Posted on 06/13/2015 3:13:02 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
I’m a Democrat and I am very concerned about the upcoming presidential election. Our country’s ability to tackle all kinds of inequality—racial, gender, economic and the list goes on—largely hinges on the outcome of the 2016 election, and on whether or not Democrats prevail.
I want to make clear that I don’t think all Republicans are completely misguided, just many of them, such as union-bashing Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and polarizing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and thuggish New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Moderates like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio—although too far to the right on many issues for me—at least offer new ideas on education and immigration.
But we saw what eight years of George Bush–Dick Cheney did to our country—an economic near-collapse, a rush headlong into a calamitous war and a rightward tilt of our Supreme Court.
So the stakes are high in 2016. It is easy to find fault with some of President Obama’s policies and methods—particularly in Middle Eastern foreign policy and his ability to negotiate with an intransigent Congress—but history will almost certainly be very kind to him. His landmark health care plan will one day be hailed as being as revolutionary as Social Security. Obama rarely gets enough credit for bringing America back from the brink of economic collapse early in his presidency with his steady stimulus plan and strong monetary policy.
Ironically, the first president of African-American decent hasn’t done enough to help the underclass in this country and the huge gap of economic inequality has widened. There has been a surge of activity around the country around the minimum wage, but this is not nearly enough.
There has been no attempt to address America’s unfair tax code, no attempt to make higher education less expensive for middle-class and low-income families or reform the predatory college loan program.
There also is the proverbial elephant in the room: the presumptive—and seemingly only—Democratic nominee for president, Hillary Clinton.
I am a fan of Hillary’s because she is progressive without being dogmatic and polarizing; she is extremely competent and has invaluable experience on foreign and domestic issues; and she is battle-scarred and has been tested in public life for three decades.
But.
For all her experience and intelligence, I worry that Hillary is not a great candidate or campaigner. I worry there is much Clinton fatigue in this country. I worry the media and the public will focus on the wrong things and damage her electability. I worry she will stumble late in the campaign. I worry there is no Democratic back-up plan.
So I will join the small but growing chorus of those who are saying, “Run, Mike. Run!”
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is perhaps the only other supremely qualified moderate in public life who could lead this country. He has the intelligence, the independence, the wealth, the team and—most importantly—he was great when holding the second hardest job in America for 12 years.
I’m debating whether it would be better for Bloomberg to jump into the Democratic primary soon, so Hillary has a real challenger to sharpen her campaign and message, or whether he should wait until early 2016 to see if Hillary flounders.
An advantage of being a multi-billionaire is he doesn’t have to do fund-raising and can snap his fingers and have the finest minds in our country help him deliver his centrist, no-nonsense message. His business skills will surely help in the increasingly competitive global economy. His crime-fighting record will help ensure America stays safe. His blunt and honest way of governing will help us on the world stage, as America’s hegemonic powers begin to recede.
So, even though there has been no official word from Bloomberg, I would bet many Americans would love to have another choice in the Democratic primary. Bernie Sanders is a smart, outspoken lefty who speaks truth to power, but he has no chance of being the next president. Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chafee have impressive records and may be rising stars, but it is doubtful either is ready for prime time.
I hope Hillary Clinton continues to hone her centrist but populist message and gains overwhelming support, but I would sleep better at night knowing that Bloomberg is ready to step in at any time to ensure we don’t have a Walker or Rubio presidency.
Run, Mike, run!
Bloomy?
ROTFLOL.
Go for it, Bloomberg!
Social Security is legal extortion. I could have gotten a far better return on MY money than any federal moron.
Maybe the ass clown plays well in the liberal N.Y. But he will be laughed at in flyover country.
Can you imagine Bloomberg in Texas?
Wow... this is one of the most delusional articles I’ve read in a while...and I read a lot...
Republican .000001% bad, Democrat .000001% good.
“...decent...”? hahahaha...idiot!
I want to make it clear that I don't think all democrats are completely misguided. I just think 99% of them, are a bunch of pinko commie geek, muzzie loving, baby killing, racist, sexist, hetetophobic, 1st and 2nd amendment and Christian hating MOFOs. Other than that, they are ok.
Maybe the Democrats could draft Jeb Bush? Remember, Dwight Eisenhower was being courted by BOTH the Democrats and Republicans in 1950 or so, when there were mounting doubts about Harry Truman. Then the Korean War broke out, and General Douglas MacArthur was called home from the Far East command in disgrace by Harry. That was probably what finally propelled Eisenhower to the Republicans.
Or maybe people didn’t know that.
And as far as Mike Bloomberg goes, he has made his intentions and feelings about the NRA very well known.
Pretty hard to get elected on a national basis without the approval of NRA.
Yeah,
Would be wonderful for him to go say to big D for an outdoor rally and have a sizeable group show up wearing side arms and carrying Bushmasters.
If being a supremely qualified moderate that had America toughest job for 12 years is the baseline for running for POTUS...?
Rudy Giuliani is far more qualified than that gun grabbing POS midget Bloomberg...
O' Wait...wrong political party...
I say GO FOR IT!!!!
Any republican contender would beat Bloomers in the general election.
: )
Uh, sure.
That was a real gem.
It’s possible that this yutz really believes that.
Another lib living in fantasy land. I wonder if he is a white man who identifies with being black.
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