[quote flu]
I never thought I’d agree with you ever on politics. But I agree with you.
[/quote]
I don’t think we’re as far apart as you think, flu. Because I’m passionate about my disgust with the religious right’s social agenda (and about the religious right’s place in politics in general) and passionate about my amazement (o.k., anger) that the right-wing noise machine has snowed as many people as it has, I probably come across as a flaming liberal. Just because I think the right-wing noise machine is shamelessly and viciously manipulating people using their emotions doesn’t mean I disagree with all conservative viewpoints. My positions are spread across the spectrum, depending on the particular issue. If you add them all up and average them, I’m fairly middle-of-the-road. Or maybe middle-of-the-road as it was defined before the right wing lurched even further right. Although the financial crisis of ’08 has moved me towards the left on banking regulation issues.
[quote flu]
My concern at this point isn’t so much about the white house next term. My concern is the GOP loses not only the white house, but the Senate too. I don’t like our government when one party dominates, and it concerns me more that with Hillary at the helm, and with the justice appointments (I’d settle for moderates), we need some sort of checks and balances in Congress.
[/quote]
Then again, maybe we’re not that close, as one of my bigger concerns about a Cruz presidency is the prospect of super-conservative supreme court appointments. I’d be ecstatic with moderates if he were president, but I don’t think we’d get anything close to that.
While I agree that it’s a bit dangerous to have one party dominate (either one), I think that some cooperation (a lot more than the republicans have shown over the last 7 years) would be better than just saying no.
[quote flu]
I think a Trump/Cruz or a Cruz/Trump ticket is coming though. Trump + anyone else would alienate all the Cruz voters. And a Cruz+ anyone else would alienate all the trump voters. Cruz+Trump or Trump+Cruz, people would probably get behind. And trump and cruz is smart enough to realize this. The Democrats might really have a big problem at hand if this happens.
[/quote]
I don’t think Trump/Cruz would win. I think Cruz/Trump might have a shot, but I think Cruz/somebody reasonable would be the republicans’ best shot. We’ll see.
[quote flu]
Contrast this with a Hillary/Bernie ticket. Bernie has some good ideas for the well being of people, BUT all his thinking is way to extreme for a leader of the U.S. It’s best he serves in an advisory role, where some of his radical thinking can trickle through our system and get adopted piece-wise.
[/quote]
I agree that Bernie’s stuff can’t get done right now. Maybe in 10 or 20 years. I understand that younger people have always leaned more left than older people, but I think that’s more prevalent now than ever. Kids these days have pretty radically left ideas, especially on social issues.
[quote flu]
A Hillary/Bernie ticket would destroy the Democrat’s chances, so that isn’t going to happen. Hillary better pick someone else, preferably a no-name person. Which then begs the question… I wonder who Hillary’s running mate will be?
[/quote]
I think you’re right; she won’t pick Bernie, and it will be very interesting to see who she picks. I’m thinking it will be the safest possible person. A white man, for sure. Someone experienced. Someone who doesn’t make a lot of gaffes. Sort of a democrat version of Mitt Romney.
