I spent a lot of 'ink' on Warren, but by far my least favorite of the candidates was Mike Bloomberg. I'm not sure how much of my attention he deserves, but I'm greatly pleased to see his departure from the pursuit of even more power than his endless billions give him.
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I haven't devoted any thought to who my least favorite is. Hmm. That's a tough one. I disagree with Bernie the most, but I also feel a little sorry that they keep trying to game the system against him.
Heh. I didn’t give any thought to it, either. You could hardly be more antipathetic to me politically than to be a busybody billionaire who spends his wealth trying to buy AstroTurf movements to undermine a crucial set of constitutional rights, and on seeking power over me so that you can undermine them directly.
Bloomberg by far was the worst of the lot. Swalwell was a close second. None of the others (to the best of my knowledge) have publicly wished or threatened death on/to their political foes.
Bloomberg is not gone, not by a long shot. He's just going to commit his money to buying the brokerage in Milwaukee if Sanders can hold out that long. Failing that, he'll buy a spot in a potential Biden cabinet--if he can stand working alongside Warren.
Warren, after all, has only dropped out (after promising as recently as Tuesday night that she was in it all the way) because a) Sanders promised her the Vice President slot and b) Biden promised her her choice of Treasury or Commerce.
Mike, I rank Robert Francis "Hell, yes, I'm going to take your guns" O'Rourke right there with Eric "Nuke 'em" Swalwell. O'Rourke, after all, is outside of government (unless Biden gets elected), and so isn't limited by any veneer of government rules.
Eric Hines
There's a question of priority, too. If Bloomberg et al get their way, how do we shoot the Commies when they get their way? As long as the Commies win their victory first, we still have a fighting chance.
"Beto" has (in my opinion) thankfully breathed his political last. He failed at trying to be governor of Texas (not sure why he thought he was going to take that), and some folks apparently had convinced him that he had a shot at the White House (again, why? He literally LOST his previous attempt at office, how does that ever qualify one for the top office?). He may lobby to get appointed somewhere, but short of that, I can't really see much of a future for him, politically. The Democrats (tend) to bury their wounded, and he's the most wounded of the lot.
Fear Bloomburg on the 2nd Amendment front far more than O'Rourke. After all, he's got the money to continue being a pest outside of political office, Francis doesn't.
Fear Bloomburg on the 2nd Amendment front far more than O'Rourke. After all, he's got the money to continue being a pest outside of political office, Francis doesn't.
Robert Francis will have all the money Government can bring to bear, along with Government power, if Biden gets elected. Biden has promised Robert Francis the headship of Biden's Gun Confiscation Agency.
Eric Hines
I am still remembering the dishonesty of Harris and Booker from the Kavanaugh hearings, and deep history of dishonesty of Warren. Those put me off. I'm not sure dishonesty is the most dangerous fault in a politician, however. There are so many to choose from, including arrogance and stupidity.
I'd rather be confronted with a stupid politician than with a smart dishonest one.
I can deal with arrogance; there's a strong measure of self-confidence required to be successful at anything, whether Weapons Controller or Congressman or President. It's a fine line--or a broad gray region--between self-confidence and arrogance.
Eric Hines
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