I’ve signed a petition in favor of including the Libertarian ticket, Gary Johnson and William Weld, in the presidential debates. It can be found here, and I encourage you to sign it, as well:
https://www.johnsonweld.com/debate
I do this without having actually endorsed them. (I may yet do so, but I haven’t decided yet.) I simply think that it would be nice to have an alternative on the debate platform to Mr. Donald J. Trump and Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. That way, maybe we’ll get some grown-up discussion.
And it seems that I’m not alone:
“Mitt Romney wants Gary Johnson on debate stage, but isn’t endorsing him”
“‘The Terminator’ wants Libertarian Gary Johnson in debates”
In the meantime, though, another burning issue has arisen:
For some men, I understand, she’s the most compelling argument for voting for The Donald. But what if she becomes invisible? Will there be any reason, in that case, to put him in the White House? I can’t think of one.
Finally, a son shared this video with me, from back, earlier in the year, when Ted Cruz was still in the presidential race. The contrast between quite illogical Trumpist thuggishness and Senator Cruz’s earnest effort to be rational and civil could scarcely be clearer. I realize, of course, that not all Trumpists are hateful troglodytes — and particularly not those who are supporting Mr. Trump late, simply because he offers the only even slightly realistic vehicle for thwarting the return of Clinton Inc. to the White House — but the alarming prevalence of such thuggish behavior among Trumpists (I’m not relying on news reports here; I merely have to consult my own email inbox) is one of the many things that causes me worry about Caesaro-Trumpism. (And the idea that Ted Cruz isn’t really a conservative, that he’s just another corrupt Establishment politician? Well, that’s simply nuts. If anything, my complaint about him — he wasn’t my first choice for the nomination — would be that he’s too strident and intransigent. I prefer Marco Rubio and Mike Lee.)
Anyway, here’s that video:
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