2016 The New Pro Choice Party - Updated February 2016 | Eastern North Carolina Now

The upcoming election -January 2016February 2016

    As the politicians line up and begin to announce their candidacy for the presidency in 2016, I am trying to think whom I should support. First, I need to make a gut check on where I stand on the political spectrum.

    I have taken multiple internet test and I always come out on the Nolan Chart (Google it) somewhere on the top right. I am usually around the 1:00 or 2:00 o’clock position. That would make me a Libertarian. These tests usually have three to four options. If you take the test and try to make honest answers, you will see where you fundamentally stand.


    However, the problem is that I am also a pragmatist. That means that I am willing to make some compromises. I am certainly not a one-issue voter. My general belief is that the government should stay out of the business of picking winners and losers in all areas of life.

    In reviewing my voting record for presidential elections, I find that my batting average is 54%. I have voted in 13 Presidential elections. The first one was 1964. Without the details, most people who know me would say that I have voted Republican in all those elections. That would be a good guess but it would be wrong.

    But for the sake of argument, let’s just say that I have voted the Republican ticket the majority of time which is true. That fact brands me as a hate filled, racist, homophobic, rich, mean spirited, woman hating, fire breathing, tea party, war mongering, immigrant bashing Republican. With that in mind, I looked at the current candidates that may be in the hunt as if I were all these things.

       •  Rand Paul -Can’t support him. A pragmatist says he can’t win.
       •  Marco Rubio - Can’t support him – He is Cuban and knows Spanish.
       •  Jeb Bush - Can’t support him. His damn brother got us into a war.
       •  Scott Walker – Can’t support him. He’s a union buster businessman.
       •  Mike Huckabee – Can’t support him. He’s a moderate Baptist.
       •  Chris Christi – Can’t support him. He’s a RINO
       •  Lindsay Graham – Can’t support him. Have you heard the rumors.
       •  Carly Fiorina – Can’t support her. A woman president, come on.
       •  Ted Cruz – Can't Support him. He was born in Canada. His father was Cuban.
       •  Donald Trump Could be. After all he is a 1% kind of guy.
       •  Bobby Jindal – Can’t support him. Another foreigner.
       •  Ben Carson – Can’t support him. A good doctor but have you seen him.

    Well, the list goes on but I have so limited options from this group. Let’s look at the pro choice side.

       •  Hillary Clinton - Hey that’s it. Why do the republicans make it so hard with so many options.

    I’m sure glad I got that solved. What time does Jeopardy start.
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    Bobby Tony revisits his previous post and updates his comments not as listed above but this time offers his real opinion.(1/31/2016) (2/3/2016)

1. Rand Paul: This guy is a true Libertarian but his stance on defense and military makes me question my own libertarian credentials.
2. Marco Rubio: He is smooth and deliberate but maybe just a tad too young for me. His chance is maybe next time.
3. Jeb Bush - Stable and deliberate but cannot cross the double yellow lines in the road to pass. No doubt a safe bet to keep the status quo in our plunge to socialism without offending the moderates.
4. Mike Huckabee - A principled man who supports The Fair Tax which is one of my pet projects, but a bit too moderate for me as a politician. He had to make quite a few compromises in Arkansas as governor.
5. Chris Christi - I have some doubts on the conservatism of anyone elected as governor in New York, New Jersey or Massachusetts.
6. Carly Fiorina - I love a strong willed woman who tells it like it is. But, I suspect the good old boys will freeze her out like they did at HP. She would be a great Vice President.
7. Ted Cruz - A true conservative and apparently scares the hell out of Trump and almost anyone who is part of the Washington establishment. That is a pretty good recommendation in my mind.
8. Donald Trump: Still the carnival barker but making people think about what is wrong with our system. No solutions just questions. Some say he is just saying what everybody is thinking and that may be true. He is proof that we have low information voters on the conservative side of the fence as well.
9. Ben Carson - I actually contributed to Ben just to keep him in the hunt as a calm voice of reason in a group of politicians. An exceptionally brilliant man who would need a strong vice president to help keep us grounded in reality and morality.
10. John Kasich: A good legislator and apparently a successful govoernor, but is just part of the Establishment that everyone including me is so mad about. I do note that he is getting quite a bit of endorsements from newspapers including the NYT. They may be getting a bit afriad that Hillary will crash and burn and need a fall back position.
   
11. Hillary Clinton: - Proof Positive that I am extremely out of touch with mainstream liberals. She is a fundamentally flawed candidate and person with good name recognition and a loyal group of supporters. At least the ones still alive. It is just like Nixon, at some point the adult Democrats need to tell her it is over and time for her to go.
12. Bernie Sanders: (Added to the list since previous post).He is proof that our education system is seriously flawed regarding economics and envy has more emotional support than hard work.
13. Michael Bloomberg: (Not on the list yeat but...). He is making noise about joint the fray to give voters a choice. What type of choice is that? No large soft drinks and no guns. This guy is not now and never has been evenly remotely conservative he was a Democrat (until 2001), then a Republican (2001-2007), and now an Independent (2007-Present).He obviously will not get any Democratic votes because he is part of the .001%
   

   No one has mentioned that I left of Rick Santorum off the list in both the first, second and third revision. I would like to say that Rick did not meet my complicated algorithm but the truth is that it was just an oversight on my part. In any even he dropped his presidential bid and endorsed Marco Rubio

    I could vote for all but Hillary, Bernie, and Michael but that should not be a surprise to anyone. As far as the Republicans are concerned I think all would be a vast improvement over our current POTUS or either Hillary or Bernie, but Trump would require me to turn on the fan in the voting booth like I do when I am doing my morning reading on the porcelain thrown. It would be a necessary and important function but quite unpleasant.

   I am still evaluating my best choice but I still have a month left to decide and a lot can happen in a month.

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