I was reading headlines on Drudge a few minutes ago. Jeb is seriously considering running. We know that. The next one read Democrats already digging up dirt. Please.
Let's look at this. If it's Hillary versus Bush we know the Republicans will dig up tons of dirt on Hillary. There is plenty going back to their days in Arkansas, Bill's moral shortcomings, Hillary's tenure as Secretary of State and so on. I wonder too, in this moral client where women are coming out of the woodwork to accuse Bill Cosby of indecencies, how Hillary tolerating Bill's peccadilloes will wash.
On the Bush side, it is known Jeb's wife had some issues with custom's over some shopping items while he was governor. I have no idea what else there may be to be found or manufactured but you can be sure there will be something.
So what do we have without the dirt? Two people vying for the presidency. One has a great deal of experience having been a two term governor of Florida. The other has a great deal of experience being the wife of a former President. Which looks better? Forget who you'd like to have a beer with.
Bush has some perceived drawbacks. One being his support for common core, the other being his support for a legal path to citizenship for certain illegals. He has said he will run on what he believes which I would like to take to mean he will not pander.
Hillary? I don't know. I have heard her parrot other's opinions but has claimed none for her own. Wanting to be President shouldn't be enough. She is pretty good at pandering.
No matter. Other's will in time enter the race because these two in their individual ways are vulnerable. It would be nice, though, to have them all be judged on the merit of their ideas for regaining the stature of the country and moving the economy so we can all get back to living what used to be normal. A decent job, good wages, a future and respect around the world shown toward our President and our country.
I know negative advertising works. Only because we allow it. We should dig, not for dirt, but truth. If we don't we'll end up once again mired in nothing but mud.
2 comments:
C'mon, Mari, be fair. Hillary has more experience than just being the wife of a governor. She has experience as a U.S. senator and Secretary of State. And, let's face it, more "bimbo eruptions" aren't going to have much effect.
Jeb will have plenty of problems with his involvement in financial areas. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if filling his coffers as well as his pockets was his motivation for floating the possibility of his candidacy.
Betty, I'll concede your point. Frankly, I don't want to see either of them run. To be totally politically incorrect, if we're gonna have to put up with dirt let's get something fresh! ; )
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