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"Me, I'm sitting home today. There are no worthy candidates on either side of the aisle."
I agree with the last part. Trump is awful but Cruz and Rubio are worse. Kasich would worry me mainly because I definitely lean left and don't want an R choosing the next Supreme Court justices, but he is at least not crazy.
I was a staunch R until Reagan started ramping up the arms race and the cold war. A book that came out at the time was entitled "With Enough Shovels", discussing how to survive a nuclear war. In those days most people had no concept of a nuclear explosion: "Just a big bomb". I got heavy indoctrination on nuclear weapons when I served as a physician in the USAF. About the same time the anti-nuclear movement was born, and a powerful documentary entitled "The Last Epidemic" came out that described what would happen if a 1 megaton bomb were to explode over San Francisco. I ordered several copies and showed them to as many friends and colleagues as possible.
But Reagan redeemed himself and turned out to be a not half bad president with the detante (sp?) with Gorbachev. Avoiding another war has always been my litmus test in presidential politics and my obsession. (you can imagjne how I feel about W). I started a local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility in the early 80s which was devoted to educating our local public about the dangers of nuclear war.
I detest Hillary and IMO she would be WORSE than any of the Rs! Many poorly informed people have no idea what her priorities are. She is as dangerous, and probably a worse war-monger than any of the Rs. And she is shrewd in how she disguises her true positions.
So that leaves Bernie. Of course, he’ll never be elected and he is too old. But I voted for him, mainly as a protest. He just doesn’t have what it takes to lead the nation.
I agree with the last part. Trump is awful but Cruz and Rubio are worse. Kasich would worry me mainly because I definitely lean left and don't want an R choosing the next Supreme Court justices, but he is at least not crazy.
I was a staunch R until Reagan started ramping up the arms race and the cold war. A book that came out at the time was entitled "With Enough Shovels", discussing how to survive a nuclear war. In those days most people had no concept of a nuclear explosion: "Just a big bomb". I got heavy indoctrination on nuclear weapons when I served as a physician in the USAF. About the same time the anti-nuclear movement was born, and a powerful documentary entitled "The Last Epidemic" came out that described what would happen if a 1 megaton bomb were to explode over San Francisco. I ordered several copies and showed them to as many friends and colleagues as possible.
But Reagan redeemed himself and turned out to be a not half bad president with the detante (sp?) with Gorbachev. Avoiding another war has always been my litmus test in presidential politics and my obsession. (you can imagjne how I feel about W). I started a local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility in the early 80s which was devoted to educating our local public about the dangers of nuclear war.
I detest Hillary and IMO she would be WORSE than any of the Rs! Many poorly informed people have no idea what her priorities are. She is as dangerous, and probably a worse war-monger than any of the Rs. And she is shrewd in how she disguises her true positions.
So that leaves Bernie. Of course, he’ll never be elected and he is too old. But I voted for him, mainly as a protest. He just doesn’t have what it takes to lead the nation.
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