By Jim Dickson
I am sitting here trying to digest the disaster that I saw last night at the Presidential debates. The one thing that sticks in my mind is that the world is on fire, and the best two candidates that we can come up with are arguing about who can hit a golf ball the farthest.
Don’t get me wrong, I love to play golf and hitting the ball a long way is an important part of the game, but on the other hand, thank God, I am not running for President of the United States of America.
I am pretty sure that I was not alone watching our President mumble and bumble his way through ninety minutes of what will go down in history as one of the most painful hour and a half in modern political history. He may not be my guy, but he is my President, and having that performance presented to a world wide audience was scary.
Trump was, as always, Donald Trump, playing fast and loose with the truth. The only surprise was that he was somewhat restrained when it came to rising to the bait that was offered. I was pleased to see that the CNN commentators were about as fair and balanced as anyone could expect, with no “got ya” questions for either candidate. Good job CNN!
I watched the debate on CNN, and after the debate, they cut back to the panel of about eight Democrats and not one of them made any attempt to spin President Biden’s performance in a positive light. I was amazed when each and every one of them threw Biden right under the bus, even to the extent of calling for him to step down.
There is something up in Demsville. Needless to say they also pointed out the many departures from the truth that Trump took, and for the most part they were right, because as we all know he does have a problem in that area, but aside from that he did pretty well.
So, where do we go from here? I have watched the “talking heads” today with lots of conjecture and assumed profundity tell us what each party will be doing in the future as a result of last night’s disaster, and I figure that my guess is as good as theirs. So here goes.
I think that the Dems now know if they continue with Biden and Harris, and Trump and Haley let bygones be bygones and form a ticket, it’s game over for the Dems. I don’t think that President Biden can be convinced to step down, because if he does there is a good chance that his son will go to jail, and you can’t blame him for that.
That leaves one good option, … tell Harris to step aside and let California Governor Gavin Newsom run on the ticket as V.P. Promise Harris that she will become the governor of California. That solves several problems, and the Democratic base and lots of independents who can’t stand Trump, will turn out on election day, knowing that at some point in the near future Newsom will be President.
If that happens it will become a real horse race, everything will, as always, depend on who can turn out the most voters.
Like most of us I hope for the best, whatever that may be, because we are at one of those real turning points in history and our future as a nation will depend very much on the outcome of this year’s elections and who will lead us into the future. Our world is becoming more dangerous everyday, and we need real competent, knowledgeable people in positions of leadership.
Vote and hope for the best!
Born, raised and educated in the Southwest, Jim Dickson served in the U.S. Navy Reserve in Vietnam before a 35-year business career. Retired to St. Helena Island, Dickson and his wife are fiscally conservative, socially moderate and active in Republican politics, though they may not always agree with Republicans. Having lived around the country and traveled around the world, Dickson believes that the United States truly is the land of opportunity.
