2016 Race to Not Fall Down and Become President

Gary Johnson.

I voted for Kasich in the primaries. Originally I wanted Rubio, but he proved to be unprepared for the big stage. As a Libertarian leaning Republican, I will vote with my heart and vote Libertarian this year. I did the same thing when McCain ran. I am at the point where I hardly recognize the Republicans. They are so focused on fighting social change like gay marriage at the expense of small government, free markets and trade, and fiscal prudence. Instead, they'd rather fight wars all over the globe, cut taxes while the deficit balloons, and worry about bathroom usage.

The Republicans need to unify around core principles. Otherwise, you are pandering to media whores like several Tea Party guys who have caused trouble in the House and Populists like Trump. I don't even know what it means to be a Republican anymore. If I had my way, these things would become core principles:
-Leave bedroom issues in the bedroom. The Supreme Court has already decided on abortion and gay marriage. Stop trying to turn back the clock and just live and let live.
-Project power with the military but from a defensive posture. The tone should be, if you attack us or our allies, we will come after you hard. This approach instead of intervening in places like Libya and Syria. We created the mess in Iraq and Afghan. No more of that.
-Balanced budgets. I hate taxes and government spending as much as the next guy, but it is much worse to spend money we don't have. We need sound money and a balanced fiscal approach.
-Reduce the Federal Bureaucracy and regulation. The EPA, SEC, CFPB, Fed, NLRB, FCC, DOL and FTC are strangling business.
-Reform and harmonize tax laws. The corporate tax regime is a mess with so many loopholes like S Corps, MLP's, LLC, REITs and other pass throughs as well as the territorial system. The entire AMT regime is a joke too. I am a CPA and can barely file my own taxes. We need to make the U.S. the number one place to do business.
-A huge emphasis on education. While I prefer a local approach to most issues, I want to see a "man on the moon" approach to educating all children. They includes technical training, core learning, setting high expectations of parent, teacher, and students.
-Immigration reform and outreach to minority groups. Stop pandering to racist whites and older voters. The party needs to be inclusive. Immigrants add skills and richness to our culture. Embrace these freedom seeking individuals.

I want what is best for this country and all its citizens.  I am not some well off guy who wants to stay that way by pushing other people down.  I want opportunities for all, and that starts with education, tolerance, and a strong economy.  It does us no good to have Chicago Public Schools "educating" kids at a level where they can't find career opportunities. 

I am hoping the Republicans get slaughtered in the fall for the disgrace in the way they ran Congress.  Then they can have a come to Jesus moment where they need to decide how to win broad public support.  Right now they are pandering to the lowest common denominator of about 35% of the population.  They don't have any realistic solutions to what ails a fractured society. 

By the way, when Trump took over the Taj Mahal hotel in mid-construction, he said it would take $250 mil to finish it. It took Trump over 3 years and $1 billion to build that hotel. So when it comes to construction projects, he does have a track record of over-promising and under-delivering.

Also known as the KKK.

What would make america safer is if they would both shut it. This guy didn't didn't care about killing 50+ people...he cared about the reaction he got from killing 50+ people. If they actually want to do something productive then start dumping money into intelligence and have the people on the watch list silently dissappear. Now you aren't scaring the shit out of everyone, you are not inciting new recruits and you are watching and removing the problems. There shouldn't even be a watch list...it should be called a gone list.

This probably belongs in the Preposterous Thoughts thread but I didn't want to muck that up. And really, is there any way to further muck up this election cycle? So it fits well here.



So anywho, with the whole transgender deal.....If they get to pick their restroom and all that stuff, what happens if they kill somebody and are sent to prison?

That's totally normal less than 5 months from the election.

Yeah I don't know why he would do this unless he's doing too well and he's nervous he might actually win.

Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now. But I've got a 3 point plan that's going to fix EVERYTHING.

They need a new candidate come convention time. I fear the crazy theory that Trump is punting this election for old friend hillary may actually be true.

But does he have Mike Tyson and Bobby Knight...a rapist and a rape apologist? Trump might just win the rapist demographic.