Open Discussion:
If you could create the perfect candidate for President, what would s/he stand for? What would be his or her background?
Would it matter if it were a man or a woman? How about race?
What traits would give you confidence in this person?
Could that person ever really exist?
He’d be wearing a lab coat, flashing a peace sign, and burning a Bible.
Frankly, I’d settle for anyone willing to have an honest discussion with the American public about the need to reform Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Note that by “honest discussion” I mean a plan to dramatically reduce future spending on those programs. I don’t care if the candidate is a convicted felon, male, female, trans, black, white, or magenta. So long as the candidate’s platform includes a good plan for this serious problem, and there’s a willingness to take the political risk to get the work done, the the candidate would have my vote. Because so long as the field… Read more »