Among friends a question often surfaces as to why anyone would want to be president in this day and age due to all of the impending world altering issue seeming to be coalescing all at one time. Global climate change is for real as can easily be seen by the high tides coming up through the storm drains in Miami and flooding almost daily. There seems to be one storm of significance every week. (graph) Massive migration of people in areas of the world where populations have moved in to a situation of overshoot are frightenly visible. (graph) Numerous species are being depleted, including the fishes of the oceans that are commonly being used for protein supplies. Scientist are now speaking of the 6th great extinction event. (graph)
Then, it now appears that liquid fossil fuels are now REALLY peaking, particularly if the price stays below $40. This is a situation that is profoundly unsettling in view of the fact that none of the alternatives like solar and wind scale up and are by no means green. As fuels decline it will not be possible to maintain business as usual. Fuel and growth run in lock step---and uncomfortable situation.
In addition, our economic system is flopping on the grounded like a wounded animal in death throes. The debt level is so massive and the inequity in wealth so staggering the super rich are shivering in fear. This is not the end of it. There are 220,000 more people on the earth ever stinking lousy day and 2-3 million more Amurikans every year.(graph) Who the hell would want to be President.
So I am thinking about the Democrats and while I do believe that Clinton could be a president, just as Kasich or Rubio could be, but she is a Clinton just like Jeb is a Bush. She is locked at the hip with Wall Street and the big money gluttons of capitalism. Bill was no help with all his deregulation (banking) and efforts at the globalism nonsense.
So I am left with Bernie. Sure, he is an idealist with a socialist bent but it is not like he is a communist. Being a socialist is not like that portrayed by the right wing crypto-fascist. It simply means he wants the government to provide basic services at a reasonable cost for EVERYBODY. He has good ideas, maybe outside of the mainstream, but still reasonable in this wild-ass world with all it’s many pending problems. Even in my own 72 year old mind, I do worry about his age because 74 is a bit out there and most presidents serve eight years. 82? That is discomforting.
Here is the plan. Bernie Sanders should immediately announce, particularly if he runs well in the next two primaries, that Elizabeth Warren is his running mate. There is no question about her qualifications and her insight. She is a powerhouse, sorta young, brilliant and a wonderful speaker. With her waiting in the wings if something should befall Bernie, say what befell Reagan ( senility resulting in a shadow government), she could step right up and be a most wonderful president. If Bernie goes the distance of four years, great. At the end of that time he throws his support for her as President. I believe this is a beautiful thing.
As a result of this revelation (mine and I noticed a few others), I am suggesting that all of us step up and begin screaming loudly for Elizabeth Warren to enter into the fray as a vice president candidate. Send it out through social media. Let’s get her in the game now. The two of them are unbeatable and undeniable capable of dealing with today’s world.
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