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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/future-democratic-candidates_n_6152346.html?utm_hp_ref=miami&ir=Miami
I bet you still remember when Obama when on National TV to tell people to STOP watching TV and start reading Huffington Post instead, don’t you? Well, HuffPo appears to have forgotten the favor he did them. Less than 2 weeks after Obama’s policies and supporters were repudiated at the polls, HuffPo has a piece touting ‘democrats of the future’ (link above).
I’m all for turning the page on Obama, Reid, and Pelosi of course. But the problem is their policies, not their names. Huffpo apparently doesn’t get this, and has served up a bunch of bizarre picks as the so called saviors of the party. If you want your mind blown, read the whole article, but below are the highlights of their top picks to rehabilitate the democrat brand . . .
· Jason Carter – yep, the grandson of Jimmy Carter. His claim to fame (other than bloodline) according to HuffPo? He LOST his bid to become Georgia’s governor in 2014, but hasn’t stubbed his toe in the 2 weeks since.
· Michelle Nunn – the daughter of Sam Nunn. She also sought to reinstate the ‘born to rule’ class in Georgia, but was denied in her bid for a senate seat. Voters decided to go with something more substantial than name recognition.
· Beau Biden – yep, one of the VP’s kids. He’s running for governor of Delware in 2016 – the smallest and most irrelevant state in the nation. He’s never held a significant office before. Joe Biden’s other kid – “Hunter” – just got kicked of the national guard for cocaine use. Joe Biden himself – age 72 – still thinks he’s running for president in 2016.
· Eric Garcetti – Elected Los Angeles Mayor in 2013. He has taken no action to tame school dropouts or narcotics in Los Angeles, but did quickly raise his hand to shelter illegal aliens allowed in by Obama – a program which about 2/3rds of the nation doesn’t like. How does this make him the future of the democratic party? It sounds exactly like what voters just rejected at the polls.
· The Castro Brothers – Julian (Obama’s HUD secretary) and his brother Juaquin, just elected to congress from Texas. Wait – Juaquin hasn’t even served a day in office yet, and he’s the future???? INSANE !!!!
In short – HuffPo thinks the american people deserve to be ruled by the sons, daughters, brothers, wives, and arch-supporters of the current crop of miscreants who got us into this mess.
There is no discussion by HuffPo of what policy changes might be advisable – how to stem school dropouts; put people back to work in jobs that PAY taxes rather than are paid by them; or address the massive federal deficit of $170,000 per american family.
It’s all about cult of personality. Reality check - if the spawn of career politicians are so worthy, why were Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Jerry Brown, and all those guys named "Daley" such losers?
I agree with Obama – people SHOULD read HuffPo – if only to educate themselves on what a sorry excuse this website is for substantive political analysis.
Full disclosure - my disdain for "political bloodlines" runs across both parties. Dubya did the nation few favors, governance wise. Jeb should keep fishing or whatever he did for the past 10 years. Mitt Romney might be smarter than his daddy, but wasn't smart enough to get elected 2012, so we don't need to see that film again in 2016. At least none of the Reagan kids think they should be living off our tax dollars in washington.
full disclosure part 2 - yeah, I know the photo above makes Beau Biden look every bit as crazy as his dad. That's entirely the point.