tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post4506259906870505150..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Arthur Answers, Part 4b: And furthermoreArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-69102910184388236702020-07-14T12:14:10.175+12:002020-07-14T12:14:10.175+12:00I agree, though I'd add one other thing about ...I agree, though I'd add one other thing about Biden is his tendency to go "off script". That can be endearing, and it can also get him into trouble.<br /><br />As an aside, I saw a video today from a Draft Biden group, but I couldn't tell if it was legit or an elaborate trolling effort. The comments were filled with irrational Obama haters and plenty of homophobic rhetoric—usual Internet fare, in other words—so that didn't provide any evidence either way<br /><br />I often think that the Republican Party needs a crushing defeat—ideally losing both houses of Congress, too—so it gets through their thick skulls that their radical base is scaring the crap out of ordinary Americans, and they need to moderate the party if they want to survive.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-73023876707517382722015-07-27T13:31:01.382+12:002015-07-27T13:31:01.382+12:00In the Hillary crashes scenario I think it is impo...In the Hillary crashes scenario I think it is important to remember that there is an establishment alternative around: Joe Biden. Yes, he is not the perfect candidate, but his credentials are better than any of the alternatives, and his baggage load pales in comparison to Hill's. Plus, he is an insider-survivor, no mean fete for someone who has been around as long as he has. He could very well be the Hubert Humphrey of this cycle. Let's not forget, HHH nearly won, and would have had it not been for Vietnam. His "story" is as compelling as you can get. He's a liberal who does not scare middle American, he even makes them chuckle on occasion. His only negative is he is decidedly not the candidate of change, and any administration overstays its welcome after 8 years. <br /><br />As far as Warren goes, I've never seen a candidate succeed at making the public "beg" them to run -- not even Teddy Kennedy could get away with that (exception: Dwight Eisenhower ... and Warren is not the Allied Commander).<br /><br />My heart may be with Bernie Sanders, I cheer every time he says what candidates SHOULD BE UNIVERSALLY SAYING. But, so did George McGovern, who carried one state in 1972. Being right has never been a sure thing in American politics. The wing nuts would have a field day with Sanders' former identification as a "Socialist" politician -- might play in Burlington, definitely would not play in Peoria. <br /><br />As a FORMER Republican, I can only say the party is getting worse every cycle. Let'em nominate Trump. It'd make the Goldwater debacle look like a close race.Tim Drakenoreply@blogger.com