Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Hillary Clinton has a history.

She is probably one of the most consistently moral persons in recent within the political sphere.

She has already weighed in on the climate crisis. At one point she and her Maverick friend stood with an understanding of the climate and were very much opposed to risking the world to greenhouse gases. 

Has she changed? Not really. She was Secretary of State when the pipeline from Canada was evaluated and there was conflict of interest found from the environmental community. She didn't fight against that understanding. I think that occurred near the end of term as Secretary of State. It was really going to be up to the next Secretary to decide. I don't think she was going to preempt her successor.  

Senator Sanders is also one of those consistently moral Senators of his time. 

The real question with Hillary Clinton is; has she changed her views in the 21st century? I think we can look back at her views all the way back to being the First Lady of Arkansas to understand her core principles. In some ways she really doesn't have to begin again a conversation with the American people. That is her strength. 

If the Democratic Party finds it important to hold debates, there is still plenty of time. I am sure Democratic leadership is discussing this on a regular basis. They also need to realize there are very strong candidates in Vice President Biden, Senator Sanders and Governor O'Malley. What are the obligations the DNC holds to these members of it's party? 

The Chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz saw huge amounts of money spent to elect Democrats in 2014. I am sure she has ideas about 2016. What was very striking at the end of 2014 was an encounter with, what's his name?, Prebius. Prebius was tearing apart the words of Democratic candidates and blatantly lying to the public. The more he lied the more money went on the door at the DNC. 

The task of running campaigns in 2016 for the DNC is more complicated by monies raised and the chronic inflaming lies from the RNC. Senator Kay Hagan was a magnificent Senator for the people of North Carolina, but, with all the lies coming out of the DNC the people became saturated with words and ideas. The result was a win for the Republicans. That man no more belongs in the Senate than the devil himself. 

I tell you what. I think Rep. Wasserman-Schultz needs to meet with all the prospective candidates and find a path agreeable to all of them. Then carry it out. 

The political environment in the USA is full of hate. Just look at the laws the Republicans are passing both at the state and federal level. They aren't moral laws, they are partisan laws that victimize people. The budget the federal Republicans are drawing up is one of the most immoral documents I have ever witnessed. 

It is time to look at the USA political environment and decide how best to bring the Democrats moral message of a very viable economy without sacrificing services through the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid and SSI. And don't forget the children's health laws. There is still the working poor. It has been persistent. We need to address that and the impact of the big banks on our citizens and our students who are the promise of the USA.

There is a lot to debate, the Republicans want to destroy the federal government exclusive of the military. One of the reasons the Republicans coming out of Texas want to destroy the Department of Education at the federal level is because the Texas government can't afford educational expenditures. Take a look at the state levels of spending in the Red States, they are pitiful. So, because their state government can't afford spending on students, the correct political position in Texas is to destroy any and all agencies affiliated with that spending.

There is no big secret the Republicans want to eliminate the US Department of Energy. They state the free market system should be determining energy in the USA. With the Climate Crisis it is wrong to promote alternative energies? Is okay to have drastic and dangerous changes in weather? Last week were the first of the tornadoes and guess where it landed? How about Moore, Oklahoma? 

The campaigns of the Republicans are based in political reasons and not valid economic or quality of life reasons. If the Republicans were actually viable candidates, then why manipulate the electorate and oppress the vote? That is something Americans have to come to appreciate; the drastic methods the Republicans seek to oppress the vote to take office, right or wrong.

With that, Chairwoman Debbie needs to start to plan the best path forward for the Democrats and conduct the fund raising to carry it out. This is an important election, but, I think she knows that. The potential candidates are important and have to be given a voice to decide where this is all going. For me? I am in no hurry. I am enjoying my sanity. It gets pretty strange when dealing with Republicans.