Why is Donald Trump doing so well in the current presidential polling? In spite of being loud-mouthed, brash and ridiculous, as of July 21, 2015 he was the leading contender among Republican voters by an average of 18% vs. 13% for the second place contender: Jeb Bush. A bit of background is in order. The Republican Party has been running on certain dislikes, tacitly in some cases, for many years. Here are a few: President Obama - The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president. (Mitch McConnell – October 23, 2010). Affordable Health Care - While repeal and replace plans such as this (ACA) are our ultimate goal, it will require a Republican White House and Congress to become law. In the meantime, Republicans should continue to work to repeal parts of the health care law at every available opportunity. (Orrin Hatch – July 22, 2015). The Poor – Evidenced by supporting Voter ID acts. Mexicans – No road to citizenship...
My alarm clock goes off every morning at eight, except for the few times when I have a breakfast date. Usually I wake up about an hour before that, or at least I partly wake up. It is important that I remain in a “not quite awake but not quite asleep” state, because I consider that time as the germination period for whatever seeds happen to have blown into my head.