Touching on a few random topics today.
First is my beloved Carolina Panthers. Here's a shout-out for their tremendous season (17-1) and for gaining a birth in Super Bowl 50. (I don't do Roman numerals).
Secondly, the day of all that caucusing in Iowa has finally arrived. All the prognosticators can rest (yeah, sure). The candidates can relax (won't happen). TV viewers, tired of all the debating and speeches and I'll do that or I'll do this, can sit back and see history unfold.
It all happens today and tonight in the Hawkeye State.
"Why Iowa?" someone asked me.
"Why not?" I replied.
Iowans are a smart, savvy breed. And they are tough. Have to be out there in the Midwest with those ferocious winters. (I know because I lived in Iowa about five years.)
My view of the candidates:
1. Hillary Clinton--slippery, deceptive, prickly, borderline arrogant. Needs to learn how to use email. Announced, via a scripted video, that she was running for president. Something fake about that.
2. Bernie Sanders--honest, sincere, frank, friendly (but is he a tad too old to be president?)
3. Martin O'Malley (not sure I'm spelling his name right)--polished and good speaker but doesn't stand a chance.
4. Donald Duck Trump (cause he ducked the last GOP debate)--extremely rich blowhard who claims to have all the answers.
5. Marco Rubio--charismatic and smart, but too scripted in his debating style.
6. Jeb Bush--could step in right now and do a good job as commander-in-chief. But many are tired of the Bushes. I feel sorry for him. Decent man.
7. John Kasich--stay still when you speak, John! Quit waving your arms. You are good, but you won't win the nomination.
8. Mike Huckabee--truly a good man. I believe he's a preacher? Too good to be president.
9. Rick Santorum--speaks well. Intelligent. Has a cool last name. But still a relative unknown on the national scale--even today.
10. Carly Fiorina--too strident. Could be the next CEO of Verizon. Needs to chill.
11. Ben Carson--blinks his eyes too often. Overly soft spoken, gentle and kind. Wants to be everyone's friend. Not working, Ben.
12. Chris Christie--Needs to BRIDGE the gap between being governor of N.J. and becoming GOP nominee for president of the U.S.
13. Ted Cruz--The smartest of all the candidates. Has a beautiful wife. Knows the Constitution (or says he does) backwards and forwards. But some claim nobody likes him in the U.S. Senate (where he represents Texas).
14. Rand Paul--I like him but he's never been able to "gain traction," as the pundits put it, in the GOP debates or elsewhere. Comes across as more professorial than the others. Is that good? Bad? I don't know.
Bottom line: Michelle Obama could beat any of them.
Also want to say a good word about an author I have just read. Her name is Adriana Trigiani. She wrote, among other books, Big Stone Gap and Big Cherry Holler. Words roll off her tongue (or through her fingers on a keyboard) like a warm rain soothing your soul. Recommend her strongly.
Finally, on a lighter note, here's a hot song from Darius Rucker. Turn sound up and enjoy!
1 comment:
Interesting commentary on the candidates. I sense that our political spectrum is pretty much opposite (I didn't and would have never ever voted Oboma).
Deciding which Republican to vote for this year is actually not all that hard if you look at the past of each candidate.
Michelle Oboma... sarcasm, right Sheldon????
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