This year’s presidential race has revealed two political parties and their candidates at odds. Both sides are using wildly different approaches in their quest for power. Both sides have a lot at stake.
When it comes to Hillary Clinton, Republicans and Bernie bros alike have called for us all to judge her. The Republicans want us to judge her on lies some of them have circulated for years, plus a few imperfections. Bernie just asked us to fault her participation in standard, big-money politics.
Let’s judge on accomplishments, commitments, ability to speak and reason
There’s an alternative to judging based on disproved accusations and implications. We could judge candidates on their accomplishments, commitments and ability to speak and reason. On these, Hillary gets high marks.
Obama did pretty well in these areas, I think. Especially given how the Republican party opposed and slandered him from the day he won the Democratic election to today. Those same Republicans won’t even do their constitutional duty to consider his Supreme Court nominee now. Instead of working with him to improve his policies and decisions, they simply demonized him.
Trump is doing poorly
To me, the Republican choice to support Trump shows their willingness to sacrifice morality. They seem to be willing to win at any cost. Many have opposed him, but now many are willing to back him- anything to gain power. It’s not about discourse. It’s not about good governance. It’s not about morality. It’s certainly not about what the people want.
What’s strangest to me is that this immoral Republican leadership is leading a party of people who believe they are, by and large, committed to morality.
There Could Be Another Bush
This is the same party that gave us George Bush, a guy who failed school and couldn’t make it on his own. He ended up being absent on 9/11 after ignoring the signs because of his people’s beliefs. Then he erred and lied our country into Iraq. That move has caused trillions of dollars of debt, torn apart millions of lives, and destabilized a region. Trump would probably be just as bad if not worse. But like Bush, people are opting for hype and emotion over substance.
Without our support, just like Obama without Republican support, she’ll have a hard time. But she’s infinitely more suited for the presidency than Trump.