Atticus
Atticus's JournalWhatever the shortcomings in Iowa's caucus apparatus, it is clear that one aspect of its
failure will undoubtedly be used as a weapon against Democrats everywhere. The greatest sin of the Iowa Democratic party was that it failed to provide the "horserace" data that that talking heads had planned to report, discuss, analyze, compare and distort for days. Robbed of that grist, they are now giving life to unsourced conspiracy theories and speculation about "spiked" results and "fixes".
They are so desperate to fill minutes of their fractured news cycle that they have actually given several to Krystal Ball. "Must watch TV---NOT!"
Just curious---is there anything like a "minimum acceptable IQ" before one is given a
microphone on national tv and allowed to pontificate about matters political? How about ethical thresholds? Can you be transparently in the tank for a particular candidate?
Asking for a friend.
I have just now, for the first time, witnessed a couple of the Iowa caucuses. They were
"satellite" caucuses, either for shift workers or Iowans in Arizona or Florida. I was amazed, but not in a good way.
This "gymnasium assembly" method seems more suited for choosing class officers in high school than selecting a candidate to seek the office of POTUS. I know dozens of good Democrats in my bright red community who, due to their age, physical limitations or simply a distaste for "letting it all hang out", would never attend such a public spectacle. I am speaking of others, not myself.
The privacy of the voting booth, IMHO, allows for a more honest outcome. I witnessed one "realignment" after which one voter, when asked why she had made "A" her second choice rather than "B", replied simply that the "A" supported had approached her first.
So much for sober reflection.
I just read that Trump has declared that once he's officially "off the hook", it will be "payback
time" and that he's already assembling an "enemies list". I just have one thing to say about that.
PICK ME ! PICK ME! I guarantee you that NO ONE deserves being on that list more than I do! Ask anyone: I have LOATHED you since Vlad fixed the 2016 election for you!
PICK ME, you arrogant worthless clown!
The Republicans' "OMG, DUH!" defense:
"If Donald Trump is convicted and removed, he won't be on the ballot in November!"
OMG, DUH!
If he's prosecuted and convicted for his many crimes, he'll go to prison and we don't be able to play golf!
If the courts order him to make restitution for all his grifting profits while in office, he'll be flat broke and unable to afford "hair care"!
If he is penniless, his offspring may not be such "attentive" children!
If be is placed in "gen pop" in prison, he may, for the first time in his life, find that there are immediate painful consequences to being an arrogant asshole!
DU-U-U-H!
How twisted are Senate Republicans? Wrap your head around this.
They have publicly agreed with the "Dershowitz/Nixon Doctrine": "It's not a crime if the president does it and only a crime justifies impeachment!"
Orwell is SPINNING in his grave. Doublespeak is now the official language of the US.
Despite the hype to the contrary, please do not consider the outcome of the Iowa caucuses as
"determinative" of anything except the Iowa caucuses, no matter who prevails. I don't even think it is a reliable indicator of who Iowa prefers.
There are several people bunched at the top of most polls. Unless one of them absolutely blows the rest of them away, we won't know much more tomorrow evening than we know right now. I know it is trite, but the race for the nomination IS a marathon, not a sprint.
I'll just leave this here. If one is hoping to be selected as the presidential candidate of
a major political party and hope to have not just the nominal support of the party faithful, but their enthusiastic support, and one person---or two or three---closely associated with your campaign goes off half-cocked and disparages people admired by those party faithful, it behooves said hopeful to PERSONALLY disavow the disparaging remark and admonish the offender.
Dateline: Washington. D.C.----The General Services Administration announced today that,
in order comply with His Excellency's recent executive order, it will, for the next 30 days, be accepting design proposals for a jewelled crown and scepter to be, henceforth, referred to as "The Monarchial Indicia". The weight of the crown should not exceed four pounds and the scepter should include a niche suitable for the containment of an I-phone.
Cost will not be a consideration as the savings realized by the elimination of Medicare, Social Security and the last remnants of "Obama Care" have produced a temporary surplus.
His Excellency will, of course, be inspecting all drawings or models presented, so elaborate explanations, instructions and measurements are unnecessary. He picks only the best of everything and the Monarchial Indicia will be the very best crown and scepter in the history of the world.
"So let it be written. So let it be done."
About stated "preferences"---mine says "undecided". It says that because I did not
choose to make a decision months ago. At that stage, there were a few in the race that I knew I did NOT prefer, but there were several who I thought would be good candidates.
Now, the field has narrowed. Some who dropped out were predictable; some were not at all. I have narrowed my "possibles" down to three. One is my "preferred" candidate and the other two are about tied. I think any of them would make a great POTUS, but there are others who are fine candidates. We have an "abundance of riches" IMHO.
But, I have no idea why anyone else would care or be influenced by MY preference and even when I have actually chosen the candidate I will vote for in the Illinois primary, I have no intent to make that known here. I make up MY mind using MY standards, experience and concerns. I give it a lot of thought and genuinely try to select a candidate who 1.) is, in my opinion, a good person, 2.) shares many if not all of my values, and 3.) CAN WIN.
I encourage everyone to do the same AND----"Vote Blue No Matter Who!"
( mods: Since this does not name or deal with a particular candidate, I assume it belongs in this forum)
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