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September 05, 2015

The Case For A Rational Analysis Of The Candidates [CBD]

In 2008 The country was quite enamored of this seemingly new kind of candidate, one who was short on accomplishments and policy papers and concrete statements, but had soaring rhetoric and lovely sounding platitudes.

How could it go wrong? Why bother examining the actual candidate; it was much easier to accept his own statements as the truth. And besides, the country was tired of the Bush years and unending war. Let's try the new guy!

Fast forward to 2015, and we are in a similar situation.

We are tired of the Obama years; the unending war, the awful economy, the descent into mob rule, the beclowning of America on the world stage.

Have we learned our lesson?

Isn't it time to examine each candidate rigorously, and push aside the soaring rhetoric and lovely sounding platitudes?

That being said....I think Trump was ambushed. [See the post below]

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