I write a lot about politics, but seldom do I write about the presidential candidates. The Democratic and Republican hopefuls don’t impress me much, but then again, most of them aren’t awful either.
I see Hillary Clinton got booed in Des Moines, Iowa, just a day after some whacko took hostages at a Clinton campaign office in New Hampshire. Someone asked Clinton yesterday if she would give illegal aliens “a path to citizenship” in her first 100 days in office. Speaking by phone to the large Democratic gathering, Clinton ignored the 100-day part of the question by saying only that “comprehensive immigration reform will be a high priority for me.” The crowd saw through the evasion and booed.
Then there’s that Mike Huckabee, from out of the blue. I admit I have a prejudice against any candidate whose name sounds too close to huckleberry or any kind of berry. Presidents don’t have Mark Twainish names. Even Barack Obama sounds more presidential. So the fact that Huckabee has overcome the name handicap to lead the Republican polls in Iowa is nothing short of amazing. But I admit I don’t know anything about him, except he’s governor of Arkansas.
Good luck, contenders. Just tell me what you’re going to do about Iran, China, Social Security, Medicare and environmentally friendly energy independence. Oh, and tell me how you’d use free-market forces to restrain medical costs. One more: Tell me how you’d use free-market forces to restrain college costs.
Frank Warner
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