he not only looks younger than all the other candidates, he sounds younger. This will keep people from voting for him. It doesn’t matter that he is the youngest; perception is reality

Second. in line with the first, he presents a naiveté which most would claim is not representative of his true abilities or convictions. But it is. He is far more entrenched in the establishment then he even realizes. He can talk a good conservative American Story, but watch as the primaries progress. As the establishment types drop out who will they endorse? Who will they assign their tiny blocks of delegates too? This should be instructive into how, if not establishment himself, rooted in the establishment Marco Rubio truly is.

The third problem Marco Rubio has is his demographic. The public is coalescing around the trend of completely rejecting anything and everything establishment. It is the establishment bowing to so called political professionals (in that they get paid for their advice) and the media that has determined that Marco Rubio’s Latino background would be extremely valuable, necessary to win the Presidential election.

This is why I have already predicted that Marco Rubio will be the running mate for anyone who wins the nomination. It will be a nod from the Presidential candidate, who I am certain will be a conservative, to the establishment and their cult of political analysts, to say, “Hey, I understand. You can trust me.”

I do not believe any private sector candidates are running for or would except a Vice Presidential position. They don’t want to sit around doing nothing for eight years. I believe Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are too strong headed to accept the position.

Not a problem for Marco Rubio, is the all important Florida that everyone agrees, rightly or wrongly, must be won to win the Presidency. Marco Rubio is from Florida. He needs only a respectable number of delegates, most likely those won early and others bestowed, to take to the convention and claim the spot of VP on the ballot.

John Kasich of Ohio is his only competition, only because he is from Ohio and under the slightest of chances that Jeb Bush actually wins the nomination. Nothing would say establishment stronger, stand for government over all, than a Bush-Kasich ticket.

As the democrat party disintegrates before our eyes, kept alive in the hearts and minds of the low information voter only by a corrupt media, what has been labeled ‘the establishment’ is the greatest threat to this nation. Something Marco Rubio will hopefully come to understand over the next nine years.

John Kasich and the Establishment Governors

In my personal common man perspective of the republican candidates for President there is not much to say about the establishment governors.

None but Jeb Bush hold any significant support. He is conservative but is deeply rooted in the establishment just as the rest of his family is. He doesn’t understand the dangers of a political class. Most telling in this regard is his notable lack of passion as our country as founded, the greatest most generous nation this world had ever seen, is being lost..

Everyone can see through Chris Christie (not literally) and Mike Huckabee; they are politicians in the lowest sense of the word. George Pataki and Jim Gilmore have nothing to offer a public that demands change to the very roots of our current political/government power structure.

John Kasich’s rant at the first republican debate, his profession of faith in all politically correct, on having gay friends and going to gay weddings blah blah blah, ended his run. Though applauded by the media I knew then and there that the public turned him off. I certainly did. I didn’t listen to a single word he had to say after that, not simply because I disagreed with bowing to the media and special interest groups, but because I knew he had made himself a non-factor as a candidate. The media does not elect the President Mr. Kasich; we the people do and we are tired of the likes of you.

Yes John Kasich has a long distinguished career as a conservative. Long and distinguished means only one thing to the public; establishment. Establishment politicians represent government not the people. And did I mention that he is playing up to the media? Some will never learn.

I doubt that any of the establishment governors, all but Jeb Bush, will make it past Hew Hampshire. Jeb Bush may not survive past New Hampshire either if things go the way I believe the truly free and independent people of this nation desire.

The biggest wrench the establishment could throw into the conservative machine is for Jeb Bush to endorse Marco Rubio, even as Rubio may have fewer delegates than Bush.

Donald Trump

I will review the republican candidates for President in groups. I will consolidate my groups around a dominant candidate who I will cover in greater detail. Just the opinions of a common man.

One should be suspicious of Donald Trump but there is no reason not to regard him as a serious and absolutely valid candidate for President of the United States. I admired George W. Bush for his morals, still apparent in his refusal to criticize our current President. Our former President is a man a principles yet even under his administration runaway government kept running.

My admiration for Donald Trump comes mostly from what I have seen of him in the past on the television productions of his show, “The Apprentice’'. What struck me most deeply was Donald Trump’s adoration of his father. This is central in any personal system of values. The Bible directs us to honor our father and mother. I see no qualifiers in that commandment, though I am not suggesting that Donald Trump’s father was not worthy of his honor.

This is not to say that Donald Trump is a pillar of virtue all should aspire to.

My next point of admiration for Donald Trump was the transformation of his television show into “Celebrity Apprentice.” He saw his original concept had run it’s course and rather than run it into the ground he revised it and made it better. Okay, I haven’t watched in a long while, it may be good that it is not running as he runs for President, but the charity concept with its draw on pop culture is overall a benefit to the larger society.

Donald Trump has a bit of a reputation on getting things done. On community projects he has been known to get it done in the most economical way possible for the public. He speaks with authority when he pontificates on getting things done.

Donald Trump has said he will secure the border and we all know if he is President he will secure the border. That is an absolute despite his short comings as a conservative.

Donald Trump’s changing stances on issues are a concern. Is he more liberal than even moderate? I worry over a Trump Presidency if the conservative base is not expanded in Congress over upcoming elections. I believe the conservative base will grow.

I do not believe Donald Trump will ever support or even consider a total ban on abortion but he will support restrictions States have been putting on abortion and the abortion industry. Why do I believe that? Because Donald Trump can see as well as anyone that there is a groundswell of support for such restrictions.

Reality check: When a mother’s life is in danger doctors do not do abortions. They do an emergency c-section. the abortion process would further threaten the mother’s life.

Donald Trump’s debate appearance gave the impression that he has a tendency to shoot from the hip. It does not mean he’s wrong. He is voicing the people’s frustrations not just for government, but possibly even more so for the media.

FOX is going mainstream is another conclusion I came to from the debate.

There is one other candidate in Donald Trump’s league and it is not Ben Carson. That would be Carly Fiorina. I do not know much about her. I have not observed her on screen or in print over an extended period of time to hold an opinion I would have confidence in. I have no doubt, from the little I have heard, that she is far superior to most of the candidates in the race. Of course the associated minority is still quite a crowd.

We need more elected representatives from the private sector. Our Senator Johnson from here in Wisconsin is such a man. He has embraced all the issues before him with honest competence.

The professional politician is the greatest danger to this nation that exists. One man came out first, with knowledge and confidence, to condemn Hillary as most likely not running because of her criminal activity. That was Donald Trump. All your politicians in the first republican debate spoke as if Hillary Clinton would, and by implication, should be running. Shame.

The United States would be far from hurt by leaders such as these from the private sector. Our Constitution was written with such people in mind. That said, Donald Trump is not on my short list. I would find it much more comfortable to vote for Carly Fiorina than for Donald Trump.

Lost in Political Translation

The Beltway Culture, known for existing in an alternative universe in relation to the rest of the citizens of this nation, is the product of a political class. It has developed into a literally self-propagating, though hardly self-sustaining , political culture. It has divided this nation into the ruling class, upheld by a statist ideology, and those to be ruled.

We are all susceptible to the dangers of being influenced by our surroundings, ones particular profession and circle of acquaintances, in an adverse way. People’s reactions to the controversy around Donald Trump’s recent and ongoing statements is a telling example, particularly in regards to John McCain.

The local commentators here in Milwaukee ripped Donald Trump to no end for his McCain comments. These local commentators failed to recognize, unlike some national commentators who demonstrated why they are where they are, the chord Donald Trump was hitting with a frustrated public. I do not want to say some of what John McCain endured was not heroic. However, the truth is John McCain broke where many others did not; many we will never know about because they died doing so. Further it had always been the media that, suspiciously, always played up the hero factor of John McCain in his run for President. This made many, including myself, question why. It built distrust.

Some of our local commentators had to be reminded that McCain actually broke and denounced the United States. He was an officer.

Here is a question: If John McCain was not from the family he was, would he have received a discharge, possibly dishonorable, rather than a major command after his release from a tortuous Vietnamese POW Camp? Today he MUST be called a hero or else. Can you understand how that might rub the wrong way against an intelligent and capable citizenry?

The public is not stupid. This is what the statists believe. It is also apparently what people who enter the political world begin to believe whether liberal or conservative.

Let me offer another illustration. This Summer I heard one local conservative commentator make a statement along these lines; ‘My God, could you imagine what would have happened if Herman Cain had become President.’

My jaw dropped not only with disbelief but disgust. Compared to what? Obama! This is the disease of being more connected to the political world than to the people. This conservative’s statement regarding Herman Cain is akin to the liberals who claim it is impossible for the common man to understand the United States Constitution; it requires a bevy of lawyers and so called professors. In reality the Constitution of this great nation was written for all to understand.

Yes, we should be concerned with what kind of leadership team a common man from the private sector could assemble. But any educated common man is qualified to be, if he can win over the people, the President. I strongly believe we need more candidates in every office drawn from the private sector.

Too much is lost to political translations. It is why we have people such as Mitch McConell and John Bohner ruling Congress.

A great successful competent man running for President is being lost in the political translation. That man is Ben Carson. Here is a man of great virtue, compassion and wisdom that will be pushed aside in the political shuffle. His abilities are beyond compare to most. The mere fact that these outstanding attributes hold no weight in the political world is the problem.

The public wants real, good and honest people of accomplishment in office.

Even as a Vice Presidential candidate political wisdom would exclude Ben Carson. After the first black President the world of political consultants would never tolerating a black man running for anything less. It would be considered a reflection of the Republican Party’s supposed inherent racist make up, to put a black man in the second position after the democrats put forth a black President; again lost in translation. Lost to political correctness and the politics of race.

Scott Walker and Ben Carson are my top two choices for republican candidate for President. Governors and those from the private sector are the only candidates I will consider. That list does not include Donald Trump (he’s a moderate and without conservative leadership in Congress would be a disaster; my opinion), Mike Huckabee (though I applaud him for his stance on the Iran nuclear deal no matter how great a political consideration), Chris Christie is a complete no go, and though my church is partial to Jeb Bush he is far from the top of my list. I suspect, no, I hope and pray that a conservative governor or business person will win the candidacy.

I need not provide the political translation as to who the republican Vice Presidential candidate will be. That is easily understood by all. Outside of Jeb Bush winning the Presidential nomination, Marco Rubio will be a shoe in for the nomination for Vice Presidential. He is extremely knowledgeable and appears to be a good man, but neither of those reasons are relevant in the world of political speak. It is the politics of race and belief in the necessity to win Florida that has already secured the position of republican Vice Presidential  candidate for Marco Rubio.

If we fight hard, we the people may succeed in putting a true and upright conservative into the office of the President. If our candidate wins, it will still be the political same old same old that will have cemented who the candidate will be when next the office will be contended.

“Eternal Vigilance is the price of liberty.” No one knows who said it; obviously not a politician.

The Iranian Bracket

There is a bracket that Barack Hussein Obama will be remembered for. Unlike the fireside chat of old, the original, of a past President, Barack Hussein Obama will not be remembered for his televised NCAA Brackets; those, I’m just a normal guy like you (so everyone should worship everything I do) moments. He will be remembered for a different type of bracket, or rather brackets. The legacy of Barack Hussein Obama will be bracketed by his Iranian Legacy. It is how his presidency began and it will be how it ends.

Whether the Barack Hussein Obama Presidency ends soon in well deserved disgrace, or later under threat of worldwide nuclear holocaust depends more on Congress than on Barack Hussein Obama himself.

Between Barack Hussein Obama’s failure to come to the aid of the Iranian people in the beginning of his Presidency and his bestowing of nuclear weapons upon that oppressive tyranny now at the end of it, his policies and crimes have been evident to all with eyes willing to see and ears willing to hear.

Barack Hussein Obama’s policies, including Obamacare have and are bringing economic oppression and catastrophe to millions. Innumerable scandals, beginning with his first campaign’s fundraising methods to the IRS and beyond, along with his complete disregard for the law and the Constitution of this once great nation, have cemented in place possibly irreversible standards of tyrannical rule.

Barack Hussein Obama’s foreign policies have instigated bloodshed throughout the world as he stood back and watched the Arab Spring burn across North Africa and the rise of organizations such as Boca Haram and ISIS.

Ten of thousands of deaths, if not more, can be attributed to Barack Hussein Obama’s policies. Many of those deaths included defenseless Christians murdered in mass for their faith. Millions of deaths could become his eventual legacy; numbers worthy of the most evil of dictators the world has ever known.

If Iran is allowed to create a nuclear arsenal they will use it. They have said so. They will destroy Israel. Israel will retaliate with their own nuclear weapons from platforms manned by warriors who no longer have a home to return to. The United States will be fortunate if Iran and the Islamist terrorists choose to strike Europe before the United States itself. Millions upon millions will die, just as the thousands upon thousands are dying now due to Barack Hussein Obama.

In hind site we ridicule the German people; How could they ever have let Hitler come to power? How was it that no one stopped him? How can today’s contemporary mainstream media the world over be so blind?

Congress has the power to remove Barack Hussein Obama. It is called impeachment. Congress could have stopped Barack Hussein Obama with less drastic measures in the past but refused. Congress is therefore complicit in what has come to pass and in multitudinous deaths. They will be complicate in all the future holds if they do not act now.

It is not only recent Supreme Court decisions that have lead me and many others to the verge of declaring this federal government illegitimate; contemplating turning to our respective states, demanding they enact a new government. I, like most of you, have been disappointed by Congress for far too long. I am personally holding out hope until our next election. I continue to follow this nation’s laws and respect it’s leaders. But can I keep my allegiance until the next election with this disastrous Iranian nuclear arms agreement? Are we not all complicit in what is coming? Is this not our government?

Millions will die if Iran gets the bomb. No intelligent argument can be made to the contrary.

Yet I highly doubt congress will act. Why? Because Barack Hussein Obama is black and people will call the Representatives bad names if they impeach Barack Hussein Obama and overthrow his tyrannical construct.

What is a people to do? How can one say, “I will not be a part of this?”