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I Like Elizabeth Warren as President. Impeach Her.

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I like the Elizabeth Warren and dysfunction (IMPEACH HER!) for president …. 🏛

Of all the leading Democratic candidates for President, I think Elizabeth Warren is my favorite. Not because I agree with everything she says — she has a plan for it — and some of them are idiotic, but others are quite smart. I really like the idea of having a women for President and somebody whose not been around Washington for life and is somewhat younger then the current incumbent. ✊🏼 I voted for Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein in 2016, and I think it’s time for a change from our current incumbent.👴🏼

I think she could be a strong representative, a voice for the people against the wealthy special interests, especially those who abuse people financially. She also strikes me as independent from the far left, 🤛🏼 willing to push back and push our country towards a more moderate and populist path forward. I think she could be a modestly honest broker, something that can’t be said about the current incumbent who has built his whole career on scams and reckless gambling. 🎰

We really need an honest broker, for the challenges of the presidency and country in the 2020s will be real. At some point soon, there will be a recession, and a steady hand will be needed to lift the country out. 💸 Climate change, while mostly a political football 🏈 used to bash the other party and give partisans something to masturbate about, at some point will come real, probably within the next decade. Expert warnings can be ignored for only so long before the damage sets in. 🚭 Who do you want to be running the country when a hundred billion dollar natural disaster occurs in multiple parts of country? When climate change comes to roost, it’s going to require a war-like response this late in the game. 🌎 Climate change is going to be bad, and it’s coming soon. A war leader facing a major crisis shouldn’t be a professional con-artist like the incumbent.

But we also need an accountable president. It’s congress’ job to act like a brake to the overreach of the presidency, and keep the president an honest broker — regardless of party. I sure hope the next Congress that serves with Elizabeth Warren aggressively investigates her and keeps her accountable. 🤹 Just because something is green energy, doesn’t mean it should be a way for the president and friends to enrich themselves personally. The madam president’s initiatives should be scrutinized and bad ones rejected. Congress should not be afraid to reject radical plans to lock up public lands as wilderness 🔒🌲 or infringe on our second amendment rights.🐇🦌🔫 Diversity is a strength, and grid lock is away to protect it.

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Presidential Debate Last Night

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Somebody was asking earlier today if I had seen the presidential debate last night. The answer is no, I don’t have a television nor do I have the Internet. I thought I catch the highlights of the debate on the morning news, but surprisingly NPR barely mentioned the debate. I guess there wasn’t much newsworthy about the debate.

While I will vote in the Democratic Primary come April, I am not really excited about any of the candidates or races. Politics really doesn’t interest me much anymore, as honestly I think one is better to focus on their own life, rather then distant elected officials in Washington DC. I can’t stop climate change or end the national debt but I can save for retirement and a better tomorrow for myself – and eat healthier foods, spend a lot of time in the wilderness and walk a lot.

Electing one’s ideal candidate is likely to have a much less important then making responsibile choices in one’s own life, and ultimately choosing to live in a community that suits one values. Chances are you can’t change the world but you can change your own life.

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Warren Faces Scrutiny, Buttigieg Has A Solid Night : NPR

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Democratic Debate: Warren Faces Scrutiny, Buttigieg Has A Solid Night : NPR

The fourth Democratic debate was a long one, about three hours, and ended after 11 p.m. ET. You might not have made it through the whole thing, but there were some potentially consequential moments.

I have to admit I didn't listen to the whole debate, mostly turning it off after the section on gun control, and then watching Mike Pence dairy's video about storing corn in their glass-lined Harvestore silo. Good eating for their cows this year, and honestly much more interesting then the whole politics thing. It doesn't sound like a missed much watching the video I downloaded off Mike loading corn into his silo. Wasn't much said at the debate that was newsworthy. I am leaning towards Elizabeth Warren in 2020, but I have a lot of time to decide.