Unfortunately many of the better qualified haven't made the front pages yet. Or maybe they're smart. The others will be suffering from voter burn out by the time the campaign gets serious.
I'd like to see some of them go now for various reasons. Mitt Romney. He may have been a better President than Obama has been but there are many now running that would be better than him. He's old news and a lousy campaigner and still carries the same baggage.
Jeb Bush. Other than being another Bush... Well, maybe that's enough. Ben Carson. No political experience, no business experience. He'd be a great Health and Human Services Secretary.
Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio. We tried a first term senator and look what we've got. Maybe they have good ideas but not enough experience nor domestic and foreign policy acumen.
I won't go through the entire list nor state what are strictly personal opinions as to reasons, but I hope those younger governors will not be scared off by the big money needed. Naively I hope ideas will win out and that they'll actually articulate them.
One last thought on the whole process is about the money involved. These elections are now much like professional sports. It's all about the money. It's obscene that we're talking in billions when people's work weeks are being cut from 40 to 30 hours, they can't get full time employment and what wages they get are stagnant. The economy is still sluggish and likely to remain weighed down by the world economy and a steadfastly obstinate President.
Remember growing up and you wanted something a bit pricey and were admonished by your parents who said, "Money doesn't grow on trees"? That's true. The reason why is it's used like fertilizer by special interests and those who do their bidding.
I guess if you want a living wage and unlimited hours become a campaign worker. But please, pick a good candidate.
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Agreement here!
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